Brasa Roja

Solid food!Great service Got bandeja paisa which was ok ... never tried it before so didn't know what to expect Will come back to try the chicken

02/11/22 - I've driven by before & have eaten at their Montrose location. They have a good rotisserie chicken meal @ an outstanding price. For $7.95 you get 1/4 chicken, beans, rice & a cabbage salad w/carrots. The price use to be $5.95 pre Covid but what hasn't gone up? It's still an excellent value. You can't even get fast food @ the big junk food chains for less anymoreBrasa Roja also has a steak, beans, rice & salad lunch meal for $7.95 (next time). They have a rotisserie rack in the front w/multiple chickens being cooked over an open flame. Excellent value & very good food. They now have 3 locations. The original one @ 3120 W Montrose AvenueThis one @ 3556 N Pulaski Ave & one @ 4011 N Elston AveExcellent rotisserie chicken cooked to perfection w/very good beans. This also comes w/rice & a shredded cabbage & carrot salad. They also have a special ribeye steak for lunch @ the same $7.95 value meal (NEXT TIME)

5 for 5 for the always great Roasted chicken Healthy and tasteful. The severs in red are nice and tentative The servers in black not so nice. You'll know when your in but never the less a Great taste of Colombia.

Takeaway: Some of the best roast chicken I've eaten - fast service and extremely reasonable prices!Context: Had lunch here by myself (earlier in the day). Haven't eaten a lot of Colombian food specifically before, but have definitely eaten tons of roast chicken and empanadasWhat I Got:Empanada de Carne (8/10)Empanada with beef and potato filling served with aji. I read a lot of complaints about these empanadas not tasting super fresh, but when I got them at ~11AM -they were hot and perfect. The filling was great - soft beef and potatoes with an intense umami. The casing left a bit to be desired though and was a bit on the thicker side for my personal tastes. Half Rotisserie Chicken (8.5/10)Half of a rotisserie chicken served with potatoes, corn pancake, and plantain. First of all - I think the chicken was just incredible. The skin was immaculately crispy and the meat itself was tender and juicy - even the breast which I typically don't like. Flavor-wise it wasn't the strongest, but that was fine for me considering how great the chicken itself was (I used the aji that came with the empanadas, which I liked, but don't know if that's what folks do). The potatoes and arepa were very normal, but I quite liked the sweet plantain! Extremely sweet and the right amount of caramelization. Soursop Juice (8/10)Just a great soursop juice - pulpy and sweet. Don't see these everywhere so was a pleasant surprise!I read a lot of complaints about the service here, but I personally didn't encounter any problems. Potentially could be because I went so early and there was only one other table at the time, but wanted to note that I didn't experience any problems personally!

I am a customer at this place, and I love their garlic chicken and "matrimonio." I called to pick up four plates for a home gathering but I couldn't remember the name of the matrimonio. The person on the phone told me that there was no dish like that at the restaurant and told me to go look at the menu and call back, seemingly bothered by my questions. I had already looked at the Google menu on my phone but decided to look a second time, just in case. Again, I did not see the matrimonio. Instead, I called back and ordered what I believed was the garlic chicken and "matrimonio." What I got, instead, was a "steak special" and "chicken special," which turned out to be not really that special. Between the four plates I ordered (which all come with rice and beans) and the separate side beans I ordered, I ended up with more rice and beans than I cared for. Overall, this was a very unsatisfying and unpleasant experience, considering that I called over the phone precisely to avoid the situation and because I had hungry guests at home waiting for their lunch. To be fair, the restaurant's menu on Google does have descriptions and pictures, but if I was calling over the phone, it is because I am more comfortable over this medium and the restaurant staff perhaps should make an effort to cater to these customers instead of the summarily refer them to online menus. I feel that this is a misunderstanding that could have been avoided by more courteous over-the-phone service. When I called back, the other person that picked up the phone knew right away the plate that I was referring to (the "matrimonio").

I'd been passing this place for awhile, en route to pick up my niece from school and finally had the time to stop and give it a try. I ordered the half rotisserie that comes with plantains, a potato and corn pancake. Chicken was cooked and seasoned really well. I didn't know that the dinners didnt come with rice and beans unless it SPECIFICALLY says it. The rice and beans are delicious though!Be sure to pay attention to the $5.95 specials they have. It comes with tons of food.

I wanna say that today 07/16/23 I went to the store to buy food for my family and it turns out that when I got home I found a red hair on a plate. I called the store to report it and I don't know what bothered me more if the hair in the food or the response from the person who answered the phone, she told me that it was not true that no one with dyed hair worked there, as if I had called to ask them if They believed me or not. I have been a client of the place for a long time but I am forced to make this public complaint since there is no one to contact to make a formal report and at least receive an apology for the incident.Vengo a contarles que hoy 07/16/23 fui a la tienda a comprar comida para mi familia y resulta que al llegar a casa me encuentro un pelo tenido de rojo en un plato. Llame a la tienda para reportarlo, y no se que me molesto más si el pelo en la comida o la respuesta de quien respondió al teléfono, me dijo que no era cierto que ahi no trabajaba nadie con pelo teñido, como si hubiera llamado para preguntarles si me creían o no. Soy clienta del local desde hace mucho tiempo pero me veo forzada a hacer esta denuncia pública al no haber con quien comunicarse para hacer un reporte formal y mínimo recibir una disculpa por el incidente.

I have been a customer for many years but it has been getting worse service and food. I went there this evening and the chime was very dry and whoever takes care of the chicken in front of cut it wrong and got just skin and bone. Their salsa it's so watery it doesn't taste like salsa. They raised their prices and they serve less food!! I understand the pandemic but I think this owners it's taking advance of that!! And quality of the food and service it's poor!!

Food was good a while back when we got some dinner to go. We were there with my family this week. My goodness rice was ice cold, chicken pieces we got served were burnt. Service was acceptable. Food very undesirable, one of my relatives got food poisoning and ended up in urgent care!!!! Chicken just sits by the warmer all day... avoid this location and place at all costs!!!!!

The chicken was so dry and burn like the chicken was old and 28:00 dollars not worth it at all the arepas dry and hard and so greasy NoNever again