Pollo Chapin

A small, no-frills neighborhood fried chicken joint in Mexicantown. The friendly owner rang up the order and served us. Dining includes a bowl of homemade chicken soup. The combo at $8.99 comes with three pieces of chicken, a bread roll, and two sides. The special is a few dollars less and comes with two pieces of chicken, a bread roll, and one side. Entrees are a good deal and largely portioned. One combo was shared between two people with lots of leftovers from the other entree to take home. The chicken is crispy and juicy. The bread rolls are likely bought wholesale and aren't good. The sides were okay and reminded me of cafeteria food. Overall, a decent stop for fried chicken. I'd skip the sides and bread and just get the chicken.

Take a step into history and venture to south west Detroit. Pollo Chapin is waiting for you to try their broasted chicken. Lunches and dinners very inexpensive. I felt like I was stealing a meal.My wife and I both enjoyed the two piece lunch served with fries. Pop is $1.39, lunch for two was $16.53 and i ordered a extra thigh! Delicious chicken and noodle soup served with a touch of spiciness to elevate the flavor.The chicken was so good I forgot to take pictures but will make that back up next week. Off street parking, dining available outside, carry out wad extremely busy. This place is a gem worth trying!Plenty of side dishes to try so stay tuned or better yet try them yourself!

Came here for a lunch meeting and everything I had was great! We split a couple of plates and I enjoyed all of it. The fried fish was flaky, well seasoned, and not too heavy. The corn and mac and cheese on the side were also tasty options, although the macaroni was cooked a little softer than I personally like. The real star was the fried chicken, though! So crunchy, so tasty, so juicy! I loved every bite. For fried food it wasn't heavy feeling either, which I appreciated. The coleslaw was a traditional coleslaw but fresh and crunchy. The potato salad was simple and dressed heavily in mayo and mustard, which is how I like it. The worse for you the better, I say!It's a VERY casual place, so plan for no frills dining here. The woman working that afternoon was incredibly nice and patient as I hemmed and hawed over what to order. Food was affordable as well, especially for the portion you're given.

Before heading to the DSO, my husband and I wanted to try something new to us in the city. I trusted in Jacob to find a place and gave him the satisfaction of surprising me with dinner. Pollo Chapin has been in my Yelp bookmarks for years, I just never found myself in the area.When we pulled up, I was so excited! Until I noticed the back door was propped open... this told me one of two things: Either they allow smoking, or they don't have air conditioning and it's hot as balls inside the restaurant. It ended up being the latter. Hell, I would have preferred to eat my dinner among cancer-causing secondhand smoke than sweating my ass off in the 86-degree dining room.Okay, so it's a no-frills dining experience. They have table service, but barely. It was a high school girl (maybe even middle school) who took our order and brought the food out. I ordered a chicken dinner with chicken noodle soup. We took a seat in their modest dining area, but I was distracted by the angry Spanish reverend on the television at eardrum-bursting volume. It just seemed like a really aggressive choice for a restaurant dining room. All the while, the makeup I painstaking applied for our fancy night out at the DSO is dripping down my face because it's so freaking hot in there.Our food came out quickly. The soup was pure mush. There's no telling how long it'd been in a kettle before being served to me. Everything in the soup had the same soft, mushy consistency. I couldn't get past it so I didn't eat much. I was not impressed with the chicken at all. It was also mushy, a bit dry and obviously was cooked hours prior and had been under a heat lamp. Even putting aside the lack of freshness of the chicken, I didn't find it to be very flavorful. Hell, I'd prefer KFC or Popeye's over the chicken I was served here.It's possible I visited on an off-day but I was so turned off by the food, atmosphere and Hell-like temperatures that I won't return in the future.

Best Fried Chicken in Metro Detroit, bet you didn't know for over a decade. Pollo Chapin; a little yellow house trimmed in green, serving up some of the best fried chicken in the D along with Guatemalan specialties. Diners are treated to a bowl of marvelous Chicken Noodle Soup outstanding unique Flavor. We ordered a 12 pc Chicken devored it all, we've been a dozen times since they opened. A real house you eat inside the dining room, owners live upstairs. A small Patio for outside dining when warm weather returns.Also had Mac n Cheese, Fries and the Award Winning Tamal. Guatemalan tamale (tamal), wrapped in a banana leaf the masa is made with broth and lard producing a moist, rich and fluffy outside to a tasty filling of chicken, vegetables and spices. A must try big enough to share. Look for the big Yello House on Junction just north of West Vernor, you can see Holy Reedemer. Also a diverse menu of food from the Homeland Guatemala for you on a Foodie venture put this on your list. #pollochapin #guatemala #chicken #tamal #chickenhouse #eatswdetroit #downriverfriendseat #motorcitymunchers

Like eating at a friends house, if that friend can make some really good fried chicken. A unique brightly painted house - turned into a restaurant. Went with the Chapin chicken special- 2 pieces of very moist tasting chicken. Came with a roll and 2 sides- I went with black beans and corn, also tasted some of the Mac and cheese- along with coleslaw. All were good ! Complimentary bowl of homemade chicken soup, with noodles. Really good service- fun place and well worth checking out !

Good flavor, good food. The soup could've a tit warmer.... The fries & chicken very good

Combination of great service and great foodThe lady working there is very friendly , I believe she is the ownerThe fried chicken is delicious and reminds me of the type of fried chicken your grandma would cook All orders are made fresh , unlike fast food chains that cook the chicken and let it sit Interior was clean Highly recommend and I will be back

love that place! their fried chicken is great. dollar tuesday rocks. price is fair and the service is better!

Great food, service was fantastic, normally you would expect a meal to run you 20$ these days but for 8.99$ you can get a worthy meal and enjoy the atmosphere of southwest Detroit. 5/5