El Pollo Grill - Lemon Grove
El Pollo Grill - Lemon Grove
The Destroyer Burrito is the most delicious invention by MTO & Victor Lopez you need to try this.
Chorizo Burrito
Tacos dorados de pollo yummy
Inside: watching our to-go chicken order get assembled
interior
Special D 1/2 chicken, salad, fries and tortilla ($16)
pizza
interior
Menu 2/3 salads, bowls, family meals and fries.
Last menu
Super bomb breakfast of champs #chillaquiles
drink
Partial view of the suite front
Large dining area.
Whole Pollo Asado
interior
Chicken cooking on the grills
Beef Taco
outside
Carnitas Plate - yummmmm
menu
Ryan M.
Apr 14, 2024
Not to be confused with El Pollo Loco, this is a family owned and locally run business, 100 X better. Came here and got the Special D combo ($16), a half roasted chicken, fries, and salad. The chicken is moist, flavorful and has a nice crispy skin from being slowly cooked over a flame. The salad is very tasty and has multiple components like feta cheese, red onions and dried cranberries. I don't think I can recall a better roasted chicken in San Diego except at a high end restaurant where you pay twice the price, even then its very close.It also comes with tortillas and there is a salsa bar if you want to eat it taco style. If you prefer that, I'd suggest Special C which comes with beans and rice instead of fries and salad. They have a regular tacos and burritos menu but oven never tried it, they are really well known for their flamed chicken. I'd go with a family deal or individual plate combo.Its not a fancy place just, your neighborhood family owned type of establishment. Service was prompt and friendly. Theres lots of street parking in front of the place but I could see how they might get taken up quickly by some of the other business near by too.I've gotten meals catered from them multiple times before and they are excellent. The chicken travls well, the rice is flavorful. Id suggest the flamed chicken with salad or the beef and chicken fajitas with beans and rice. Don't do the Italian, the noodles just soak up all the sauce and the breading on the parmesan just gets bready and falls off, it isn't that good. Why would you order Italian food from a Mexican establishment anyhow? For catering I feel its very reasonable and the quality is good.Easily the best flame roasted chicken in San Diego
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Kerri F.
Jul 4, 2024
We have been coming here for over 15 years. This review is a combination of the last 3 visits. We usually order or food to pick up. 1. They always have 1 person taking orders, this person is also packing up orders. This takes away from providing good service. The line can get pretty long 2. My Order is ALWAYS wrong.the receipt is right. Rolled tacos only cheese with guacamole on the side. 2 orders. What we got was 2 orders both with no cheese on the rolled tacos, but on the side and ONLY 1 guacamole. the last tree times this is what happened. Good thing they did get my extra guacamole that I paid extra for or we would not had enough for the two of us. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN ENSURE WE GET OUR GUACAMOLE 3. They have a new salsa bar, even if you are picking up you order you have to use this new system. I had to hold my drinks, bag of food and try to manage to put salsa in tiny cups and add lids. I might add the lids would not fit properly.My last few experiences have left me feeling very stressed while there. Service is not what it once was. The food was only so so (not like it used to be). There are hundreds of other places to get Mexican food and we will be utilizing going forward. Maybe one day we will come back, but for now. NOT ANY TIME SOON..
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Arlene P.
May 30, 2024
Stopped by to pick up some lunch for myself and hubby. He got the pollo asado burrito and I got the carne asada chips. Fast service, good food. I recommend this place.
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Kymm M.
Apr 19, 2024
We always go here and the service is normally great. We went and put is to go order. A 2 taco combo and a carne asada salad. Simple right? We waited 30 minutes for a meal because they were busy fulfilling delivery orders. The lady was rude when I asked about our order. The lady at the counter just shoved the food at me. So this is rare, but it gets worse. My taco shells were stale and cold. My husband's salad had rice which is not supposed to be in this salad. The atmosphere was hectic and customers that were coming to get food got no attention. Cold food, being ignored, rudeness. They get an F from us.
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Marcos N.
Aug 13, 2024
The Destroyer burrito is the most delicious MTO & Victor Lopez invention must try super delicious and it will feed two people just cut it in half trust me
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Emmett T.
Jan 26, 2024
After visiting another business that specializes in flame-grilled chicken (not El Pollo Loco), we came to El Pollo Grill in Lemon Grove. There was dedicated parking behind the building, but plenty of diagonal spaces were available out front along Broadway. The inside was long and narrow with sufficient seating for close to 50 customers. The service counter was to the right when you walked in with the menu screens hanging above the grills.The left screen displayed the chicken that was offered as family or individual meals. On my first visit, I picked the Half Chicken with Mexican rice, charro beans, and flour tortillas. The chicken was noticeably juicier here than the other place I recently tried. The kitchen likely monitored the cooking more closely to ensure a consistent sear over the flames without overdoing the meat and drying it out.The other two screens listed standard Mexican fare like breakfast plates, burritos, tacos, etc. The next time I came, my choice was a Carnitas Plate that was served only on weekends. Mexican rice and tortillas came with the order, however the beans were refried while guacamole and salsa were also included. The cut of pork had plenty of fat which made the meat very succulent and flavorful. If you asked me to choose between the two proteins, then the pork had an advantage over the chicken.The serving size of the plates was solid for the price although I am sure the value was even better during pre-pandemic times. If it wasn't for the long driving distance, then El Pollo Grill would have my patronage more often.
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Armando D.
May 26, 2024
We had the 2 piece chicken salad and charro beans! Excellent! We also had the carne asada burrito...good size and very tasty. We also had the fish tacos combo with beans and rice...good flavor but rice was a little over cooked. We also had the carne asada fries and it was great size but the meat in both the burrito and carne asada fries was a little overcooked.
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Loren C.
Feb 7, 2024
I really can't speak about some of their actual mexican food or even their service, so please don't take this review for that, But I can speak as an expert on their chicken. This is what El Pollo Loco legitimately wishes it could be, but never will. Their grilled chicken is easily among the best I've ever had from a restaurant; it's tender and juicy and delicious and beautifully cooked. They also truly give you what they promised and their 12 piece meals always have enough of every portion to make everyone happy (especially my family which only eats white meat). I've never had a bad meal from there and the food whenever I bring it home always remains hot and delicious and usually enough for a few meals. But what truly makes it an amazing value and puts it over the top are their sides. Their charro and refried beans are absolutely delicious as is their rice, and their tortillas are phenomenal. But what blows me away is their side salad, my goodness a beautiful salad with nuts, cranberries and even multiple dressing options, for most places that would be nothing but a throw away. For EPG it's truly something delicious.if you've ever liked (or eaten and tolerated) El Pollo Loco, you owe yourself an opportunity to try the best in El pollo grill.
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Aaron R.
Jul 18, 2024
Pollo Grill is super tasty! Their chicken is the best I've ever had--so juicy and flavorful. I love getting the grilled chicken tacos with lots of cheese and salsa. The fries are really crispy and yummy too. The people who work there are friendly and always help you with a smile. Sometimes they even give out free samples, which is awesome. If you like chicken, you should totally go to Pollo Grill. It's amazing!
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Joyce L.
Apr 14, 2024
Hidden gem, casual vibes with creative menu options I haven't seen at other SD Mexican restaurants.San Diego burrito and 619 burrito are must tries! Rolled taquitos are very crunchy and tasty too.
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