Pollo Campero

I've driven by this place a dozen times and I always notice how full the parking lot is. I decided today was the day and went through the drive-thru and I wasn't disappointed. The menu was straight forward and so I ordered the 4pc fried chicken meal. It came with two sides and rolls. The ordering process was easy enough and the food took a few minutes to come out. It was hot, fresh and crispy and I didn't have to ask for hot sauce because they already included it. I did wish the wing and thigh were a little bigger, but what they lacked in size they made up for in flavor. The sweet plantains and Mac and cheese sides could also be a little bigger in serving, but they were very tasty, as well. I'm happy I tried this place out today because now my family has a new fried chicken joint in their rotation. Hooray!

Chicken was great! Rice came out a bag. Rolls cold. Mac was bland. I was extremely turned off by the lack of sanitary awareness of the staff! Staff member was killing flies with a rag, then proceeded to use the same rag to wipe the windows and tables. We made eye contact and she continued as if nothing was wrong. Definitely not a place to sit down and eat, get your food at the drive thru and keep going!

This is the first time I have stopped by, though I have passed it often. Very clean inside and easy to make selections. Lots of sides to choose from. I bought the two piece chicken plate with French fries. The chicken has a nice light seasoning and the skin is crisp. It tasted like it was first roasted, then fried as it was so moist! If you eat in, your food comes out on a real plate. They had people constantly cleaning the seating area, and they checked with me a couple of times to see if I was okay. The family meals seem to be very popular as I think every table except mine had platters of food brought out to them. Everything looked great and all seemed to really enjoy the food. This was a nice change from your regular fried chicken and recommend you give them a try if you are a big chicken eater like I am.

I noticed when Pollo Campero opened but it wasn't on a must try list. Often I miss my El Pollo Loco from back in San Diego and thought, maybe it would be like my beloved grilled, crispy, citrus chicken - it wasn't. However, the chicken was quite good. I got a two piece meal, grilled leg and thigh. The chicken had a nice homemade taste to it. Yummy spices (not heat, but spice), moist, a little crispy but it could've used a bit more grill time for my liking. It was comforting and still perhaps could get away with being a better choice health wise than say going to Bojangles. That said, they do serve fried chicken as well, of which I didn't try this time. I got the campero rice as my side which I liked a lot. Good flavor, not plain. You get a choice of roll or Tortilla but they were out of tortillas (on a Saturday at 11:45am). I would like to try the tortilla as the roll was, just a roll. My husband got beans as his side and those were good - kinda creamy, tiny tiny spice. We split an empanada and that was the showstopper. Good chicken filling! It was very busy but we got our food pretty quick. Bummed about lack of tortillas and there also was no ice, which I would've really like to have had because the delicious horchata and the mango beverage would have tasted even better. So, worth a try. I hope they figure out the tortilla and ice demand. Seems like business is doing well! Service was good.

I've heard a lot of good things about Pollo Campero. I ordered what everyone has been raving about "fried chicken." The chicken was somewhat crispy, very flavorful, and highly seasoned. The rice was okay. I've had better. The roll wasn't good. Very dry! I'm not sure what all the hype is here besides the price point, which is extremely low priced, and for what I got, I see why. Perhaps I should retry something else on the menu. The staff here are nice and keep a smile on their face. Not much of a welcome. There were language barriers in my understanding of the person taking my order. She understood me and kept a smile on her face. It appeared to be clean considering how overly crowded it was on a Sunday afternoon when I visited.

Upsetting experience having two charges from last fall just show up on two of my credit cards. You can't tell me the store didn't notice the lack of income from credit and debit cards since they opened? Something is very fishy here. And they stored our info? Never will I return.

Was in the shopping center getting a smoothie from Champloo Desserts and decided to stop here for dinner. Got their 4 piece chicken meal along with sides of rice and beans. Was glad that they allowed me to mix my order with both grilled and fried chicken. All of the food was good. The only complaint that I had was that the grilled chicken was a little dry but it did have a great flavor to it.

Pollo Campero is an absolute gem in Raleighwood. It slightly reminds me of Pollo Tropical in FL because it's the only place I've ever known to be able to get maduros (sweet plantains) in the drive thru. Both the fried chicken and grilled chicken are juicy and cooked to perfection, but the grilled is my favorite because it has a limey taste. Their empanadas are also great because they aren't too heavy. They remind me of a light version of a cream cheese wonton, but with chicken, corn, and cheese and a lighter shell. I also love the campero rice and beans. The 20 piece value meal is also something you can't beat. After tax it comes to $50ish bucks but you get 20 pieces of chicken (I would recommend asking for half fried and half grilled), 4 sides, and bread. My one star dock is for service because I used the drive thru and although they were fast, they forgot to include the bread rolls im my family value meal.

New chicken place in town. A few things:1. The menu is fairly simple. Fried chicken and things. 2. If you like Mami Nora's and Bojangles, this is somewhere in between.We drove thru Friday at 5:30pm, it was not terribly busy and we were able to place the order pretty quickly. Pulled up to the window, and it's pretty easy to pay. We ordered a few: spicy chicken sandwiches, a salad, and rice, beans, and plantains as sides. We were missing two of our french fries, a sides, so I went in and they were able to fix that pretty quickly.As far as the food goes, it's fine. The chicken is not very crispy, the french fries are not very salty, but the plantains are delicious. The chicken is good quality, and very meaty, but again, if you're looking for fried chicken, this is not it.This is not terribly expensive, so if you're looking for a quick meal, and you're in the area. Have low expectations and you'll be pleasantly surprised. The service was good, and I seem like the atmosphere inside was nice. We did not eat there, we took the food to go.

The food is delicious. I got the spicy chicken sandwich and special French fries (the cashier suggested them), and it was scrumptious. Friendly service, delicious drinks (mango something), and spicy means spicy here