Charga

Charga chicken! Honestly I thought the chicken was ok. Service was great, maybe I went on an off day. I didn't care about the flavor much though. Keeping this review simple.

Was pleasantly surprised with the large menu of options to choose from. I went with the 1/4 Chicken W/2 Sides & Drink and specifically wanted to try the charga chicken. The meal also came with a drink. I chose the masala fries and biryani rice for my sides. Everything was cooked well and had tons of flavor. Will come back again!

ANOTHER BANGA!!!I had the tripple platter salmon chicken and lamb all amazing lamb being the tastiest I had there cilantro and briani rice briani being the best of the to if you like spice the Nan super fresh comes out piping hot the yogurt is on point not watery the garlic sauce nice and salty compared to ravi and kp this is up there with Ravi

Don't be fooled by the barebones interior - Charga is probably the most delicious food that I have eaten during my eight years in the DMV area. The menu can seem overwhelming at first, but I am here to help you ward off decision paralysis.Get the Charga, at least a 1/2 chicken. You'll either finish it all in one sitting or have tasty leftovers to take home. The Charga is marinated for 24 hours and then flash fried to order, infusing a myriad of flavors into the meat and then gilding the exterior with a wonderfully flavorful crust. I thought Peruvian chicken was amazing, but Charga really puts it to shame. Don't forget to dip generously into the zesty green sauce.I have tried four of the sides so far and they're all good - I recommend choosing from the seasoned potatoes, spinach (cooked a lot like saag in Indian cuisine), fried plantains, or chicken biryani. Pretty much everything at this restaurant is bursting with flavor, and the staff are super friendly and helpful. I ate at Charga the past two nights and plan to make it back many more times in the coming months. Resounding 5/5

We were looking for a restaurant after visiting Gettysburg and saw Charga on Yelp. We thought we'd give it a try....if you're thinking of going...DO IT! This is the best food we've had in the DC area over the past week. Wow! Get the Charga! So much flavor, it's ridiculous. The plantains and naan were great sides too. Great service, great food!

I wouldn't have thought we needed another chicken joint, but then again, it's unfair to call Charga a chicken joint. It's so much more. Let's start with the sides. The variety is truly awesome. You have the standard rice and fruits and potatoes (sorry to call them standard -- the potatoes are really good and the rice is infused with saffron and cilantro), but then there are all the Pakistani-influenced vegetables and legume options! Incredibly flavorful chickpea and lentil and spinach stews, spicy green beans, crisp tomato and cucumber, grilled vegetables... the list goes on and on. And then there's that chicken: there are four varieties to choose from: the specialty here is called Sajji and it's marinated and flame broiled with a mild but Berry flavorful spice mix. It's tender and juicy and the sun is somehow thin and crackling. It's really good. There are other chicken options including a spicy peri peri, a traditional Peruvian pollo a la brass, and Charga, which is a skinless flash-fried specialty. I haven't tried them yet because the sajji is so good. The owners are always there and incredibly friendly. You really want to support a business like this, and thankfully the food and the prices make it a no brainer to continue doing so. The menu goes well beyond rotisserie chicken to a variety of sandwiches, bowls, and wraps. Even burgers I haven't tried it all yet but I have a feeling there are no misses coming out of this kitchen.

Very delicious food. Many types of chicken. We got sajii chicken with rice and lentil.it was so good

Today I ordered my favorite: the goat curry. Man this hits!!! I'm all gas, no brakes widdit!!! This is my new favorite dish, ANYWHERE!!! I love you, Charga!!!

Had the pleasure of eating here last Saturday, and everything was amazing! I'm happily carnivorous, but the non-meat items were so good that I filled up on those before I even got to the delicious charga 1/4 chicken I'd ordered. Their lentils, chickpeas, and mixed vegetable sides are amazing. Service is so friendly and helpful! Will definitely be back!

This place is one of Arlington's best hidden gems. The people working here are super helpful and will explain any of their dishes to you to help you order. The food is amazing. Classic south Asian dishes and sides mixed with some "American" staples like French Fries... but with Masala spices. AMAZING! Quarter chicken with the Charga spice is my go to. They also have tondoori, peri-peri, and another spice, but Charga is by far the best, and most unique you are not likely to find in many of the other south Asian restaurants in the area. The ambiance is okay, a little run down, but clean. But, you're not coming here for the ambiance, you're coming here for the food which will keep you coming back for more.