Chicken Loco

This isn't a classy place, it's not fancy, but it gets the job done. The chicken is fine, it's not dry and they do put some seasoning on it but overall it's just OK. The pupusas do not match up to other places in the area and having Asian food just seems weird. Honestly I come here because the portions are huge and the price is low. They use thin cut fries and actually salt them!!Their sauces are the real stars!! Make sure to dip some plantains in the green sauce, sweet and spicy. You will not regret it!!

I go to this place quite regularly, 'cause it's such a torture to try park in in downtown Silver Spring.This place provides a lot more then rotisserie chicken. This is a cafeteria style restaurant offering home cooking catering to it's almost exclusively Hispanic/Latino/El Salvadorian customers in this area popularly known as Little El Salvador. They have chicken and beef soups, beef and chicken stew, grilled tapiola fish, beef tongue stew, burritos, pupusas and even a very decent Vietnamese pho soup. They have a variety of baked goods, cookies, sweet breads, and so on. Everything is cooked by some Hispanic/Latino ladies that are cooking like they would for their own families. Usually, they are rude and hard to communicate with, as many act as if they can't understand english. But they understand your money, so it's not a problem. It's but good, solid food for regular folks. BTW, the place is not Hispanic/Latino owned. It's owned and managed by an Asian family.

While visiting a friend we decided to pick up lunch. I know very little Spanish, so ordering was a struggle. Despite the language barrier, the staff was helpful and pleasant. I know that I left with an amazing chicken asada and a burrito bowl that tasted home cooked. The flavors were amazing! I highly recommend this restaurant.

Tasty food. You can go healthy here easily but I never do. Love the fried yuca too much!!! Oh and the sauce...can't get enough

I observed the cashier exchanging money and touching food without gloves then she took the fry basket with plaintain inside of it ready to fry and banged the basket on the trash can before dropping into the grease I WILL NEVER RETURN HIGHLY UNSANITARY someone needs to report this place

The chicken here is not appetizing at all. In fact, it wasn't cooked well. It was dry. They have other offerings, so those may be better

One of the great many Peruvian charcoal chicken joints liberally peppered across the area, Chicken Loco is at least on par with the majority of them. The beautiful thing about this type of chicken is that even when it's not the best, it's still pretty damned good. I could find no major fault with the chicken itself. It was a bit on the smaller side for a whole bird, but that's not unusual for this style of chicken. It was seasoned very well and juicy. The skin could have been crispier but that was probably a result of having to walk a few blocks home with it before digging in. It came with the usual cups of aioli and green pepper sauce.I had the plantains and the rice & beans as sides. Both were excellent, and as is also par for the course with these types of places, the portions were impressively generous. I could not believe that the guy went back for another spoonful after already dropping a huge pile of rice and beans onto my takeout tray. Instead of giving me plantains from the bottom of the steam tray he went back to the cooking area and brought a fresh batch, which was much appreciated.Overall it's not the best Peruvian chicken I've ever had but still really good. It compares favorably to El Pollo Sabroso a block down the street, particularly in the speed of service department. I was in and out in just a few minutes. I really enjoyed the food and seeing how it's within easy walking distance of my house I will definitely be going back here, a lot.

This is a convenient place to get a good , full meal. The place doesn't look like much, but the food from the steam tables is consistently good. I usually go for sopa de res (beef short rib and vegetable soup ) , and then a plate of either carne guisada (beef stew) and rice and plantains, or albondigas (delicious meatballs simmered in a gravy of onions and peppers and tomato). Some days there is braised beef tongue, and it's delicious. There are good tamales here, the big Salvadoran kind filled with hen , potatoes, green beans and masa, wrapped in banana leaf. Occasionally they have chuchitos (tamal with pork rib and red sauce inside). They sell out fast and understandably so. They have shelves full of baked goods , but I haven't tried them yet.

Great food! I recommend the Carne Guisada and the pollo Guisado. Friendly service as well.

We ate here once a week, easy, affordable, delicious, variety. All ladies are usually nice. placing order ahead of time when in need of fresh fry fish or Pho is a plus. Love it.