The food and service was amazing. Such delicious sopa de res. I will definitely be going back.

I ordered some tacos for my son and specified to just put the beef and no other addons that are included with the tacos. When I received the tacos, I noticed they added the addons when I told the staff there, they got angry, and started screaming saying they "didn't hear me saying that I didn't want the addons" they refused to replace/refund the order, and they just threw the food away without refund after that my wife's carne asada arrived and when she tried it was dry and not well cooked. it came with a chorizo, and it didn't look appetizing I will not be coming back. read more

This place makes food with so much oil that is unsafe for society! I ordered a mondongo and it was literally a soup of oil. I requested to change it for another soup and they said the make everything with that much oil and they refused to refund my payment. I left the mondongo with them and walked out of the restaurant. I had nausea from just the taste of that mondongo. read more

Best Sopa De Res. I come here for the soup weekly. Big family style portions. Large soup is 12 read more

Chicken House - Res - Latin American Near Me - Falls Church, Virginia

See all

I ordered the pupusas with frijoles and spoiler alert: THEY ARE ADDICTIVE! They are very delicious and very authentic. It comes with cabbage and salsa as well. I ordered two and the total was only $5! They were a good size too, not the little silver dollar sized ones. The staff was very friendly as well. All in all this was a good experience and great food, I will definitely be back very soon! read more

Amazing. I don't think the business name is correct but get the soup. It helps if you speak Spanish, or bring a friend who can. Extremely Casual dining. read more

I love their sopa de res, cheese steak, and bread. I will definitely recommend this place to anyone.

Food is good and nice portions. Reason why I am giving it 4 stars is due to the customer service.

Excellent value in simply delicious latin food. WONDERFUL soups. The fried cassava is to die for. Every piece is crispy and soft inside. The portions are very generous so bring your appettite. The prices are very reasonable as well. This place is always full. The take out option is a good one!! read more

Chicken House - Fried cassava root (yuca) - Latin American Near Me - Falls Church, Virginia

This restaurant is by no means pretty but the food is tasty. Our orders have consisted of half chicken, soup, papusas, and chicken and rice. The half chicken and papusas are our favorites, they sometimes sell out if you arrive near closing (sad for us that day, but a good sign). The chicken soup is huge but tasted somewhat bland. The chicken and rice was tasty, but could have used some additional spices to "kick it up a notch". Overall, this place has basic home style food-good, but not a gem. UPDATE: We've been to Chicken House a few times now and the papusas are still a huge favorite between my boyfriend and I. Last time I ordered a vegetarian burrito which came with rice and beans which was very tasty (again no crazy flavors-just a good, basic flavor) and interestingly enough-a salad on the side...couldn't you just toss the lettuce, tomato, and sour cream in the burrito? As I said before, this place has good food, it's just not a gem read more

I discovered this place by accident and glad I did. Food is very tasty and prices are cheap and they serve you nice big portions. The place itself is nothing fancy but they have been remodeling. I recommend the pupusas for sure and the balidas! I wasn't a big fan of their soup though (which is why I'm giving it 4 stars). However the food tastes very authentic, I will definitely be coming back! read more

This place is in my neighborhood and I have seen it for years but honestly the portion of the shopping center it is in, Culmore, isn't the place you would usually found someone like me (a non-Latina) but I went there by happenstance Friday night. I needed a birthday cake but my usual bakery (Tiffany's at Seven Corners) had already closed as it was past 8 PM. My boyfriend and I were heading to Giant for a cake but we were gassing up across the street and he spotted the word "Panaderia" (bakery in Spanish). He speaks Spanish and we decided it was worth a try since we were NOT looking forward to a cake from Giant and we also thought that it would be an adventure to go inside. The adventure began outside the store where we had to pass at least 8 loitering locals that were quite confused to see me walking into a store in that shopping center at nearly 9 PM on a Friday night. Upon entering we discovered that we had found the obvious hidden jewel for Culmorians because the place was packed. Nearly every formica table was full with people eating dinner. It is always a good sign when the locals patronize an establishment in droves. We proceeded to the bakery section, which is at the very front of the store. The bakery has a section of traditional baked goods that Latinos love, which are mostly various sweet breads. I did a quick search for some Guatemalan milojas but they did not have those, much to my disappointment. They have a cake case in which there were some pre-made personalized sheet cakes and some cakes that had various fruits on top. The cakes with fruit came in three different sizes and they also had individual slices available. We got a cake with white icing, coconut on the sides, and fruit (mango, peaches, strawberries, and kiwi) on the top. It was about a 10" cake and cost $20. The young girl working at the bakery counter wrote on it for us. I am pretty sure she did not speak English so my BF handled the entire transaction. I am so glad we stopped because the cake was delicious! It was moist, light, creamy and not too sweet. I thoroughly enjoyed it as did everyone else who tried it. While we were in line the guy behind me actually said "What brings you in here?" I told him we needed a cake and had spotted the store from the gas station across the street. I then asked him "Do I stand out that much?" He admitted that I did and then proceeded to tell me I should try their soup and papusas. He said they can't be beat in the No Va area. I love me some papusas and we already have plans to try their papusas in the coming weeks. I will update this review when I have done so. Bottom line is that this place may be a hidden jewel but if you are not a Latino expect to have quite a lot of eyes on you and expect to need a translator to order. On my next visit I will test them by having my BF keep quiet. I do know enough Spanish to order food but I will try to order in English just for this Yelp review. Update 10/11/12 I went back to the Chicken House to try out the papusas and my opinion is; they are AWESOME! I got cheese papusas and they were very large and loaded with yummy cheese. They offer cheese, reveltas and bean at $2.25 per papusa. I was even able to order in English and the girl at the counter had no problem communicating with me. We took some seats while we waited for our order and got to observe the crowd, which was quite interesting. Especially the obnoxiously drunk man that insisted on bothering the girl at the counter by whispering over the counter to her incessantly. She just kept shooing him away. No need to eject the drunks in this establishment. I also checked out their menu and they have lots of yummy offerings. We saw many customers purchasing soup and it looked insanely good. It came in big huge bowls that were loaded with veggies and other treats. It is on my list to try next. I am now a fan of the Chicken House in the lovely Culmore Shopping Center. It is like traveling to Central America without the long flight. I have even revised my star rating to 4 stars based on the delicious papusas I was served. I say be adventurous and try this place out. As long as you aren't pretentious I think you will enjoy the experience and you will definitely enjoy the food! read more

This place is best described as "crummy, but good." First off this place caters mainly to the latino immigrant community, so speaking spanish is a definite plus. The menu is small but exceptionally tasty. I recommend the carne asada and papusas for first timers. If you are somewhat more adventuresome the soups are tasty, massive, and very filling. read more

A cheap price for a whole lot of food, but that doesn't excuse the stomach problems I felt for the rest of the night and this morning. Nuff said. read more

Had a taste for something different. This place was near my job, I was starving and due at work in twenty minutes. Started to get old standby - chicken...but noticed a few customers eating large bowls of beef/vegetable soup. The broth was thin like pho stock but the pieces of beef were large/on the bone and there were half ears of corn, chunky carrot and cabbage in the soup. Got that. Very basic, maybe even bland for some but good enough. The inside is a wreck though. Worst looking dining room I've ever seen in DMV. read more

Excellent food and decently priced. The new owner has done a very nice job with the place, there is also L.A. Korean style galbi available too. Cakes taste great as well as the rest of the baked goods. Great Service, one of my favorite restaurants! read more

The plates stunk when i got my meal, had to ask to put my meal in a different plate/bowl and i absolutely hate doing that because i feel like im being anal about it. Three stars none the less. Everything else tasted good good job. read more

New ownership. Much cleaner and organized. Great tastes. I love this restaurant!

Ordered 20 wings at 9:15 on a saturday night. It took 2 hours to get here.

imitation peruvian chicken, it was pretty bad, wont be back........the one star is for good service