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Compadre Grilled Chicken

4.1 (222 reviews)
InexpensiveMexican, New American
Closed • 9:30 am - 8:00 pm

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What's the vibe?
Moderate noise
Casual
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Amanda J.

I come here almost once a week to pick up togo for my family. I no longer have issues getting through on the phone to place my order. Some of us don't like beans and like to have an extra side of rice instead. I haven't had any issues lately with my order being modified. I always get the chicken breast plate with flour tortillas. The grilled chicken always tastes delicious. I love the grilled onions and chili pepper that comes with the dish. They have a salsa bar with green sauce and two different red ones. They have indoor seating and a parking lot.

Aaron S.

Wow! Such good food at a very good price! I used this place to order 20 meals for a work function. The customer service was great, the food was ready on time and it was delicious. I got the basic 2 piece with rice and beans and it was such a hit. The chicken was so good! The rice was delicious but the beans were a little too wet, they didn't work well travelling and ended up on everything in the box. The added a mini salad, 2 peppers and grilled onions to each box! And the price per box was $8.50! They provided 5 tubs of salsa, forks, napkins and plates. I will be back to this place to try out more of their menu. If they do catering well, then I bet the single meals are amazing.

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Shellie H.

Such a gem! Best chicken ever. So simple and consistent with service and food. This mom and pop gem will not disappoint. Towards closing hours, lines are busy and sometimes they run out so make sure you are prepared if trying to grab dinner last minute.

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Mark H.

Chicken is always fresh with amazing flavor. Reasonably priced, great customer service, and very consistent. Any time I'm in San Marcos, I always stop by for Compadre...be sure to get the green sauce with your meal!

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Quan R.

Saw this place many times coming from Costco. Didn't feel like cooking on a Friday after work so decided to try Compadre Grilled Chicken out! Picked up an 8 piece meal to go, we'll the rice and beans were delicious and had a lot of flavor. The tortillas were nice & hot. The chicken was nicely seasoned however it was really dry! Even the thighs, drumsticks & wings were very dry. Sorry I don't like dry chicken, so I will not be going back to this place...

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I eat here almost weekly. Very clean. Good service. Nice ambiance. Love the food. I usually go with the Carne Asada plate.

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I love this place. It is hands down the best chicken I've had. The beans and rice are delicious too!

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Best grilled chicken around! Been going here for years. Never disappointed. Definitely worth a try.

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They have a good happy hour and a great patio…read more They just need to be a little clearer with drinks. Menu says "house wine" $10, or $6 at happy hour, but it doesn't list what the wine options are. I was trying to get a beer at happy hour prices, and they ran out and needed a new keg. No biggie except I didn't need a beer that much and my friends were waiting. I looked at the open wines at the bar, Estancia and J. Lohr. So I said, ok, I don't need to wait for a new keg, I'll just take the J. Lohr. It was going to be $14, because "it's not the happy hour wine." I don't know how anyone would no, cuz there's no wine list at the bar! Luckily they were nice and priced it at the $6 "this once." But it would be helpful if they listed what wines they have and had it either on the menu, or on the happy hour list ("not premium wines" or something). Anyway, I had fun. Food was decent. It's good that this place is still in Restaurant Row - so much of it is gone!

This is only in regard to Happy Hour in the bar, but it was well worth it. My sister and I walked…read morein and found a seat in the bar. The bar has quite a bit of seating both at the actual bar and at tables including high tops and regular. Very clean and a nice ambiance as well. We were quickly greeted with warm, fresh chips & salsa as well as an order of waters. The waiter was very kind and great to talk with. He gave us just enough time to think about what we wanted and came back. We went with the house margaritas ($6), a few beers ($6), two large beef tacos ($8) and nachos with carnitas ($8). I was impressed with how stuffed the crunchy tacos were and how flavorful the carnitas were in the nachos. The meal was plenty to share with one person. Our waiter great throughout the whole meal so I really appreciated it. For a nice, weekday happy hour with good food, good drinks and good service, this is the place.

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3.9(379 reviews)
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We ordered the shrimp burrito and the bolt fries. We honestly didn't know what we were getting…read moreourselves into cause the sizes of these entrees were HUGE. The shrimp burrito was enough to honestly feed two people. The fries alone were enough to feed 3. There was only two of us to tackle these orders. That being said, you definitely get what you pay for. Sayulitas offers great value for the price. Our total came out to about $42 for all the food. They give a slight discount if you pay in cash. The bolt fries had curly fries, longanisa, guac, cheese and sour cream. Those were my favorite. The flavors blended well together. The shrimp burrito was ok. The rice was hard and old so it was difficult to eat. I would probably recommend skipping the burrito, hence the 4/5. There is plenty of seating in the restaurant, and there is plenty of parking in a shared lot with other businesses. This spot is great for munchies.

This place when I moved to San Marcos would have been 5 stars a couple years ago. Was my go to…read moreprobably weekly for a long time. Customer service to this day is great, nice people. I'm not sure what changed in the kitchen but I pretty bummed on the last 5 times I've gone. I get the California every time I go and add guac for reference, I'm a simple guy. Under-seasoned meat or not enough meat, soggy or dry/stale fries, light on guacamole when added sometimes, missing cheese. The consistency has been really off unfortunately for a pretty simple burrito. My last time I went I ordered the usual California burrito no sour cream add guac, got the burrito and it had sour cream and guac.... But no meat???? It was a big tortilla with sour cream and guacamole only in it lol. I laughed at the mix up and the customer service was great getting a refund (didn't request it they just gave it to me) and replacement burrito. Still decided it was my last time going there after that as even the replacement tasted like the meat had no seasoning on it. Writing this review to hope they turn things around some time in the future, I miss coming here but can't justify spending that much $ for a burrito I'm worried to be bummed about....again.

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A peek inside the CONGA (refried beans, rice, and carne asada) burrito

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