I'm with my family out Virginia...HUNGRY!! We all decided on Peruvian chicken, and right across the…read morestreet was a familiar spot!! Nuff said...we pulled up!! . Where I am: @peruviancharcoal . Location Reviewed: 9435 Annapolis Rd., Lanham M.D. . Items Reviewed: STAMP!! Steak Burrito Bowl ($13.99 with brown rice, pico de gallo, corn, peppers, cheese, black beans, sour cream, & yellow sauce). Gone ahead & get this!! Pack with flavor, hearty, & plentiful!! STAMP!! Their Charbroiled Chicken Combo ($15.99 with half a charbroiled chicken, string beans, & cheesy potatoes). Tasty well seasoned chicken, buttery cheesy potatoes, savory string beans. STAMP!! Their Crispy Chicken Sandwich Combo ($12.99 with crispy chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese, & ketchup with fries, & a drink). This chicken sandwich was crispy, juicy, flavorful, & tasty!! The fries are DELICIOUS!! STAMP!! Their Smoothies ($6.69 each a Nana Berry smoothie with strawberry, & banana, and Very Berry smoothie with strawberry, raspberry, & blueberry). Thick, cool, fruity, & smooth!! STAMP!! Their Chicken Street Tacos ($11.99 with grilled chicken, cilantro, green sauce, & onions on corn tortillas). Sometimes you don't need all the toppings on a taco. With the chicken being charbroiled...STAMP!! LIKE THAT! Their Lomo Saltado ($20.99 with steak, onions, rice peppers, cilantro, & tomatoes with fries). Nicely seasoned, tender steak, & tasty!! . Customer Service: On Point. . Recommendations: Get that Chicken!! Accessibility: This spot is wheelchair friendly, & differently abled persons friendly. 5 Stars=STAMP 4 1/2 Stars=LIKE THAT 4 Stars=DELICIOUS 3 Stars=DECENT 2 Stars=PASS 1 Star=NAH #Bigschlimsreviews

This is a new Peruvian Rotisserie Chicken carryout and quaint counter-service diner - with around 6…read moreto 8 tables so far - with delicious seasonings and much on the menu, including seafood, angus burgers, crispy chicken sandwiches and cheesesteak subs. This restaurant is also halal. They just opened a few days ago with a full menu offering including tilapia, grilled salmon, red snapper, grilled shrimp and catfish. The fish entrees can be grilled or fried with your choice of seasonings: lemon pepper, Cajun, garlic, Old Bay or plain. The chicken and the fish are spectacular here. Definitely get the fish tacos! Lovely. Choose your fish and whether you want it grilled or fried. I chose fried tilapia. Choose your toppings: I got lettuce and salsa. Also ask for a bit of coleslaw on top. And then add the yellow sauce. So delicious. I also very much enjoyed the grilled tilapia with Old Bay. It was served healthy and clean vs. liquidy and juicy so I added the yellow pepper sauce for pure divinity. I also might recommend requesting a little drawn butter on top if they can do it and you like that sort of Maryland-style texture. Seriously, very good price points and value. You can also choose your sides with the fish and I enjoyed their delicious coleslaw with fries. I'm picky about cole slaws and this version has a nice slightly garlicky - very mild but just enough to be regionally unique - flavor. And the yellow sauce is so good with the fries, as well as ketchup. I also ordered a side of white rice which is delightful here. They cook it properly so that it is perfect rice-cooker clumpy vs. smooth and falling through your fork. They season it with just the right amount of cilantro and spices so that you could enjoy eating it plain. I always need butter or soy sauce but with their rice, I don't! There menu is ever-evolving but they also offer New York Strip Steak, a lamb chop entree (which they say is popular at their other locations), burritos, bowls, quesadillas, nachos and fajitas. And the menu includes 5 kinds of smoothies and 4 kinds of milkshakes. I had a quarter chicken meal with yucca fries and rice and beans and it was lovely. You'll see the large rotisserie chicken roaster slowly cooking all of the chickens while they cut yours' right in front of you, Peruvian-style. You will also get the mild yellow sauce that I mentioned earlier and green hot sauce which is traditional. That Peruvian Aji Amarillo (yellow) sauce is only 25 cents extra for more and the salsa verde is hot and flavourful. You can choose from your sides: yucca, cole slaw, fried rice, white rice, French fried, plantains, rice and beans, pinto beans or black beans. I also tried the cheesesteak. The 12-foot sub with its fillings is good. The sliced beef is seasoned. The amount of provolone cheese is generous and tasty. I added the spicy green sauce they give you for an alternative take but they do have jalapeños. Didn't ask about red hots. I asked if they could toast the sub roll, next time, and he kindly said yes. The quesadillas are massive and delicious. If you get steak added, ask them to slice it smaller maybe unless you prefer big pieces, which might be harder to chew while eating finger food versus using a steak knife. I love their 2-layer lemon cake! It's very tasty, moist and fresh. Do not miss the tres leches! The tres leches cake here is actually the best one I've ever had because it's more sweet and tasty. I only wished they served coffee with it but since they just opened, they are looking at what will sell best in this area before expanding the menu and beverages. (They do serve coffee at one of their other locations, so let's see if more locals around here ask for it since it's not a typical Peruvian restaurant offering.) I think many people are going to want to start eating here more because their food is that good. It would be nice if they could put more tables outside in front of the restaurant but I haven't seen others do that in this shopping center. On a side note, I'm a decades-long fan of the original Peruvian chicken restaurant in the NoVA area known as El Pollo Rico but there is only one in Wheaton. Years later, there are many other Peruvian Chicken restaurant spin-offs in the region near this location but none have come quite as close to Peruvian Charcoal Chicken & Grill in terms of flavor and seasonings. Sure there are some other local restaurants with Peruvian chicken and more seating, but I most enjoy the flavours of the rotisserie chicken at this expanding chain.