OVERALL El Pollo Chihuahua is the absolute best place in Hobbs, New Mexico, for tender, juicy barbecue-style chicken. RATING BREAKDOWN Food: 5 | Service: 5 | Ambiance: 4 | Price: 4 PARKING I parked out front on the street. There is more parking nearby, though. LOCATION/AMBIANCE I was taken aback at how spacious it was inside. From Turner Street it seems like a small place. If you go through the front entrance, there are tables scattered everywhere. The menu and register are towards the back. Order there. Pay. Take your little ticket and they'll bring the food to you whether it's for takeout or dine-in. THE GRUB My grand total for the 1/4 chicken meal and a large agua de Jamaica was $12.36. The chicken meal came with two juicy, tender pieces of barbecued chicken, refried beans, rice, lime wedges, bagged onions, shredded lettuce, two slices of tomatoes, a grilled jalapeno, and your choice of three flour or corn tortillas... such a wonderfully-filling meal. The corn tortillas were good. Not my favorite, but good enough. The jamaica is made in-house and is such a great compliment to the saltiness of the chicken meal. If you've never tried agua de jamaica, its colors are rich due to it being partly made from dried hibiscus flowers. And don't forget, this is Mexican food, so you pronounce it "hah-MY-cah" - not like the Caribbean island nation. LITTLE YELPER'S CLUB They don't have a kid's menu to my knowledge. SERVICE Amicable and blazing fast... at least during the regular workday lunch hour. MY FAVORITE PART... The barbecued chicken. It's just like straight off the grill during summer nights at my own house. NOT SO FAVORITE PART... The place was packed for lunch! That's why I took mine to go. TIP Everyone - including the patrons - was so friendly and happy on 9/27/2023. Life is so much easier when you choose to be happy! read more

El Pollo Chihuahua - 1/4 chicken meal ($9.13) 9/27/2023 - Mexican Near Me - Hobbs, New Mexico

Super cute and delicious mom and pop business. We arrived right around lunch time as it was starting to get busy but they have more then plenty of seating. We went in thru the back and we sat down right away. The menu is posted along side the wall by the register, but they also have small menus on the sides of the napkin holders. The waitress quickly came on over and brought us some chips, pickled onions, and salsa. The salsa was good but the chips were obviously store bought. We got two Mexican sodas and decided we were ready to order, since we already knew what we wanted. We both ordered two plates of a 1/4 chicken with corn tortillas. I also decided I wanted to try out their papa asada. (Grilled potato) We didn't wait too long for our food to come out. The chicken was perfectly charred and very juicy. The plate is pretty big. It came with two pieces of chicken, rice, a small salad, beans, and a grilled jalapeño. They do have fresh guacamole and grilled potatoes for an additional cost. The food was delicious and the service was great. This is definitely your spot if your looking for a home cooked meal type of dish. They only sell grilled chicken, so don't go in wanting to order something else! read more

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In what has to be one of the only bright stars in Hobbes, El Pollo Chihuahua takes what is simple and cooks it to perfection!! From the best grilled chicken I've ever had to the simplest menu. They took something ordinary and made it extraordinary. I don't have much to say for the town unfortunately. I'm sorry, I hate to be that way. When I was there working, I visited this eatery at least twice a week. Half a chicken, beans l, rice, tortillas de maiz, and jalapeños. Superb! Out of all the places I've eaten and been, hand down in my Hall of Fame. read more

Food is always amazing and the pollo enchilado is my favorite! Very flavorful. When I order take out it's always fresh and hot!

absolutely delicious. The chicken is BBQ over charcoal and the tortillas are hecho a mano at least the tortillas de maize are. This place has great service and the agua de Jaimica is fire. read more

5 stars for the grilled chicken!! I was a little taken aback we weren't offered a menu when we sat down. A little later, I noticed a picture menu posted on a board on the wall. There also was a little printed menu on the side of a napkin dispenser (photo). A lady asked us what we wanted to drink, then she asked me whether we were ready to order. Since I really didn't know what to order, I had to ask her what they had to offer. "Chicken." was her reply. "We only have chicken." I was wondering what kind of chicken they had...fried, stewed, baked, sauteed, grilled, etc.... It turns out that all they have is grilled chicken. You can order either a whole, half, quarter chicken. It comes with a side of rice, beans, and a little lettuce salad and a roasted jalapeno pepper. You can order extra baked potato or guacamole (two sizes) if you'd like. If you are getting a quarter chicken, you might as well order a half for about $2 more. If you are truly hungry or feeding three people or more, you might as well get a whole chicken for $15.79 and share. Not much ambience or fanciness IMHO, but their grilled chicken is excellent. I don't know what they do to their chicken (I know they marinade; with what I don't know), it tastes so good. Highly recommended. If I lived here in Hobbs, I'd be back a lot. I was so glad that I tried this establishment on a first and perhaps the only night I was in town. read more

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Why haven't I been here sooner? Because I have only lived here for a little over a month. That's why. Go to spot now. Limited menu; but get the chicken. Seriously. It's just chicken. And it glorious in all it's coal roasted goodness. The beans and rice? Oh so top notch. Guacamole? Freshly made and delicious, so calm yourself..... Also the prices were beyond fair. Treat-yo-self. You'll be glad you did. read more

El Pollo Chihuahua - Mexican Near Me - Hobbs, New Mexico

For this city this is an A list place. One thing done well is brilliant. The grilled chicken was great. Enough said!

I am so happy I found this place! Although there were only 2 reviews when I decided to check out El Pollo Chihuahua, my yelp senses were tingling because I knew something about this place was special. I love chicken and I love mexican, but never had them together like this. When I walked in, I was greeted by friendly servers. There is a very small menu, you have the choice between 1/4, 1/2 or a whole chicken that comes with rice, beans and salad along with tortillas (corn or flour) and chips. I ordered an horchata on the side and I was served my food in less than 10 minutes! The chicken was deliciously charred and juicy. I squeezed a bit of lime on it and dunked it in the salsa that came with the chips. My mouth is watering as I type this review thinking back on it. The rice and beans are very flavorful as well, and beware of the grilled jalapeno! I love spicy but it was majorly hot! The horchata was refreshing. I am counting down the days I came come back. I enjoyed this meal very much, all for under $10! It is very spacious inside so it's good for groups. There is street parking in front and another lot in the back. The staff seem very friendly, maybe it is family owned. read more

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I went for lunch a couple days ago. I got an item that I had never had before. The dishes appear to be more authentic Mexican cuisines as opposed to the Tex-Mex we see in most restaurants in town. I thought the food was really, really good. Everything was flavorful and delicious. I also appreciated the glass coke bottles and other drinksthey offered. I couldn't give it 5 stars, because I didn't necessarily like the inside appearance. There didn't seem to be any theme to the decor. read more

First tome eating here and was not let down. Everything was delicious and packed nicely. Chicken has good char flavor and is packed with seasoning. read more

El Pollo Chihuahua - a meal in a styrofoam container - Mexican Near Me - Hobbs, New Mexico

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Kind of a hole in the wall that people just know about. It's simple, but so good! You order however much roasted chicken you want, and it comes with lettuce, tomato, beans, rice and tortillas. It's a whole spread, and I like to also get one of their cheesy potatoes! read more

Man, what an excellent place to eat. I'm on a Paleo diet and this is the perfect menu if you are too. The chicken is so most and tender and the char is perfection. Refried beans can sometimes be pedestrian. Not here. Perfect texture and flavorful also. The guac is so fresh you may think they add green color. Not too spicy, just right. Squeeze the line on your chicken and get after it. Order there half instead of the quarter, not that much more but better pieces overall. I may come back to Hobbs just to eat here again. read more

This little hole in the wall joint is the real deal! The chicken is perfectly charred and what ever they marinade it in flavors all of the meat through and through! Charred jalapeños were awrsome! Rice and refrieds on point. The service was delightful not too nosey but attentive. And my God the horchata was the best I've ever had silky and vanilla delishousness! If you're in Hobbs it is a must stop! No Chihuahua meat just amazing chicken! read more

I'd give this place 10 out of 5 stars; entirely off their chicken. Service was fast and friendly! I'm only visiting from AZ but this would be my to-go spot when in town. read more

I have lived in Hobbs for 7 yrs, this is the first time eating here. I am so sad that I've wasted 7 yrs eating anywhere else.

Love the food here! It's always fresh and a healthy choice! Typically my husband and I will eat here around lunch time and we always order the quarter chicken each. This comes with a side of rice, beans, salad, and a roasted jalapeños; which all tastes amazing!! I love the roasted taste of the chicken and jalapeños! I really can't recommend this place any higher of you like chicken, as this is all they serve. We also love ordering their lemonade and orchata! It's really refreshing! The restaurant is always clean and the staff is quite friendly. Hope you try it soon of you're in the area! read more

Best best in Hobbs New Mexico hands down. Everywhere else is just Tex-Mex. This place should be world famous with chicken as good as this 10 star read more

This is the best grilled chicken I've had around this area is moist and great flavor with a really good baked potato they have good service aimed to please read more

They only really have one thing as a main dish, but the chicken is great and goes well with their tortillas, rice, and beans. It's cooked perfect and they add crack spices to it. Also like the horchata, baked potato - lots of cheese and butter, and chips and salsa. read more

This spot is hot!! Its funny we thought just another mexican restuarant! turns out to delicious! Great customer service the chicken is hot and fresh plus delicious! they brought a platter of cut up rotisserie chicken and platter of Spanish rice and pinto beans salad chips and salsa! We all loved it! read more

It is hands down one of the best kept secrets. It's delicious, always clean and friendly. Always consistently good. Never ever ever had a bad meal. I love the simplicity of menu. Highly recommend read more

Delicious chicken! Yummy flour tortillas and guacamole. The loaded potato is very tasty too but if you're counting calories then I'd stay away from the potato. Prices are a bit expensive but the quality is great! read more

Food is good! rice and beans are good the place needs more professionalism good spot to pick up and go! They need more entertainment inside some music wouldn't hurt! Better seating Who closes on Sundays? So inconvenient over all great Chicken! read more

Love the food! The atmosphere is also great. They cater!! Having a gathering but you don't know what to make sucks! Just call them and get the best chicken in Hobbs with out having to go through the trouble of making food for all of your guests! read more