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    El Pollo Gordo Restaurant

    3.7 (53 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    CHAUFA ESPECIAL $14 big portion!
    Shahanara C.

    CHAUFA ESPECIAL $14 OMG, First of all id like to apologize for not coming here before and being upset every time I drove by and there was so much traffic in the area. Now I know why there is so much traffic. The food is AMAZING! I have lived here for years and have not stopped in until Last week. The man on the phone was very nice and the food is made as soon as you place the order. I might mention that a lot of comments say the food is pricey but come on, I got this CHAUFA for $14 and it was a huge amount that lasted me 3 days! I was so full. I think the price is good for the amount of food you get. I will keep this place bookmarked when I'm super hungry!

    Dewan A.

    Love this place. 1) Cash only (main problem). 2) They have all your Peruvian specialty. 3) I love the pollos a la brasa, lomo saltado, and arroz chaufa. 4) They have tres leches. However, it is good, but not the best. 5) Good selection and service.

    Peruvian food. Seafood Chaufa
    Jose F.

    Someone told me don't judge a book it's cover...I guess that saying it's correct! Drove about 45 mins to get some delicious Peruvian food!

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    Luigi V.

    I recommend Jalea and papa huancaina. Cash only, heads up! Juice lomo saltado and accessible prices.

    TJ B.

    I'm not afraid to give places 5 stars especially when they deserve them. Hands down best chaufa in northern New Jersey. Their green sauce is delicious Perfect balance of flavors and not too spicy. The rotisserie chicken is a plus too.

    Papa a la huancaina and ceviche

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    Food always good! Service is cool. They can have a long wait even if yu call and order. But great spot .

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    Green sauce is amazing. Lomo is amazing. They need to put one In manalapan/freehold NJ I drive over an hour for this place !

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    Best pollo best sauce best rice best people I recommend their food. Fernando is the best!!!

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    Milanes De Pollo !!!!! great food , i just wish they delivered. parking sucks though...

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    Went last night in a double date. Vibe was great. Music was fantastic,especially the singer and…read moreher interactive nature of getting the patrons involved. The food as also good, but our table placed an order of calamari. It came and while the table was eating we noticed a hair in it. We sent it back with the understanding that same would be removed from the bill. We continued enjoying our night. When the bill came, which was over $500, the calamari($17) had not been removed. The waitress said that too much of the calamari had been eaten before we noticed the hair. In all fairness we were close to 1/2 finished when the hair was discovered. We asked for the manager and her took the dish off of our bill. We thought the issue was done, it was not. Out of left field, a member of the 'security' staff came to our table and threatened us with violence and arrest while claiming to be a police officer. It is still unclear what upset him. No one from our table had spoken with him prior. It was such a scene that he made, we decided that it was time to leave. The security person continued and went to the manager to continue. As we were leaving, I asked the manager what the problem was and the security person was still going. He was clearly unhinged and in need of medication. We will never return to this place even though we were having a good time and spent a significant amount of money there. The hair and other mistakes/miscues by the waitress were not even an issue. The treatment from the member of the security staff who should have no interaction with customers was uncalled for and shows a lack of judgement on the manager for poor hiring practices. It also showed the managers lack of control of his employees. Is they how they normally operate? I can't say. We will never know as we will not return. Oddly enough my wife and I during dinner, discussed this restaurant as a possible location for our daughter's 18th birthday dinner later this month. Nope.

    Can only speak about the take out. Ordered 1/2 chicken with chaufa and the lomo saltado. Both were…read morevery good. Large portions. The Paterson location makes both better in my opinion. Plenty of parking. Not so sure this location so close to the other one makes business sense. But what do I know.

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