We love this place. The staff is friendly, and the food is amazing…read more The chicken is juicy and flavorful, the skin of course is the best part. The Mac and cheese is some of the best Mac and cheese I've ever had. The rice and beans are delicious along with the plantains. The Cole slaw is also the best Cole slaw in the area. We love having this place walking distance to us. It's a perfect lunch or dinner spot.

I went to their soft opening and they ran out of chicken and never came back until now 2/2025. They…read morewere apologetic and gave me a free meal on next visit, but I never used it because I lost the piece of note she (the owner) provided. This visit, the moment I walked to the counter I was greeted with a smile, and I remember her from my first visit. I ordered the 1/2 chicken because it was only $3 more than a 1/4 chicken with 2 sides. You get both white and dark meat and I order fried Yucca and black beans & rice. The chicken has so much flavor from the charcoal. The Yucca was perfectly fried fresh, and the black beans and rice were satisfying. It is a little pricey about $27 with fountain drink and a 15% tip (in my opinion they should not ask with their point of sale system when it is not a full service restaurant). This is the reason why they got a 3 star instead of 4 stars. This reminds me of Peruvian style rotisserie chicken that I use to eat when I lived in Washington DC area. Here, they are branded as Latin American Charcoal Chicken. This not a full service restaurant. You order at the counter and pick up at the order at the other end. They have a small but adequate dining room. I wonder how they are during a lunch and dinner rush. I will soon see.

What does experience mean? The food? That was amazing, delicious very authentic! Felt like we were…read moreback in Peru! Customer service? That was the worst, the guy looks like he doesn't want to be there, he is a grump when you talk to him, and almost like you are bothering him when you come up to the window. We will probably come back but only order online and pick up. Now this isn't the first time, one day we arrived during hours of service and the same guy said not open until 7 pm. Yet hours said, 11am - 9 pm. Also make sure you order online do not expect to be served if you walk up to the window. There is plenty of seating area to eat in the outside, covered pavilion.

Very disappointing visit today. We visited The Garden today. I opted for Vietnamese but my lunch…read morecompanion decided on the Peruvian experience based on what we read last night. She scanned the code and the two items she wanted, the Jumping Lomo tacos and an order of the pork belly were not available on the scan of the QR code. When she was finally able to get the attention of the young man working today (he was on his phone and paying no attention to the window), she said she couldn't find the items through the code. He responded, "what do you want?" She asked for the pork belly and had already opted for the Jumping Lomo via the QR code order and was reluctant to ask for it to be changed to the tacos due to his brusqueness. The food left a lot to be desired. The pork belly was flaccid, no satisfying crispy crunch at all. At $8.99 it was a very small order compared to what we can get at any Mexican or Chinese restaurant back home and a waste of dollars since it ended up in the trash eventually. The Jumping Lomo was okay. Rice was good and with the sauce was pretty yummy. But the chicken was fairly bland and had no seasoning and the pickled onions were over vinegary. Such a shame... It held such promise but didn't deliver.

I had the chicken soup, which was absolutely delicious! My daughter had the chicken fried rice;…read moreshe's super picky and loved it. My husband and son shared the Parillada, which had steak, pork belly, chicken, shrimp, fries and a salad...massive platter! Our whole family loved what they ordered and the portions were so large we had plenty to take home. Our server Pepe was helpful and friendly. I highly recommend this place!

My sister and I had a great experience here. First time trying Peruvian food and it was everything…read moreI was hoping. Our server was Pepe and he was great. Very friendly and he was very helpful with all the questions we had. There is plenty of seating available. There is also a few patio seating available. I wanted to try couple different things so I decided to get the Trio Don Cha. It came with Ceviche and I chose fried fish and Arroz con Mariscos. I fell in love with the Ceviche and the Arroz con Mariscos had so much flavor, it was addicting. I kept going in for more bites. We also ordered a side of fried sweet plantains and Yuca. Everything was so delicious. We will definitely stop by when we are back in Destin.

the service was great and the food was really good! this place is in a good hall type of…read moreestablishment so you do have other options as well.

Love this spot. Everything on their menu is so delicious! I love their bowls or if I'm feeling…read morefancy their shrimp pasta!! The service is always so welcoming and great! They decorated this place so cute and very insta-worthy. They host plenty of events, farmers markets, and other community festivities! I also held a regular dinner group here over two months and it was perfect leading into summer! MUST TRY!

We stumbled upon this place last year when we were visiting Destin. My husband has mentioned it…read moreseveral times since we left. He has declared that we must go back multiple times during this year's trip. We just got in tow and we're going to eat there tonight. The chicken is absolutely amazing! It has such good flavor and wasn't dry at all. The fried plantains and fried rice was also very good but I loved the fried yucca. We got a whole chicken and 2 sides for the two of us and it was way more food than we needed. We were able to have left overs, so it is a great value too!

While visiting Destin, Fl, decided to stop by and check this place out. As soon as you walk in, you…read morehave a big open space dining area (see photo). There are plenty of tables to accommodate large parties. The menu is simple and offers a variety of delicious side items! I was very pleased with El Pollon and will visit again when I see myself in Destin!

This could be a really great place. The concept is awesome, but it's run down, dirty and kind of a…read moredump. The entire pavilion is filled with smoke from the various kitchens located in Airstream campers. Definitely needs better ventilation. The bar was so-so. Again, kind of dirty and uninviting. I think the owners are sitting on a potential gold mine if they'd make some improvements, clean the place up and do a better job maintaining it.

The Garden is cute. I frequent the Garden often since they have many options. They have a good…read moreselection of things to choose from so people don't feel obligated to eat the same thing.

My husband and I went to Perú Chicken last night for dinner. Despite the language barrier, we were…read moreable to order and receive a delicious meal. We used the QR code on the table to find the English menu. There are only soft drinks on the English menu, but after finding the Instagram profile for this restaurant, we showed the waitress a pic. of Pisco Sours and she understood that's what we wanted to drink. They were absolutely delicious! They did take a while to be made and one was delivered about 5 minutes before the next arrived. My husband ordered the Poor Man's Steak just to see what it was about. It was served on top of fries, with rice on the side, half a plantain and a salad. The steak was a bit chewy and the fries had no salt, but he still enjoyed it. He used the sauce from my veggies/meat to dip the fries into for some flavour. My meal was the Fettuccine with huancaina and lome saltada. It was really tasty. The fettucine was in a creamy sauce with a tiny bit of heat. The meat was cooked really nicely with a bit of pink in the centre and the tomatoes and onions were also cooked well. The sauce was pretty salty, but it all went well together. We will definitely return to try other dishes while we're here in Panama City.

When recently visiting 30A, my wife and I joined some friends to visit some of the shops along…read moreSeacrest Beach. After roaming into a number of fun shops, we realized we were feeling up to a snack and drinks, and we happened across LaCo. The service and the food and drinks were good, and there was a nice ambiance to the place, too. The four of us immediately were seated at a bar during happy hour in the early afternoon when there were only a few people there. In fact, other than two people just leaving when we arrived, we were the only ones at the bar until just before we left. We arrived on a weekday afternoon just as happy hour was starting. Happy Hour prices included $2 off select wines and their house margarita, $1 off bottled beer, and discounted priced appetizers. My wife and I shared an order of Salsa Roja which included charred tomato salsa served with house friend chips. One of our friends ordered some blackened chicken wings, and both of our friends ordered drinks. Everyone was happy with what we ordered. LaCo stands for Latin Coastal as it is considered "30A's Latin coastal kitchen" with Latin-inspired lunch and dinner dishes with a coastal twist. The restaurant is located between Rosemary Beach and Alys Beach in Seacrest Beach. They operate on "beach time" and do not take reservations. Their published hours are daily from 11 AM to 9 PM with limited yet special priced happy hour menu from 3-5 PM and a full menu during the other times of the day. You can see their menu, photos, and more information about their restaurant as well as order online and sign up for news and updates at https://laco30a.com. While we do not head to 30A that often, if we head back to Seacrest Beach, we'll certainly consider another visit to LaCo, perhaps when the full menu is available. We recommend this restaurant to others wanting a unique taste and a filling snack or meal!

LoCo in SeaCrest, Florida - Worth a stop. Stopped for lunch…read moreand tried their Latin-inspired ceviches. The Scallop Aguachile (Mexican-style chili water) was fresh, bright, and nicely spicy. The Seacrest shrimp ceviche (Peruvian-style) was equally fresh and delicious but milder and distinct. Guacamole with freshly fried crispy chips was excellent. Good service with attentive staff covering each other. Definitely recommend for fresh Latin-inspired food and drinks