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    Pollo Amigo

    4.6 (70 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican, Fast Food
    Closed 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Gabby A.

    The pollo burrito and asada tacos were bland and a little dry. I went 1 hour before they closed so not sure if that had anything to do with that. The salsa was yummy. The staff are friendly. I can say that the Chile rellenos are delicious but only served Fridays.

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    Karla R.

    Estuve buscando un lugar como los pollos asados de tijuana y este lugar me hizo sentir como en casa!!! Delicioso el pollo asado ni se digan los frijoles 100000% recomendado ! El servicio fue muy bueno y eficiente buenos precios Food is delicious and affordable!!! I love their salsa too

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    Menu has changed but still great chicken awesome service n fast ..................................... And Haaaaaaapppa aaaaaaaaappppaayyy

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    6 months ago

    Little hidden gem in Chula Vista. Always consistent in flavor and portions. Blows the competition out the water.

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    3 months ago

    The food and the service is on point . I have been going for there about 30 years. Best chicken I ever tried

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    9 months ago

    This place is the bomb! It's a very basic restaurant, but who cares about that when the food is delicious.

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    6 months ago

    The best in grilled chicken- this place it's been in business for decades and still they don't loose their good flavor on their chicken.

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    1 year ago

    The best chicken you can buy. Awesome flavor and great salsa and fresh tortillas. Friendly service and usually has easy parking.

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    3 years ago

    I've been coming to this place for the past 35 years and it's never disappointed me. Always super fresh and flavorful

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    3 years ago

    Super tasty chicken at a great price! Very friendly service. Not really a place to eat in- somewhat small and limited seating.

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    3 years ago

    I ordered two whole-grill chicken meals. The chicken was cold, and I will not go back again.

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    3 years ago

    I come here once a month for the healthiest burrito in the South Bay. The burritos are not filled with grease like other places.

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    3 years ago

    Delicious food fast friendly service. The enchiladas, barbacoa, mole and grilled chicken are all exact. The salsa is very flavorful too.

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    6 years ago

    Been coming as of late, chicken is backed to same flavor and amount. Doing my best to support small businesses!

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    Rey TJ Burgers

    Rey TJ Burgers

    4.4
    (30 reviews)
    10.5 mi

    My two hour workout probably didn't make much of a dent in the decadence of this meal, but it was…read moreworth it! I came down here because I have a friend from up north who's come down here a few times and suggested this place. He said it's one of his favorite places when he's in town, so that's saying a lot if it's a top place for him and the family. He was right. This was a juicy and incredibly tasty burger. I'd say it's up there with Amboy in Chinatown (Los Angeles) or the newer Amboy spot at Haven City Marketplace in Covina. This place is a gem. Ordering can be a little misleading; hence minus one star. This is a food court setup, and there are menus for each restaurant in these individual stands that are placed on top of a snack wall. If you're going to order from Rey TJ Burgers, it'll be to the left of the main restaurant/register that's directly in front of you when you enter. The main line is Mexican (and seafood I believe?), so I was standing for a while until a lady realized I was holding the Rey TJ burger and called me over. Ordering was easy. Rey TJ's didn't have drinks, so I hard to order from the Mexican food line. The cucumber aqua fresca was AMAZING. Definitely one of the best experiences since I've had since I've moved to the San Diego area. I'm loving it here more and more. I've also had the opportunity to practice a lot of Spanish which I absolutely appreciate. The people here are amazing and much warmer than many of the parts of Los Angeles. Buen dia!

    This place fell short of my expectations. My coworkers brought it up to me, therefore we wanted to…read moretry since my son & husband lovessss burgers. It's a food court with its own shared parking lot. When we went in there was a huge line to the door. As you go up the line, there are multiple menus placed to your left in which they have multiple different food options to choose from. Gave me anxiety as I felt rushed coming here for the first time. A line gathering up behind us, ppl in front of me, didn't want to be rude reaching over ppl to grab the menus. So just waited as we moved up to look at them. There's so many options it's overwhelming. Once we got to the front, we were trying to place our order only to find out we waited in line for nothing. The burger line was the empty line to the left which there's no signage or nothing to explain. We did order 1 adobada taco, a horchata, & a sprite. The girl forgot my sprite, told me to go order in the left line for burgers. So when I was placing our burger order, I asked for the sprite I never received. The cashier for burger spot said I have to go back into the other line to order that. Confusing af. Luckily it had 2 customers & not a line out the door like when we first arrived. I ordered the smoked brisket burger, my son the Russel cheeseburger, & my hubby the "burgers & fries." My son did not touch his burger, literally went to waste. My husband said his was ok. As for my brisket burger, I did not like mine at all. It was super salty. It came with a meat patty & CHUNKS of cubed brisket? When I got smoked brisket I assumed it would've been like a pulled pork texture. Quite the opposite. They were chunks of cubed meat. I didn't finish mine. We took everything to go & didn't eat the leftovers once home. We paid around $50 for some less than mediocre burgers that I could've done better at home. I liked that the food court had a self serve salsa bar with plenty of salsas, ingredients, etc. The presentation of the food was good! But the food just wasn't it for us. Probably would never return tbh. Also, when we were wrapping up - the server was hovering over us to finish so she could take the boards/fry basket back. Not like we're gonna steal them. Lol. But I get it, maybe previous patrons have put them near the trash or thrown them away. As the burger place may be its own individual business aside from the food court.

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    Ichiban Sando

    Ichiban Sando

    4.1
    (438 reviews)
    6.0 mi
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    Came around 12:30 pm on a Saturday and there was no line to order. There's a couple tables but it…read morewas pretty packed with people constantly coming in. There's 2 self serve kiosks to order from and service was friendly and pretty quick. I would come back! -Pork katsu sando (4.5/5): tasty and nicely savory. Thick and juicy pieces of pork katsu! The pork was a little chewy and could be crispier but the cabbage and katsu sauce were good. The bread was soft and fluffy. My sister and I shared the sando as it was a pretty big portion -Miso salmon onigiri (4/5): the salmon was good and not too salty, rice was warm and soft -Banana matcha (4/5): the banana flavor was nicely sweet and not too overpowering, I was happily surprised I could taste the matcha. I didn't like the soft banana pieces in the drink tho

    Came on a Saturday around noon and it was pretty packed, we found a table but there was a people…read moreconstantly coming in. Parking was a bit difficult. Ordered via the tablet. Service was quick and friendly. I would come back! Pork Katsu Sando (4/5): my sister and I shared it!. The pork was a little chewy and I would've liked it to be crunchier, but I liked the fluffy bread, the sauce and cabbage Banana Matcha (4.5/5): I've heard good reviews and I'm happy to say that I liked it! The matcha taste was surprisingly strong, and the banana flavor was nice and sweet. The one thing I didn't like was the soft, mushy pieces of banana in the drink Miso Salmon Onigiri (4/5): warm and fresh, and the rice was nice and soft. The miso salmon was yummy and there was a good amount of it

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    Mexipino Craft

    Mexipino Craft

    4.2
    (572 reviews)
    0.1 mi
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    So good! Had the chunky chorizo hash and chilaquiles verde…read more I've ordered food for delivery a number of times before but this was my first time eating in person. Still a little earlier during the morning so we were seated immediately. Super friendly and attentive service the whole time!

    finally got to try this place. Instagram brought us here lol. While waiting for our car to get…read morefixed, we decided to have a family brunch here. Lots of options to choose from. I was torn between the tortuga ninja and the breakfast mexipino. Decided to go with the mexipino sandwich and the ube pancake. Ube pancake - served on a pizza plate. Wow factor lol. The pancake was good, however i felt it could have used a macapuno syrup or something coconutty to complement the ube. The drizzle they put on it was good and i asked for extra and it boosted the flavor. This can probably feed 4-5 people depending on how hungry you are. Mexipino sandwich - this was good enough to split. I loved the savory and sweetness and saltiness. All the flavors complimented one another and i did a happy food dance. Calamansi mint drink - it was just ok for me. Reminds me of the calamansi drink from the pouches and they just added mint. It was too sweet for me so i probably wouldn't order again. It's not a big spot but they do have a lot of seating. The staff on duty were really nice. I want to come back to try the tortuga ninja sandwich. They do have high chairs for the little ones. Unsure of the restroom since we didnt use it. Plenty of free parking since this is in a strip mall.

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    Tacos El Gordo

    Tacos El Gordo

    4.3
    (7k reviews)
    2.4 mi
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    Tacos El Gordo never disappoints…read more Craving for tacos and ended up here for our quick lunch. Be prepared for long line during lunch hours. Ordered out usual favorites! Taco de Tripa Taco de Lengua Taco de Cabeza Taco de Asada Tried numerous taco shops and were always ending coming back here. Highly recommended!

    So we got lucky enough that we stayed close by. We had heard of this place in social media posts so…read morewhen we realized we were so close, we had to come in for lunch. i had a Adobada and a Cabeza taco. Both were really good. I knew my kids bought way more than they were going to be able to eat so I did not order any more. I got to taste my daughter's carne asada quesadilla and my son's buche taco. I was a little disappointed that I asked my taco guy to make sure there was pineapple in my Adobada taco but no pineapple. Still, very delicious. Loved that they had radishes and limes but my local taco places also have cucumbers, which El Gordo did not. Everyone was very happy except for my wife who said her carne asada was very "nervy". But for full disclosure, I rarely like ordering her carne asada for that reason. I would only order her a carne asada taco at a place that sells premium beef [like my local taco place in Anaheim]. One very interesting thing about this place is that you get in line for the tacos you want. I stood in line for tacos and mulitas made from Adobada or al Pastor [same thing, at least here per the man making the tacos]. My daughter got in line for the carne asada tacos and quesadillas and my other son got in line for the buche and cabeza tacos. We just kind of gave our order to the person that was standing in the right line. Then we went over and paid all together. I happened to be in line when my taco guy stopped to assemble a phone order for 27 tacos. BTW, who orders 27 tacos. Two dozen, sure. Thirty, makes sense. But 27????? So I waited a bit but the person behind me knew that there are two Adobada lines and left for the other line. If it's just you and a date/friend/wife; I am figuring that you are not going to get in more than one line [per person]. It was packed and even though it went pretty fast, it would be super inconvenient. Plus, I was the last one to get my tacos because of the large mobile order that was made before me. Overall this place is pretty good but you guys saying that this is the best taco place, PERIOD. You need to come up to Anaheim.

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