Great coffee and empanadas especially beef and cheese. Good service. Breakfast is awesome here as well.
Christian Bower Muriel Gaez
Super recommended, delicious dishes, family atmosphere and the meat empanadas, the best I have eaten in New York.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Parrillada Mr Pollo
Rox
Came here on a random afternoon & so glad we did. Had the yummy steak taco. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Giuseppe Aguiar
We had the Pollo Asado? & Bistec encebollado? con arroz Blanco, habichuelas, y maduros which was Seasoned just Right ? ?. We topped it off with a Tres Leches for dessert & Balls were Blown Away!!! Definitely will be coming back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rotisserie Chicken Pollo Asado, Tres Leches Cake
Jeannie T.
Came here for a quick lunch. No one inside so it was intimate for sure. The wait staff was quick to seat us but didn't remember to bring us any water even after giving us the menus. After ordering, she walked away to put in the order and never returned. Thus I had to waive her over to ask for water. Lunch specials are a great value but the lack of service and attention leads no desire for me to return for a sit down. There was no one there and so we ate, paid and left. Assuming it was an off day because this visit left me perplexed as I've been here quite a few times over the years for sit down and to go orders. It was always bustling and lively with patrons. Think management changed as well, noticeably the decor too. Guess they were too focused on taking pics for their IG, and of burgers no less, not even their own Columbian food. Burgers looked amazing but that's not what I ordered. Appetizers: beef empanadas - nothing memorable about these, need more flavor. It seemed it needed another minute on the fryer. Lunch specials we had: 1) Grilled pork chop with rice, beans and plantain. My pork was a tad on the dry side but it was also very lean. The beans were very good. 2) Carne Asada was also served with rice and beans and a plantain. My friend said it was fine (texture) but the meat was not seasoned enough. Overall, I was disappointed by this visit. The friend I brought here never tried it before and I suggested this spot. Sad.
Kimberly Dataram
Food was terrible! I feel like I wasted my money. Service was great very kind people. I wouldn’t ever go bad though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Food Is Life
This review will be a brutally honest review about this place. Now my gf and I were not planning on going here to eat but the place we were trying to go had no more tables so we walked to this place because we were looking for some good chicken to eat. Now it is a spanish restaurant more than a chicken place even though its name is Pollo. The atmosphere is confusing cause you don’t know if they’re trying to be a club or legitimately a restaurant as the music is extremely loud. My partner ordered the calamari and I order the chicken wings as appetizers. The calamari was 100% not real calamari. We could easily tell that it wasn’t real it was merely a substitute calamari and it was very fishy in the taste and the texture was off. The wings I order from the place literally called “Mr Pollo #1” the wings served was from the freezer also could very easily tell. (My partner and I are very much foodies). For entrees my partner had the Bandeja Paisa and I ordered a skirt steak. Now this is where I was really disappointed the steak that I received was in fact not a real skirt steak at all. This is one of these places that will use other cuts of beef such as chuck roast and sell it off as real steak item. The plate that they cook the steak on smelled so bad that the scent of it goes into the steak and also it needed to be cleaner. I barely even touched the steak and the guy who noticed asked if everything was okay and I told him this steak was very off and he offered me a bigger sized steak and he called it a sirloin steak which is the only reason I gave two stars because that was very accommodating. I received the second steak and it was still weird smelling and at that point I could 1000% agree that it was in fact chuck steak meat. The bandeja paisa that my partner ordered was very off as well. Not a good place for an evening out they need to change a lot if they want to even compare to all the other places in this area. Was very let down & almost didnt want to pay at the end but we are nice people. Just be wary of these things when trying to go here. And the most important thing if you’re naming a restaurant Mr Pollo why isnt some type of signature HOMEMADE chicken part of the menu. Emphasis on homemade someones back there abusing the microwaves ?
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Jewel L
Food was delicious and a nice vibe!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Antonio C.
To all thank you and God bless you and all your familys for a Happy Holiday from Olympia council 394 fr Gk Antonio
dem strato
I called to place an order for pickup and I was unable to because they didn't have a single employee that spoke English. And I'm not just being facetious... they didn't know what a pork chop was. I passed the phone to my girlfriend who is Spanish but not fluent ... THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT PORKCHOP WAS. It's on their menu though. Then they started pretending they couldn't hear me and hung up. Wild.
I don’t know what happened. Mr Pollo was a 4.5. They raised their prices and the quality of food plummeted. Don’t bother eating here. I’ll never go back again.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
msbelveatf
This place is a good size has a few tables available for sit down service. My daughter and I sat in a booth and couldn't wait to start our visit.For drinks my daughter got a recommendation of a Specialty Barbie Mocktail it was pretty, pink and tasted good. I got a BlackBerry Mojito which was not made correctly so it was very sour. It was made with lemons and not limes so it was very, very sour. My last drink was a Frozen Passionfruit Margarita and it was very very good it was frozen I highly recommend the frozen drinks.For Appetizer I got the Fried Chicken Wings & Fries which my daughter enjoyed the wings looked crispy. I also ordered Stuffed Green Plantain Cups Shrimp the shrimps were cold and made in a creamy sauce it was good but am not used to it being cold. I also got the Beef stuffed green plantains which my daughter did enjoy.For our Main dish we got the Fried snapper w. Yellow rice & sweet plantain it was presented well and had good flavor. The PARRILLADA MR. POLLO was the star dish the presentation is 10/10 everyone will be looking for sure. The dish includes steak, chicken & shrimp and two sides of your choice I got the Yuka fries, a salad and rice with mine. For Dessert we got the tres leche cake which was good can't wait to come backService was good all staff were friendly
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Penelope Hunter
Ordered chicken rice and beans. I spent way too much for this and it was tasteless and the plantains were fried in dirty old oil.
Food: 2
Jen D.
Came here 2 weeks ago with my 2 friends, the service is good, the cute server accomodate all our requests.. Food surprisingly okay despite the low reviews, drinks are really refreshing and cool presentation.. The place however need a little glow up.. over all our experience is great.
Brigitta Danyi
The fish was so,so fresh and delicious. French fries like from oven not from oil,amazing! Not much seasoning it was just my taste! Very light dinner I don’t need anything else. We had great service,food come fast and we upgraded for the combo affordable price! Thanks see you soon!
Great coffee and empanadas especially beef and cheese. Good service. Breakfast is awesome here as well.
Super recommended, delicious dishes, family atmosphere and the meat empanadas, the best I have eaten in New York.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Parrillada Mr Pollo
Came here on a random afternoon & so glad we did. Had the yummy steak taco. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had the Pollo Asado? & Bistec encebollado? con arroz Blanco, habichuelas, y maduros which was Seasoned just Right ? ?. We topped it off with a Tres Leches for dessert & Balls were Blown Away!!! Definitely will be coming back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rotisserie Chicken Pollo Asado, Tres Leches Cake
Came here for a quick lunch. No one inside so it was intimate for sure. The wait staff was quick to seat us but didn't remember to bring us any water even after giving us the menus. After ordering, she walked away to put in the order and never returned. Thus I had to waive her over to ask for water. Lunch specials are a great value but the lack of service and attention leads no desire for me to return for a sit down. There was no one there and so we ate, paid and left. Assuming it was an off day because this visit left me perplexed as I've been here quite a few times over the years for sit down and to go orders. It was always bustling and lively with patrons. Think management changed as well, noticeably the decor too. Guess they were too focused on taking pics for their IG, and of burgers no less, not even their own Columbian food. Burgers looked amazing but that's not what I ordered. Appetizers: beef empanadas - nothing memorable about these, need more flavor. It seemed it needed another minute on the fryer. Lunch specials we had: 1) Grilled pork chop with rice, beans and plantain. My pork was a tad on the dry side but it was also very lean. The beans were very good. 2) Carne Asada was also served with rice and beans and a plantain. My friend said it was fine (texture) but the meat was not seasoned enough. Overall, I was disappointed by this visit. The friend I brought here never tried it before and I suggested this spot. Sad.
Food was terrible! I feel like I wasted my money. Service was great very kind people. I wouldn’t ever go bad though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
This review will be a brutally honest review about this place. Now my gf and I were not planning on going here to eat but the place we were trying to go had no more tables so we walked to this place because we were looking for some good chicken to eat. Now it is a spanish restaurant more than a chicken place even though its name is Pollo. The atmosphere is confusing cause you don’t know if they’re trying to be a club or legitimately a restaurant as the music is extremely loud. My partner ordered the calamari and I order the chicken wings as appetizers. The calamari was 100% not real calamari. We could easily tell that it wasn’t real it was merely a substitute calamari and it was very fishy in the taste and the texture was off. The wings I order from the place literally called “Mr Pollo #1” the wings served was from the freezer also could very easily tell. (My partner and I are very much foodies). For entrees my partner had the Bandeja Paisa and I ordered a skirt steak. Now this is where I was really disappointed the steak that I received was in fact not a real skirt steak at all. This is one of these places that will use other cuts of beef such as chuck roast and sell it off as real steak item. The plate that they cook the steak on smelled so bad that the scent of it goes into the steak and also it needed to be cleaner. I barely even touched the steak and the guy who noticed asked if everything was okay and I told him this steak was very off and he offered me a bigger sized steak and he called it a sirloin steak which is the only reason I gave two stars because that was very accommodating. I received the second steak and it was still weird smelling and at that point I could 1000% agree that it was in fact chuck steak meat. The bandeja paisa that my partner ordered was very off as well. Not a good place for an evening out they need to change a lot if they want to even compare to all the other places in this area. Was very let down & almost didnt want to pay at the end but we are nice people. Just be wary of these things when trying to go here. And the most important thing if you’re naming a restaurant Mr Pollo why isnt some type of signature HOMEMADE chicken part of the menu. Emphasis on homemade someones back there abusing the microwaves ?
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Food was delicious and a nice vibe!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
To all thank you and God bless you and all your familys for a Happy Holiday from Olympia council 394 fr Gk Antonio
I called to place an order for pickup and I was unable to because they didn't have a single employee that spoke English. And I'm not just being facetious... they didn't know what a pork chop was. I passed the phone to my girlfriend who is Spanish but not fluent ... THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT PORKCHOP WAS. It's on their menu though. Then they started pretending they couldn't hear me and hung up. Wild.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
I don’t know what happened. Mr Pollo was a 4.5. They raised their prices and the quality of food plummeted. Don’t bother eating here. I’ll never go back again.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
This place is a good size has a few tables available for sit down service. My daughter and I sat in a booth and couldn't wait to start our visit.For drinks my daughter got a recommendation of a Specialty Barbie Mocktail it was pretty, pink and tasted good. I got a BlackBerry Mojito which was not made correctly so it was very sour. It was made with lemons and not limes so it was very, very sour. My last drink was a Frozen Passionfruit Margarita and it was very very good it was frozen I highly recommend the frozen drinks.For Appetizer I got the Fried Chicken Wings & Fries which my daughter enjoyed the wings looked crispy. I also ordered Stuffed Green Plantain Cups Shrimp the shrimps were cold and made in a creamy sauce it was good but am not used to it being cold. I also got the Beef stuffed green plantains which my daughter did enjoy.For our Main dish we got the Fried snapper w. Yellow rice & sweet plantain it was presented well and had good flavor. The PARRILLADA MR. POLLO was the star dish the presentation is 10/10 everyone will be looking for sure. The dish includes steak, chicken & shrimp and two sides of your choice I got the Yuka fries, a salad and rice with mine. For Dessert we got the tres leche cake which was good can't wait to come backService was good all staff were friendly
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Ordered chicken rice and beans. I spent way too much for this and it was tasteless and the plantains were fried in dirty old oil.
Food: 2
Came here 2 weeks ago with my 2 friends, the service is good, the cute server accomodate all our requests.. Food surprisingly okay despite the low reviews, drinks are really refreshing and cool presentation.. The place however need a little glow up.. over all our experience is great.
The fish was so,so fresh and delicious. French fries like from oven not from oil,amazing! Not much seasoning it was just my taste! Very light dinner I don’t need anything else. We had great service,food come fast and we upgraded for the combo affordable price! Thanks see you soon!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5