Comments on: El Pollo Rico Reopens in Wheaton

By: Aaron Chisholm

Aaron Chisholm — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:19:50 +0000

That was just the way it used to taste. Glad I made the trip .. now it's your turm .. eat up !

By: Ray Bealer

Ray Bealer — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:25:17 +0000

I just came back from DC and tried Pollo rico for the first time on a reccomendation from a friend and it was abosolutley delicious. I live in the New Orleans area and would love to either see one come down this way or possibly talk to the owner about franchising one of these myself to bring it to this area. I think it would be a big hit down here.

By: Irving Streete

Irving Streete — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:30:56 +0000

Embezellers/swindlers/launderers!! I will not eat their chicken

By: El Pollo Rico: Is It a Magnet Because It’s Good or Hyped? - Young & Hungry - Washington City Paper

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:44:05 +0000

[...] new El Pollo Rico in Wheaton looks as if it were actually designed for its intended purpose—selling those browned beauties [...]

By: Mid-county Resident

Mid-county Resident — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:11:24 +0000

"El Pollo Rico" = "Exploto Para Que Ser Rico"

EPR is just another overrated chicken shack (with new posh digs now).

Hey, "ethnic eatery" foodie snobs, why do you continue to enrich labor-exploiting small business owners like the Solanos? These people are unscrupulous and prey on poor people.

At least the greasy burger franchise joints pay over-the-table wages, for the most part.

By: Rich S

Rich S — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:43:52 +0000

Hey scenic wheaton: Happy to say that the cleaver guy *is* back. Still has the Elvis glasses for when opening the rotisseries.

I've been to El Pollo three times over the past week, I know should take it easy. The crowds seem to be picking up through the week. The chicken is still great and now it's a nice place to eat.

By: It’s Getting Easier to Find a Good Cup of Coffee in D.C. - Young & Hungry - Washington City Paper

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:23:12 +0000

[...] One of the better things that’s happened to our area is the quiet spread of Counter Culture coffee. Yeah, sure, Counter Culture is another one of those companies with all its PC boxes checked—direct trade? check! organic? check! shade grown? check!—but it also produces some terrific java, which you can sip at Tryst and all three Busboys & Poets locations. Today, I found another spot that serves Counter Culture: the DeJaBel Cafe in Wheaton, located right next to the freshly reopened El Pollo Rico. [...]

By: scenic wheaton

scenic wheaton — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:40:52 +0000

Sorry. It's not the same. The chicken cleaver guy is gone. So is the smoke and the line of customers. Plus, the new (huge) price increase is a little hard to swallow.

By: Carlos Martinez

Carlos Martinez — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:13:50 +0000

This Chicken taste better than even the ones in Peru
My family and I drive from Baltimore, Md for about 1 hr just to have It. It is Awsome!!!

By: Dave McCoy

Dave McCoy — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:43:08 +0000

The drought is over - great to have Pollo Rico back.