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Lemon Grove’s El Pollo Grill is Simply Awesome
Wolfgang D. Verkaaik
Dining and Entertainment Coordinator
San Diego Union Tribune
Are you ready to lick your fingers and smack your lips in delight? Because the place I am writing about here is one of those fantastic little casual places where the price is amazingly low and the food is simply awesome.
Let me introduce you to El Pollo Grill in Lemon Grove. Here you’ll find delicious flame broiled chicken and a bunch of great Mexican specialties, the kind of food you’ll get addicted to and where you will likely join the growing list of people who have become regulars. This is a “mom and son” operation that first started seventeen years ago by Constanza and her late husband Rafael Lopez, whose son Victor now helps run the place. The business thrived from the beginning, and seven months ago Victor and his mom moved to a bigger spot a few blocks away.
You walk up to the counter and order, they call your order for pick up and you are set for a great mail. The top item is the healthy flame broiled chicken (big plump birds that have been marinated in fruit juices and seasonings ala Sinaloa style). The best deal is the Whole Chicken Special that includes charro beans, rice, corn or flour tortillas and salsa. The price for a meal that can easily feed four is $13.95. Chicken is also sold in half or quarter portion meals, or a la carte. The Mexican menu is great. I tried the Burrito Charro and I’ll tell you what – I am hooked. This giant burrito is filled with carne asada, onions, bell peppers and Monterrey Jack cheese for only $3.69. The fish tacos ($1.99) are also superb: chose from fried fish or carne asada quesadillas, or the tasty homemade tamales made with beef, chicken or cheese and pepper. There’s even sweet tamales filled with pineapple and raisins. Chorizo tortas, chimichangas and combos aplenty round out the menu. Menudo is available everyday and they serve refreshing agues frescas beverages.
For dessert try the ice cream popsicles or flan. Simply put, this spot is a must. Find El Pollo Grill at 7836 Broadway. Call (619) 697-7153. They also have catering service.
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