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    El Pollo Loco

    2.8 (52 reviews)
    Closed • 9:30 am - 11:00 pm

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    Dogs allowed
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    The entire dining room was a disgusting mess.
    Laura G.

    I'm giving them 2 stars because the food is still pretty decent for fast food. But this is the filthiest most disgustingly dirty restaurant I think I have ever walked in to. Every single table was dirty. Sticky soda on the floor and counters by the dispenser, food and trash all over the floors in the dining room. It was completely slow, only 2 other people and an employee eating in the dining room. 6 people behind the counter working; oblivious to the filth in this place. The dust on what used to be the salsa bar was so thick you could see it hasn't been cleaned in years. I'm so sad. I'm originally from so-cal and now live in the PNW. I was excited to have a decent chicken burrito on the go! But I'm sorry this place in particular is a dump!

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    Brad W.

    Used coupon for double chicken tostada and 6 years later, this place seems to improve. Shell was crispy and chicken was well cooked and plentiful.

    Chicken tortilla soup. Yummmm-O
    Paige T.

    Positives: If you're looking for a healthy option this is a great choice. This place is located by my work so I eat here often. They are known for their fresh flame grilled chicken meals. You get to choose a couple sides and are served tortillas with the meal. This is always good. My favs I usually get are: grilled chicken salad with extra chicken, avacado chicken quesadilla, loco street tacos (these are tiny get a couple), and the chicken tortilla soup. I like their food it is always fresh and their chicken is good where most chicken gives me the gags. They serve healthier options like pinto beans instead of refried. Don't get me wrong, you can most definitely get those calories up with their burritos! Today I got the chicken tortilla soup and felt it was time to do a review since it was super tasty!! I really wanted to do 4 stars but the more I thought about it I think I will settle on 3.5. Negatives: Filibertos is also across the street from my work and yes, I do love classic greasy Mexican food and refried beans.

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    2 years ago

    They haven't had tea in over a month and their chicken salad is $14.99 when chick fil an and habit have comparable offerings at $10.99

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    The best food ever great service Angel Lopez deserves a big raise he deserves it great job thank you for the great service

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    My boy Angel Lopez has the best customer service. Promote this man now! He's a hard worker and keeps his cool. Great chicken entrees too!

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    complete utter terrible service and food burrito was so hot I couldn't eat it the cashier couldn't get the order correct

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    Give Angel Lopez a raise for dealing with an obnoxiously ignorant customer so professionally.

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    Mo's Chicken - fresh off the grill

    Mo's Chicken

    2.8(11 reviews)
    2.1 mi
    •$

    Chicken is awesome. That is where the awesome stops. Went in to order their 2 chicken meal deal…read morewhich was supposed to come with rice, beans, tortillas, and salsa. Order taker argued that they do not have that deal any longer. Told him it is still advertised he said he doesn't care and the manager is not in. Ended up getting two chickens, corn tortillas, and one 4 oz side of beans. They threw in a 2 liter bottle of soda. Went to get the salsa and the guy says one salsa per chicken. The salsa comes in the small one ounce containers. We try to eat at and tell our friends about local establishments, but we don't appreciate getting the old bait and switch. Unfortunately for Mo's we were there for two reasons. One to get our Sunday dinner and the other to possibly add it to our list of restaurants we use regularly for corporate staff lunches. This will not be happening because of the poor customer service and false advertising.

    I go here often as I am sick and tired of the fast food options for people who work in this area. 9…read moretimes out of 10 the chicken is on point. You have to be careful as it can taste as the cook didn't clean the grill in between batches of chicken. I usually go for the golden brown ones. The guy who is usually there is always nice and welcoming. The salsa has always tasted good and they keep it refrigerated. The only thing that keeps me from giving them a 5 star is the rice and beans. I dont care for them at all.

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    Mo's Chicken - Clearly advertised meal deal

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    Clearly advertised meal deal

    Dave's Hot Chicken

    Dave's Hot Chicken

    4.0(85 reviews)
    6.2 mi•Laveen
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    I have had Daves Hot Chicken once before when they first opened in Laveen and I thought it was…read moregood, but I am not a huge chicken sandwich fan. I never got the allure or cult status of places like Chik Fil A, Popeyes, or Raising Canes. Canes sauce is good but it kinda overwhelms the ok chicken. What I do like about Daves is that it is actually Hot chicken. Their reaper sauce which deserves a receipt signed waiver is crazy hot. One of my kids got it and he said "its ok, not super hot" cause he is nuts and doesn't recognize you can't eat lava which would be the only hotter option. He also practically drinks Da Bomb from Hot Ones and that is just Cray Cray. I opted for the Extra Hot on my sandwitch endeavor and did the same for a the Chicken bites which was $8 for a 10 Piece with bread, pickles and sauce. Not to shabby for the quality of the food. The Daves sauce is great and their ranch is so so, something about packaged ranch is never great compared to a pub ho made ranch. The chicken is crispy when fresh and has a slight sweet flavor with some good heat that adds up the more you eat. I will regret it later. The pickles are crisp and tangy and add a good means to cut the fat, especially when added to the bread with a chicken bit dipped in Daves sauce. The Service has been great both times an they really make it feel like more of a sit down experience than brushing you off as some fast foodie. I really like the way they decorate the building with some interesting art and the inside carries that over with an inviting seating area for great fast food ambiance if you are going to eat in, which I likely wont do as it is generally busy and close quarters for my claustraphobic brain. I would recommend the reaper sauce if you want an adventure as it is tasty but deadly . I dont like fast food in general as I get older, but this is a great option to feed some fried hot chicken craving even if you have to deal with some self loathing on the toilet later.

    Fast food? Maybe not quite as fast as expected…read more I went through the drive-thru around 4:00 PM on a Wednesday, and there was one car in front of me. I ordered the new large popcorn chicken and then waited... and waited... and waited a little more. It took roughly 15 minutes before the car in front of me got their order, which seemed like quite a long time for what appeared to be just one bag with one food container inside. I'm not sure what took so long, but I figured maybe they were having a busy moment. It wasn't in the dining room from what I could see. When I got my "large" popcorn chicken, I was a little surprised by the size of the container and not in a good way. After opening it, I also noticed that more than a third of it was basically fried batter rather than chicken. For $8.99, I was hoping for a little more chicken and less pieces of breading. The popcorn chicken itself was decent, but between the wait and the portion, it just wasn't quite what I expected.

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    Fly Bye

    Fly Bye

    4.2(153 reviews)
    10.3 mi
    •$$
    Grab-and-go
    Casual dining

    incredible pizza, I have not yet tried the chicken tenders, but I will be coming back to try those…read morenext time. I was genuinely baffled by how airy and crispy the crust was for a detroit style pizza, the sauce is the perfect flavor and the overall pizza wasn't too salty or anything. The ambiance was nice, very mellow vibes with some good tunes playing, the staff was incredibly sweet and the manager was working front of house and ensuring the place is really clean (something you never see at a restaurant). 5/5 pizza 5/5 service 5/5 vibes will be coming back soon. thank yall! :D

    Tried Fly Bye on Camelback and I'll just say it: this was a classic "great deal, a couple tweaks…read moreaway from greatness" situation. I called in my order at 11:20am and got quoted 25-30 minutes for the lunch special. It was ready right around that window, which immediately put me in a good mood because nothing ruins lunch faster than staring at a pickup counter like it owes you money. The guy behind the counter was friendly and even tossed in a sample of 'copy cane' sauce for me to try on my sandwich. I ordered the lunch special (pepperoni pizza slice + Caesar salad, no drink) and added the chicken sandwich with fries. (Fries were only $1 add on!) Starting with the chicken, flavor was solid. Chicken was seasoned and the hoagie was legit. But the lettuce comes ranch-tossed like it's training for a swimming event. It tastes good but if you wait too long to eat it, the bread starts turning into a sponge and the sandwich becomes more "salad in loaf form." The Cane's-clone sauce was 100% needed--once I added it, everything clicked. Now the fries were cooked well done, crispy, and exactly the texture I like. They were just a touch dry, so ketchup wasn't a suggestion--it was a requirement. With ketchup, they're great. The real value winner was the pizza + ceasar. The slice is big and absolutely worth the $10 on size alone. Also: A+ pepperoni choice. They use those small cupping pepperonis (Grimaldi's style) instead of the big greasy ones, and I respect that decision deeply. Only downside: the center was slightly undercooked--that gooey middle happened on a few bites, and I'm not a "wet pizza" person. The salad was fresh and the dressing had great flavor and depth, the croutons felt home made and the whole situation, even portion size, was enjoyable. Would I come back? Yeah. I'd give it another shot because the bones are good and the price is right. Next time I'm ordering the sandwich no tomato and no ranch-tossed lettuce, so I can control the sauce per bite instead of letting it control me. Also worth noting: I signed up for their rewards program and got $10 off, bringing my total to $15--which made this whole lunch feel like a small financial victory with gas at $5 a gallon!

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    Hot Chicken Alley - The only way to finish a Spicy hot meal. Complimentary always

    Hot Chicken Alley

    4.9(452 reviews)
    14.8 mi
    •$$

    This little place is a hidden gem! My wife had gone here with a friend and raved about it, so I…read morewent with her on a weekend and agreed that this place is the bomb. From the outside, the place doesn't look like much, tucked away in a small shopping center. Once inside, there are a plentiful number of tables in the smallish restaurant, which does not feel at all cramped. It is tastefully decorated, and you order at a counter, and they will either call you to get your food or bring it out to you. On the day we were there, the owner was behind the counter and took our order. He asked if we had been there before, and since I had not, he took the time to explain the menu to me. They focus nearly exclusively on chicken tenders, and we opted to share The Three Tenders, which comes with...you guessed it...three chicken tenders (with your choice of heat level), three warmed tortillas, pickles, and alley sauce (the house dipping sauce) on the side. We added sides of French fries and Cole slaw, and the owner gave me a free fountain drink since it was my first time there. So nice! We grabbed a high-top table, and once the food came out, and I bit into the first tender, I knew I was eating the best chicken tenders I have ever eaten. Seriously. These are awesome and at a decent price, too. The tenders are very large and perfectly breaded. The spiciness matches the heat level you choose--not to little and not too much. No mushy tempura batter here either. And the house dipping sauce was perfectly suited to the tenders. The fries and slaw were great, too. If you like chicken tenders, you won't regret trying Hot Chicken Alley!

    For a hot chicken place, Hot Chicken Alley can compete. The chicken was moist and flavorful…read more Counter service fast casual restaurant.

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    Chick-fil-A

    Chick-fil-A

    3.0(42 reviews)
    4.9 mi

    Stopped by Chick-fil-A while I was nearby the Mexican Embassy processing some documents, and it…read moreended up being a convenient little lunch stop. I especially loved that the drive-thru was nice and shaded, which is always a major plus here in Arizona! The exterior of the restaurant was also really clean and well-kept. The customer service interaction was okay--nothing particularly memorable--but the food itself was fresh, tasty, and hit the spot. Overall, a convenient stop with a clean location, and a comfortable shaded drive-thru.

    Due to character limits, I'm just going to address everything that made this latest visit a…read moredisaster (following a LONG hiatus from CFA). First, I made the mistake of ordering on the app & dining in (vs picking up). They brought my order out to my table (just the bag, with no tray or anything), & based on the presentation, they were seemingly expecting me to eat my #1 (with colby jack, no pickles, large fries, a shake & a large diet lemonade with light ice) on a bare table like a zoo animal. Nevertheless, I said to myself "Welp, seemingly everyone is cutting corners these days, so maybe Chick-fil-A simply got rid of the trays for dine-in customers & this is the new 'normal' when dining in at Chick-fil-A (?)". Either way, a real turn off, but there's more. Moments later, I realized that I never received the lemonade that I had already paid for within my order. I reluctantly got up to request my missing lemonade, an employee got the lemonade & I returned to my table. Simple fix, but why is it so hard to simply bring exactly what I ordered the first time (especially considering how small my order was)? A short time later, I noticed the same female employee bringing several orders out to tables with trays (the same "trays" I thought they no longer had available, as I was not given one when my order was brought out). I once again found myself having to get up from my table (a SECOND time) to request a tray. At this point, I've had to interrupt my meal twice just to address items that already should have been addressed by CFA employees. As I continued on with my meal, I got halfway through my Chick-fil-A sandwich "with colby jack cheese & NO PICKLES" only to realize that the sandwich contained several pickles (despite me specifically requesting "NO PICKLES" within my order, & despite my receipt literally stating "-PICKLES" on the outside of the bag [in Plain English]). Mind you, any actual smart person knows that when you place sliced pickles up against a bun, you can certainly remove them after the fact, but the flavor of the pickles still soaks into the bread AND the protein (ultimately leaving the "pickle" taste behind on both portions of the sandwich [even after removal of said pickles]). I was inclined to get up from my table (for what would now be a THIRD time) & ask them to correct my sandwich, but at this point, I just didn't have the patience NOR the time to do so (with my lunch hour quickly reaching its expiration). These variables left me with no choice but to continue eating the pickle-infused sandwich, creating an unappetizing dining experience (actually the SECOND one within the same day [which hasn't happened to me in quite some time]). I'm well-aware of the fact that you're primarily dealing with young employees (many of which are under the age of 25, with a pre-frontal cortex that has not yet reached full development) when visiting just about any fast food destination. For this reason, I try my best to give grace when dealing with young people who clearly fall within a certain age bracket. Despite this (specifically when it comes to THIS particular location), I'm not quite sure why it is so difficult for Chick-fil-A employees (of ALL ages) to A. be proactive, B. anticipate customer needs (aside from the robotic "my pleasure" scripted responses), C. ensure that each takeout AND dine-in customer is being treated equally (including but not limited to something as simple as ensuring that EVERY customer is receiving a tray when dining in vs being forced to eat on a bare table like a zoo animal), & D. follow SIMPLE instructions (including but not limited to ensuring that takeout AND dine-in customers are receiving exactly what they paid for [as CLEARLY printed on the order receipt that is literally plastered to the exterior of each bag]); It is beyond me how these "common sense" items are so difficult for employees at this CFA location to manage, but I can say that this visit was a firm reminder of all the reasons why I have stayed away (regardless of how popular the place is, regardless of how close it is to work). Any idiot knows that the food at Chick-fil-A can be excellent when fresh AND prepared with care/as ordered, but once your employees have shown that they can't follow simple instructions, it becomes obvious that removing the risk & dining elsewhere is often the best option. Who is training these people, who oversees the quality assurance & WHAT HAPPENED to quality customer service/common sense? These questions remain unanswered here, but based on my observations, management needs to start with the basics & build from there (when it comes to training new employees &/or RE-training tenured employees), because I've worked in customer service for over 30 years, & to say that they are skipping the absolute BASICS at this location (when it comes to quality customer service/attention to detail/common sense/etc.) would be an understatement.

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