Excellent pollo al carbon in Indianapolis!! For $14.99, you get a whole grilled chicken, rice, beans, grilled onion, jalapeno, lettuce, tortillas and hot sauces, enough to feed 3 adults easily. Chicken is super tender and flavorful. Hot sauce is on point, not too overwhelming. I've also tried their lomo and tripas tacos and they were delicious, especially their tripas tacos. Wow, they were so good!! If you're a tripas fan, like I am, then give these guys a try. You won't regret it! FYI, their name changed to PM-Pollo Michoacano from Pollo Alegre. read more

Pollo Alegre - Updated menu 8/2020 - prices are not up to date though. Whole chicken with sides are $14.99, and whole chicken by itself was $12.49 - Mexican Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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The chicken was super super juicy and delicious! When we had nothing to eat on New Years, this was open! And I don't regret it! 10/10

Here's another great example of the kind of authentic Mexican you can find when you bypass the trendy areas and go out into the neighborhoods. All five of us are for around $50... and there were some doggie bags! I always go for the tacos on corn tortillas with cilantro and onions. There's nothing like a good taco al pastor or chicharron, and these are pretty darn good. I have to say, though, when I saw the steak quesadilla, I really wished I had ordered that instead... wow, it was huge! If you're in the area, I recommend you give this spot a try. read more

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First, it's not Pollo Alegre, they changed the name. Secondly, the Whole Chicken we ordered was dry as hell. We told the manager that it's not the same as we had at Pollo Alegre 2, but she just shrugged her shoulders and said it's the same owner but not the same Sheff. No Kidding... We also ordered meat tacos. It was tasty, but the meat was dry as well. The rice & beans were good, but it's not a reason to go back. read more

This place it's amazing, best Mexican grill chicken in town I been to pollos los Reyes and Hermanos pollos but no overall this is the BEST ALSO they're shrimp cocktail Lovely and they're shrimp ceviche tostadas an A+. Well recommended, service it's fast and good you don't have to wait the long for your order. The place it's quite unique set up can go in there by yourself or group of friends or as a date. read more

The food wasn't really that good. The refried beans were salty and taste like they were from a can. They were also overpriced. However, they had a crowd ao maybe this is more than a taco joint. They more be popular for other food. read more

Always my favorite place for the chicken and lunch specials. The employees are always kind

*Third Person Alert!* Happy Chicken. Happy Jon. A lot of flavor, intrigue, character. A lot of Jon. When I first began diving into Yelp and the culinary underbelly of Indy, this was one of the first places I read about. And I have no idea why it took me this long to get here. But lo! Last night was the best food experience I've had in the city (In fact: yesterday was a rather remarkable food day: a porcetta sandwich at Goose, craft sodas at Locally Grown Gardens, a Suadero taco at Demetrio and a chicken at Pollo Alegre. I'd suggest experiencing this schedule). And when I write "a chicken," I do mean an entire chicken. I can't really pass that offer up as it's my true last supper meal: just give me a chicken by a chicken-cooking expert and I'm set. This taqueria version is now a new option. This is what Alex K wrote... an incredible grill & griddle style top that tops out at about 10 feet long. Then there's a perfectly placed bar where you can sit in front of the guy who prepares your whole chicken for you, from chopped to grill to griddle to plate. I understand why there is not category "Meat Bar" on Yelp, but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't love and enjoy-oh-so-much if there was a "Meat Bar" category. I also take notice of aural sensibilities at restaurants. I'm a fan for loudness. The racket of espresso machines. The clang of metal butcher knives on metal griddles. And here... it's a good kind of noisy: that butcher knife clang, the spanish language being volleyed, thumping machismo-driven latino music and sizzling steam off the grill. It doesn't matter what intentions are here, the beast of this design rears itself vibrant. The whole chicken is $10. With that chicken you get: *12 tortillas, rice & beans, salsa, lettuce & limes & chips. Then you can you either tear into the chicken itself or do the taco set up. Yes you can get cuckoo and order this solo like I did. But next I'm there I'm bringing four friends to make it massively economical and fulfilling. If you think you need cranberry compote to go with your chicken this is the wrong place. They take a chicken, and grill it. There's a menu of many other meats for tacos & tortas. Burritos weren't listed anywhere but I saw them, so just ask and they'll roll up a fatty for you. They keep it really simple here, and that's the point. Simplicity = Happiness. Game on! read more

Pollo Alegre - Proof is in the Pollo. - Mexican Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

The food is great and price is good too. BUT the cashiers they are so freaking horrible gives you attitude like they are giving you something for free!!!! Or like you owe them something very disrespectful!! This is the only reason I hesitate coming here read more

This place is super dirty! I mean it's cheap but you have to like cold food that is defiantly old and cooked sometime earlier and idk when, it's questionable if it was even the same day I ordered it. Grateful I didn't get sick !! Sad because the people there were very kind read more

I don't eat pollo, but if I did I'd be all over this place. Instead, I tried the chile relleno plate, which was good, but probably not as excellent as the specialty of the house. I was pretty darn happy that they had horchata though. The bar area in the second room seemed to be closed when I was there, but it intrigued me... Well, I'll just have to go back and check it out. $10 min on credit cards! read more

Authentic Mexican experience. If it weren't for the Yelp reviews, I never would have found this place because there's not much else in this neighborhood and it is off the beaten path. And by that, I mean that you might want to duck and cover going in and park close to the window. Bring your Spanish because the only English here is written on the sign by the counter that tells you about the $10 minimum for credit cards. If you don't know "La cuenta, por favor." then you're not ready. The tacos are $1.75 but they are dinner sized portions. I thought I could eat four because I was hungry and I failed. The guacamole is made on the spot when you order and is amazing. Served up on the finest paper plates they have. read more

My new favorite Mexican spot! Pollo Allegre is a very inexpensive and excellent Mexican diner, featuring burritos, tortas, tacos, etc. For less than $5, you get a very large, tasty burrito, filled with your choice of the usual meats plus chorizo, tongue, etc. Very authentic as far as I can tell. More than i can usually eat at one sitting, and that's partially because they bring out fresh chips with three or four of the best freshly made salsas you'll ever eat. We've also tried the tacos, gorditas and chili rellenos. Everything is perfect. We also just found out that they offer Mexican Coke, which is sweetened with cane sugar rather than the HFCS we get in the US. Much better. Very friendly service and they know enough English to get everything just right. You can't go wrong here. Very tasty food for less than you'd pay for a full meal at the corporate fast food joints. I feel lucky that not only is it in Indianapolis, but it's just minutes away from where I live. read more

Yep, this place is a tad dirty, it's really hot in the summer and really cold in the winter (I've left my coat on while eating more than once) but looking past those short comings the food is excellent and the service is exceptional and friendly. To make ordering easy you can just say "whole chicken" or "half chicken" you'll get beans, rice and lettuce with it, you can request flour tortillas, if you don't specify you'll get corn (which is better IMHO). A nice grilled chicken that is not over done or over seasoned is what you'll enjoy. The horchata (sweet rice milk) is very good, bottled Coke, shakes and malts available too. An authentic experience, so throw your suburban concepts out the window. read more

This place really is superb....fantastic friendly staff...and the food ! Everything I have had is incredible ! The sauces are amazing in depth and complexity...the "hot" sauce maybe not quite as good as the killer stuff at La Escollara....and perhaps I prefer some of the stuff at Oaxaca.... but....excellent chicken...damn near free. These ethnic places around town are an amazing value as for authenticity....I don't know....nor do I care....just good..cheap...caring food from very nice people ! read more

Dinner for 3 for about 12 dollars and not just average but falling off the bone, tasty skinned and, ugh, sorry, moist. I first noticed the sign because the poor chicken on the sign looks significantly more triste than alegre and it smells amazing for about a 3 block radius. The chicken is well flavored but allows the charcoal roast to come through with rice, beans, salad and a generous amount of tortillas and always a little busy. Did I mention that the chicken is good quality and you can feed three people for 12 dollars? Because you can. I love this place. It makes me muy, muy alegre! read more

Had the Whole Chicken with a friend. Watched a novela. Feels like home =] read more

This is a decent-sized Mexican taqueria specializing in grilled chicken (Pollo al carbon). When I say specialize I mean it. I think I'm in love with their grill. It's not often you see anything like it in the US. You see stuff like this all the time when you are traveling but I fell like I just hit the lottery by finding this in my hometown. There's even a bar placed directly in front of the grill so you can admire it while you're eating the delicious char grilled chicken. Its funny I just wrote a review last night of the best chicken ever but I think this place might have taken the throne. It's different though... just straight up grilled chicken but done right. (The chicken I had mentioned earlier was from Armando's and is a marinated chicken.) As this was part of a crawl I did not have much else here but they do have a few hard-to-find things on the menu. The cabeza (brains) was one and the other cecina (skirt steak) was the other. I will definitely be getting both of those dishes next time (along with the whole chicken). The salsa both green and red varieties were equally astounding. No homemade chips here sadly but the quality of the salsa made me forgive them. The staff was friendly and thanks to Google translate were able to give a few more restaurant recommendations. Not much English is spoken here so be patient and polite and enjoy the chicken. read more

When you arrive at Pollo Alegre, you are greeted with chips and three interesting and tasty salsas, all delicious and different. Thus far I have only stuck with the specialty of the house - grilled chicken. It is definitely some of the best pollo I've had in a Mexican restaurant in Indianapolis. The tacos were delicious and the guacamole was fresh. The prices really can't be beat. Two tacos are filling if you engage the chips and salsa, and at $1.75 each, you can get out of there for $5. I'm looking forward to going back. Update: I've tried the carnitas and it is really good as well. Spicy with pineapple cooked in. I really like this place because it is such a great value. read more

I didn't eat chicken here, weird. I had Tortas de carne asada, although after a friend got the tacos, I wished I had gotten that. It looked gooooood. My food was still delicious. The place was really bright inside, like orange and green with little paper chickens at each table. This is definitely a little gem on this corner. The direction here was a bit confusing. After walking in the door, sit? Stand? Wait? All very confusing. We sat. The waitress was really busy and finally was able to come to us, but that was fine because I really wasn't able to make up my mind prior to this. There was a kid screaming really loud for the first portion, and one couple came in and left before the waitress could even approach them, probably from the screeching child. Once that was over, it was pleasant. The menu was pretty bare (tortas, tacos, quesadillas and some really funny misspellings, intenten (or something like that- meaning intestines, I assume), some tongue, etc. No alcohol on the menu, no tea. This place is very small, very bare, but I think it's special. read more

This is one of the best Mexican restaurants in town! The food is very authentic. They start you off with free chips and three amazing homemade salsas to choose from. I've had many entrees there which have all been good. I would highly recommend the sopes. They are very big. I could only finish one! This is not a fancy place by any means, but if you are looking for good, authentic Mexican food, this is your place! read more

A hidden gem that has been in plain sight for a long time. The whole chicken with everything is a bargain, but the guacamole and chips are amazing too. The tacos are made fresh to order and you'll love whatever you eat. Get in here and try a smattering of what they have to offer, you won't regret it@ read more

I thought this was my favorite place in the neighborhood, NO! the world! Alas, it was not to be... I witnessed, with my own eyes, a waitresses refilling a salsa dish that had just been taken off a patron's table and refilled it without washing or emptying it. Disgusting. Never again. No thanks to the Hepatitis A, y'all can keep that. read more

Have been looking forward to eating here for a while, based on the reviews i was expecting much more. We purchased the chicken meal for $13 and some change, which sounded like an excellent deal. Instead we got a "whole chicken" pieced with only one breast, no cheese, and a small take home box of rice/beans with only enough for about three bites of each for two adults and one three year old. The taste was ok, but the chicken was dry. If you are expecting a quality meal with all the fixings you will be disappointed, but you cant beat the price. read more

Mexicano style tacos were lacking, and I found a chicken bone in my burrito, which was also relatively blah in flavor. If you want to pay by card your order must be $10 or more, which is why I got 3 tacos and a burrito. Probably won't come back here, Guatelinda and La Parada both have better tacos, in my opinion. read more

Good, friendly staff, excellent chicken (haven't tried anything else). Decent-sized, fairly nondescript interior.