Got the big family dinner to-go and enjoyed everything that was included. The chicken had a great flavor. It's a small cafe but plenty of comfortable seating. Got the impression maybe it is family owned. Staff was very nice. read more

They kicked us out because we ordered "to go". They would not let us eat there. Keep in mind the place was empty. Nobody took our order or sat us down so we ordered at the counter. We did not know we had to specify " for here". We were planning on cleaning up after ourselves and not asking for anything else. The front desk lady was not very friendly. I would not return to this location. read more

Chicken was ok. Lacked abit of seasoning for my tastes. The beans and yellow rice were really good, but didn't make up for the chicken being somewhat disappointing read more

Great place for fast, juicy Peruvian grilled chicken. We get one whole chicken. Love the sides, plantains, cassava fries, beans, small size is plenty for two people. Good value. Just takes 7-10 minutes to pick up. It's casual and there is seating, but we just enjoy our meals at home. Highly recommended for nutritious fast meals. read more

Went to the new location in Sugar Land and it did not disappoint. All of my favorites were as good as ever! Great chicken, sweet yummy plantains, crispy yuca, and tasty avocado salad. Will definitely be back! read more

This little gem is now my go to for Peruvian style chicken. This kind of place is really what the Yelp community is about in my opinion. Came here after I pulled into piada (my go to spot for a quick bite in the neighborhood) and looked it up on Yelp to see if it was worth a shot and I'm glad I got to try it. Let's get into it: First things first I got a half chicken with plantains and the avocado salad. The chicken was juicy and delicious, but the green salsa that comes with it is really what put this dish over the top for me. The plantains were cooked perfectly, and the salad was surprisingly good. All of that for only $15.00!? Will definitely be coming back.. Chicken 9.1/10 Salad 8.4/10 Plantains 9/10 read more

Pollo Bravo - Half 1/2 Chicken with 2 Sides Combo - Peruvian Near Me - Houston, Texas

delicious chicken + sides. whole chicken with 5 sides $36.99 - salchipapas, rice, cup of charro beans, avocado salad bowl, platanos fritos plate. quick table service. bar inside. small limited parking lot in shared plaza. read more

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$16 for this lomo saltado. Terrible. Service is not great either even for takeout. Wife got fried spicy casava and spicy fries it's literally not even cooked and they threw the whole paprika seasoning in this. We had to put them in the air fryer to make them edible. Definitely not returning. read more

Pollo Bravo - Lomo Saltado. $16 for this. - Peruvian Near Me - Houston, Texas

20 minutes before closing, but we were refused..."it's been slow, we're closing early." That's one way to not have customers on Saturday night. I know that as my first visit... it will also be my last. SMH read more

If Mel Gibson yelled "you can take our lives, but you'll never take our chicken!" it's be "Pollo Braveheart." This review has been heavily edited for content to make it more PG-13, by request, even though half of Yelp isn't. And if female diners get chafed while eating here because their upper-half undergarment is too tight, then that's "Pollo Bra-straps." What to get: Chicken with Salchipapa as a side. What not to get: Stuck being the side pollo of your Saltypapa. We love this place, and come often, so to speak. They offer some of the best Peruvian chicken out there. If you pick the right locations which are usually Hillcroft and Long Point and this one, you're talking about some of the best rotisserie chicken you can get. If you order correctly the prices are cheap, and the service at this particular location can be truly wonderful. It's located directly across from our fave tanning salon, and I intend to keep coming back regularly. Pollo Bravo is easily the best Peruvian chicken in Texas, of the ones I've tried. They have four or five locations (it may be more by now) and several of them serve delicious moist tender perfect Peruvian-Mexican Fusion rotisserie chicken with amazing green sauce, other locations do it less well. I don't like fusion food, but this is authentic traditional Peruvian with a little Mexican on the menu here and there, so it works. Nobody is butchering any cuisine here. It's the real sh**, and it's very affordable too. And if Barbie and some of her Los Angeles based, similarly-enhanced friends come here for a work dinner put on by their fave company, it'd be "Pollo Brazzers." Their sides are all excellent especially the Salchipapas (as opposed to Salt N Pepa... but don't push it) (as opposed to your Salty Papa... I know a good therapist?) which are delicious French fries mixed with hot dogs. It tastes a lot better than it sounds. Like my Aunt with the voicebox. The only negative is that I have tried their desserts, and while they are highly rated I didn't really love either of them. But then I don't come here for the desserts. I come here for the best Peruvian chicken and sides in Houston. If you think there's a better one in the state - Peruve it. Brief word for the person that complained (who does so because they are competing to have more reviews than me, not because there's anything wrong with my reviews) - every single time one of my reviews is taken down, I literally cheer myself up by writing 5 extra reviews immediately to make up for it, usually saving as drafts to post later. So keep it up, as you're helping me write more and post more! And if it were located in Siberia, it'd be "Pullover Bravo" because it's so cold. If it were greasy and caused heart attacks, it'd be "Pulminary Bravo" and I'd advise not eating here. And if it were the people that rigged the 2000 election in Florida, it'd be "Polling Station Bravo" and they'd get away with it. Again. read more

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$16 for half chicken with salad and french fries...is a joke..I can get a whole chicken for $6 at any grocery store..plus there chicken has no flavor and the salad was so small but good dressing read more

The food here is yummy and a pretty good value. For $30 we got the Bravo Combo, which is a full rotisserie chicken, avocado salad, and salchipapa (Peruvian hot dogs on fries). The portion is huge and would serve 3 people (or two very hungry people like me and my boyfriend). The dark meat of the chicken is so juicy and the green sauce it comes with is a delish addition to the meal. I've been here a few times (I have only done takeout and it's delish even as takeout!) for when I need a big filling meal--and it doesn't disappoint! I bet dining in would be way better! Parking situation: on-site read more

Ordered several things for dinner and they came promptly. We had the whole chicken, which was perfectly seasoned and super juicy. Also had sweet fried plantains, which are great mixed with the mexican rice and beans. Also enjoyed causa rellena (layer of shredded chicken between 2 layers of mashed potatoes), taquitos, and camarones a la brava. The taquitos were excellent - super crispy and doused with a delish green tomatillo sauce. I thought the causa rellena was a bit on the dry side. The camarones were tender and swimming in a copious amount of creamy chipotle sauce - this would go well with rice for leftovers. Service was friendly (we had called in for extra tomatillo sauce and they were very kind and helpful). read more

Pollo Bravo - Chicken, fries, shrimp, taquitos, plantains - Peruvian Near Me - Houston, Texas

The rotisserie chicken is very tender, love the green sauce it comes with and the flair as are a must! Such an easy take out out option that you can count on being good! read more

Pollo Bravo esta de vuelta!!! When they closed their location just up Memorial, there was much sadness and speculation. Now that they are back, there is much rejoicing. This is without a doubt one of the best places you can procure rotisserie gallus domesticus in the city!! Half chicken? Check. Fried plantains? Check. Spanish Rice? Check. Sultry, spicy, finger lickin' green sauce?!?! OMG CHECK!!! And soon they will have beer. Guess I have to come back. Darn. Start with the 4 taquitos. Apply green sauce. Thank me later. The chicken is slightly spicy and remarkably tender. The flavor alone on this is so delicious that when you pair it with dat green sawce...well...your taste buds will thank you in the end. The rice is warm, moist, and slightly al dente. The fried plantains? I kept eating, and eating, and OMG STOP EATING THEM ALLLLLLLL!!!! So in case you cannot tell. You need to eat here. Sooner rather than later. read more

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Poor service.. went last night drove 30 min raving to a friend about the food. We got there at 8 pm hours said they close at 9. A couple was walking out of the door pissed off saying " they didn't even greet us" we went in after them and nobody was in the restaurant.. walked over by the kitchen and asked if they were open. The lady didn't even respond... so I asked in Spanish, still no response. Another lady came in from the back room and says we are closed. I told her google says 9 pm. She said oh well and walked away. So we left understanding why that couple was mad.. went to Mambos and had a dope ass dinner with great service. read more

Pollo Bravo - Peruvian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Was excited to give this place a try. I have tried Peruvian food all over the US and in Peru itself. Was excited to give this place a try. Ordered take: 1. Half Chicken - very disappointed. They over cooked it and it was very very dry. They also did not season it properly/brine the bird. No favor had reached the meat. Instead you had to rely on the skin. 2. Causa- This was actually very good. Authentic. Wish I had just ordered two of these. 3. Fries-soggy and floppy with hot dogs on top - never had this is Peru. I will note that this was take out but they were extremely floppy. Had to place them in my air fryer to get the right texture. 4. Avocado Salad- Nothing special just a typical salad. Looking at the reviews - My experience was quiet different. Not sure if I caught them on a off night or something. read more

I've already contacted uber eats about the way this was delivered to me, but I now want to speak about the taste of the food. As a Peruvian and a traveler everywhere I go I take it upon myself to go on the hunt for good Peruvian food. So to have heard of this place and then see good reviews I said why not. Here's where I knew it wasn't going to be up to par, one it's a "Mexican, Peruvian" restaurant. You can't compare the two none the less try and cook both in the same place. Lomo saltado is such a trade mark meal for us and the taste is just not it at all. The rice taste like I got it from a Chinese restaurant the meat is extremely chewy and I could've made these French fries myself, this plate is supposed to be full of flavor but it isn't. Almost as if it was cooked fast I'm not sure but IT IS NOT PERUVIAN FLAVORS. As far as the "chicha" again another Peruvian juice I often look forward to drinking because it's so refreshing, this chicha tasted like water and some color. No type of flavor and nothing what I'm use too. Highly disappointed and quite frankly a disgrace to real Peruvian cooking! read more

Pollo Bravo - Peruvian Near Me - Houston, Texas

I. LOVE. PERUVIAN. FOOD. My coworker is Peruvian and loves this place, so she brought our office here and we stuffed ourselves silly. It's a universal favorite. The family pack (a whole chicken, salad, rice, beans, plantains, salchipapas) is the best bang for your buck. I eat until I'm so full for under $10. There are always leftovers. My coworker says their lomo saltado isn't as good as other places like Lemon Tree, so I haven't tried it yet. But I might... The chicken quality isn't like extremely remarkable, but it's seasoned well and pairs deliciously with the refreshing avocado salad and hearty carbs like rice or my favorite - yucca fries. I can eat yucca fries nonstop. They're starchier and denser, with crispy outsides flecked with salt. Pollo Bravo gets 5 stars because 1. Local 2. Affordable 3. Delicious 4. Variety 5. Representative of Houston's melting pot! read more

The best chicken you'll ever eat. So tender, juicy, and perfectly seasoned. But somehow the sides are just as good. This is the perfect plate of food. I have never had a bad meal here. I don't normally stray from my usual order of 1/4 chicken, green plantains (tostones), and Mexican rice because it's so perfect. When I do, it's because the staff knows that everything else they serve is equally delicious and that I should try something out of my comfort zone. The sweet plantains are also yummy but I prefer the salty crunchiness of the green plantains. I love the causa rellena and the taquitos too. I could drink the green sauce by the gallon. I put it on everything and always ask for extra. This place has a very homey vibe. They're so nice and the food is like nothing else. Come here and try as much as you can. You won't be disappointed! read more

Pollo Bravo - 1/4 chicken, green plantains, Mexican rice. That sauce tho!!! - Peruvian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Would give half a star! I ordered a large order for our office on Monday, and the rice and food was all over the bag! They need to learn how to arrange To-go orders. The individual placed the entire large order in one small bag. Attempted to contact manager but was advised was not at the location. Individual that placed the order in the bag indicated she did not understand the issues. read more

Staff is super unfriendly. Simple questions never got a response. I asked if they had a trash can to dispose of my take out trash , made a mistake and ordered online but wanted to eat there. All pollo bravos are the same thou I'm no longer buying in any of these establishments. read more

I was so shocked at how delicious this food was, I overate and couldn't breathe for a while lmao! The ONLY thing was the meat was dry, other than that! The flavors are impeccably perfected and the taste was out of this world well done read more

Pollo Bravo - Half chicken Mexican rice beans and plantains - Peruvian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I'm not sure if I came in at a bad time or what the issue was with the waitress who took my order but it seemed that I had done something to irritate her. I assumed some sort of half hearted attempt or hand off would be done but was not impressed by the service level at all. The sad part is the food is pretty good. The menu is fairly straight forward offering more mex than Peruvian offerings. The 1/2 chicken came out quick and the dark was more flavorful and tender than the white. The sides of rice and pinto beans with it were also good and seasoned well. I opted out of desert, no longer wanting to sit in the scrutiny of my irritated server. It seemed a shame to have such a bad reaction as the other two waitresses working seemed to be fairly on it. Guess I will be sticking with Inka's nearby for my next trip to the area. read more

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This place was amazing! My boyfriend brought me here and he was right when he said the food was great! Just the chicken needs a little more season but the rest is great! Oh and by the way happy Hour drinks are 40% and you get a mini taco for free! And maybe some more smiles from the staff would be great! read more

Pollo Bravo - Peruvian Near Me - Houston, Texas

First time eating this place. Two thumbs down. No flavor at all whatsoever. I had the chicken, fries and beans. Weird combo! Thank God for ketchup!! Not sure how you mess up fries but this place did it. Never again. Should have just gone to McDonald's. ‍ read more

I can see why this place has average reviews. Chicken is very basic in flavor, not bad, not great either. The one mediocre sauce option does a huge injustice to Peruvian chicken--it's all about the sauces! Good places typically have 3-4 sauces and don't skimp on it for delivery. The sides, yucca fries and sweet plantains, were decent. Not worth revisiting IMHO. read more

Excellent and juicy pollo! Everything is fresh and deeelicious! Suggestions during M-F lunch, come early 11:30 am or late after 1pm, they get very busy and difficulty to meet up with orders especially if you only have an hour lunch. The Mexican style rice is incredible, options of white as well. Don't forget to request the green sauce! One last request, make sure you grab one of their white powdered cookies, not over-sweet but perfect for that late snack in the day read more

Always good! The green sauce is worth going for alone! Soooo Good! I have only eaten the Crispy taquitos there so good I have a hard time trying anything else! read more

Good food, and services was great ! Young Venezuelan waiter is really nice , and she is Constantly cleaning and disinfecting all Tables , portions could be better and bigger but overall is good read more

Yes yes yes. Today was a good day. Today I discovered they re-opened this restaurant (in a new location) when I thought I'd have to live the rest of my life without getting to eat their addicting spicy green sauce or their delicious sweet plantains. And don't get me started on their chicken quesadillas (and their rotisserie chicken). New location is nice, bright atmosphere. Food is same great taste as before. We'll be visiting again, regularly. My go to order is pictured - chicken quesadillas (which are more like cripsy tacos? And their tacos are like flautas) and a large order of plantains to take home. Stomach is happy. read more

Pollo Bravo - Peruvian Near Me - Houston, Texas

I thought the food was outstanding. Their savory plantains are unreal. My server Brian was also the man!

First time here today and I ordered the rosterie chicken with white rice and avocado salad. First time and will not be my last. Chefs kiss

Ordered online from here. Both myself and the person that ate with me got diarrhea. We ordered the quesadillas, shrimp with rice and, potato appetizer. The potato appetizer was not included in the order. Had it refunded. The packaging they used wasn't sealed and the sauce spilled out everywhere. I've been to the location I gulfton and had high expectations from there. I won't be ordering from the memorial drive location again. read more

The Best Peruvian / Mexican restaurant in town !! So glad they re-opened in Memorial Park area and looking forward for the bar to get up and running. Good place for a fast casual lunch as well. Food is great, customer service is still on point and the new place looks great. read more

Pollo Bravo - Fresh Avocado - Peruvian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Chicken is okay, but the white rice and the green sauce are what I go for. Avocado salad is pretty decent as well

I could literally eat here everyday for the rest of my life! My boyfriend and I ate here last night and it was only $25 for 2 of us!! We split the taquitos as an appetizer (which were delicious) and then we each got a meal, I got the chilaquiles (which made me reminisce to the time I first had chilaquiles in Cabo San Lucas) they were so goooood & my bf got the 1/4 chicken which he said was awesome. We will probably be binge eating at this place like it's going out of style. And I must also admit...I ate here tonight too... I ordered to go... what can I say ... I'm obsessed. read more

Arrived here around 11:35a on a Friday, place was empty. The waiter took a while to get my order while people were coming in. After waiting around 20min I noticed that other tables were getting served. That was when the waiter came back to re-take my order. Walked out. read more

Chicken was just ok. Plantains were pretty good, though. Wouldn't recommend or strongly discourage.

Well, well, well, it's BAAAACCKKKK! I can't even describe the sad emotional spiral I went through when their first location on Memorial Drive had to shut down. I loved having such a wonderful lunch spot so close to work. And by wonderful, I mean mouth-watering, tummy-craving, juicy-deliciousness! Now they are back, very close to the original location, nestled in a nice new spot! I waited on pins and needles for opening day..... The FOOD: It's just as good as it's always been! - Crispy Taquitos: This comes with 4 delicious, graciously sized, crispy taquitos topped with their famous green tomatillo sauce, sour cream and lots and lots of cheese. Yummy! Price: $4.99 Rating: 5 - Quarter Chicken Meal with 2 sides: My usual! I love the dark meat option because it's always so flavorful and juicy! For sides, I recommend the Mexican rice (buttery and delicious!) and sweet fried plantains (freaking dessert on the plate)! The spicy fries and the salchipapa (fries with sausages/hotdogs) are also good options. All of this people, for just $8.50. Rating: 5 - The GREEN SAUCE: This sauce typically accompanies the chicken meal. A little hint: ask for more! And then proceed to pour it all over everything! It is like a heavenly cream that compliments the chicken or rice or really anything you put it on. I would eat this sauce on a shoe! Bottom line: You can't beat it for what it is! It's a hybrid Peruvian and Mexican restaurant that is serving up super unhealthy and utterly delicious grub, and on the cheap! Definitely a great spot for when you want to get your comfort food on and then immediately go into a happy food coma! Follow me on my way to Foodietown! http://britneygfoodie.yelp.com read more

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