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    Pollo Centro

    3.1 (31 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Kelly B.

    There are only 5 booths and 4 counter seats. Also there is a long bench to sit on as well but no table. Most people get food to go. Food is already cooked, so you just say what you want and you get your food on a styrofoam plat-no waiting. There is one unisex restroom. Half chicken w tostones $7.99 Whole chicken w tostones $13.99 Pechugina w tostones $6.99 3 puede fried chicken w tostones $5.99 Grilled chicken salad $8.99 Whole chicken and rice $15.99 Whole Pollo centro w rice $15.99 Whole grilled chicken 11.99 Half 6.99 Drinks are from a cooler not fountain The grilled chicken is well seasoned and fried chicken is very crispy.

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    8 years ago

    Great food. We always stop in when we are in the area. Always a line. Bathroom door doesn't close.

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    7 years ago

    Fried yuca it was really good, Fried chicken really good, tres leches cake amazing and the Plátanos maduros delicious

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    8 years ago

    Went there for chicken..no chicken..20 min wait at 115pm..wow..get it together..went to crown chicken instead..it was awesome.

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    9 years ago

    Excellent food! I wish they would open another pollo centro outside of Lawrence and let the suburban folk enjoy this wonderful food!

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    11 years ago

    Food is pretty basic. It does satisfy those cravings for a quick Spanish food fix. Place is clean.

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    El Tipico Restaurant

    El Tipico Restaurant

    3.4(21 reviews)
    1.7 mi
    $

    If you're looking for delicious, authentic Latin food, El Típico on Canal Street in Nashua is…read moredefinitely worth trying! This is a small restaurant with a huge variety of choices. It's not a self-serve buffet but you simply tell them what you'd like, and they prepare your plate. My go-to is the rice and beans with pulled pork, marinated chicken, and sweet plantains, and everything is always perfectly seasoned and tastes fresh. They also offer seafood, vegetables, empanadas, roasted chicken, desserts, and plenty of other options. The portions are very generous, especially for the price, making this a great affordable meal. The staff is always friendly and the service is fast. The only downside is that parking can be limited. However, there is additional parking available in the Margaritas restaurant adjoining parking lot, which makes it easier. Overall, great food, generous portions, affordable prices, fresh ingredients, and friendly service. A little hidden gem in Nashua that I highly recommend!!!

    I ordered 2 lbs of assorted meats and the yellow rice. All I can say I don't have a clue why my…read moreDominican friends sent me to El Tipico. Maybe they really hate me? I have no problem with the fact that the floors were filthy, the TV was blasting, the tables were dirty, the garbage was overflowing, and the service was cold. It was the fact that the food was terrible. The keyword is "dry". So much so that it was all really inedible. Yes, the food was dirt cheap. But you get what you pay for. I'm sorry Dominicanas, if this is typical then I feel bad for you. Maybe I was supposed to go to Pollo Tipico? I'll have to ask my friends.

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    El Tipico Restaurant - Chicharon to the right. Fried lean pork to the left. Both just ok.

    Chicharon to the right. Fried lean pork to the left. Both just ok.

    El Tipico Restaurant - 1lb of Chicaron to go. 11$.

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    1lb of Chicaron to go. 11$.

    Pollo Tipico - Tostones, fried pork

    Pollo Tipico

    3.6(64 reviews)
    1.7 mi
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    After a long afternoon of shopping, my friends and I built up and appetite. We wanted something…read morequick that would calm our hunger for the drive home to RI. One of my friends was more familiar with the area and recommended we come here. She ordered a plate of fried pork with tostones, some guisado de res, and white rice. The total was around $20 which was fair for the portion sizes. The guisado was a bit oily but the flavor was really good and the meat was very tender. Since the tostones did not come with a sauce, we ended up dunking them in the guisado. The tostones were on the thicker side but crispy and tasty. The fried pork was good, although maybe a little bland. The lime helped a little bit with bringing out the flavor. The white rice was good. They offer a small, medium, and large portion - small was good as a snack for 3 people. I would come back and try more of their menu items. They have a parking lot, but it was packed and the snow didn't help. There is also street parking. It is in a lively part of town, so I enjoyed people watching while eating in the car.

    This is a family owned Dominican restaurant that serves a variety of typical homestyle dishes. The…read morespace is pretty big. There's a large dining/ bar area and a takeout side with a few tables. We ordered the sancocho and rabo guisado (Oxtails), with white rice and plantains. The sancocho was pretty good. It had a lot of meat and vegetables, the white rice was perfectly cooked. I thought the sancocho had a bit too much garlic in the seasoning, but it was still great, especially since it was rainy and a bit chilly. The Oxtails were simply amazing! They were extremely tender and practically falling off the bone. The sauce was seasoned perfectly and paired well with the white rice. I've never had Oxtails this good at a restaurant. They tasted just like when mom recipe takes hours and hours to make since you want to cook it long enough for the meat to become tender. The service was very friendly and attentive, the food came pretty quickly. Prices were very reasonable. If I'm back in the area, I will definitely return and order the Oxtails.

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    Pollo Tipico - Fried ripe plantains

    Fried ripe plantains

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    Bali's Restaurant - Delicioso

    Bali's Restaurant

    2.8(40 reviews)
    1.1 mi
    $$

    Despite what the menu says, they DO NOT have chicharrón de pollo. If you do order chicharrón de…read morepollo, you will be met with a plate of very LARGE looking drumsticks, and chicken wings. And when you tell them that's not what you ordered, the very rude waitress will tell you "tough luck, that's how they make it at this establishment", with no attempt to rectify the issue. When you separate your sides from the meat onto another plate and tell her that you really don't want the meat portion of your plate because that's not what you ordered, the very rude waitress will take your plate and will also punish you by aggressively taking the plate of your sides away too... yes, even though you told her you wanted to keep the sides. When she comes back to your table to check on the rest of your party, she will ignore you, even if your cup is empty simply for speaking up about food that you ordered that you ultimately would have to pay for with the money that in this economy, absolutely doesn't grow on trees. This establishment has VERY POOR customer service and the waitresses lack the necessary skills to work in the food industry. Do not spend your money here.

    Out here in Lawrence for a family high school graduation and we all met at Balis for a Saturday…read moreevening dinner. The first thing you need to know is that it is loud as shite! The music is blaring and it is not, I repeat, not a place to just dine, chill, converse and listen to music ( in the background). Drinks were good, not too strong, just right. Food was average. What you would expect. There's seating outside. It is lively for sure. Service was questionable for 14 hungry guests. We waited for a loooong time for our food.

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    Pollo Centro - spanish - Updated September 2026

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