I bought the carne asada from their meat department and it had no flavor. the chorizo was ok. The tamales wrapped in banana leaf were very good. try them , service was excellent. read more

Disappointed. Over chargers. Than act like there right. Got charged almost double the price noway there's that much taxes family meal special is a full chicken and full rack of ribs with beans and rice for around 35 maybe 40 that's after taxes.... Got maybe 10 dollars of snacks than I look at how much I was charged...75$ that's not right there's like a 10 maybe 20 dollar differences between what I was charged and what is POSTED on there board FYI toughest ribs I've bittin chewy and stretchy Chickens good. I guess read more

Pollo Mex - a menu for pollos asados and bbq ribs - Mexican Near Me - San Diego, California

Genuinely a little hole in the wall chicken place attached to a small grocery store in a random neighborhood, but it has the best charcoal chicken I have ever tasted. The prices are unbelievable and it comes with salsa, tortillas, beans, rice, and grilled onions and chiles. Cannot be beat read more

I hesitate to try this place because there was barely any yelp reviews. But I'm glad I did the food was excellent budget friendly and quantity of the food was huge for the money. I paid $9.10 for half chicken rice and beans with a huge portion of that had a grills onion jalapeño and some salsa with that but I can easily make three meals out of this. I took a bunch of pictures so you can see what type of food they serve and hopefully you give this place a chance too! We ll be back! Neighborhood wasn't so great but that is where all the good hidden quality food is. read more

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I found this place completely by accident driving from National City to Downtown. I wasn't in a hurry and I was keeping one eye open for a Starbucks, but I had my window rolled down and the aroma from grill made me hit a u-turn. Even though I had just come from lunch, I decided I had to get some chicken to go for dinner. I got a whole chicken (chopped up), beans, tortillas and sauces (red & green) and rice. I simply couldn't take the smells wafting out of the container so I sneaked some chicken while driving to DT. It was a great deal of will power that kept me from eating the whole container. This is great, homemade food; some of the best grilled chicken I've ever had. read more

This place is outside of a little grocery store. This is the hood but believe me I would be much more afraid of being in Chicago than this place. You will see families come in here with kids. Maybe at night there may be an issue but even then I think you will be fine. It is an outside grill a real bare bones type of place. You go inside and order your food and then get two tickets. You give one to the cook outside and then you can wait at the tables outside. When he brings your food you give him the other ticket. This place is more of a takeout place but it does have about 5 or 6 tables outside that are the concrete kind with tiles on top along with the concrete seats. They cook their meat with mesquite charcoal and grill it. No bbq here. I shared a 1/2 chicken and 1/2 ribs for 15 dollars. You also get a quart of rice and beans too. I went into the grocery store and got a few drinks. The food can have bbq sauce, marinated or I think plain. I chose the marinated which is the most popular choice. The ribs are not spare ribs or baby backs they are more like country style ribs really kind of a weird cut of rib. The marinade is good with an achiote flavor and not spicy hot just very flavorful. They give you two sauces for it. A green one and an orange one. The green one is not spicy or hot at all, the orange one has a definite bite to it. There isn't a ton of meat on the ribs and they are not really bbq they are grilled so they are a little tough. Very flavorful because of the marinade but I like my ribs more tender. I lot of people will like these ribs though. The chicken I had marinated also and it was really good also. Of course it is just slightly overcooked but the marinade saves it. Really a good flavor better than just about any marinade you can find for grilled mexican chicken. Again when you are buying grilled anything or bbq anything if you can get it when it comes off the grill you are getting the freshest stuff. I think it is usually best to get to these places when they just open. The problem with this place is I have no clue when they start cooking. I think they come when they want to! Give this place a try though it blows away pollo loco by a billion times and it is super cheap. read more

Menu only allows you to order 1/2 or whole chicken. That's it!!! Half chicken combination plate came with 2 chicken wings, one thigh and one drumstick. No breast which is why they won't be receiving the perfect 5-star rating from me just yet. Also included was a large serving of beans and rice, 6 warm tortillas, grilled onions and one spicy green serrano chili that had been properly sweated+charred. They had 4 or 5 different options on how you wanted the chicken prepared but I went with the marinated which was delicious. The marinade was thick and spicy and reminded me a of a light mole sauce. The chicken was previously cooked and might have been cooked hours ago, but yet still somehow took over 20 minutes to be bagged up so that I could be on my way. Located in a sketchy bodega market on the corner of 38th street and National Ave which I would still call as being in Shelltown neighborhood. Not to discourage anyone from visiting but lots of local borrachos, panhandlers, and gangstas hang around and meet up and wheel and deal near the water vending machines. Would gladly come back but will be requesting at least one piece of breast in the 1/2 order of chicken. Afterall, I did order a 1/2 bird and not just 4 pieces from a bird. read more

Authentic, legit, good pollo asado. The a la diabla marinate is not for the faint of heart, you really have to like hot spicy food. Its my favorite. read more

One of the best BBQ places in sam diego good prices amazing staff an management, it's a must try place!!!!!!!

I love this joint- I crave their ribs with their hot salsa! I usually call in the order and then pick it up since they do take a little long. Very authentic Mexican BBQ joint. read more

So slow, the lady handed our order to a different person, this happened about two times. I would give it no stars if possible. Save your time and go to a real taco shop. read more

Located on the corner of South 38th Street and National Ave in the Southcrest/Logan Heights Area. BEST MEXICAN BBQ EVER!!!! Its techinically a local tiny hole in the wall grocery store with a smoker/ mesquite bbq grill in front of the store. My husband and I discovered this place, not in the greatest area, when our realtor took us in the area to look at possible income properties. We were freaking starving and saw the smoke coming from the grill, so hey we needed to try it. Their menu is simple and you go inside the grocery store to pay, hand the cook the ticket and wait for your food. We bought a #2 Half Chicken and Half rack or spare ribs for $15. Holey moley, we did not realize how much food they gave us.... Let me clue you in, between myself and my husband we had left overs for dinner!!! They gave us a pint not a cup but a pint of homemade fresh beans(not refried), a pint of homemade mexican rice, a large grilled onion cut into quarters, 6 or so heated fresh tortillas and an abundance of red and green homemade hot sauce. It was so much food for $15 bucks, we didn't kow what to do but laugh at the amount of food that was given. Since discovering this place in May, I have referred so many people to this mom and pop hole in the wall BBQ. Its has gotten to the point where I pick up lunch there for my husband who works in point loma and also my office staff also located in Point Loma. Its only about a 15-17 drive from the MCRD Base in Point Loma. Now I am not sure if they BBQ everyday but definitely Thursday thru Saturday. This place is definitely a great alternative to Phils in Point Loma. Great Mexican BBQ and waaaay more food for your money!!! read more

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I was recommended to this BBQ spot by some friends and family that have been here for their BBQ ribs and chicken and we came by for lunch on a weekend. Man, are we glad we found this gem!! This is some of the most flavorful, tender meat we have ever tried. It is located outside of a grocery store and inside they also have a full functioning grocery with a food kitchen as well and produce and butcher shop in the back. But driving by this place the big commercial grills are fully loaded with fresh grilled meats. You can get a full rack of ribs or chicken with a one of a kind BBQ sauce, quart of cooked beans, and quart of rice, salsas and tortillas for about 15 bucks!!! Where else can you get a deal like that?? I have recommended this place to everyone I know and I read more

This place puts Pollo Loco to shame! Best chicken and ribs in town. If it was closer to my house I would probably eat this every day. If your in the area do yourself a favor and stop by. You won't be disappointed I promise :) read more

The food smelled amazing on the drive home. The tortillas are excellent and the green salsa is great. The rice and beans are fine, but nothing to write home about. The chicken was disappointing...still looking for a go to place in San Diego. read more

If you want some bomb pollo well here it is, this place has some if not the best pollo in town marinated or not delicious pollo grilled right before your eyes. 5 stars for this barrio lil joint read more

Off the hook AMAZING!! Best charbroiled chicken I've ever had. Good beans and rice and tasty salsas. This place is a true hidden gem.

Had to wait 50 min for a quesadilla 3 roll tacos and 1 taco and I couldn't even eat the food because I had to go to work, don't order the food here unless you have an hour to kill(the ribs and chicken are the only things that come in a reasonable time) read more

Forget El Pollo Loco. This is the real deal. I come here for lunch and get the half chicken plate Sinaloa marinated if you want the El Pollo Loco style; also, extra crispy... freakin' amazing. Yes, I will keep coming here. read more