When we need quick take out for 4 we get the $20 whole chicken with salsa tortillas frijoles charros and rice. The charcoal roasted chicken is the only not slimy great tasting well seasoned chicken like what I used to get in Mexico. $5 per person is cheaper than most other fast food places and this is fresh and has not failed me once yet. The carne asada and papa asada are wonderful, too. When I need the taste of the real taco meat this is the only place I can get it fast and wonderful just like Mexican street tacos. read more

Definitivamente NO lo recomiendo. Ordenamos pollo asado que incluye los extras, en adicional agregamos cebolla asada y otra orden de arroz. Justo estaba habriendo el local y no tenian la comida lista, nos tubimos que estacionar al lado y esperar alrededor de 20 minutos, teniamos prisa y solamente agarrmos el pedido sin checarlo ( BUUU Error) nos faltaron las salsas y solamente nos dieron un paquetito induvidual de tenedor con servilleta, la cebolla parecia que la pusieron a hervir en vez de azarla, estaba toda sin sabor, remojada ya apachurrada los solamente nos dieron una mitad de limon y estaba completamente seco y duro. Bueno llame por teléfono al local y me dejaron que cuando tuviera tiempo podria regresar por lo que falto, al mencionar que estaba encamino fuera de la ciudad me dijien que igual podia regresar cuando pudiera y me daban las salsas y mas limones " HELOOOOO" mal servicio y la comida no es recomendable. read more

I've driven by this hole in the wall (literally. A taco truck has more visibility than this) so many times and have been intrigued by the plumes of smoke rising from the back. Finally I stopped by with a friend after a long bike ride and we took home a whole chicken to split. Um. Everything was DELICIOUS! The whole chicken came with soft corn tortillas, salsas, and a side each of beans and rice. An grilled/roasted (aka slightly charred) onion was wrapped up in parchment with the chicken, absorbing yummy chicken flavors that was pulled apart for tacos. Everything was flavorful and the beans were studded with bacon chunks in it. Yes, it was that good! The chicken was really flavorful. Very savory and perfectly charred. . It's mesquite grilled chicken but I don't think I've had anything like it.. Unlike typical American barbecue, this wasn't sweet at all. Some of the white meat pieces were a bit dry, so I ate them with the beans and all was well. read more

Pollo Regio - menu - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Simply average. Chicken lacked the depth of flavor typically found in rotisserie chicken from a Mexican restaurant. Salsa was ok.

This is another one of the regular spots for the office lunch crew. The chicken is awesome and pair it with the green sauce at the salsa counter and it makes for a great lunch. I usually get the half chicken when hungry and it perfectly hits the spot. read more

Every time I come great food great service can never go wrong with pollo asada one of my top 5 local chicken spots

Love their whole chicken family dinner. It's the best! I always come here when I want a fulfilling meal for the family

Somehow a baked potato with no meat is $10 regardless of the fact that so is the one with meat. This is beyond the dumbest thing I've ever heard and they're either stupid and how no concept how to add variety in the menu or they WANT to screw people over. I was hoping to like this place but I got 0 tolerance for piss poor management read more

This place is a shady hidden gem! It's attached to a small convenience store and has limited parking and you would probably never go unless you were looking for it because of the location. But it's good. So TRY IT!! Authentic Mexican food at a great price and support generous portion! I came by on a Sunday night to grab a bite and got the #2 Steak quality was really good, it was a 10 minute wait but I was happy knowing that my food would be really fresh! It came with 6 tortillas and rice, beans, green suace, and salsa. It was simple food, but done right and fed two for only $9 so I'm happy! Unfortunately, there isn't much of a waiting area or a place to sit and eat, so expect to be taking your food to-go. Also it's a bit sketchy at night so be careful! read more

Pollo Regio has been hit by inflation but it's still damn cheap. And I'm here to drop a knowledge bomb on you about it that hasn't been repped in my previous reviews: Carne Asada Tacos are a game changer. I sent a friend over there who was wasting away from hunger and starvation (or a hangover) and she came back without chicken. I was shocked. "What have you done? What have you DONE?" and then the most glorious little carne asada taco entered my mouth and the angels sung Selena. Now of course I'm screwed because I have to explore their whole menu and let's get real here, everything on it probably involves about a stick of butter. Worth it? Totally. read more

Want a McDonald's but without the awful pretentiousness and overbearing sense of you-don't-belong-here-syndrome? Look no further than the Mexican owned, staffed, and operated Regio. This truly is fast food, without the fast, but with the minorities with the amazing ability to cook food better than any American. Point to what you want and lay down a few "si, sis" and before you know it, you will become engulfed in a sea of chicken and green sauce. And the sauce, dear god man, the fucking sauce. If the green sauce ever entered the PR/marketing nightmare that is the hot sauce festival, it would destroy all the competition, hands down. This shit really is that f-ing good. I highly recommend a trip to your neighborhood Mexican fast food joint, as it will likely be some the of the best Mexican fare you will enjoy in this great city. Taking a green sauce bath. Gabriel read more

Pollo Regio - menu - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Just moved to Austin and ordered Pollo Regio for delivery. To say it was phenomenal would be an understatement. The standouts of our meal were the full grilled chicken, salsa verde, and salsa de árbol. But honestly the charro beans and rice also could have constituted and entire meal in and of themselves. The chicken was perfectly seasoned, tender and juicy with crispy chargrilled skin. The salsas were perfectly balanced, fresh, and flavorful. Omg and the thick, perfectly greasy tortilla chips, clearly made in-house . Absolutely phenomenal. We've already decided we're ordering another half-chicken tomorrow because two chickens in two days seems ridiculous, but 1.5 chickens... somehow more reasonable. read more

The chicken is still delicious and has been my go to take out for years. However, asking $20 for the number 1 (whole chicken) is too much. On top of that, sides are now $1.75 which is even worse since my kids want the extra rice and beans. Pollo Regio, you just priced me out of your chicken. read more

My boyfriend and I seriously are obsessed with this place. We can't eat here too often no matter how much we may want it though, because we'll fatten up with all the oil and greasy foods they have, but with the AMAZING combos they have for cheap prices and fast cooking times. It's definitely in a sketchy-area where my boyfriend and I get paranoid about walking around at night because we're super wimpy and the grounds are all icky but isn't that where you find the best food? I've tried probably 75% of their items and it's all oh so amazing, and the portions always fill me up and leave me with left overs. You drive up here, you order, and then you drive back home, to eat this amazing food alone and in silence, and also away from people who are about to judge the crazy amount of food you are about to devour. Plus, there's no seating out there, and it's much easier to sit in your house eating greasy comfort mexican food. I could probably make 2-3 meals out of my one meal since they're so stinkin' huge and I can't deny how much of my money goes to them, seriously, I can make them RICH with my business alone. P.S. Totally irrelevant but everytime we go here, we believe we're visiting Gus Fringe's establishment from Breaking Bad, El Pollo Hermanos, and we're buying the blue stuff. ;) We're total lame-o's haha, but will totally feel welcome if you'd like to join in our awesome fantasy world of good chicken and feeling like a badass! read more

Delicioussssasss chicken and amazing tacos omg this is the best chicken I have ever eaten in my life I can't say enough how delicious and yummy this chicken was every bite was better than the last wow!! Even the beef tacos were out of this planet. The area is sketch but it's TOtally Worth it!! I think this was honestly the best meal I had in Austin. I wanted to come back the next day and get MOREEEEE sooooo delicious I forgot to take pics!! read more

Dam good well seasoned Mexican style flame cooked BBQ chicken. Great tasting borracho beans and rice. Awesome carne asada, well seasoned and cooked. All freshly made all day every day. Great price! read more

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This place is literally a hole-in-the-wall. I mean there is actually an old bank-style teller window which they slide open to take your order and they they give you your food through it a few minutes later. My coworkers say great things about the whole chicken and half chicken and even the carne asada. I'm not a huge fan of picking chicken off of bones, so I got the shredded chicken in between two tortillas and it was good, but the chicken was a bit bland and the salsa didn't help as much as I wanted it to. Maybe next time I'll just suck it up and get the half chicken and pick it off the bones to see what everyone else is raving about. Until then though, I'm skeptical. read more

The food at El Regio is decent but nothing to rave about. I think it's actually a chain with locations all over Texas. We went to El Regio about 7pm on a Friday night to pick up dinner to take home. We made a special trip because of the great reviews. We ordered a whole chicken. The chicken was cut into parts and wrapped in a paper bag, which was dripping with grease. Not surprised by the grease, just by the wrapping that allowed the grease to get all over my car floor. The chicken came with small containers (pints?) of beans and rice. They were measly quantities considering I wanted to feed a family of 5, which seems reasonable for a whole chicken. The containers weren't even full, and the beans were more like soup, with a lot of juice, some meat and not many beans. The green and red salsas were tasty, fresh and hot. The meal also included a grilled(?) onion. I asked the person at the counter how many tortillas are included with the chicken. She held up a pack of foil-wrapped tortillas and said "This many." I asked how many are in the package and she said she didn't know. I wanted to make sure there were enough for my family but couldn't seem to get her to take a second and actually count them. I finally just said to give me another pack of tortillas, which was only a $1. The chicken is good, though not as good as the red-colored, achiote-marinated Mexican grilled chicken that I was hoping for that's available from local joints in S Austin. The rice and beans were average in flavor and skimpy portions, as I already mentioned. The tortillas seem to just be store-bought that had been wrapped in foil and kept warm. Nothing special, not particularly fresh. In fact, I was disappointed that everything seemed to be packaged ahead of time, so not sure how 'fresh' it all was. At $15, the price was decent but you need to factor in a couple more $$ to get extra sides if you're feeding more than 2 people. I won't make a special trip to El Regio again but will probably try it again if in the neighborhood. read more

The carne asada is $13 now. Insert fifteen eye roll emojis. Still tastes amazing though.

HELLO BEAUTIFUL WORLD!!!! If you don't want to cook or have to make something for a party this is always a smashing hit, this is the only place I will go if I have a craving for some chicken ;) So far I haven't detected any MSG! So I'm happy so far . The parking is hard to find since it's a very Small place you have to stand in line to order and wait .... But worth it!!!! We Love Keeping Austin Beautiful & Weird Keep Smiling!!!!! read more

out of all the steak that's ever hopped into my mouth and melted into my belly, this was one the best. They have complimentary nachos (not the cheap kind) and salsa bar with habanero sauce! The portions were enough for two solid meals, with beans, rice, and tortillas. The somehow manage to run a fast food style drive thru and a classy eat in despite the building itself being kinda small. So glad I noticed the ridiculous lines of cars lined up for take out and gave them a try. read more

The half chicken with the infamous and elusive GREEN SAUCE is life changing. IT IS SO GOOD. Warning: once you get eat it there is no turning back. The cravings will start and then you will be searching google for recipes for how to make it when you move out of state. THEN YOU WILL CRY BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE IT!! AHH.. I would give 10 Stars if I could. read more

I rarely leave reviews but this one is deserved. My sister and I were near the domain and decided to try it out and the chicken very dry and no flavor and beans needed salt and the chicken needed salt and rice needed more color and flavor. After working for many restaurants, next time I cook I will take them some of my rice and chicken, if you get lazy just go home and cook. Since the we paid $21 and the chicken hardly had any meat at all, you are better off buying a chicken from HEB or central market and it will have more meat and only $8. This is coming from a cook and they need to work on there flavor for sure a lot more, I am not the type to throw shade but they need some help with the cooking for sure! If they need tips I wouldn't mind helping them by making a rice with so much flavor and really juicy. read more

After the aftermath of several El Regio locations closing-being converted-absorbed by the Borg, whatever..., I began to wonder if this particular location is akin to a lost battalion of Japanese soldiers hidden on some remote island somewhere, still under the impression it's World War II and waiting for orders (geriatric but still truckin'), only to be found by some drunk American fisherman who accepts their surrender and promptly forgets he did so the next morning...and so the cycle continues. The location is, by most peoples standards, the height of Sketch City. Attached directly to a liquor store where one can acquire an awesome array of Mexican sweets (seriously, yum), it has every semblance of a concession stand gone awry. The little chik'n ordering window appears to be cut out of the wall of a storage room, and if the wind is right, most of the building is obscured in smoke. This, I believe, is part of an elaborate defense system to protect the chicken secrets that dwell within this peculiar facade. At night, no doubt, you might be able to see the red laser alarm grid that surrounds the perimeter of the building. (Those could just be refracted tail lights, BUT STILL.) My ability to order the chicken is somewhat hindered by the fact that I speak precious little Spanish. I am reduced to silly hand signs in my desperation to communicate my hunger, oblivious to the possible offensiveness or chance of a misconstrued message. I care not...I'd do cartwheels in the parking lot if that's what it took to get the blessed bag of goodness handed through the port hole to me. After that, the language barrier evaporates, and all I wish to do is hug the girl within in silent thankfulness until one of the other chicken merchants begins to poke me with a push broom until I leave. What's that, you say? You can't believe anyone is that excited about a roast chicken? Then it's obvious you've never eaten at El Regio. And you know what? That's fine. More chicken for me. Here's to hoping this place continues to function in some "The War Isn't Over" state and does not succumb to the fate of other locations. Battle on, Xena! read more

I figured it out... the rub on the chicken is a secret combination of purple crack, paprika and red kryptonite. And Dawn B is right, that green sauce burns my thighs. PS I did some research (aka I asked 3 guys before a forth came along who spoke some English) and was told "some of the other stores have been bought by Asians and will change names but this location and a few others will still be owned by Mexicans... our food is better" read more

When you show up to this place, do not be afraid of how sketchy it is. The food coming out of that small window in the side of a gas station can easily hold it's own against some of the best food in this town. I normally order one of two things, each a fantastic value at $9. Half a chicken. Always perfectly cooked and seasoned. Has so much flavor. Combine the chicken with a bit of the delicious cooked onion tossed in and drizzle some of the green salsa over the top of it and it is what dreams are made of. Skip the red salsa and ask for an extra green salsa, you won't be disappointed. The included beans are out of this world as well, easily the best in town. Papa Regio. This is a baked potato the size of a football (I'm not kidding). They take this magical potato and load it up with sour cream, butter and cheese. That would be good enough on its own, but then they PILE on their delicious carne asada until it is overflowing. This makes it even better.... but wait, there is more. They include a cup of their incredible green salsa to drizzle over the top. This just brings it all together. Fair warning though after eating it you're not going to want to do much of anything except sit on the couch in a food coma, but it's well worth it. read more

APOLOGY TO THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS At first I was going to name this "Apology to the People of Austin" but then I remembered that there are (were?) El Regios in other parts of Texas, too. Some background: I have an uncanny ability to make things disappear. The moment that I declare that I like a product, business, experience or resource, it tends to go away. Forever. Anyone remember a restaurant on Burnet named Tien Hong? About three months before they announced they were closing forever I had put it on my regular rotation and you could find me there at least once a week. I have "disappeared" anything from hair care products (I tend to get hooked on things, say Dove's original formula of Replenishing Mist, about 6 months before they go away forever) to entire car models (the original S-series of Saturn was the best EVER and I'm going to drive mine until it disintegrates because they don't make 'em anymore). Trying to figure out how to make some money off this skill... So I'd been reading reviews of El Regio for a while and meaning to try it but hadn't yet because it was usually on Sundays that I remembered that I meant to try it and they're closed on Sundays. About 3 weeks ago I headed out to the one off 183 having decided that this week, darn it, I was going to try one of those whole chicken deals. Then I got sidetracked and didn't make it. The next week, intending to try again, I looked it up on Yelp for the phone number to confirm their hours when I came across the Talk panic thread about El Regio closing. Apparently the one off 183 was one of the few left open in Austin, so I went today. Sorry. They're definitely all going to close now because I'm HOOKED. Tender, flavor-to-the-bone chicken. Fresh corn tortillas. The rice and beans....I knew to ask for extra green sauce from dear Yelp but if I ever get the chance to go again I will order extra rice and beans. The beans have tomatoes, jalapenos and actual fatback pork in them - FATBACK, people! The chicken comes with grilled onion - sweet, charred grilled onion that works so well on a tortilla stuffed with pieces of grilled, seasoned, tender (even the white meat) chicken torn off the bone and drenched with (I drizzled first, then drenched, and yes, even drank) that spicy, creamy green sauce. Lovely service at the window. The chickens are already packaged in white butcher paper (cut into quarters already, which I appreciated because it takes entire MOMENTS to cut/tear pieces off a whole chicken and that's too long when you're smelling something this good). So the service at the window (this one is a walk-up, not a drive through - careful in the tiny parking lot shared with a convenience store) was very quick and easy - the whole chicken/beans and rice/tortillas for 11.99 package is on the menu board as #1 so I didn't even need to speak Spanish. The rumor about the owner being indicted on drug trafficking charges? I don't know nothing about nothing, but the cavities of chickens can hold plenty of addictive substances I'm sure. I'm just saying. I'm sorry I ever went, I'm hooked now, and I apologize to my fellow Texans for ensuring that all of these will close now. Sorry. read more

After the many great reviews of this place, and the rain causing me to not want to cook, I went and picked up a whole chicken. Whoa. Now I was expecting good. I mean, how many times do you read that someone wants to dip their face in hot sauce? But guys, girls, yelpers of all kinds... get thee some chicken! for $13 I walked away with a great smelling chicken, the best beans, some plain rice and corn tortillas. My roommate and I are honkeys, and while we loved the green sauce, we found out the hard way how spicy it is. Now excuse me while I devour my leftovers. read more

I want to rub their avocado sauce all over my face and body. Seriously. All over. Unfortunately, it would probably burn like hell. That stuff is nice and spicy! It'd be worth it, though. The chicken is great. They pack it all up so that there's little to no chance that anything will spill out in your car (or on my motorcycle), and it's ready in no time! NO time! It's almost a little scary how fast, but once you get it home or to where you're going, you'll be thankful you didn't have to wait longer than necessary for this tastiness. No veggie options here, my friends! The beans have not only bacon, but I've found chunks of sausage and ham hocks all over them beans. So, veggies stay away! Away from my chicken! Last weekend, I did a little experiment for my camping experience. Bought two whole chicken meals, put them in a cooler with cold packs. That night, I got everything out, heated up the beans and rice, and heated the chicken for a little bit on the grill. It didn't even get dried out. It was extremely tasty, and we had all kinds of hippies coming through to try our chicken tacos! w00t! I'll definitely be back. It's extremely dangerous that I live so close to this place now. read more

Cop to another patron: "Yeah, they've really done well. I knew the owner when he was just starting out from nothing. If you see a black Corvette parked over there, that's his. Amazing." Me: "Have you ever seen that show, Breaking Bad?" No, I didn't say that, but that's what I was thinking. Been wanting to try this place for awhile and finally found out what the fuss is all about. El Regio almost certainly isn't a front for a Breaking Bad-inspired drug operation... unless, that is, you count the straight-up addictive qualities of the food. I brought home a half chicken meal and let me tell you, no voluntary act of will could bring me to stop eating until the last bite was gone. Like my other experiences with Mexican charcoal chicken, the signature meat by itself wasn't sublime... not short of charcoal flavor but kinda dry. That said, I found myself picking every last shred of meat off the bone to mix up with the onion and avocado green sauce on a corn tortilla. I'm pretty sure that's the best creamy green sauce I've ever had. Not too bland, not too wolf-in-sheep's-clothing hot, but just exactly right. I'm also pretty sure those were the best charro beans I've had, anywhere and at any price. I don't know about you, but I've managed to find boring, perfunctory rice and beans at some of the fanciest and highly-touted places. This modest little food stand does not take those sides for granted. The beans were absolutely perfect, with enough bacon to keep your local cardiologist in business. The rice was delightfully rich, no doubt infused with a like amount of delicious saturated fat. I figure I'm going to regret trying El Regio the way a hopeless addict regrets taking his first hit. Wish me luck. read more

Regio is my favorite "restaurant" in Austin. It's just a window to order food with nowhere to sit, but the food is worth its weight in gold. Regio's medio pollo is the second best dish in Austin, second only to... Regio's baked potato, which I'd passed up a hundred or so times before trying (how good can a potato be?). Unlike any potato you've ever had. When you throw on the green sauce, you might as well be adding cocaine because lord knows you'll be instantly addicted. read more

Dammit, Im hooked!!! EAT THE ONION.. AND drizzle the lime! Ive got leftovers in my fridge now that Im looking forward to slammin on when I get home. A whole chicken + sides for $13.. sign me up. LOL The baked potato is RIDICULOUS!! Its gigantic. I hate you cant get chicken instead of the beef, but its a steroid potato.. or 2. HUGE. The chicken quesadilla is amazing. Great tortilla, and loaded with chicken and cheese. Open late, and fast with your order. SOLD!! Bring one to RR, Pflugerville! read more

Oh Mylanta, am I stupid!!!! Who ever just orders one taco at a taco joint? Apparently I can't. My stomach is now going to warn the rest of my body that food comatose will be occuring this afternoon. Mistake 1 I got there and thought there was some kind of restaurant with seating. There are no seats. You walk up to a window, order your food, wait, pick up your food and depart. It's almost like a non-mobile roach coach. Mistake 2 Ordering two tacos, beef and chicken, and thinking I want to sample more to write more on Yelp. I'll just eat half of each and save the rest for later. Plus it's only $4 a taco. (Someone else stated it perfectly, that ain't a regular taco, it's more like a 1 lb fajita in a small corn tortilla) I opened one of the boxes and saw nothing but grease oozing everywhere. What do I do? Go in head first. I take some of the green sauce provided and ladle some onto the beef taco. I bite into it and it is GLORIOUS. I devour half the taco and a whole jalepeno and put the taco down. So far successful. I open the next box up. No layer of grease. Good so far. I unwrap the foil and reveal what must be half a chicken, a tortilla, and sour cream. I bite. Not as greasy, but not as tasty either. The chicken is a bit dry but it's tasty. The green sauce holds it all together. I bite. I bite. I bite. Aww crap I just ate the whole thing. Then eff it, who is gonna leave other half of the beef all lonesome. I eat that too. Now I'm writing this as my body goes comatose, my heart slowly beats, and my stomach smiles. read more

This is the best charcoal chicken I've had ever! The beans and rice were exceptional and the tortillas will melt in your mouth, so good and fresh that you could just eat them by themselves. There is no seating in this place, just a small window your stick your hand in and call out a number for what you want to order. And outcomes the goodness in a plastic bag with sauces of two kinds, a whole grilled onion, and rice and beans. Also has some fresh made tortillas in an aluminum foil wrap. Devour this crazy goodness with a chilled beer and you'll be in heaven. read more

I am so glad that our new house is closer to El Regio than we were before. $13 for a whole chicken, tortillas, beans, and rice? And it's ALL delicious? It's amazing. Every time we've been we order the whole chicken. It's too delicious not to. It only takes a few minutes and it is excellent every time. The green sauce is spicy but so worth it! It is one of the few places I've been to that every time I go it is great. If you're in the mood for food fast this is hands down the best place to go. read more

No seats, no credit, no english, but really awesome food. Everyone talks about the chicken (which is great), but the real action is the tacos al pastor. slow roasted pork with cilantro, onions, lime, and a surprisingly spicy avocado hot sauce. I would easily put this taco in Austin's top 5, and it's a serious contender for #1. read more

Just ate here for the first time about an hour ago. Read the other reviews and had to see for myself. I've been thinking about that chicken taco with the green sauce ever since I finished eating it. I had the beans too. Yummers! The guacamole & pico were also yumazing. I will be returning with friends for sure. I say the prices are very reasonable as well. If you haven't eaten here before, I highly recommend that you check it out. read more

#FIRE. It's just a window but thE food is fiiiiiiiire the quesadillas? FIRE!!!!!!. The steack tacos? FIRE. !!!!!!!!the green sauce? SUPAAFIRE!!!!!!! like an orgasm in your mouth, you're going to be asking yourself why it took you long to find this spot. NOTE: this is basically a food truck with brick walls. No fancy stuff, no healthy menu options, no organic-one-source-bullshit. These people aren't responsible for your food choices and they aren't trying it to save the earth, they just make really good and simple Mexican food. read more

My man and I eat here at LEAST once a week. I second what the other reviewers say. Watch out for the green sauce. It is addictive but dangerous. It's half pureed jalapenos! Thanks to Don P for recommending it to me personally. Only 5 minutes from our hood! read more

This is how food should be cooked on the fly! What a great place...the smoke coming out of the roof is like a beacon for me! I know where to go and get a chicken, GREEN SAUCE, and pico de gallo...YUM! Follow the smoke and find pure food indulgence... read more