Category: | Restaurant, |
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Address: | 5620 California Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93309, USA |
Zip code: | 93309 |
Website: | https://elpolloriko.com/ |
Opening hours (Edit) | |
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Monday: | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Tuesday: | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Wednesday: | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Thursday: | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Friday: | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Saturday: | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Sunday: | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Really good chicken! I love the Argentinian sausage. I'm really impressed with their food. I definitely recommend this restaurant.
Their combination platter is right up the hungry man's alley. Everything is flavorful and remarkably cooked to order. Meats were moist and tender. This was our second visit and we love it.
Quick Summary
Listen to the name. Just get the chicken here (so juicy and full of flavor from their charcoal grill). Love the variety with the plantains as well
Food- 5 stars
Chicken plate- the chicken was so juicy and love the charcoal grill flavor. The beans, rice, tortilla were pretty solid as well
Plantains- I rarely see plantains available at a fast casual spot, so really had to dig in. It was delicious, but reminder to ask them for the sauce!
I didn't try the empanadas but didn't hear great things because they were sitting on the container (like a liquor store) for a while. Probably will stay clear unless I see them pop out fresh
Service- 4 stars
I wasn't sure if they were understaffed or still going through new restaurant kinks. Everyone was really friendly, but took it a bit longer to get our condiments and food (had to wait for a cashier for a while and also waiter had to manage multiple tables so took a while to get our food)
Value- 5 stars
No frills, fast/casual spot. Large portions, fantastic value. They even have family dinner options that provide excellent value
Bottom Line
Add El Pollo Riko as one of the gems of Bakersfield's growing fast casual restaurant scene. Great value, great food. Definitely try the chicken
Walked up to this aroma alluring environment with my family to try the chicken. Was able to walk right up to place my order to go, where I found a good amount of menu items to choose from as well as icecream and other desert dishes being offered. The workers were very polite and service was fast. As we were ready to walk out we were greeted by the owner Joe, he asked how our stay was and did we try the chicken. We let him know we hadn't and he insisted we try the chicken family meal on the house, and assured us we would enjoy it, he even threw in some pastries. We graciously accepted and when we got home we feasted on all the goods. We offered to share with our neighbors because we had extra and I can honestly say we all enjoyed every bite. This chicken is the best I've had. We will absolutely be back! I recommend if you haven't tried it, it's super good, and completely affordable, well worth it.
Finally finally Bakersfield has opened a chicken barbecue restaurant! I can’t begin to state how wonderful this restaurant is!! Quality of food is fresh and so authentic. We visited 3 times within a week and each time the food was bomb! We were able to meet one of the owners, genuinely a very nice man. Owners from Los Angeles. He treated us with some of their desserts… oh my!! Highly recommend!