El Buen Pollo

Great food. Great people. I walked there in cold weather to grab a bite to take home and instead of making me wait outside in the line they let me in and took my order. They were so nice, and the half chicken and the beef ribs were delicious. The breakfast plates they serve are also amazing. I am definitely going to come here more frequently now.

This is the best place for roasted chicken on the west side. If you blink you might miss it like I almost did! I’m so glad I turned around for this small out of the way place. A little over $16 and I got a whole chicken, jalapeños, onions, salsa, hot corn tortillas, and seriously the best chicken I’ve had in a long time. Looking for roasted/rotisserie chicken and HEB was out and I am glad they were or I would not have found this place. It’s a small yellow and red building that you really would miss but trust me it is worth It. I guarantee you will love the fast service and the food is absolutely delicious. Nothing fancy just good food at the end of the day of teaching. I could not ask for a better meal. Thank you all I will see you again! I think by the end of this review you can tell I’m a teacher but I am glad and hope you take my recommendation.

If you've never had the chicken from El Buen Pollo, you're missing out on quite possibly the best chicken in Odessa. Place sells whole and 1/2 chickens, char-grilled, and I know a lot of places use that term... but THIS place actually does it RIGHT, and better than probably 90% of all the chicken places here that claim to "char-grill to perfection". These guys deserve the title in that department. Chicken is the main star here (and mostly the only item heavily sold) a small menu but what they do, they do better than anyone else.

Also, be forewarned there may on some days be a bit of a language barrier
(English/spanish) but shouldn't present an issue of youre not asking for anything to overly complicated.

Other than that, nice people, AMAAAAZING food, and the sides are... well.. decent to good. Not much wow-factor there, but they don't even NEED it because their chickens are downright drool worthy.