El Pollo Rico Express
Chicken · Austin
About El Pollo Rico Express
En El Pollo Rico Express, te damos la bienvenida a un rincón de Austin donde el auténtico sabor mexicano se encuentra con el delicioso pollo a la brasa. Servimos con cariño recetas tradicionales, cocinadas al carbón para un sabor inigualable, durante todo el día. ¡Ven a disfrutar de una experiencia...
En El Pollo Rico Express, te damos la bienvenida a un rincón de Austin donde el auténtico sabor mexicano se encuentra con el delicioso pollo a la brasa. Servimos con cariño recetas tradicionales, cocinadas al carbón para un sabor inigualable, durante todo el día. ¡Ven a disfrutar de una experiencia culinaria sabrosa y auténtica!
What Customers Say About El Pollo Rico Express
El Pollo Rico Express is known for its grilled chicken and nachos. Many customers praise the food quality and quick service, especially for lunch. However, some report inconsistent service, order inaccuracies, and issues with the restaurant's cleanliness and temperature.
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Tip: Ask for complimentary chips and enjoy the choice of salsa from the salsa bar. Don't forget to grab lime to squeeze on your food!
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El Pollo Rico Express Austin Reviews
this is probably my favorite place to eat in austin. the chicken is always great and consistent in flavor. the green sauce is probably the best you can find in austin. the only thing that isn't great is their tortillas. they have a store bought factory kind of taste. the tortillas used for the burrito are excellent not sure why they are different, peace.
The food is always so good. Love getting the half chicken and Rico bow highly suggest
Visted a while back. The baked potato was delicious with a generous portion of meat. The pineapple drink was sweet and paired well with the meal. We also had a bowl with meat, rice, and veggies. Quick and friendly service! Would definitely recommend for a quick lunch spot.
First time here but my co-workers have raved about it, and I thought the food was really good. I had tostadas and really liked the chicken and pasture. Ask for complimentary chips and enjoy choice of salsa from little salsa bar. Definitely recommend getting lime from there to squeeze on the food. There is a walk-up counter to order and it's fast.
I've heard of it but had it for the first time yesterday. I bought the half chicken. The chicken was delicious. The rice & refried beans was better than expected. The Pepsi was fresher than other restaurants I've tried.
The food it’s kinda of good sometimes es salada and sometimes it’s good but idk las cajeras sometimes they are kinda and sometimes they are rlly good but I don’t rlly like pollo Rico y’all need to get better tho and y’all need to always have Dr Pepper.
Got here @ 8p.m the salsa bar was all clean already. Order 3 half chicken and some other side dish and when ask for salsa they only gave me 3 little containers. Lady made a big deal when ask for more. She went to speak to manager to give me more. They also forgot my tortillas. Over all i give it a 2 star because chicken was the only good thing. No lemon no tortilla no salsa. Service was bad. Worst location i have been to.
So slow ,I had waited 30 minutes to get my food
Walked in nobody served me for 5 minutes or acknowledged me. Walked back out.
Bad experience bad customer service No salt no lemons no green sauce not coming back going to pollo ElRegio
Unreal. All I asked for is the rico bowl half beef half chicken… same order I’ve gotten for 10 years… never complained about the price hike, or the bowl size change… yes we noticed it. But to purposely stuff my bowl with tripe is crazy. Will never come here again. Y’all are a gross company.
I ordered a taco plate… They gave me 4 tacos?? I didn’t realize until I had already gotten home smh. I would not recommend, you’re better off at Rositas or Pueblo Viejo
There’s always something wrong with my order when I come to this location. When I order the loaded nachos, LITERALLY NO CHEESE. What’s the point of giving nachos with no cheese. Now today, I got the torta order to go. This location is right across the street from my job, and the bread is already soggy and nasty. Couldn’t even enjoy my torta because everything fell out as i tried picking it up. I can’t even call and complain because the young girls in the front always have an attitude.
This is just on the building itself… I did not eat food from here. I visited this location purely to pick up a delivery order. However the stench in the air as I waited ten minutes to pick up the order inspired me to review the location l. Not only was there an overwhelming odor of possibly swerve or bad meat on the air the place was filthy. Every table had food dirt and grime all over them. The floor was dirty and parts of the ceiling seemed to be overrun with mold. Not a place a would trust the food quality within.
Worst customer service ever!!! I ordered 2 thighs. First they brought me 1 breast, I told them no I'm sorry I ordered 2 thighs. Then they brought me 1 thigh and 1 leg, again I told them I ordered 2 thighs. Then they brought me back a thigh and a wing. A lady I'm guessing a manager named Maria came out and told me they aren't making it again and I can either get a refund or call the owner. I just wanted what I ordered and was nice the whole time.
This location is terrible. All around. Service. Food. Terrible. Usually go to the one on Oltorf and have never had a problem. The asada had been reheated and served to me to go—the container was fried at the bottom and the meat was hard, same as when it gets over cooked in the microwave. Beans were hard and undercooked. Took 20 min for my order to be ready with 2 ahead. Will never go to this location again even tho it’s closer to my home.
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1717 S Pleasant Valley Rd #280, Austin, TX 78741
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