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Pollo Campero

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At Pollo Campero, we're proud to serve up delicious, Guatemalan-inspired chicken dishes that will transport you to a flavorful fiesta every time you visit us at 949 Ruff Dr in San Jose. Born from the streets of Guatemala, our counter-serve chain has been perfected over the years,...

Pollo Campero

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About Pollo Campero

At Pollo Campero, we're proud to serve up delicious, Guatemalan-inspired chicken dishes that will transport you to a flavorful fiesta every time you visit us at 949 Ruff Dr in San Jose. Born from the streets of Guatemala, our counter-serve chain has been perfected over the years, with mouthwatering...

At Pollo Campero, we're proud to serve up delicious, Guatemalan-inspired chicken dishes that will transport you to a flavorful fiesta every time you visit us at 949 Ruff Dr in San Jose. Born from the streets of Guatemala, our counter-serve chain has been perfected over the years, with mouthwatering fried and grilled chicken that's hard to resist. Our customers rave about our cozy atmosphere, where friends and family can gather to enjoy fresh, made-to-order meals. We're especially proud of our signature dishes, like the legendary Fried Chicken Sandwich, which has earned rave reviews for its crispy exterior and juicy interior - come taste the difference for yourself!

What Customers Say About Pollo Campero

Pollo Campero in San Jose is known for its tasty, authentic Salvadoran fried and grilled chicken, with fried plantains and yuca fries as popular sides. Some customers have experienced long wait times and inconsistencies in food quality, especially regarding freshness and flavor.

Popular Dishes

chicken (10) fried chicken (4) grilled chicken fried plantains yuca fries (3) beans (3)

Best For

Families Casual Quick Bite

Tip: Check your order before leaving to ensure all items are included, especially if ordering for pickup.

Features

📶 WiFi 🅿️ Parking 🚗 Delivery Accessible 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner
🎯 Casual 👨‍👩‍👧 Family

What to see nearby

Jardines y Parque del Guadalupe River
A 522m

Jardines y Parque del Guadalupe River

parque

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Columbus Park
A 670m

Columbus Park

parque

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Heritage Rose Garden
A 763m

Heritage Rose Garden

parque

View details
Guadalupe Gardens
A 784m

Guadalupe Gardens

parque

View details

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Explore the area around Pollo Campero

Pollo Campero is located in San Jose, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.

Parks & Gardens

  • Jardines y Parque del Guadalupe River (A 522m) — park in San Jose, California, United States
  • Columbus Park (A 670m) — park in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
  • Heritage Rose Garden (A 763m) — park in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
  • Guadalupe Gardens (A 784m) — park in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

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Frequently asked questions about Pollo Campero

Pollo Campero is located at 949 Ruff Dr, San Jose, CA 95110, San Jose.
Near Pollo Campero you can find points of interest such as Jardines y Parque del Guadalupe River, Columbus Park, Heritage Rose Garden, Guadalupe Gardens.
Pollo Campero offers chicken cuisine.
Pollo Campero has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Pollo Campero offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway, delivery.
The most recommended dishes at Pollo Campero based on customer reviews are: chicken, fried chicken, grilled chicken, fried plantains, yuca fries.
Pollo Campero is ideal for families, casual dining, quick bites.
Pollo Campero in San Jose is known for its tasty, authentic Salvadoran fried and grilled chicken, with fried plantains and yuca fries as popular sides. Some customers have experienced long wait times and inconsistencies in food quality, especially regarding freshness and flavor.
Check your order before leaving to ensure all items are included, especially if ordering for pickup.
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Pollo Campero San Jose Reviews

3.9
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9%
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Reviews (40)
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Roger Luna

Great service. Delicious food!! We tried both traditional and grilled chicken. Love that you can order fried plantains as a side. Definitely worth checking it out.

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Juan Fuentes

Excellent experience. 2nd experience visiting and it's a unique experience eating pollo campero

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Jose Reynado

If your no familiar to this kind of traditional Salvadoran food, don’t give back reviews to it. We As Salvadoran are used to wait for a bit to eat our delicious chicken. I love my food

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Hurno

The chicken is really tasty. Good portions too.

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Roberto Robert

The food always fresh and made well! Will for sure be ordering here again!

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Cesar Machado

Quick and easy to order and chicken is delicious 😋..

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Hector Rivas

Always the best , great food , great service, the store nice and clean .

Cesar Machado
Cesar Machado

Quick and easy to order and chicken is delicious 😋..

Hector Rivas
Hector Rivas

Always the best , great food , great service, the store nice and clean .

Juan Fuentes
Juan Fuentes

Excellent experience. 2nd experience visiting and it's a unique experience eating pollo campero

Hurno
Hurno

The chicken is really tasty. Good portions too.

Roberto Robert
Roberto Robert

The food always fresh and made well! Will for sure be ordering here again!

Rosario Christina
Rosario Christina

Delicious authentic food. Excellent line up of wine. Great atmosphere featuring indoor and outdoor seating. Quality service. Great location too!!

Jose Reynado
Jose Reynado

If your no familiar to this kind of traditional Salvadoran food, don’t give back reviews to it. We As Salvadoran are used to wait for a bit to eat our delicious chicken. I love my food

Roger Luna
Roger Luna

Great service. Delicious food!! We tried both traditional and grilled chicken. Love that you can order fried plantains as a side. Definitely worth checking it out.

Diego Gorgazzi
Diego Gorgazzi

Came here trying to satisfy the nostalgia after 27 yrs of last eating this. However, it is very expensive, and it's still somewhat fast-food quality. I'm not sure it's worth it given the price.

Cassia Gorgazzi
Cassia Gorgazzi

The food was good for fast food chicken, but that's what it was. We had the chicken nuggets, 30 piece, a four piece bone-in meal, 2 orders of Yuka fries, 2 orders of regular fries, 2 beans, 1 rice, 1 plantain, and here's the kicker... We spent $169.00. I'm completely shocked we spent that much for fast food chicken to feed 5 people. Also, this is mixed with a bunch of other restaurants, so although it's a take-out restaurant only, it isn't the other restaurant at this location. It's good to order ahead too so you're not waiting. It took 30 minutes for our order to come out. For the price is better to go somewhere else.

Dee A
Dee A

I love Pollo Campero. Their food so delicious and flavorful. Today I used the $10 meal deal plus I had the $5 rewards so a $12 meal, paid only $6 then I received an email for a pick at 10:34 AM so I went there and there were tons of Spanish speaking customers waiting for their order too at the front of the store. The text message still in process and it was already 10:36 AM when I got to their location so I went inside and the lady at the counter said that it was 15 more minutes wait as mine was still being cooked. I got a text at 11:01 AM that my order was ready. I was already at my car when I found out that there was a bottled Pepsi and there was no horchata. I was gonna go back but I was already exhausted from waiting. The food was delicious and in excellent temperature. This a 3 rating because the speed of service, it was slow and I should not be waiting that long if the email sent did not have a much earlier pick up time. I will come back for food.

gaby marro
gaby marro

More and $5 for some fries!! It's good and delicious but it could be better. I can't believe that's a family order of fries

Jingyi Xu
Jingyi Xu

Fried chicken is ok and done properly. The crust was crunchy and the inside still juicy. It has an interesting flavor, but it was too salty for me. The empanadas was pretty good except for the meat inside was too mushy. My favorite thing on their menu is yuca fries because I just love yuca fries haha

3ve
3ve

I live in Milpitas 20 min far away para recoger mi orden missing beans I can’t believe I was very angry what happened today long time ago forgot my flan now they forgot my beans food was good no entiendo porque hacen double check si ellos olvidan las cosas next time debería checar myself :(

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3ve

I live in Milpitas 20 min far away para recoger mi orden missing beans I can’t believe I was very angry what happened today long time ago forgot my flan now they forgot my beans food was good no entiendo porque hacen double check si ellos olvidan las cosas next time debería checar myself :(

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gaby marro

More and $5 for some fries!! It's good and delicious but it could be better. I can't believe that's a family order of fries

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Jingyi Xu

Fried chicken is ok and done properly. The crust was crunchy and the inside still juicy. It has an interesting flavor, but it was too salty for me. The empanadas was pretty good except for the meat inside was too mushy. My favorite thing on their menu is yuca fries because I just love yuca fries haha

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Dee A

I love Pollo Campero. Their food so delicious and flavorful. Today I used the $10 meal deal plus I had the $5 rewards so a $12 meal, paid only $6 then I received an email for a pick at 10:34 AM so I went there and there were tons of Spanish speaking customers waiting for their order too at the front of the store. The text message still in process and it was already 10:36 AM when I got to their location so I went inside and the lady at the counter said that it was 15 more minutes wait as mine was still being cooked. I got a text at 11:01 AM that my order was ready. I was already at my car when I found out that there was a bottled Pepsi and there was no horchata. I was gonna go back but I was already exhausted from waiting. The food was delicious and in excellent temperature. This a 3 rating because the speed of service, it was slow and I should not be waiting that long if the email sent did not have a much earlier pick up time. I will come back for food.

C
Cassia Gorgazzi

The food was good for fast food chicken, but that's what it was. We had the chicken nuggets, 30 piece, a four piece bone-in meal, 2 orders of Yuka fries, 2 orders of regular fries, 2 beans, 1 rice, 1 plantain, and here's the kicker... We spent $169.00. I'm completely shocked we spent that much for fast food chicken to feed 5 people. Also, this is mixed with a bunch of other restaurants, so although it's a take-out restaurant only, it isn't the other restaurant at this location. It's good to order ahead too so you're not waiting. It took 30 minutes for our order to come out. For the price is better to go somewhere else.

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Diego Gorgazzi

Came here trying to satisfy the nostalgia after 27 yrs of last eating this. However, it is very expensive, and it's still somewhat fast-food quality. I'm not sure it's worth it given the price.

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Yesenia Perez

I know this place just opened up I have order pollo campero about 4 times already at this location. But the last time I order the fried chicken didn’t have its original flavor like it wasn’t marinated enough:( now I have to go back to SF or bring it from LA so sad

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Jay Johnson

Food was mid at best, and fried chicken wasn't fresh tasted old. I try and support cloud kitchens whenever possible, and I will give them another try. The flavor on the chicken was fantastic, and the price was very reasonable. Bean are outstanding

Jay Johnson
Jay Johnson

Food was mid at best, and fried chicken wasn't fresh tasted old. I try and support cloud kitchens whenever possible, and I will give them another try. The flavor on the chicken was fantastic, and the price was very reasonable. Bean are outstanding

Yesenia Perez
Yesenia Perez

I know this place just opened up I have order pollo campero about 4 times already at this location. But the last time I order the fried chicken didn’t have its original flavor like it wasn’t marinated enough:( now I have to go back to SF or bring it from LA so sad

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Ruben Rosas

This is unbelievable if I could rate this place 0 stars I would!! We were hungry before our flight that we decided we had more then enough time to get some food we saw this place and it seemed pretty good WE WERE COMPLETELY WRONG! Staff was extremely unorganized and disrespectful! I placed my order at 1:30pm and was told the food would be ready by 2pm. When 2pm came around i was told 20 more minutes we waited the 20 minutes and were told to wait for a text saying the food was ready after that we waited another 20mins and asked to speak to the manager we were told no manager was available until 45mins from then that is soooooo unbelievable and what is worse is that there was no way to cancel the order!!! I missed my flight waiting for the food i never got!!!! I would never recommended this place to anyone! WORST DECISION OF MY LIFE!!!! I WOULD HONESTLY GIVE -10 IF I COULD!!!!!!!!

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nick castillo

Absolutely terrible experience. Drove over 100 miles to this place since the one in Sacramento is still in the works. Waited almost 45 minutes for my mobile order I placed 15 minutes prior. Food was cold and meat was dry, they didn’t give me my sauces I ordered, and the guy working the window seemed like he hated his job and his life. While in LA I stopped at the Covina location and thought it was the best fast food I’ve had. I was very much looking forward to this trip. Extremely disappointed with the price as well for what I received.

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Lous Madera

I will give my opinion. This chicken from 1 to 10 (7 ) the truth and the customer service is terrible. the workers there don't help you. I don't know if they work for free. be more considerate.

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Yoni

I was about to make a 35 min. Trip to eat here but after seeing the reviews from 4 years ago to now.. it doesn't seem like they've gotten it together. How sad

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10kd

I sent my own money to shop here but the service for grilled chicken is always 45+ minutes. Chicken tastes good but the wait isn't worth it

Yoni
Yoni

I was about to make a 35 min. Trip to eat here but after seeing the reviews from 4 years ago to now.. it doesn't seem like they've gotten it together. How sad

nick castillo
nick castillo

Absolutely terrible experience. Drove over 100 miles to this place since the one in Sacramento is still in the works. Waited almost 45 minutes for my mobile order I placed 15 minutes prior. Food was cold and meat was dry, they didn’t give me my sauces I ordered, and the guy working the window seemed like he hated his job and his life. While in LA I stopped at the Covina location and thought it was the best fast food I’ve had. I was very much looking forward to this trip. Extremely disappointed with the price as well for what I received.

10kd
10kd

I sent my own money to shop here but the service for grilled chicken is always 45+ minutes. Chicken tastes good but the wait isn't worth it

Lous Madera
Lous Madera

I will give my opinion. This chicken from 1 to 10 (7 ) the truth and the customer service is terrible. the workers there don't help you. I don't know if they work for free. be more considerate.

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949 Ruff Dr, San Jose, CA 95110

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Many Reviews
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chicken
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🍽️ Lunch
🍾 Dinner
🍰 Desserts
🥡 Takeout
🚚 Delivery
🍴 Dine-in

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Verified by owner
🕐 Hours Today
10AM-9PM
Rating
3.9/5
💬 Reviews
149
💰 Price Level
$$
⏱️ Typical Visit
People typically spend 5 min to 4 hr here
📞 Phone
+1 833-226-7376
🌐 Website
us.campero.com
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📶 Free WiFi
🅿️ Parking
Wheelchair Accessible
🚻 Restroom
💳 Credit Cards
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Jardines y Parque del Guadalupe River

park in San Jose, California, United States

A 522m
Columbus Park

park in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

A 670m
Heritage Rose Garden

park in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

A 763m
Guadalupe Gardens

park in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

A 784m
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