El Pollo Guapo

I absolutely LOVE this place!!!! I’m vegan snd get the Dazed snd confused bowl. They substituted the meat for my choice of something else!!! The Dazed and Confused bowl has a flavorful rice as a base, fried plantains,pico de Gallo, sauté mushrooms, delicious crispy Brussel sprouts, chickpeas, as well as a cilantro, chili lime sauce that’s out of this world! I added photos just the other day comparing to the ones I had posted a year ago. I have to say the food has definitely changed and not for the better. It’s as though the recipes have changed or the people in the back cooking have changed, don’t get me wrong it’s still good but it’s not how it was when it was on the Berlin Turnpike. Please go back to the way you were doing it!!!! I would drive from Middletown at least once or twice a month to get it as well as my job in cromwell ordering large orders, not anymore. Ill try again and see.

So where EPG executes well is in vibe and fittin with their space... rotisserie chicken w/a latin flair. The whole chain is lively and inviting right when you walk and and you are met w/a large colorful menu that has an great mix of options to choose from. The servers are very friendly and are quick to give you a run down of their offerings. Sooo many things sound great and we ended up grabbing a chicken dinner and a taco comb... The mains here are pretty legit...the rotisserie chicken has a great flavor and the birds are a nice sice. They run a touch dry but you can choose from an array of side dips to add extra punch to your meal you cluckers (some sweet, some spicy, all pretty salty) . The tacos are fairly large w/ chunks of rotisserie chicken bustin thru there. One was better than the other but all n all pretty good (spicy was so so). Where this place falls a lil shy is on the sides which arent bad but they aren't really good either. They're just kinda there, the rice was alright although salty and dry (maybe it was just really old) and the corn seemed a lil old too but just had the same chimichurri n pickled onions slapped on. Overall the food was solid n probably would stop by again if in the area and hungry but it wasn't anything I would go out of my way for.

Wow wow wow Full transparency, at first glance the prices kind of caught my eye. Nothing crazy but more than a trip to Taco Bell. But then we opened our boxes and BOOM, worth it!! And then the first bites and we’ve been sold for life (Taco Bell who?) The portions are beyond expectation so you get your moneys worth hands down. Presentation is amazing. Flavor is incredible. There’s some sort of lemon pop to the sweet potato wedges that just works so well. We will be back !!!

I was attracted to the name of this joint because I dated a girl who used to call me guapo! ;) #cap My plate is the ¡Hola Guapo! and it was a sleeper of a taco. Hand pulled Chicken taco that had a very sweet yet salty palate and paired well with the cheese. This cheese is not very pungent and overbearing against the other flavors and smells of the meal and that was something that I thought made the price justifiable. The taco was damn good and did not taste cheap! I was not attracted to the price of a single $6 taco though and the lack of supportive conditments/complimentary servings at the price points were charging but if data analytics have rendered pricing metrics, I acknowledge overhead and inflationary market but I like to be able to purchase a meal and drink for >$10. The bathroom was very clean which is something that shows the greater quality of a food spot in my travels and something I take note of always. This bathroom was very clean. Overall great experience and would highly recommend for a lunch/brunch date! Give me complimentary nachos and pico somehow please and that would be my only recommendation. #elpolloguapo #foodie #newington #restaurant

(moved to main street Newington) Ground Beef Taco and a Sweet Chilli Chicken Taco, I added the Sarachi Aoli sauce, Outstanding!!!! So I went back here yesterday after work, I was craving the awesome tacos I had here originally and after my terrible experience at the Glastonbury location, I needed my El Pollo Guapo fix, and again, a great experience. I got 2 sweet chilli chicken tacos and one ground beef w/ 2 sides of the Sriracha aoli sauce, to go. So yummy!! I spoke with the Manager Charlie, I believe that is his name, sorry if I got it wrong, and he was just a breath of fresh air, very concerned with the satisfaction of the customer, great job Charlie, thank you. Go here people, you will be glad you did!! Last pic is from to go sweet chili chicken I took to go, perfect!! I went back again to the New Newington location and got the "Dan that's a Spicy Taco", a Banh Mi Taco and a Ground beef taco. Look at how stuffed they are!! They're the best. New pics attached.