Whereas our $25 whole-bird dinner was an expensive quantity of meals for 2 folks, it probably may very well be divvied as much as feed a mama, a papa and a few littles.
Pollo Supremo’s sweet-tangy frozen margarita is drizzled with vivid pink hibiscus syrup and sells for $8. Wendell Brock for The Atlanta Journal-Structure
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Pollo Supremo’s sweet-tangy frozen margarita is drizzled with vivid pink hibiscus syrup and sells for $8. Wendell Brock for The Atlanta Journal-Structure
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Credit score: Wendell Brock
Kuler’s Sinaloan-style pollo asado, marinated in citrus, chiles and spice, is not only the star attraction right here; it’s the solely attraction. You received’t discover pork, beef, lamb, fish or shrimp — simply char-grilled rooster and rooster soup.
On my first go to, I discovered the rooster overly seasoned and salty. Oddly, a colleague who ambled in for takeout whereas I used to be there instructed me later that his pollo wasn’t salty sufficient. Go determine. On one other go to, my quarter chook once more was noticeably salty, and never very visually compelling, both. Sturdy eater that I’m, I felt slightly slighted by this $8 meal. So, let this be a cautionary story: the extra you order, the higher the deal. (Costs vary from $8 for the quarter-bird meal to $45 for a two-chicken unfold.)
The sopa de pollo, made with rice and a stunning broth, is great and comforting. The guacamole is scrumptious and, at $5 for a heaping cup, an excellent worth. A few minor caveats: The second time I attempted a margarita, it was a bit on the treacly aspect. And, whereas the flour tortillas are sturdier than corn (say, for individuals who need to make tacos), I’m a corn tortilla purist, so there’s no comparability. (Alas, I didn’t know corn tortillas had been accessible till after I dined there.)
Whereas I really like plunging a rooster leg into the cooling, uncooked inexperienced salsa, actually, it’s the perimeters I obsess about after I dream of Pollo Supremo — spooned up collectively, the beans and rice are killer.
In sum, the rooster could be hit and miss, however, when the kitchen hits the mark, all is true with the world.
A cashier takes an order at Pollo Supremo on Moreland Avenue on a Sunday afternoon. Wendell Brock for The Atlanta Journal-Structure
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A cashier takes an order at Pollo Supremo on Moreland Avenue on a Sunday afternoon. Wendell Brock for The Atlanta Journal-Structure
Credit score: Wendell Brock
Credit score: Wendell Brock
POLLO SUPREMO
Meals: Mexican-style grilled rooster and sides
Service: very good; amenable to explaining menu, offering to-go packing containers, baggage, no matter you want
Finest dishes: grilled rooster, beans, rice, esquites, guacamole, rooster soup
Vegetarian alternatives: guacamole, esquites, salsas, churros, corn tortillas
Alcohol: frozen home margaritas, a number of beers
Worth vary: $
Pandemic security: masks optionally available for employees and company; employees examined commonly
Bank cards: all main bank cards accepted
Hours: 5-9 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. 1-8 p.m. Sundays
Kids: sure
Parking: free in lot
MARTA station: Inman Park
Reservations: no
Wheelchair entry: sure
Noise degree: reasonable
Takeout: sure, order in individual; a drive-though is within the works; no supply
Deal with, cellphone: 792 Moreland Ave. SE, Atlanta. 404-748-9082
Web site: pollo-supremo.com
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