Pollo Campero — Restaurant in Leyden Township

2025 Update: The true sign of a quality restaurant is how consistent they remain for a prolonged period of time.

Pollo Campero can be hit or miss. Most of the time, the chicken is fresh and juicy with a crunchy crust. Occasionally however, it'll get to the point where it's like gnawing on your own shoe. Dense and overcooked or just having sat in the warmer for far too long.

They have completely deleted the breakfast menu and changed the hours to reflect that they are no longer open for breakfast. It kind of sucks because they had some really good breakfast items.

The service is still fantastic. They are very quick and always pleased to serve great tasting food. They also check up on you to make sure everything was to your satisfaction.

I had the two-piece fried Chicken with rice and it was the most delicious chicken I've had since the first time I tried this location. Very worth the trip.

And I highly recommend joining their loyalty program because every 3 to 6 months you'll get a $5 off or a $10 off coupon with no minimum purchase.

2024 Review:

I had never heard of Pollo Campero before. Apparently, South of the border, it's as popular as KFC.

I went in unsure of what to expect. Due to this, I ordered the two-piece chicken instead of trying something more hearty.

What I received was perhaps the most flavorful, juiciest, crispiest breaded chicken I have ever eaten in my life.

If you dine in, you get real silverware and real ceramic plates. The service and atmosphere are amazing. The employees are welcoming, especially to new people who have never eaten there before.

I haven't tried everything on the menu yet, but I will eventually. Because I am definitely absolutely 100% coming back.

Day 2: after I signed up for the app and the rewards program, with my first purchase, I got a $10 discount coupon code for my next purchase. I'm back again today.

I tried the grilled chicken and, while it's very flavorful, it's also less juicy than the breaded chicken.

The chicken sandwich is freaking delicious, with the juicy flavors of their fried chicken and very sweet, but perfectly balanced pickles on a soft fresh burger roll.

I have to say though that the mac and cheese, while it is flavorful and good, is more or less flavorless in the cheese category. As a pasta aficionado, it's bland but edible.

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It’s so sad. I really wanted to like this place considering when I first tried it in El Salvador, it was like one of the best restaurants there. So immediately I was excited to try when I first heard they were open. I tried giving the benefit of the doubt knowing it just opened, expecting the lines to be long and they were. Sure no problem, but the people in line were obnoxious so we took it to the drive through (It took longer waiting in line inside than drive through btw). But I was impressed how much quicker the drive through was until we got to the window. The lady, I believe her name was Fabiola was extremely rude. Spilled our drink and gave us attitude when asking for napkins. Didn’t give us straws or silverware and told us no we couldn’t add a side. We then had to go inside to gather them. And all they had were straws available. And that’s when i realized we still would have been waiting in line. We then began to eat our food. My husbands quest chicken sandwich barely had any queso, but luckily it was a good chicken sandwich. The fries were good and Same with my nuggets which later gave me heart burn (personal problem lol). And the bread was good but I think was regular Hawaiian bread. But of course upon finishing a few bites we encountered a plastic hair-like fiber in my chicken nugget. So that was unfortunate. And oh the drinks! The drinks! Unless you like thick syrupy mango, and watered down horchata you can barely drink, you may like this place. It’s sad, but I do not see this place lasting long. As if the quality can barely hang the first couple days it’s open, it may not last any longer....

We tried this place on a Saturday afternoon. There was a short line to order, but that just gave us time to go over the menu. We ended up with the classic chicken sandwich, a chicken nugget meal, and the Campero sald. While we were there, a family of 12 ordered family style option 20 pieces of chicken (some fried, some grilled). When dining in, you order your food and are given a numbered table tent. Find a table. There are 9 booths, 6 tables inside, and 3 tables outside. Your food is brought to your table. As busy as it was, our food got to our table fast, and it was hot. The staff are really on top of keeping the dining room clean and ready for guests. The food is served on dinnerware that reminds me of Bonita dinnerware. It is a fast-food environment, but the plates and table service elevates it. My chicken sandwich was juicy breast meat on a soft bun. I got the Yucca fries; they were crispy but needed a sauce. The Campero salad had spring mix, shredded cheese, and cherry tomatoes with a fried chicken breast; you could tell the salad had not been sitting around for a day. We got one Empanada, it was doughy and did not have a lot of filling. The loyalty program was a bit difficult. You had to add the app and scan it at the register or scan the bar code on the receipt, but our receipt did not...