Polleria La Fogata — Restaurant in Longmont

It's a Polleria. That means a place that serves chicken. Get the chicken, the pollo asada. The whole bird if you have plenty to feed or a refrigerator that can keep the leftovers. Yes, there are bones, don't be such a wuss.

Don't expect such a tiny place to be good at everything or to cater to every expectation or to be particularly good at serving people who eat in. The place is pretty obviously set up for take away from giant bottles of Pop, to whole bags of chips, and as others have said a charge for plates and silverware (we didn't even try as we're not blind to the way it's set up). And traditionally a Polleria is to go roast chickens with a set of fixings. We used to go to El Pollo Loco all the time in Southern California, so maybe we knew more than some.

These are generous and hot, too. Freshly grilled tortillas, rice, and beans to go with your chicken that's topped with a plentitude of grilled green onions and jalapenos. It's not a rotisserie chicken, so no crisp skin, just solid seasoning, juicy meat, really tasty green and a super hot red sauce, and solid sides. And the pieces were so hot they were steaming as he cut them and placed them into the box

Take it to go. Go to a park or your house and eat it with your silverware and plates and we ended up mostly using our hands, it...

Good food, but don't expect to be blown away. Be ready for "small business slow" service. This morning it was just this one lady rushing around so please be aware that you'll need to be patient.

It smelled wonderful when I went in because she was working a few batches of chicken and some really good-smelling sauce.

They have a policy of $10 or more for credit card charges, which could be an issue for some, so consider bringing some cash or be ready to buy some takis or other imported snacks.

All in all I can see myself visiting here in the near future for a bite on the go if time isn't super critical or if I'm hankering for a feast; their lunch special looks like it could feed a...

We love this place and come here frequently. This is a small family-owned counter serve restaurant (very Mexican) which specializes in grilled chicken called "pollo asado". The chicken is delicious and comes with beans, rice, tortillas, and grilled jalapenos. They have other Mexican food as well but I've only had the chicken. They often run out closer to closing time but you can call ahead and they will reserve something and...