El Gran Pollo — Restaurant in Maryland

I have been a customer of El Gran Pollo for years. I really enjoydd my time at this location today.

The ceviche was on point. Cold and refreshing and perfectly balanced salt and lime. The leche de tigre was spicy and flavorful. I asked for it super spicy and you could really taste the roccoto and aji limo. The camote ( sweet potato) was tender and flavored well. The canchita was brilliantly roasted and seasoned well. The seafood was very great, it wasnt todays, catch but you can tell it was great quality, definately higher $15.95, it was on par with ceviches in Miami, D.C., etc.

The pollo a la brasa was juicy and flavored well. Roasted perfectly. The Aji sauces (green and amarillo) have always been great here as well.

My only thing with El Gran Pollo is I wish, since they are local, that they offered my criolla Peruvian dishes like arroz con mariscos, seco de carne, papa a la huancaina, causa, etc.... other than that.... what they do cook, they...

The food is good! But for the last few months the place has been dirty. Lots of bugs inside the restaurant like flies. The windows internally very dirty. I think they use dirty cloths to clean the mirrors and glass because the windows look very dirty when we sit close. The floor feels like it's always sticking together when we walk. Dirty bathrooms. They should not use glass cleaner or paper towels as everything is marked and very dirty. Desserts have no expiry date and no manufacturing date. The place looks abandoned as it has no cleanliness. If it's like this in a restaurant, I don't even want to imagine the kitchen. I've been there on different days and different times. Glyndon's El Gran Pollo is dirty! The one in Cockeysville is clean. But Glyndon's if it continues like this it will be impossible to frenquent. I don't know how sanitary vilification doesn't check Glyndon's...

This is some of the best rotisserie chicken out there and they have great sides too. I am always mixing it up and trying new things. I have only Doordashed this location.

Tonight I had a half a chicken, all dark. My sides were the veggie mix and brussel sprouts. The brussel sprouts have a little kick to them. The veggie mix is so tasty, though I normally am not a fan of such mixes. I feel like I'm eating healthy.

I also got a house salad with steak on top. I really enjoy their salads, especially a side salad, but this location ALWAYS forgets the salad dressing. Tonight I texted the driver and asked him to remind them about the dressing. For the first time ever I got my dressing. For this I gave them a 2 for service. If the manager explains the importance of dressing on salads to the staff, I will happily move service to a 4. We will see what future...