Welcome to El Gran Pollo! We’re a family-owned restaurant serving up some seriously delicious and flavorful eats. Think juicy charbroiled chicken, epic burritos, tacos, fajitas, and burrito bowls – all made with the freshest, highest-quality ingredients. Plus, our portions are huge and our prices are totally affordable. Come get your grub on with us!
Peruvian fare like broiled chicken, ceviche & grilled meats featured in basic counter-serve digs.
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El Gran Pollo Towson. 1008 Taylor Ave,Towson,MD 21286. (410)296-5500. El Gran Pollo Pikesville Now Opened!! 6858 Reistertown Rd,Baltimore MD 21215. (410)764- …
Karl Ritterpusch
The food here is authentic and amazing. Everything Ive had is delicious, basically home cooked and seasoned to perfection.. Absolutely the best $20 plate of food, 1/2 chicken plus 2 sides, you can buy between Parkville and Towson. I’m always 100% happy when I leave here and I always look forward to going back.
… moreM*** X
Food is decent just overpriced! The bowls and portions everywhere have gotten way smaller, yet the prices have increased. I remember getting bigger bowls for $18 compared to this small fajita bowl (filled with waaayyyy more rice than meat) I received yesterday! I felt ripped off but hunger set in, so I settled. The 1st two bowls (these bowls are from 2 different restaurants) shows a comparison in sizes. The larger bowls from different restaurants used to be $18 – $20 and now more restaurants have downsized the bowls but are charging the same prize as the bigger bowls, making the smaller bowls the only option. Now, I understand that prices everywhere have increased, but it looks like I’ll have to start eating in more because why pay this much for this small portion and I’ll still be hungry??? :-0
… moreGillian Edgehill
Chicken is cooked rotisserie style but with charcoal
Well seasoned and moist! Try it with black beans and plantains, you won’t be disappointed.! Other sides are mixed vegetables, rice, spicy potatoes, yucca, green beans too name a few.
Last but not least don’t forget the sauces, mild, medium or spicy
The green spicy sauce with garlic and cilantro is the best!
… moreNakema McFarlane
Best location hands down. They are very consistent. Their food is always hot and fresh. Service can be a hit or miss, I expect that when you have regulars you should treat them as such. If you come to the restaurant close to closing they will deny you certain items or try not to give you the best service. This is the only problem ive ever had. and i still go back for more! My go to order is a salad, 1/4 chicken and yucca fries. Sooooo much flavor packed in such a simple meal! Its 10/10 every time! Chicken is tender , yucca fries are not too hard. Pink and yellow sauces are so good too!!!
… moreAmber
CONSUMERS BEWARE!!!!! THEY WILL GET YOU SICK I am truly disappointed and feel disrespected by this establishment. I come here all the time and order the same exact thing, ceviche mixto. Never had an issue or complaint. Today as soon as I bit into the shrimp it tasted sour and fishy. I immediately called to notify them and to request some sort of refund due to not being able to travel all the way back to Towson. I offered to email them FaceTime call, video myself throwing the food away and the staff was not accommodating at all and went as far as hanging up on me and refused to answer the phone when I called back. THESE PEOPLE WILL GET YOU SICK!!!!!!!! I am so upset that’s they would act like this over 20$ but I’ve been spending money here for LITERAL YEARS, never again. SERIOUS FOOD SAF TY ISSUE. I hope the staff sees this and the pictures I provided since they wanted to see the food so badly. Horrible experience, horrible customer service, 0/10 will never ever recommend again.
… moreGray Taylor
I’ve been working across the street from this restaurant for 6 months and nearly every week I eat here, but unfortunately today will be my last day patronizing this business! I ordered a half of chicken chopped and as he was chopping it blood was coming out. I explained to him that the chicken was bloody and he seemingly caught an attitude. A young lady came and swapped my chicken and he was not happy with that. When it came to him making my food he barely gave a full serving of my sides, but EVERY Hispanic person he asked if they wanted more on the portions.
… moreEd R
Great tasting Peruvian chicken, marinated well, cooked just right, cut to size according to instructions. Fried rice (chaufa) is also surprisingly good, so is the plantain and the creamy spinach. No issues during ordering. Planning to be back soon to try other items on the menu. The spanish music played on the background also added a nice ambiance. Don’t understand the words but who cares. Plenty of tables, nice location, plenty of parking.
… moreGavidy Ravidy
Gavidyyyyyyy. Quarter chicken was juicy, but the chicken burrito was a little bland (I think because of the copious amount of rice in it). I asked them to add bbq sauce which made it a little more flavorful. Brussels spouts were tasty and spicy.
… moreQivon A.
We’ve had takeout from here a few times over the years. The food is always good. We typically get the whole chicken + sides. We recently tried the tacos and they were so delicious (albeit expensive!).
… moreDean Coleman
Switched orders and were dismissive and rude about me asking for my food. My order was fulfilled besides the cashier stating she’ll give me my order when the sauce is in the bag. She switched my order with the customer prior to me and chastised me until I pointed out the fact it was my food.
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