Pollos Pucalor

Dover, United States

4.4

Closed now

20 reviews

Does not accept credit cards
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Telephone:
+1 973-442-9272
Website:
www.pollospucalor.com
Address:
85 E Blackwell St, Dover, NJ, 07801
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
740 ftDover
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
No
Good For
Lunch
Parking
Street, Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
No
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
Yes
Dogs Allowed
No
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 11:30 am – 9:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Dover) 05:06 Sunday, 1 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:30 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 11:30 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 11:30 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 11:30 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 11:30 am – 10:00 pm
Saturday 11:30 am – 10:00 pm
Sunday 11:30 am – 9:00 pm

Description

Specialties

rotisserie chicken on natural charcoal

crunshy fried pork belly

colombian restaurant style

History

Established in 1986.

The best chicken in town

established in 1986

Meet the Business Owner

Olmer P.

Business Owner

PU=puentes

CA=casallas

LOR=lopez orrego

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20 reviews of Pollos Pucalor

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Place rating: 5
Lebanon, NJ
Great food, price and speed to order! I got the lunch special $ 8, chicken, rice, beans, soup, and drink… Wow and yummy!
Place rating: 5
Nyack, NY
One of the best tasting pollo al carbon in NJ.
Portions made for fat dudes that love to eat, price is cheap for fat dudes that don’t wanna pay a lot.
Glad it’s a bit far from me or I will be that fat dude quickly…
Place rating: 4
Kenvil, NJ
Rotisserie chicken at its best. Great flavor and I love the plantains. Good price bring one home for the family. The chicharon is also good. Not much seating better for take out.
Place rating: 4
Manhattan, NY
We got take out from here. It was great!
The maduros are just the entire plantain, not cut up which I really liked
The chicken is so tender and the skin is flavored so well
The beans are amazing with the rice and chicken
it’s all just a perfect bite all together
Place rating: 5
Bloomfield, NJ
Cash only, but worth it.
After a disappointing meal at a similar «chicken place» in West Orange we decided to make the longer drive out to try Pucalor. So glad we did. Great value — $ 10.50 for a whole chicken, and around $ 13 for a combo meal (whole chicken + 2 sides). I tried the chicken soup and fell in love with it — BURSTING with flavor — but do note that the soup is made (and comes with) chicken liver and other non-​meaty parts.
The rotisserie chicken itself was extremely tasty and flavorful. As for the sides, the tostones were off the hook. A side salad was more simple then I’d like — iceberg lettuce plus a couple of slices of onions and tomatoes — but for the price I’m not complaining.
We ate in their casual dining area and received great service. No language problems. Will be back!
Place rating: 5
Rockaway, NJ
Love this place! Cheap and great food, not complaints here!
Place rating: 3
Jersey City, NJ
Over priced and small portions. Theres better.
Place rating: 5
Dover, NJ
love it!
Place rating: 5
Dover, NJ
A local favorite. I have friends and family that will drive far out of their way for chicken from Pollo Pucalor.
Their chicken is always perfectly seasoned and cooked. Their combo comes with a strip of chicharon too go along with tasty sweet plantains along with rice and beans. Everything goes great with their special sauce. It was a little kick to it, but it’s very with it. However, I do find them to be a little frugal/​stingy with it.
Pucalor does tend to get very busy. There was one time I was told the order would take 45 minutes, so I definitely advised calling your order ahead. Keep in mind to ask for the sauce when you pick it up as very tend to leave it out by default.
Pollos Pucalor is ordered very frequently at my household. We’ve been ordering from there for years. You great a good quantity for great quality, and for such a low cost.
Place rating: 5
Kearny, NJ
BEST CHICKEN EVER!
Taste is awesome. Juicy. Good prices…
They have more stuff in the menu but chicken is the best. Super recommended.
Place rating: 5
Sparta Township, NJ
Still a fabulous dingy hole in the wall. Come for the food and the food alone. Seating, service, bathroom, atmosphere all terrible… BUT after the big plate comes and your’e food drunk and the small bill comes, then it’s all good. CASH ONLY
Place rating: 4
Succasunna, NJ
I don’t think people realize how good this chicken is. It blows away all the peruvian and portuguese chicken spots. The only thing close might be johns dominican fried chicken in union city. Important things to know: the dover location uses charcoal which makes it even more awesome than it already is. They baste the chicken while it’s rotating with some sort of garlicky marinade. I stil can’t figure out what’s in it after 5 years of eating it. its beyond cheap. It’s good to call ahead. Cash only. They sadly don’t have yellow rice or black beans but the chicharron will make you cry.
Place rating: 5
Wharton, NJ
Whole Chicken, rice and beans for $ 14.45 can’t beat that. I get that often for a nice meal for me and the wife.
Place rating: 3
Woodbridge Township, NJ
If they say waiting time is 20 mins. It’s an hour.
PUCARDO TYPICAL PLATTER IS NOT $ 8.50 says in the web menu but if you actually go there. They have different price. ITS $ 10 for pucardo typicaal platter.
Chicken is excellent but others are yuck. Especially, pork. Its deep fried and hard as rubber. Almost broke my tooth. The food will raise your cholesterol and will ended up with cardio vescular problem. Im not going there again.
Honestly, roasted chicken is The Best I ever had.
Place rating: 5
Mine Hill Township, NJ
Wow! Read this review now:
For $ 17 I got a whole chicken, chicharon, side of fries and sweet plantains. It was huge. Everything tasted amazing. I called and ordered at 6pm. They told me pick up at 6:30pm and exactly at 6:30 my order was ready. I love this place and the one in Morristown area. I don’t speak Spanish and it was easy to order. For $ 17 you can’t eat this well at any restaurant in NJ.
Place rating: 1
Oak Ridge, NJ
The food here is good. That’s why it got 1 star. Everything is fresh and tasty. I never dined in so I cannot speak on the table service, but the girls at the counter have always been nice enough.
That being said, I once ordered takeout from here and there were cat hairs in my rice. Not just one. Multiple. I called to complain and the guy just pretended he didn’t know English. He did not care to get someone that «understands me» on the line. Never eating here again based on that.
Place rating: 3
West Bronx, NY
Ok… I was searching for a Spanish restaurant cause I was in the need for chicken. So I came across this spot and based on the reviews I headed over. I ordered a combo plate with ¼ chicken dark, white rice, beans, a corn patty?, a fried egg (which the idea of removing the yolk prior to frying was inconceivable lol), fried pork and a single slice of green plantain instead of sweet.
To sum it up. the chicken was good, but not the best I’ve ever had. The rice and beans were ok. The fried pork was good but I wish the meaty part wasn’t so tough lol. Overall, for $ 10.70, you can have a nice decent meal. Not spectacular, but decent.
Place rating: 5
Manhattan, NY
Best Colombian chicken in USA !!
the closest thing to a real Colombian Roast Chicken, for a good price you can have a full dinner delicious, nutritious, ymuy!!!
Place rating: 5
Hackettstown, NJ
I love this place. I try to pass it on Blackwell street, but the temptation is too strong! The staff here is great too.
Place rating: 5
Morristown, NJ
HUGE portion!
We went and had $ 13 special. YUM!!! I cannot barley move afterward.