El Pollo Supremo

Whole chicken on the grill! Yum! Dinner made easy! Plus they have a large selection of sides.

Local place. LOVE THIS PLACE! My boyfriend and I are hooked on the chicken. Not sure what’s on it, but is soooooo good. The tacos are good as well, but we really go for the chicken.

Food gets 4 stars but had to deduct 1 point for service.
This place is your average chicken spot. Relatively clean with a quick turnaround time for food to be ready. You’ll find many patrons coming in and out at any given time. My major beef with them is lack of disclosure when something costs extra and this time around they did not give me the parts of the chicken I originally requested.
Take-​out is an extra charge and when I asked what drinks come with the takeout combo, they listed a plethora of drinks and then I chose the tamarindo drink. I thought the price was a little high when I left, but I was in a rush and the guy seemed a little apprehensive about me viewing my food before leaving. I glanced at it, but I was on my lunch break, working from home so I couldn’t tarry.
I get home, look at my receipt and open the box and lo and behold, there was a 50 cent charge for the drink and 30 cent charge for takeout. It’s kinda silly considering it’s pretty much the same kinds of containers for dine-​ins. Why not just factor that into the cost in general? Then for the drink, he most certainly should have told me it was extra up front. I’m not going to lose sleep over 80 cents but it the mere principle of the situation. I have a right to know any info that might influence or impact my purchasing decisions.
Insult to injury, they gave me a mangey help of a wing, dried up small leg and a thick chicken breast. I specifically asked for dark meat. I don’t like white meat, especially when grilled and not cut up/​butterflied as this is the driest part of the chicken and I like it juicy. On the bright side, at least the flavor was good. Will go again but will ask what’s extra upfront and check my food before leaving.

Decided to pick up dinner the other day and was surprised to see they changed the menu. Before when you order Combo #3 you get 3 pieces of chicken and 2 sides + soda. Now it’s just one side and a soda. If it’s a takeout they charge an extra 30 cents. For the price and quantity of food, you’re better off going elsewhere. However, when the I’m in the mood for congri, I might just stop in.

This spot is awesome! I love coming here for their chicken tacos, and usually get a baked potatoe on the side. Only thing I hope for is that this place would stay open later.

We did take-​out for an easy and inexpensive weekday meal. We had more than enough food for 3 people (leftovers a huge bonus) and spent $ 23 on a whole chicken, yuca mojo side, corn on the cob, side salad and macaroni salad (we ordered potato salad but that was OK!) I enjoyed the chicken and was satisfied with the experience as an affordable quick week day option.

It seems as though this location of El Pollo Supremo gets mixed reviews on almost all the social media sites. However, I’m happy to say I’ve never had a bad experience here.
Only once did I stray from the chicken and get something different (tacos, which came three to an order and were just fine). Chicken has always been tender, flavorful, and juicy. I like their congri rice. My favorite side, though, is their fried yuca. A small order is plenty and each time I’ve ordered it, it’s been perfect: super crispy and golden on the outside, sinfully starchy and creamy on the inside.
I don’t find it to be terribly expensive as others have said. Generally, a single meal will run you about $ 6 – 8, but the portions are pretty filling (at least for me).
You won’t stand around here because of slow service, it’s because everything is made to order. I’m usually pretty impatient, but this has always been worth the wait.

Food is just as good as it was when i had to go to bergenline to get it… now that its closer my way even better… the half chicken burned to death… idk its just me but i like the grilled charred flavor they give the chicken… with my choice of beans and rice, fries, side of sweet plantains… a must try

Recently upped their prices. Not worth over 9 bucks for chicken, morro and a soda. Come on man! You are killing me. Used to be a regular. Also, chicken is sometimes way too dry. Gonna go elsewhere until they realize nobody has ten to drop on lunch in Chill Town!

Quality varies each visit. Last two visits the chicken was far too overcooked. The sides are usually bland as well.
Everything on the menu is super overpriced for what you get.

The chicken is amazing but the rest of the food is just ‘ok’. Too expensive for what you get.

Great grilled chicken and some of the best fried yucca and tostones, I’ve ever had.

Nice place, nice affordable food & nice sides those come with plates. They are clean too. Only complain is, if they put a powerful exhaust in seating place so that frying smell doesn’t overwhelm the eating experience. I usually order baby Churrasco, or Palomilla with tostones & Yuca fritos.

I was not a fan. The chicken was bland, the corn on the cob I ordered was a soggy tasteless mess. I did like the rice though. Maybe it was a bad night.

Fast, friendly, good food, also the place is very clean and lots of seating.

Everything on the menus is great– the staff is alway friendly and fast– I was first introduced to their food six years back by the owner who was a client of mine and it only took one taste to get me to be a long time client of his now– my office is in hoboken and it’s well worth a 5 – 10 min drive– if you haven’t ever tried this you really should their chicken is a treat– and wash it down with a pina colata drink! Plantains are my personal favorite side dish– simply Delicious!!!

I have lived in the area for years and cant tell you how many times a month i see a professional cleaning company scrubbing this place down. They are obsessed with keeping the restaurant clean. Now on to the chicken…
The chicken is perfectly seasoned and very moist. The price makes the chicken taste even better. Also, there is a fast turn around time on the chicken so nothing is laying around too long.

I am not a local around here but i came by and saw this store. its one of the few that opens late around this area. very nice area. i didnt order the chicken so i cant say much for that. i ordered the congri which is rice, bacon and sausage mixed together and the large chicken soup. the chicken soup is good, very tasty and smooth. it felt really spanish flavored with the corn mixed in. the congri was really dry, i felt like it didnt have enough flavor. the bathroom is awesome and the store is great. friendly people. i felt like this place wasnt cheap at all. 1 taco is $ 3?! i never had that before. a bit too high for me. around my area its $ 2 per taco and if i wanted to get cheap good taco ill go to brooklyn which is $ 1.50 per taco!

This is cheap fast food at its finest. Grilled chicken lovers welcome to your new home.
Pollo Supremo is one of those places which can cause a foodie ephinanny of sorts. You know the kind where you wonder how come it took this long to discover this place.
But great things are to be had with great discoveries.
Pollo Supremo is a mini chain of sorts. With a cpl of locations on Bergenline. Please see my review for the Union city location.
The one on Bergenline has been the one I ve gone to for years. One of the perks of being raised in a Colombian household and having family in the area :)
This past week 9÷9÷12 was my first time trying this location out and it held up to its name and memory of the other locations that I’ve been too.
Whole chickens marienated overnight with wonderful South American spices and cooked over an open grill afford with birds with a wonderful locked in juiciness and flavor that is simply remarkable.
The birds are very similar to pollo a la brasa and are cooked over that open flame as they should be as many of this name sake usually are not and are just cooked in a rotating oven without an open flame.
That flame produces a huge differences, believe me.
It adds to the flavor, not only by locking in flavors and also by providing a light char that simply an open flame can provide.
The meat is extremely flavorful and very juicy. The sides run the gamet from yellow mixed rice to fries, yucca fries, to sweet plantains. The plaintains are deep fried and extremely greasy. Much more greasy then I would like.
Overall this is a great lunch option if you work or live in the area during the week or a nice spot to check out if you live in the general Bergen/​Hudson county area during the weekend.

I’m agree with Olivia about the one on Bergenline being better.
But this place still has GREAT chicken. There is only one thing I order, and that is ⁴⁄₄ pc chicken with yuca con mojo. Holy shit talk about a meal man.
I’ve had this a few times, but I can’t recall it being dry. Damn tasty though
The yuca con mojo is NOT a joke.