Carbón Peruvian Chicken & Grill

I think it was a fair meal but I am sure that I will try it again but order something else. I had the sandwich de pollo with fries and it wasn’t the best chicken sandwich I ever had.
The pulled chicken was pretty good and I liked their rocoto mayonnaise, it has an excellent tasty flavor. Although, it was a bit watery. They use iceberg lettuce, which I find insulting and pretty gross. The Portuguese roll was very soft and tasty.
The food came out fast which is fantastic for lunch hour. There is not much to say about the atmosphere, they have large white walls with posters that are not really attractive. The staff was polite enough. Next time I will have to try something that is more of a specialty. I don’t think this is a «must eat here» but you won’t be greatly disappointed if you decide to get a decently price meal and it is well proportioned.

The food here is pretty good. The chicken is much less greasy than Crisp and Juicy and their yucca is great also. But I hate being nickel and dimed. They nickel and dime the shit outta you on all those little sauces for the chicken. Just charge me more for the chicken and give me the sauce.

I am crazy about peruvian chicken and support all of the establishments in the area. We have some of the best places in the east coast. The one in bethesda is to die for. I eat there everyday for lunch since I work down the street. However the one in town square is a little disappointing. Here is how it went down:
–walked in happy and got bad looks from the chef in the back
–ordered half order white meat
–messed up my order (big deal… Not really)
–they gave me another quarter and charged me for another order of quarter with no sides. I said i wanted half bc i wanted the upper half of the chicken, thats why i ordered half. The manager said, «when you order half chicken white meat, you get one quarter white meat and one quarter dark meat and thats policy». Thats funny bc when i order half chicken at other places, they actually give me half the chicken. I doubt thats their policy but it seemed like they just didnt want to give me the upper half of the chicken.
–i finally got to eat the chicken and it wasn’t bad, but there was nothing special about it. Without discrimination, taste wise, this would be the last place i choose to eat peruvian chicken because their chicken tastes like the whole chickens you get at Giant or your average grocery store. Definitely go to the one under kims karate in rockville or the one next to the paint store in bethesda.
Overall I ended up paying 20 dollars for a dinner at Cabón for myself… And im a pretty skinny guy ordering one dish after correcting their mistakes. Food was not great, service was beyond horrible, and the attitude of the management and all the staff was kind of unwelcoming. The cashier was friendly at first but that changed after he had to correct his mistake.
On the positive note, their deserts looked great, its too bad i didnt feel like staying and trying them out. Also the place looks clean and nice.
My recommendation, go to the one across from VOB which is a little over a mile away, or go to the one in downtown bethesda.

Great lunch spot. The food is quick, reasonable and yummy. I always go for the ¼ white with salad.
Fresh ingredients and welcoming staff are a win for me. :-)

Food here is EXCELLENT. Chicken was cooked just right. Flavors were yummy that half a chicken wasnt enough haha
Beans and rice were excellent side as well. I’m glad I came here. A friend of mine took me here and I thank him for letting me know about another great Peruvian joint to sink my teeth in!

The chicken is pretty good, well seasoned, and the sauces are good, I didn’t try the spicy ones, but the white one and the light green ones were really good.
I tried the ”Pan con Chorizo” and it really gets to the level you would get in Argentina, and I never thought of putting Mustard on it, but it goes amazingly well with the chimichurri, give them a high-​five for the good chorizo, chimichurri and the idea of the mustard.
The Sandwich de Pollo was great, it had tasty chicken and the sauce in it was amazing. The vegetables on the sandwich were really fresh.
The place is great and the location (Rockville town square) is really nice. The service is great.

I blame the CEO for introducing me to this place and making me an addict.
When you’re an unpaid intern, food addictions are a hard habit to have, just saying…
MMMMM peruvian chiccarones. In a sandwich. With plantains. And an amazing sauce. In between a soft roll.
I just. words truly fail me on how amazing a combination that is. Like, if love could be a Peruvian sandwich, this is it.
Pricing is under $ 10, which is great for lunch in this area and the staff is quiet, but kind. It’s always full the 5 304 820 934 times I have come in, so I am not the only fan in Rockville.

*3.5 stars*
For $ 8.06 I got a ¼ chicken (white), a side of beans and yuca (there’s a 85 cent upcharge for that). So, the price is right, the serving sizes were generous, the chicken was moist, the yuca was freshly fried. However, I found that the flavor of black pepper used on the chicken was just overpowering.

I’m giving this place 3 stars because my husband was raving about the pork and chicken sandwiches, while I thought they were mediocre at best. I thought the meat was dry, he thought it was tasty.
So that averages out to a 3.
I was not impressed with the sauce, although I am thankful I didn’t have to pay for them. It was not much better than mayo. No one beats Crisp and Juicy on sauces.
I would not come back to eat here, I’d rather go to Kickin Chicken down the street. my husband is welcome to go there without me…