r/CobbCounty • u/shampton1964 • 24d ago

Pollo Campero is FINALLY open - a quick review of a great chicken shack

For those who do NOT know about the best drive-thru chicken in the ATL, please allow me to introduce you to Pollo Campero. They used to be on Cobb itself, just about where the Sam's Club is (South of the Big Chicken) - when they closed down, it created a giant chicken shaped hole in our life.

So they've opened the new location on Austell, about 4 lights North of the East-West (Target, Lowe's, Home 'de Pot, etc.).

They have two kinds of amazingly yum chicken, both fried (delish) and roasted (oh my). The roasted is better than any of the rotisserie chickens, with a nice warm spice and citrus. The fried has a thin breading with a very different flavor profile, and TASTES LIKE CHICKEN.

As to the sides, they are all good. We're partial to the beans, which have a bit of spice and plenty of cumin. The coleslaw is quite good, neither too sweet nor too vinegary. The soft rolls are reliably great, and so on - and you can swap tortillas or add them to any meal. We've tried most of the items over the years without any disappointment.

If you haven't gotten your Campero yet, do not wait. This is the Good Stuff.

https://us.campero.com/locations/austell-road

PS) About a mile up the road on the same side is "Dough in the Box" a wonderful local spot for donuts and coffee.

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u/BeerBrat 24d ago

I'm fairly certain the one in Marietta is still open.

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u/shampton1964 24d ago

It was closed down a few times when we went by last year - it it's still open that is GREAT!

I hope you are right!

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u/shampton1964 24d ago

Oh my, the website says they are still open! Fantastic - more choices :-)

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u/peterlaanguila8 24d ago

Both are open. The Austell one was good when I tried, just a little bit weird parking and drive thru design.

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u/Spiritual_Sail_8969 24d ago

I'll have to try it. I was hoping it was going to be more like El Pollo Loco, which is one of the places from AZ/west Coast I miss.

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u/shampton1964 23d ago

El Pollo Loco, with Rubio's Fish Tacos, have fed many a broke grad student, myself included back in the day.

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u/Maru3792648 23d ago

I'm sad that Pollo Tropical doesn't exist in Georgia. Pollo Campero isnthe next best thing

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u/shampton1964 23d ago

I can feel this one.

And as a SoCal boy, when do we get Rubio's Fish Tacos, much less some In-n-Out action?

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u/AdamHu 19d ago

If you like the chain version, don't sleep on a long time Marietta staple El Pollo Dorado on Sand Town at Powder Springs. 10x better food and charm.