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El Rancho Latin Grill

El Rancho Latin Grill

6959 Hechinger Dr, Springfield, VA 22151, 22160, United States

Grill • Casual • American • Chicken


"I've been to El Rancho twice now and it's safe to say that it's in my top 2 Peruvian chicken joints. I stopped by during a cold and gloomy afternoon and this was the perfect meal to warm me up. I ordered two 1/2 chickens with plantains and yuca. These orders came with one yellow, green, and orange sauce each, so I got double of each sauce since I had two orders. The yellow and green sauces tasted like every other restaurant which is great because I love them! The orange sauce was something new for me. It was a tiny bit spicy but great with the chicken. The chicken itself was super moist and piping hot and the sides were super filling. The first time that I got the yuca, it was pretty dry. However, this time around it was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. I'm glad I gave it another try! The plantains were great as always. I usually like mine a little crispy on the edges but the ones they gave me weren't too browned. I just ended up stealing some from my friend who ended up getting 2 sides of perfect plantains. I'm usually okay with a 1/4 dark but the meat was so tender and juicy that I ended up finishing a 1/2 all by myself! The food was definitely was a 5/5! It was a little difficult to order because of the language barrier, but we ended up working out what I was trying to order. This didn't contribute to my 4 star review just wanted to include this to give a heads up to any future customers! The main reason why I changed my rating to a 4 is because of the wait time. After ordering, it took almost 30 minutes for me to get my order. Usually when I get peruvian chicken I get my order really soon after I order so I was surprised that with no line it took so long. This could be because they were waiting on items to cook, but 30 minutes is a while to wait for a to go order. I'll definitely hit up El Rancho the next time I'm in Springfield!"