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Los Pollitos II

148 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217
at Douglass St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-623-9152 Send to Phone
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    2.3 out of 10

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  • Cuisine: Mexican
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Hours

Sun and Tue-Thu, 11:30am-11pm; Fri-Sat, 11:30am-midnight; Mon, 4pm-11pm

Nearby Subway Stops

M, R at Union St.

Prices

$9.75-$17.95

Payment Methods

MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Delivery
  • Good for Groups
  • Kid-Friendly
  • Lunch
  • Outdoor Dining
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Accepted/Not Necessary

Delivery Area

15th St. to DeKalb Ave., Washington Ave. to Hoyt St.

Profile

Park Slopers take pride in knowing that some of the best Mexican food is right in their own backyard. This festive eatery specializes in outrageously moist rotisserie chicken and fresh burritos; the latter are filled with made-to-order ingredients cooked on the spot (rather than sitting in metal canisters all day). The tortilla soup has a nice kick, and the Super Nachos live up to their name with tender pork or beef and heaping dollops of guacamole and sour cream. Seafood dishes don’t fare quite as well: Grilled calamari with chipotle can sometimes be tough, and the salmon al limon is at times both bitter and bland. But these missteps are few and far between, and they're well compensated for by a pitcher of margaritas packing just the right bite. — T Sahara Meer

Extra

The only hard liquor served, along with beer, wine and sangria, is tequila and rum. The daily happy hour from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. features margaritas for $4.75.

Recommended Dishes

Tortilla soup, $3.75; rotisserie chicken, $8.25; spinach or beef burrito, $7.80

2.3 "Not Recommended"
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Food: 4.0
Service: 2.0
Décor: 3.5
Value: 2.8

Really? Is that really my dinner?

tracyj78 from 11215 | Posted on 5/28/09

Overall Rating: 3 (Not Recommended)
Food: 2
Service: 2
Décor: 3
Value: 3

My husband and I are new to the slope and went to this place because we didn't know better. Now we do. Now YOU do as well and hopefully won't go waste your money there. We did not have the overbilling problems as other people have complained about, but I always pay with cash at a restaurant. Not sure what would have happened if we gave them a card. The food is the real waste of time. Since the place has chicken in the name, we figured this should be what they're good at. It wasn't. It was rubbery and tasteless. Our seafood app was equally bland and not worth the calories. The chips and salsa are mediocre at best - I'm sure I remember better at a Chi-Chis in upstate NY about 10 years ago. The service was lacking - the decor is tired and tacky. Overall, I think we're both just glad we didn't get sick from eating there.

Los Pollitos Rip-off. Watch the bill - they pad it!

AOfromTheSlope from 11217 | Posted on 11/18/08

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)
Food: 4
Service: 1
Décor: 3
Value: 1

What is the Mexican term for being taken advantage of? Los Pollitos II is a scam. They charge a 20% gratuity (unannounced) added on a bill for PARTY OF TWO AFTER the TAXES. That is a roughly a 30% service charge on the original bill! They total the bill, add tax and then add twenty percent on top of that. How unethical. What are we, tourists in Times Square? We are a quiet couple from the neighborhood! So now we are tipping on the tax. So, we entered “already included” on the tip line on the card receipt and signed of on the total. IT GETS WORSE! They then added another 20% to the credit card!! They doubled the bill with service charges!! For two people! What would they do for a party? What is with that? A 30% service charge! 20% on top of that? They gouge you! So some advice: BEWARE! CHECK THE BILL BEFORE PAYING AT Los Pollitos II!! DO NOT USE YOUR CREDIT CARD!!

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