Pollo Azado

Friendly staff. Great tacos. Love the grilled jalapeño and green onion that come with the meal. Would highly recommend this place

I wouldn’t give one star if there were a chance. We used Unilocal to find a lunch spot a week ago and was impressed with the rating. Well, they must have had every family member write in a good writing cause it was nothing worthy of 4+ stars. We should have known when we walked in at lunch and only 3 customers. There was a limited menu ½ doz items. Ordered cheese enchilada and beef taco, virtually no other items available except chicken. They were both tasteless, beef was little chunks of tough tasteless meat. Had to be the worse «Mexican’ food we’ve ever had. Beware, it’s not what you think. Maybe their chicken is better.

Really disappointed. Looking for a locally operated Mexican restaurant and reviews on Unilocal were enough for us to try this place.
We wanted take out food for our starving kids in the hotel room. All the kids really wanted were quesadillas. Menu was limited to Roasted Chicken, tacos, enchiladas or quesadillas. Not a big deal because all we wanted were tacos and quesadillas. (Kids really wanted quesadillas)
So we ordered 2 kids quesadillas meals, 3 steak tacos, and decided to try the enchilada meal with rice and beans. Then everything went down hill. We had to confirm the order 3 times with her. We were the only ones in the restaurant when we walked in, then there were a 3 small groups that came in after we ordered. We started to wonder if they forgot to send the order to the kitchen when people who ordered after us began to receive their food. I asked the woman at the front if she placed our order, she said the enchiladas take more time, but when I pointed out to her that our ticket was still in her ledger, she apologized.
I then had to confirm our order for a 4^th time when she rang it up and said it was 44 $ (it was actually only 18 $).
We finally got our food and were trying to hurry back to the hotel to our starving kids (they were texting us wondering if we got lost). We opened it up see this great local Mexican food. … and realized that they screwed up the order and gave us enchiladas instead of quesadillas.
Instead of driving back to the place to fix the order we decided to pick up quesadillas at Taco Bell for the kids.
Maybe we should have got the chicken.
The food is not worth a stop, but the salsa was good.

This place is addicting! I love places that do one thing well– and that’s what they do here. Chicken, beans, rice, tortilla. You can’t beat their chicken. So good. Don’t miss it!

This is some of the best chicken I’ve ever had. Order a chicken meal. It’s $ 7 for a quarto de pollo (¼ chicken), rice, beans and a roasted chili.
Add fresh homemade salsa and lime. Perfect lunch!

If you want authentic Mexican food, this is the place. We usually pick this up and bring it back to the office to eat. Their drinks can be a bit pricey though.

This place lit up my life for the afternoon. I had ¹⁄₃ chicken plate. Amazing chicken. Little salty but perfect in corn tortilla. Traditional mexican flavors. Beans and rice delicious. Some of best salsas ive ever had. Oh and must try the agua de pina. So refeshing and perfect. Love this place

Simple, delicious food. Everything was spot on.

Excellent! Stopped here on my way back to Denver and was delighted by the food. My boyfriend and I split half a chicken and two tacos (carne asada and the beef tongue). Everything was delicious and the staff was very friendly. Will definitely be stopping by the next time I’m in town.

This is great Mexican food. It is pretty authentic and they have some great salsas. Best Mexican in Grand Junction for me!

This little joint has some absolutely delicious tacos and chicken meals. We get take out here quite frequently. I’m kind of a pick fellow about my Mexican food so that’s saying something.
It’s fast, tasty, and simply delicious. Give them a try.

Best tacos in GJ. I love their al pastor tacos. Their carne asada tacos are also really good. The tacos are always fresh and well seasoned. The restaurant is clean and has a fair amount of seating. The price is reasonable and service is great. I highly recommend this place.

Pretty impressed with the chicken here at this location. The main thing to know is the salsa refrigerator opens from the far right side which is the exact opposite of the side you will pull on first. I tried a few versions of the non-​hot salsa and all were good and needed if you decide to make a burrito with the tortillas. If not, then you really don’t need much on the chicken — it is crispy and well seasoned. I got the one breast meal for about 8 bucks and the rice and beans were ok, but the chicken was the highlight of the meal. Not sure who eats those leeks and that jalapeño, but it was not going to be this gringo.

Simple menu, friendly service and great tacos! Very reasonable prices and really good homemade salsas.
We just wanted a couple quick tacos but the ¼, ½, and full chicken dinners looked tasty! I will try one of those next time we are here.
We will be back!

Three years have passed since they opened and now they have added $ 2.00 tacos to their simple menu, but nothing else has changed. The extremely bare bones «décor» remains, they still serve the food on disposable plates with flimsy plastic utensils, and you still have to ask for water, which is served without ice. Charming. The ¼ chicken really won’t fill you up, so go for the half, or add a taco or two if you’re really hungry. The chicken really is quite tasty, and the prices are very reasonable.

We got here late but they still served us with a smile. The owner was very friendly and helped with ordering so we wouldn’t unnecessarily over pay. Legit food that came out quick.
I used the bathroom n they had girly soft TP even in the men’s room. Thumbs up.

This place is good enough to merit altering your travel route to make sure it includes a stop in Grand Junction. I can’t imagine going back to Grand Junction and being tempted to eat anything else.
The menu clearly indicates what to eat: chicken. And you’ll want to do just that (although the tacos are also nothing to sniff at). The chicken, served with excellent tortillas, tasty beans, rice, grilled jalapeño and green onion along with a selection of top notch salsas, is nothing short of phenomenal.
I’m not sure who goes out for a $ 10 meal and is concerned about the décor, but this place is adequate by any standards. And the friendliness of the proprietor will surely make up for any missing sombrero or burro decorations.

Pollo Azado (correct spelling) is one of the best restaurants I’ve been to in a long time. Other reviewers may look askance at the spartan décor and limited menu, but I don’t.
I prefer a restaurant to focus on food (in this case, at an insane price). I also appreciate when a restaurant makes obvious its strengths.
It’s not rocket science, but it’s close to it, to produce a chicken that’s charred but still juicy, and flavorful but not at all greasy. I’m assuming the chicken is brined in some sort of citrus marinade, but the kitchen avoids the common tendency to oversalt. The dark meat was better because the breast meat got a few degrees too high, but this is a very minor complaint.
If this isn’t the greatest roast chicken I’ve had, it’s close. No qualifiers. No «best in western Colorado.» I’d put this up against Denver or Chicago or New York or Los Angeles. I’d put it on a table with a fancy tablecloth in a Rick Bayless venture and charge you three times what it costs here, and you’d eat it, love it, and not think twice about the bill.
The homemade salsas are incredible. The best is a fiery roasted onion one that’s sour enough to be really damn interesting, but not so sour as just to be a novelty. With corn tortillas and a salutary side of rice and beans (actually cooked properly, as opposed to into oblivion), it’s a hell of a meal.
I also sampled the tacos, which you might want to do. Nothing going on compared to the chicken, but a bit of variety, at least, on the lengua and asada end. And certainly not offensive.
Once again, Pollo Azado is an absolute must if you’re in or around GJ. Given the food landscape in the immediate area, I’d think you were doing something grievously wrong if you were in the area for more than 6 hours and didn’t drop by PA.

I agree with other reviewers on the décor. It is bare and sparse but it is very clean. Not wasting a lot on décor allows them to provide a delicious low cost menu. With a consistent product. They are keeping it simple and fresh as well as affordable. Sometimes hard to do in this economy. You can get their whole chicken meal and feed a family of 4 easily with the sides for like 19 bucks. Way better food and better for you than KFC… not to mention cheaper than KFC.
The Food: I had the chicken with rice and beans plus jalapenos and tortillas and lots of their fresh salsa. It was delicious. Simple and flavorful! My husband had the asada tacos which were also delicious. They were only $ 2 a piece and you get plenty of meat. He loved them and their spicy hot sauce. This place reminds me of El Pollo Loco in San Diego, CA… which is a really good thing. Here is another hint for people in GJ. if you see a lot of locals (mexicans) eating there then you know it is going to be good.

Okay they should work on their décor, but the food is pretty amazing. The place is very bare and when I asked at the counter what they would recommend, the girl just replied: «I don’t know, it’s all good». Not very helpful, but I went with the $ 2 tacos (chicken and beef). Very simple, clean, and just the right amount of heat. I was very satisfied! The food was delivered within 5 min. and eaten in the same amount of time. :)
When I left the owner came out and asked me if I enjoyed it, I just smiled and said yes and that it was nice of him to ask. I would recommend this place to anyone!