Pollo Tropical

The food and service is good but the wait and lines are always long.

WARNING! If you go on a weekday between the hours of 12:00-2:00 pm be ready to wait and wait a LONG time.

Nevertheless, this is my favorite go to work week lunch place.  It's like every other pollo tropical.  I mean with pollo tropical, you have seen one, you have seen them all.  

But if you want to eat healthy fresh food, this is the place to go for lunch.  My protein only days drive me here for the chicken breast.

I realize this is a fast food joint. But when I visit SoFla, a visit here is one of my must-dos. These are just flavors you can't get up in the Northeast! I almost always get a pork tropi-chop with a side of sweet plantains. It's enough food to get me through 2 meals, and for a fast food place it is surprisingly healthy! The one downside is that the wait is usually very long, and they can be pretty disorganized. I am willing to stick it out because I know that means they're making my food fresh and from actual ingredients, not gross frozen patties of meat.

If I lived in Florida I'd probably stick my nose up at Pollo Tropical, but as a tourist it is always worth a quick visit!