Why did I cross the road?

For the chicken, of course! I was up in Fairfield doing some important journalistic work (shopping in Latin American markets) and thought I'd finally try El Pollon, a Peruvian chicken place several people have told me was worth a visit. It's on Dixie Highway, and I just had an address. You know impossible it is to find addresses on that kind of street? So I was driving back and forth, though I'd cross over four lanes to turn around in a driveway, which turned out to not be a driveway but a ditch. I stopped just in time.

But I got there. Peruvian rotisserie chicken is famous in some cities, and it's great to have a place here. I ordered a whole chicken to go, with fries and salad--about $15. The chiekn has a nice glossy, crisp skin, with a citrusy marinade. The meal comes with several little cups of the yellow peruvian mayonnaise, and of spicy green sauce. It's good on the fries, and adds an exotic touch to what is a pretty straightforward meal. I also got a cup of chicha morales, a purple Peruvian drink that tastes like apple pie. El Pollon is going to be at Cincy/Cinco, if you can't make it to Fairfield.
6560 Dixie Highway
513-942-7222.