El Pollo Rico

I am a chef and I am a foodie. It's a great career to have if you love food. At our restaurants on Monday nights as we are closing we have been known to watch Anthony Bouridan and No Reservations on the Travel Channel. Recently he visited Washington D.C., the city I grew up in and the city I travel to frequently to visit my father. As in all the episodes we watch there is alot of food you wish you could eat, and in this show there were quite a few places I wished I could visit.
On my last trip a few weeks ago I had an opportunity to visit El Pollo Rico in Virginia a place I couldn't pass up. Bourbon Steak, or El Pollo Rico, the Four Seasons or a wherehouse type building on a side street in Arlington. Need I say more.
The chicken was moist, the skin was flavorful and if I had gotten there during the peek time I know I would have been rocked. But even on a Wednessday night after 8:30 it was still good enough to go again when I get the chance. Chicken, cole slaw, french fries, a spicy green sauce and a lemon dijon type aioli (mayonaise), some desserts and some sodas, that's it. But it was worth it-- It was a Zankou type experience, and I will do it again.