We seemed to miss the buzz about last month’s opneing of the Herndon location of Pollo Campero, the newest outlet of the Central American gastronomic chicken sensation in the Washington area. According to dispatches on eGullet, the line was very long and the Fairfax County cops shut down the line at 8:30 p.m., well before the 11 p.m. closing. Enduring the wait all the while smelling the tasty chicken is apparently all part of the fun. DCist has been meaning to head across the river to get some chicken. One of these days …

From eGullet:

While in line, we were entertained by the Pollo Campero Chicken himself – including watching one of Fairfax County’s finest push Señor Chicken out the door of the restaurant when he got stuck! There were also plenty of folks driving up to the line in the hopes that if they stared at it long enough, the line would disappear and they would be magically transported to Chickenvana. Needless to say, that didn’t work.

According to a Post article last year, the chain had planned to open an outpost in Adams Morgan in 2004. But we haven’t heard any news about that as of late. Can any one fill us on in with chicken news? Have you had Pollo Campero?

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