Over the years, we’ve come to think of Peruvian-style chicken, or pollo a la brasa, as the unofficial fast food of the D.C. area. Sure, we’re big fans of all the Afghan and Persian kebab joints, the numerous Vietnamese pho parlors, and the ever proliferating pupuserias, but Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken has the sort of broad cross-cultural appeal that these other equally worthy cheap eats lack.

When it comes to pollo a la brasa, Crisp & Juicy, Edy’s Chicken & Steak, and El Pollo Rico typically garner all of the local food media accolades. So we wanted to check out a couple of the lesser-known purveyors to see if something as seemingly simple as rotisserie chicken is truly a fool-proof dining option.

The amusingly redundant Chicken Pollo turns out to be a solid contender. It’s tucked along the side of Little River Turnpike out in Annandale, and features the sort of treacherous parking lot situation that is usually a harbinger of quality grub.