Good Mr. Pollo 3000 W. Belmont Ave. First impressions Attractive salmon pink and turquoise signage signals your arrival at Mr. Pollo, a Latin American cafe. Inside, black and white photos of the Andes Mountains set the typical corner coffee shop decor apart. Depending on the size of the chicken you order, you get a choice of two or three side dishes, including white rice, steamed vegetables, corn, Mediterranean pasta salad, yuca and fried sweet plantains. You can t lose with the chicken, although it may be too salty for some.
French fries come hot and crispy.
The Caesar salad is fresh, crisp romaine and a typical, good dressing light on the anchovies. Fried plaintains arrive looking like fritters. They re bland but addictive, especially when salted and dipped in the tangy-hot salsa of slivered onions, tomatoes and cilantro that comes with every order. Take a pass Mashed potatoes taste like they spent some time in a box. And the chicken gravy is thin and flavorless.