Pollos Los Gallos

Reviews

• Amelia B.

  star star star star star 18 June 2026

  Because this is a place you need to go to and needs to stay around. Do you want chicken? Good chargrill bbq chicken? Rice? Beans? Tortillas? Then go here, for $13 dollars you get a whole chicken and all that.
  Its a little hole in the wall where you smell the chicken before you see it. They cook the chicken outside and you go in and order at the counter.
  
  Small menu. Most go for chicken meal.  
  
  The meal is $12 add a side for $1. It has THE BEST chargrill and fresh taste. I love that they chop up a whole chicken and put it in a container. Its definitely easier to eat. Tear up and eat with tortillas. Try the carnitas that are available on the weekends. OMG. So flavorfull and tender. Served with tortillas too.
  
  Small eating area.

• Al P.

  star star star star star 17 June 2026

  Hey you suburban Gringos what you know about POLLO, ,, yeah I thought so it's CHICKEN a most popular authentic Mexican food smoked over real wood.  The number one place for a decade be this family MA n Pa and 2 kids working hard 7 days per week.  We been a few dozen times never ever seen a Gringo inside.  Only hundreds of Mexican families picking up dinner and a few eating inside,  room for a couple dozen customers and clean restroom.  Place looks like a total dive outside so what it's all about the food,  hey it's very clean.  Smoke rolls heavy onto the street all day long from the Royal Oak Lump Charcoal which provides a magnificent flavor unlike any Chicken you ever ate. So damn delicious and cheap a Whole Smoked Bird with either Rice or Charro Bean's that be whole Bean's we so enjoy.  Also a foil package with hot Corn Tortilla and Salsa n Hot Sauce that MA makes fresh daily.  Just a mile away from the heart of Mexican Town you gotta search out the real Mexican Families eating spots to fully enjoy the culture.  Find them on Facebook, Yelp n Google a SW DETROIT Institution also fabulous Tacos,  Tamales,  Quesadilla and Flan. #polloslosgallos #pollo #smokedchicken #lumpcharcoal #detroit #letsguide #motorcitymunchers

• Ashley C.

  star star star star star 13 June 2026

  This place is a hidden gem. Hands down... the best chicken ever. You can tell by how amazing it smells outside. I stop here anytime I'm in the area. If I could give this place 6 stars then I would! I strongly recommend it!

• Jennifer W.

  star star star star star_border 27 May 2026

  I had some difficulty finding the building since it was dark when I got to the area. After a few missteps, I pulled up and saw smoke billowing from the grill. I ordered the half chicken dinner for $7. It comes with several tortillas, bean soup, salsa, and a pickled onion relish. The chicken dinner is ready immediately. They are kept off to the side just waiting for their many customers to come in. This has to be some of the best smoked/grilled chicken I've ever had. Cooked perfectly and seasoned just as perfectly. You will not be disappointed with this order.

• Lynne S.

  star star star star star 23 May 2026

  I, like some other reviewers, saw the smoke trail before I saw this place and from my California roots knew that something good was afoot. I was on my way someplace but I was back in a few days to try it out.
  
  This place serves beautiful, intensely smoky chicken in taco or whole form. I took a whole chicken home for $12 with delicious yellow corn soft tortillas, beans, pickled onions and a really nice mild but delicious salsa that went perfectly with the chicken. It fed both of us and we had leftovers for the next day (and we eat a lot, so it'd probably feed a family of 6). You sure can't beat the value.
  
  This place is full of good hardworking folks cooking up some crazy delicious chicken. Well worth a stop if you're in the neighborhood.