Peruvian cuisine at Pollo Pollo

This place is situated on one of the quieter patches of the Umm Al Sheif Road. There aren't too many establishments around, and I think people hardly know about these restaurants. I stumbled across this one as it had a unique cuisine - Peruvian. 

The place was secluded when we went there; and we were the only customers here.
The ambiance is laid back. They've used a lot of blue and yellow / brown shades.
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The dishes on the menu were all new to me and I hadn't heard them before; but the good this is that it has a description so you get a fairly good idea about what the dish would be like. 

To start with, we ordered a quarter combo, and a Peruvian tamal.
The quarter combo consists of a 1/4th grilled chicken served along with fries and a salad. The chicken was great. It was flavorful and well-cooked. It was served with four sauces - mustard, garlic, mayonnaise, and a spicy one. I loved the spicy sauce.  
food blogger dubai - grilled chicken

The Peruvian tamal is a corn dough filled with creamy chicken. It is wrapped in a banana leaf and steamed. I found this one to be okay. It wasn't bad, but didn't have a strong flavor to it either. Felt a little bland. 
food blogger dubai - peruvian tamal

Later we ordered a Frijoles. They're beans that are cooked Peruvian style. The quantity was huge, and it tasted good. 
food blogger dubai - frijoles beans

We were a bit more hungry so we decided to order on of their Signature dishes - the Arroz Chaufa. It is a fried rice form the Peruvian Chinese influence. After ordering, it was served with a couple of minutes. It was a little unnerving as to how they could get one of their "signature" rice dishes so soon; and I was a bit apprehensive of this one. I took a bite; it tasted okay. It wasn't something special. Felt like I was eating plain rice. 
food blogger dubai - arroz chaufa peruvian rice

As for the drinks, we had a lemonade and a Chicha Morada. It is a drink made from purple Peruvian corn. The description looked really interesting which is what made me order it. The taste though, wasn't to our liking at all. It felt a bit out of place. The lemonade was good.
food blogger dubai - chicha morada purple corn drink

For sweet endings, there were quite a few Peruvian choices. There was a dish called Crema Voltaeda De Quinoa. It was made with quinoa flour. To loosely describe it, I can say that it is like a caramel custard, but thicker. This was really delicious. We couldn't get enough of it. 
dubai food blogger - Crema Voltaeda De Quinoa

The service was good overall, and the staff was attentive. A few of the menu items weren't available, and that was a let down. 

This place is nice if you want to try out a new cuisine, but you need to develop a palette for it. 





Pollo Pollo Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

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