Sunday, April 29, 2012

Chicken Latino (Strip District)

This is a long belated post on Chicken Latino in the Strip District.  My first visit there was back in December, after receiving positive recommendations from multiple sources.  I recall trying to decide between something with rotisserie chicken and the weekend ceviche special, but given the name of the restaurant I had to go with the Quarter Chicken (dark meat), while R. had the Chicken Quesadilla.  Both were mouthwatering delicious.  In fact, I didn't expect much of the chicken quesadilla, and it turned out to be quite good.  Not pictured is Chicken Latino's special green sauce that's quite spicy but very, very good.

Quarter Peruvian Style Rotisserie Chicken at Chicken Latino
Quarter Peruvian Style Rotisserie Chicken

Chicken Quesadilla at Chicken Latino
Chicken Quesadilla

I didn't post about my first trip right away because I had hoped to be back soon for the ceviche and figured I would combine both visits into one post...only "soon" didn't happen until four months later for one reason or another.  In any case, I finally made it, and on this particular weekend the special was a Shrimp and Fish Ceviche, which also didn't disappoint.  The flavor was strong but not overwhelming.

Shrimp and Fish Ceviche at Chicken Latino
Shrimp and Fish Ceviche

Chicken Latino is a great, casual place to grab a bite during weekend "Stripping" trips, or any other time one happens to be in the Strip.  They are also great about announcing their weekend special on Twitter and Facebook.

Restaurant info:
Chicken Latino
155 21st Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412)246-0974
On the web: http://www.chickenlatino.com
On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chickenlatino
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicken-Latino/145153807143


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