Crisp & Juicy

Had delivery when I went to DC to visit a friend, it was 20 degrees outside and the food arrived hot (I’m sure the short trip assisted but off to a great start) The food was delicious. The potato salad was a joy for me. I’m use to Amish style potato salad and this was different and tasty. The chicken was fantastic. Cooked perfectly. Juicy and tender. The Flan for desert was a good addition. I will definitely eat here again!

I ordered half a chicken for the first time tonight and was very impressed with the quality and flavor of the chicken, yucca and rice and beans. I love that rice and beans together was one side item. The skin was crispy, but the chicken itself was very tender and perfectly cooked. The yellow and red sauces were both delicious.This is my new favorite takeout.!

They lost a star for not having water other than bottled water. It is illegal not providing tap water to diners on request. We ordered the family meal for 4 people (it’s advertised to feed 3-4 people) and they only provided one set of utensils. They seemed surprised when we asked for more. One napkin per person, no additional. Of course, the kids dropped their napkins on the floor and we had to resort to getting towels from the restroom. I wouldn’t eat here with kids again.

I'm always satisfied with my order from this restaurant. The food is fresh, flavorful, chicken is plentiful and its served relatively quickly. Note: the menu offerings may be correct but the prices in the pictures may not be.

Alex was so amazing he’s absolutely incredible. He talked to me when everyone else ignored me. He was very sweet. I can’t thank him enough for taking the time to assist me.

I would never eat here. I order the wings and they are really red in the middle, but they did remake them. I wished they gave me my money back instead because the wings aren’t good. Also, they only have blue cheese, no ranch. The place is clean, the service is 5/5 but the food not good. So sorry.

I used to love to come here on a weekly basis for the quality of the food and the value. They served good flavor for a reasonable cost. During my last visit on 8/19/25, I was very disappointed. Not only has the cost ballooned. (More than $15 for a quarter chicken breast with two sides and no drink), the chicken was dry, overcooked and the portion was small, barely a mouthful of white meat. The side of fries and plantains made up for the lacking protein, but it was no longer worth the price. I don’t see myself returning as it is no longer a good value for the quality of their offering.

The chicken is juicy the skins are crisp. Th sides like Rice and beans, plantains with a very nice carmelized exterior, and yuca are incredible. To top it all off their sauces are the best and can be put on anything.

The food is good and service is fast. It's takeout only, and when you order online, it's ready by the time you pick it up.

This store is located in a very good shopping center. The area is across the street from the red line subway Metro line too. This was my first time eating here for breakfast. The order process is by machine. Although, I wanted my egg sandwich to be fried hard, they already had an egg mixture that they used. I didn't want the cheese or salt added. I'm glad they didn't add cheese to the mixture but there was slightly amount of salt in the mixture. It was a good egg sandwich but i wished they could have fried it instead. Overall, the value for this combo meal, which included coffee and orange juice, was very good.

Chicken is good . Gotta tell them leave it on the grill to get crispy chicken! Rice is good . Don't care for the fries bc they always look burnt and taste dry .

This place doesn't have one thing on their menu that i wouldn't recommend. The food here is so good, you won't be able to stop eating and eating and eating! I swear the chicken is the juiciest Ive ever bitten down into. AFFORDABLE AND DELICIOUS X1,000,000 EAT HERE ASAP!

This was incredibly mids. Messed up my order after telling the staff what happened he seemed annoyed and angry to be at the job in the first place. Eventually fixed it but was slow. This is more of a carry out spot I guess but the service was sub par and the food was solid but Kensington is better

I love trying all the different Peruvian chicken places across the dmv and this one was probably the most disappointing one I've had. The positives would be that primavera rice was stellar just a smaller portion than you'd expect from a place like this. The negatives would be, the chicken while standard was a bit saltier than other places. The yuca was a weird gray color and flavorless (I always get yuca at these places and this was the first time it didn't feel fresh or properly cooked). Then there's the sauce. I got, yellow. red(spicy version of yellow) and green (jalepeno). Green was fine, but yellow and red felt....spoiled? Very thin, bland and a really strange aftertaste. I usually split my typical order into two lunches because it's so good I want it for more than one meal, but this is the first time where I not only didn't finish my food, but tossed the rest in the trash. If I hadn't had a 50% coupon from uber, this would have been an even bigger disappointment. Probably won't choose CNJ over more reliable choices like El Pollo Rico or Super Pollo again.

This is a man amazing Peruvian roasted chicken everyone has to try! I really recommend this place

My go to for a quick healthy and delicious meal. I love the electronic ordering in the front of the store. It makes it super convenient. Also the chicken is always seasoned to perfection and awesome.

We ordered the family meal- whole chicken, with sides of salad, yucca, and rice and beans. Our favorite thing was the sauce - it was absolutely delicious but not even close to enough for the meal. I'd say we needed double what we were given to have enough. The Caesar salad was decent size, but wasn't anything but cheese, lettuce and dressing. The white meat of the chicken was dry, though the dark meat was good. The rice and beans were ok. The fried yucca was by far the best tasting food we had. Unfortunately, overall we were underwhelmed. Maybe we'll give it another go one day.

This place is a running joke in our family. The realastate person I bought our first home was all about Peruvian Chicken. We gave it a try, it was like $50 for a huge platter of food, wanted to celebrate in our now Condo (Mind you this was in 2014 so maybe much better now). There was nothing to write home to Mom about. Would have been more happy throwing some frozen chicken wings in the oven on broil. Nuf Said.

Lives up to the name... the chicken is CRISP and JUICY! Great comfort food and portions!

Good food and fast service! I went there around 10:30 pm last night and everything was fresh and delicious.

I had a chicken sandwich and a coke Paid $14. Worst chicken sandwich I've had. Served on a cheap hamburger bun. I asked for an extra sauce and they looked at me like I was asking for a lot. Don't recommend this place. Not sure why people go here. (Arlington)

Love this place so much. The atmosphere is very welcoming with great music and a very clean dining area. And of course the food is authentic and delicious. Come here if you're looking for quality!!!

Good fries. Unfortunately I ordered a couple gluten free item that were never delivered. It should have been easy to leave the croutons off. But they didn't pick up the phone when I tried to reach them.

I love Crisp and Juicy. Been coming here since 2015 on a regular basis, but they really need to stop using harsh bleach solutions to mop their floors, especially when customers are eating inside. It makes the whole place smell awful like ammonia.

Absolutely delicious juicy amazing chicken! And the mash sweet potatoes were fantastic as well. Highly recommend, this is a great place.

The food was mediocre and the order was missing items I paid for. When I tried to call the restaurant, staff would not answer the phone so I could not work toward a resolution. 2. The restaurant steers you to use their web ordering platform as providing perks like points and supposedly lower prices, but there is no way to contact them should their be a problem with your order, and messages sent to their online contact email go unacknowledged and unanswered. 3. When you do order from their platform, they included undisclosed fees (in violation of DC Law) 4. As for the food, the yucca wasn't fully cooked. 5. The chicken was just okay, I recommend ordering from El Pollo Sabroso in Columbia Heights--the food is much better. Or Chicken and Whiskey on 14th street.

How can something be both Crisp and Juicy? It's like one of those oxymorons because it can't be both, right? Wrong - check it out dawg - somehow they got it. And it's not burned or soggy?!?! If it was burned or soggy I think peeps would call this place Pissed and Poopy. Or something else that doesn't have to really rhyme with it - I just thought for a second that I could pull it off. But I'm not going to delete it because I'm straight up. I don't lie. I like a lot of food but I hate more food than I like. Peruvian Chicken is pretty good - especially when it is both Crisp and Juicy (and they tell you that when you walk in so you're all ready to judge but they know that you'll probably Rule in their Flavor - see what I did there? That's pretty funny. Maybe I'll start being a Judge and that will be my catch phrase - "Today I rule In Flavor of the Defendant- Crisp and Juicy! Court is Dismissed! I am the honorable Judge Bud. Taste Bud. And my mouth is the most respected Mouth of the South. But by South I mean south of Heaven. Thank you

The food is delicious and never disappoints- make sure to get some of the green sauce!! And the Service is quick and very helpful! :-)

I ordered the $30 family platter which had two whole chickens and two large sides. They gave the two tiny white sauces for it ( their like little teaspoons.) For me the white sauce makes the meal. The next day I was driving in the area so I swung by and politely asked them to give more, and no longer skimp their customers. They proceeded to charged me 50 cents for every new one they gave me. I ended up having to buy five white sauces for my leftovers. Others have complained about this.

Rude staff. Delicious food. I had the chicken salad with chorizo sausage. I ordered via Apple Pay. They arranged the order via Grubhub. I never was notified that my order was ready.

Crisp and juicy has delicious food! I ordered roast chicken and mixed vegetable. it showed up hot, juicy, and well seasoned. Highly recommen.

Great chicken! Super awesome Chicken crazy epic chicken. Would recommend have a bunch of sides.

Definitely a great meal to get the chicken platter with sweet plantains and rice/beans. Came after a workout and got filled up with a nice savory and sweet portion. Definitely a solid option if you're looking to switch it up.

Over the years, the food and service are simply consistently excellent ! Never disappoints

The best of the best! When you want Peruvian chicken this is the spot to go. Best in DC

Good food good friends Service fast used those kiosk things Ambiance was ok - a little tight

Unsuspecting goodness! I was quite surprised as to how GOOD and flavorful the food was at this little shop tucked away near American Uni. The chicken was really fresh and flavorful throughout, not just the skin. The Yucca was the best - I don't know where else I could find authentic yucca like this besides East Africa! Out of all the sauces, I enjoyed the pink sauce the most. Service was great, prices are reasonable, and there wasn't really a wait. Parking is street only, make sure to fill those meters! definitely recommend and I would come back!

Soggy frenchy fries, soggy skin on whole chicken with way too much salt, soggy yucca fries, "Managers Special" wasn't so special. The sauces were only ok, had a mass-produced taste, not much flavor, again lots of salt. The Arrow Chaufa (fried rice) was good. The wait staff were nice, efficient. Disappointing, I won't go back.

Easy to use ordering tablets, good chicken, fast service Would recommend the primavera rice as a side.

This is my 2nd time having an issue with a lady cashier at the Wisconsin Avenue location she pretty much rushed me to order and  i had a special to order and she declined it and said  If I can't hurry up and decide you can go somewhere else. I called and talked to a manager about it but I don't think they ever talked to her about the situation so I'm writing by email because this needs to be addressed ASAP.  Hope from hearing from by email or a phone call thank you.  Incident took place Friday 7/25/20 445 pm

Favorite chicken spot around! Chicken is always good, sides are even better. They never disappoint :)

I've been a customer of Crisp and Juicy in Tenleytown since this place first opened, and I won't be returning after today. I placed an order for pickup, and proceeded to the store to get my order. When I entered the store, there was no one near the counter - it looked like the place was abandoned. I was soon greeted by a surly employee who mumbled something completely incomprehensible. I had no idea what he said. I asked, "excuse me?" and he mumbled incomprehensibly again. I have trouble hearing sometimes, but I don't even think that was the issue. He was just mumbling in a surly tone. When asking what he said once again he addressed me in an aggressive, rude way. The guy just seemed like he hated working there and projects his anger onto customers. Reading the other reviews, it seems this guy has a habit of being rude to customers. It's really a shame. This establishment should look into hiring more friendly, accommodating staff. I've worked in the customer service area in the past for 5+ years, and this level of disrespect and bitterness towards customers would never be tolerated. These types of employees leave a bad taste in the mouth of their customers. Many establishments don't realize it, but one bad customer service experience is enough to lose a loyal customer for life - as is now the case with me. I certainly won't be spending money here again as there are a number of food options in the area that preferable in terms of quality, taste, price, and customer service. If you want some Peruvian chicken without the extra, unnecessary spice from customer service, I'd recommend the famous chain, which is located just a couple of blocks down the same street.

Typically we receive excellent tasting and moist chicken. On occasion we have gotten one that is too dry, but not enough times to stop ordering from there. Service is pretty fast. We haven't eaten inside so can't really speak to the ambiance.

Small place but extremely flavorful chicken and good portions. Had the fried rice, white rice and black beans and of course their chicken by itself. Great seasoning and not overly greasy. Reasonable price for all of it. Great place for a good, cheap meal

Awesome as always! This is the best, and a very good deal. Always helpful. Shame this review has to be 85 characters. That seems like a lot

Before I went here, I wondered, how good can the chicken there be? Isn't there some sort of upper limit on chicken tastiness? Apparently not. My family calls this restaurant "Peruvian Chicken", so on top of side dishes like fried plantains (scrumptious!), I was expecting a highly-spiced and spicy chicken. What I found was much closer to the sublime: the seasoning on the chicken simply enhances what makes it, for lack of a better term, chicken-y, without making a spectacle of itself. The highest praise I can give is that it's about the chicken, not the spices. On the other side of things, the Caesar salad dressing was truly dreadful (tasted like powdered Parmesan mixed with sadness), and if you order additional items like flan, make sure to check your bag for it, as it was forgotten this time and on a high proportion of times my family have ordered there in the past. The staff is friendly and efficient, and I was pleased to see that despite almost every customer ordering their food to go, everyone standing around was engaging in conversation with other customers, not merely those in their party. Bottom line: if you love chicken, please go here. If you like delicious speciality items like fried plantains and flan, go here.

DO NOT EAT HERE. I paid $13.15 for a chicken platter and received ONE piece of chicken - a thigh. I kid you not. I downloaded yelp app just to make this review. Sure the thigh was good but for that money I expected a lot more than just one lousy piece of chicken. It's called a chicken PLATTER. Total rip off. Spend your money elsewhere. ZERO STARS

Great hole in the wall. The sign doesn't make it look too special but the chicken is amazingly flavorful here!!! The sides are also not bad either. I got the plantains and coleslaw, both tasted great and fresh. HIGHLY recommend the chicken...I still can't stop thinking about it. It's good for a quick lunch, chill catch up, drunchies. A typical style fast casual place but it makes you realize Peruvian cuisine is really awesome.

I finally tried this spot tonight. I had a Groupon to use and I must say the food was amazing. I got the 1/4 chicken with 2 sides. The French fries and fried plantains were so tasty! I would recommend coming here for a delicious dinner. The customer service was nice as well. This location also has a few tables so you can done in as well. Here is a photo of my meal.

Great Peruvian style chicken! If you are looking for a pleasing hot and ready grub, this is where you need to come!

I have been here several times over the last 2 years and love it as much as I love the Falls Church location. I have been eating Crisp and Juicy since moving to the DMV area over 20 years ago. I have tried it at several other places but Crisp and Juicy are the only one I will continue to go to. The food from this location is always hot and fresh, I have never had an issue with an order, as a matter of fact I have gotten extra food before. The chicken is always great, great tasting, and the sauces are amazing, I always make sure to get a medium yellow sauce on the side because it's so good with so many things. You can't go wrong here, excellent food and great employees. I will keep going back.

The best chicken in DC. It really is crisp and juicy. Look for sweet potato fries under specials and don't forget the dipping sauces.

Fast food Peruvian, always staring me in the face, but never beckoning me in. So, I decided enough was enough, and I picked some up to go. I went with the 1/4 dark chicken platter, which comes with two sides. I opted for rice/beans and fries, classic combo. You can also get sauce, with 3 varieties to choose from: yellow, orange, and green. What does that mean? Who knows, it's mystery sauce as far as I am concerned. All are creamy, probably mayo based, with subtle differences. I assumed/hoped/dreamed that the orange was a hooters-esque hot sauce, and I was bummed when it was not. They should get some in here because it would be great with their chicken. Even without, the food satisfied but did blow me away. I would say it's worth a visit if you are nearby and need something quick, but not worth making a trip for. Also a word of warning: I would recommend you avoid ordering online, which went through eat24 during my visit a few months back. I went in almost 15 minutes after ordering, and when I said I ordered online he had to go to a back office, print my order, and then they started it. It is faster to just go in and order, since they are quick.

The worst chicken place in the DMV, they charge 48 cents for extra Yellow Sauce, which pretty expensive and a cheap move on their part considering the overall price. Your order they only comes with one sauce, and you would gladly pay for the extra sauce if it were good, but no, it is watered, more liquid than sauce. To make things worse, my fries were undercook, greasy, saggy undercook fries. And on top of that the half chicken I got was dry as it was there from the night before, it was mostly bones, no juice little meat. Add to that that the old lady "charging" for her watered sauce was rude. Worst experience, in an out in less than 10 minutes only arrive home to undercook, saggy, watered sauce, and less than average chicken. At least the young lady at the cashier was very nice, would have left her a tip it it wasn't for the bad attitude of the lady in the back. This is my second try at this place and it was the last. Save yourself the trouble and go to the many other rotisserie places in the DMV where you get quality food for the same price if not for less!!

The chicken is always Crisp and Juicy. I usually get the quarter chicken with 2 sides. Today, I am trying their wings for the first time.

I used to enjoy Crisp and Juicy for lunch on a regular basis. After my most recent experience, I will not be back. Strike one - found a piece of rope chilling in/on my chicken. I should've taken this as the giant red flag for what was about to happen next, but figured I'd had enough good experiences here to just put the piece of rope to the side and then let them know afterward to make sure others customers didn't have similar experiences. Strike two - after eating the meatiest parts of the chicken, an organ that looked exactly like a freaking brain exposed itself. I'm basically desensitized to gross things, but I almost convinced myself to become a vegetarian in the midst of this discovery. After regaining my composure after a while of struggling not to vomit, I speculated that the organ probably wasn't a brain, but WTF. Strike three, I'm out - called the shop and was told to bring it in for them to see. They said the rope is used to tie the chicken up during the cooking process - okay fine. When addressing the random brain-like organ, though, they said there wasn't anything they could do because I already ate almost all of the chicken. They offered me a 10% discount on my next order, but I think the risk of potentially eating a brain-like organ in the future outweighs the benefit.

Lady at the counter really rude and don't understand anything. Don't go there, they not helpful and food is microwaved.