Los Norteños Pollos Asados - San Antonio

An incredible meal for an incredible price. Everything had great flavor. I love how the chicken plate comes with rice, tortillas, a grilled onion , whole grilled jalapeño.. it was a bunch of food. You can add on a cup of charro beans for only $1.50! It was a lot of food and tasted phenomenal. The food came out maybe 1-2 minutes after we ordered. It was hot and fresh. We can’t wait to come back

It's just amazing food. Simple as that! A must go place if you want some good flavorful juicy chicken. The green salsa complements the chicken well, but the chicken does the talking! Please open up in houston! Quick service and very good value for money! Next time we're in San Antonio, this is a must go, too!

Amazing! The kind of meal that makes you over eat. Everything was delicious and you can't beat the price point. Will definitely be returning with the family. FYI, for the cold-blooded, take a sweater. They keep it nice and cold inside. 🙂

We wanted to try both the chicken and fajitas so we ordered half a chicken and 1 order of fajitas. Came with beans, rice, tortillas, salsa. Chicken had great flavor, fajitas were tender and seasoned perfectly. Rice was a little bland for my taste but it wasn't chewy or mushy it just needed more seasoning. Beans could've used a little more spice as well. Our waitress was very nice and helped us order the best combo when I told her what we wanted to try. Food was served very quickly so that's a plus. This place reminded me of how my dad used to grill chicken so I'm happy to have found it. If you're in the area check this place out.

This place was recommended to us by a friend so we decided to give it a try. The experience exceeded our expectations by long shot, the food was cooked to perfection and I asked if they have a Mexican Coca-Cola and they did have it it taste really different. It's a better tasting cola. The service was top, fast, accurate, and the food tasted delicious. Highly recommend if you are looking for a great BBQ chicken.

Great food and experience. Want great top quality mexican food then come here. Very friendly staff and folksy!

Great experience and we're very happy to have the opportunity to visit this store. I think the food taste should be very authentic as I'm very picky on food. Their chicken tastes great and very tender. The beef fajita tastes also great and surprisely very tender. There are a lot of customers even until mid afternoon. Inside environment is a little outdated but it doesn't impact our appetite on food at all. More importantly, the price is very good compared to the superior food they provide! Highly recommended!

A staple in my monthly diet... used to be weekly, but due to the ever-dwindling value of the US Dollar and inflated costs of necessities, it's more challenging to budget this place in. Still, This place offers a wealth of food for the price, especially the half and whole chicken plates, and their sides are some of the best you can get in the city (rice, and charro beans). I usually get an additional Chile Toreado (grilled jalapeno) but sometimes they pack quite a punch. Their Sweet Tea is fantastic and always consistent. Service is fast and attentive in spite of the very fast-paced and somewhat loud environment inside. Pre-Covid, tables and chairs were packed into this place but are now a little more spread out and spacious. This occasionally translates to longer wait times during their busiest hours, but pickup and takeout are very fast and they've altered their parking lot to accommodate a double lane for drive-through, order or pre-order, and go. If you like a good, somewhat greasy, hamburger or cheeseburger, this may quickly become your new favorite... try the Norteno burger for a kick of flavor not commonly found at other places. The fajitas are some of the most tender and flavorful I've had, but beware, the pricing on the beef is a bit steep. You get what you pay for... a good quantity of high-quality beef, peppers and onions, as part of a meal that comes with rice and beans and a salad with Pico and Guac, but it makes the cost per plate very high. Bottom line, Triple-D included this place in an episode several years back and I assure you, this place continues to deliver the top-tier quality of food they always have in spite of many changes they've had to endure over those years. If you've never been, just make time to go, try the chicken (half chicken per person if hungry - comes with rice, add beans for cheap), and experience the hype! It's not trendy, its real food, expertly crafted, and the addiction may become a hot topic for family and friends.

In my life, only two restaurant meals have left me with a sense of transcendence -- a near religious experience that I've carried with me long after the food is gone and the bill paid. Foods and flavors that haunt my dreams and intrude upon my waking thoughts with moments of blissful yearning. The first was at the famous Commander's Palace in New Orleans. The second was at Pollos Asados Los Norteños, a humble charcoal-grilled chicken joint in an underdeveloped area of San Antonio. Housed in a modest concrete building and serving up a menu of charcoal-grilled chicken and steak fajitas with simple sides of rice, charro beans, salsa verde, and fresh corn tortillas, Norteños elevates the simple to the sublime. The chicken is juicy and tender and yadda yadda the same could be said for many chicken restaurants. It's the seasoning (a marinade of citrus, spices, and achiote), the char, and the salsa verde that turn grilled chicken in a corn tortilla into a dish I feel compelled to make a regular pilgrimage for. If you're looking for fancy dining, deep wine list and trendy ingredients, you won't find them at Norteños. Instead you'll find plastic forks, styrofoam plates, help-yourself paper napkin dispensers, and the best damn chicken you'll ever put in your mouth. In so many ways, Norteños couldn't be more different than the famed French Creole restaurant where the likes of Emeril Lagasse got his start, but in the one way that counts? This humble Mexican barbecue joint stands among giants. And if, like me, you're visiting San Antonio and wondering whether Norteños really is worth the trek out to Rigsby Ave (and the potential wait in the scorching heat) or if you should settle for one of the many other Pollo Asado restaurants in the area, please let me assure you: IT IS.

If you're looking for authentic Mexican flavor, incredible value, and chicken so tender it practically melts in your mouth, then look no further than Pollos Asados Los Nortenos. This San Antonio gem has become a regular haunt for good reason, and after countless visits, it continues to impress. The star of the show, without a doubt, is their chicken. Each bite is a testament to their mastery of this simple ingredient. It's consistently moist, succulent, and seasoned to perfection. The delights don't stop there. Their seasoned rice is equally noteworthy. It's fluffy, vibrant with color, and bursting with savory notes that complement the richness of the chicken beautifully. It's the kind of rice you actually want to eat every last grain of, not just a filler on the plate. Beyond the exceptional quality of the food, they offer incredible value. You get generous portions without breaking the bank, making it an accessible and satisfying option for a family weeknight meal.The mouthwatering flavors, and the unbeatable value make it a place you'll want to return to time and time again.

What a great time at this local spot. Everyone raves about the chicken here (which is fine), but I thought the Beef Fajitas was the real star of the show! So well-seasoned and tender. You HAVE to try it. The grilled onion was tasty also. You can't go wrong with this spot. The prices were so reasonable here as well with great down home service. Be sure to check out my reviews on Instagram: NickEatzWorld

We got here around 5pm, and they were sold out of the chicken. Kinda bummed because thats what we were looking towards the most. Nonetheless this was so good, everything felt like it was a home cooked Mexican meal. Loved it!

Prices are reasonable for a very casual lunch spot. Everything was done well, a lot of effort put into perfecting the seasoning and properly roasting the chicken. Beans and rice are good, rice had a lot of chicken broth & seasoning. Beans are brothy with a decent amount of pork fat. The tortillas were soft and warm. The chicken and the sauce was the star of the show, beans, rice & tortillas add nice texture and complete the meal.

I visited here with my colleague since it was very close to my hotel on a recent business trip. This restaurant also has the best reviews in the area. My colleague wasn't super thrilled about eating chicken so he ordered the diced sirloin with bacon as his meat. Surprisingly, this was one of his favorite restaurants during our entire trip. For 1 person, the half chicken is around 11 with beans and you get tons of food you can make into tacos. The chicken is well seasoned, not dry, and partially cut up for you already. Overall, a great deal! The beans are really good, as is their famous green sauce which goes well on pretty much everything you'll order. My colleague loved his meal and said the bacon made it just that much better. Service is fast and excellent here as they have several employees to stop by and check on your table. I would definitely return if I am ever in the area again.

WOW!!! I can not stop thinking about this place it was so good and so worth checking out. They open at 11 and by 1130 the place was so packed! The charro frijoles was so amazing. The beans were perfectly cooked. The flavors are all here the chicken and the fajitas are well cooked and tasty. The workers are very nice and give recommendations! If only I can have this place everyday.

yum...if you can swing in here and smell the chicken on the grill you will be hooked...I Looooooovvve this place. A true hidden gem packed with locals.

Fast service food that taste like home cooking! I usually used the drive thru and they are quick to take your order. My order is never wrong something I greatly appreciate going to a drive thru! Lol Rice and green salsa are my favorite!

Went for lunch and tried the bean burger. It was delicious and bigger than I expected. Service was fast and friendly.

On June 29, 2025 our party of nine African American family members and friends arrived at this Mexican restaurant Los Norteños Pollos Asados in San Antonio, TX only to be deliberately denied service, preventing us from ever sampling your cuisine. We were assured a maximum wait of twenty minutes, yet remained unseated for over eighty minutes. Meanwhile, multiple parties who arrived after us were promptly seated. Despite repeated assurances from the hostess that our table was being prepared--and even after management was notified--no effort was made to accommodate us. We ultimately walked away. This blatant refusal of service appears to hinge solely on our ethnicity, a practice your posted "right to refuse service" notice cynically enables. Subjected to this discriminatory treatment on an oppressively hot Texas day, we were left both enraged and appalled. Subsequent reviews describing rubbery, unseasoned chicken suggest we may have been spared an inferior meal, but nothing justifies the hateful exclusion we experienced.

The service was excellent, even though they were busy. They took the time to check how we were doing. Now the food was fenomenal very tasty and seasoned just right. The other items were equally delicious. The place is relatively small but it's arranged so a good group can enjoy their meal. It's well worth the trip for some good chicken.

Was on a work trip to San Antonio and our group was looking for Mexican food that day and we stumbled across Pollo Asados and visited. Kind of a cool decor inside which feels very authentic. The staff was super friendly and helpful in describing the menu options. The food was even better as we did the Fajitas for two and a Half Chicken and ate family style among the 3 of us. I really enjoyed this place and would definitely return if given the chance.

Food comes out hot and fresh every time. Rice is soft and beans are full of flavor. Menu is so reasonably priced you can't beat it here. Service was fast. Plenty of seating and not cramped up on other patrons.

It's incredible how many chickens are being grilled at once... it's even more insane on how good it is every time!! There's not much waiting once you sit down and order, the food is out fast. My highlight is definitely the avocado salsa... I could drink that stuff.

You can tell just by walking to the restaurant that it was going to be amazing!!!! It smelled so delicious from the outside and the food was extremely delicious So much flavor!!! The people there were so kind and welcoming as you walked in. Their servers and manager were very attentive to their customers. For it being my first time, I won't be my last!! Next time I'm up in San Antonio, I will definitely be back!!!

The chicken was out of this world! So tender and great flavor. The service is friendly and very fast. The place was packed but we barely had to wait for our food. I highly recommend this place!!

Best chicken and sides and very affordable. The green sauce is to die for! Wish it wasn't so far to drive, I'd probably go at least once a week if it was closer.

Never disappointed when I come here this time I got the burger it was delicious and the charro beans

Perfection! Pollos Asados Los Nortenos is an absolute gem. Genuine smoked chicken that is juicy, full of flavor and a home run every single time! Smoked/roasted with mesquite, the family owned restaurant consistently is great. The charro beans are full of flavor as well and an excellent side, as are the roasted peppers and onions. The green sauce shines through everything with amazing flavor. The service is always friendly and efficient and the homestyle family run place is always welcoming.

Although it is a 30 minute drive from our house my wife and I absolutely love this place. The food is great and comes out fast! Has become one of the spots we take family and friends that visit San Antonio!

Absolutely fire. The chicken was juicy, smoky, and packed with flavor. Prices were super fair, and the service was lightning fast. My coworker went completely silent while eating--didn't say a single word until he was done. That's how you know it slapped. Highly recommend!

Ambiance is a decent sit down and friendly quick service. The main event is the food. Limonda is good and love the price! You get a lot of chicken and food for a fair price which is amazing and probably why it's so popular. Chicken is very well seasoned and grilled and some of the best I've ever had. Reminds me of Thandoori chicken. Nonetheless will be back, amazing location!!

My dad always brings this home when he has time from work to stop by this delicious establishment. The flavors of this chicken are not to be underestimated. It isn't your typical chicken restaurant, they have much more to offer not only with flavors but with how you order. For example, if you're in the mood for a burger they got it! I've only been in this establishment once but I had a joyful time seeing the chicken being prepped in a clear window. The workers were very polite and efficient. I would say the quickness of the food was tremendous for how much we ordered, since we were feeding a family of 4. The atmosphere of this place felt very friendly and like a genuine family business. Definitely check out this amazing restaurant if you're ever around this area!

Been here 11 years now and passed this place so many times without stopping. Today that changed and now I'm sad I waited so long. Food was off the charts, price was perfect and staff was extremely polite. My wife and I have agreed that once a month we are going to pickup to go order to binge over the weekend.

Excellente! The half chicken tasted delicious and the rice & beans were great as well. Service was with a smile and the food came extremely fast. Highly recommend!

Wasn't sure about this place at first but I was dead wrong! Great food and prices. Service was fast and the food had so much flavor. Menu is really small but what they serve is done with perfection. The portions are large so if you leave hungry it's your own fault!

When the place setting is Styrofoam, the food has to be good. And it is really good! We had the chicken and the beef. LOVED IT! When we left all we could say was "More green sauce please!" IYKYK

We were looking for a new local place for dinner for 9 and decided we'd give it a shot. The outside and inside are nothing to write home about, but don't be fooled by that. Their menu is very simple - meat (chicken, sausage with bacon. Fajita and two other types. Rice, charro beans, pico, corn tortillas, guacamole. Very simple. We ordered two of the grande dinner, each of which easily feeds 4. We ordered the fajita and the other meat. Each came with a whole chicken (cut-up), 8 corn tortillas, 4 orders of rice; 4 orders or charro beans, pico, and amazing green sauce. The meats had an amazing flavor - all of them! Perfectly seasoned and prepared. Everything was great! The sausage with bacon was unique and very good. I'm not a big Mexican rice guy - usually just a filler without much taste. This rice was very flavorful and I ate my whole serving. The beans had a great flavor and I ate all of them. I'm a flour tortilla guy - but they only have corn, so I wasn't thrilled - but the corn tortillas were very soft and moist and the flavor was good but not overpowering! The green sauce was really good! I'm a red sauce guy but they only have green sauce. I was admittedly initially disappointed - but that green sauce was truly amazing. The staff were all friendly and attentive. We will absolutely go back again now that we've found this hidden gem!!

The service was absolutely amazing. The food was even better. Will keep coming back here forever

I really enjoy stopping by this San Antonio staple when I can. Today, I decided to try a few new items. I went for beef fajitas and a Pina Agua Fresca. The fajitas were super tender and smothered in onions and peppers and served with traditional corn tortillas. They came out steaming! The agua fresca had a striking pineapple flavor .. yum! The service was fast and spot on. There is parking in the back. However, this place gets packed. My only negative was the corn tortillas were ripping apart...hard to make a taco and hold it.

I was in line for one lunch spot when i discovered this spot randomly so made planes to come for second lunch here - and even while my stomach was pretty full, Pollo Asados hits. We were seated quickly and food came in short order. The chicken is delicious - great flavor and moist throughout where even the breast was a hot commodity. The green salsa is a must - lather it as you see fit. Tortillas tasted house made and charro beans were real delicious. Horchata solid too and real smooth. Highly recommend. Parking lot in back

What an awesome spot to find. Local favorite and now mine! The food is fresh and fast served. The pictures do it no justice. And for desert I recommend the flan de queso. The service is impressive. So nice and friendly. I will definitely visit again when back in San Antonio.

Service was so fast and the food so good! Fajitas were "gas" as my 15 yo stated! Wife thought the green salsa was amazing.

Food is amazing. Super busy would recommend just taking it to go. Portions are great for the price. $60 family pack feeds 8-10 no problem. Totally worth it

The Chicken was excellent. Moist and flavorful to the bone. The service was spot on. The place was packed and waiting was at a minimum. The staff was very polite and well versed in the menu items available. The Ambiance suited the cultural cuisine. Managers and Supervisors were ever vigilant and went around asking customers if everything is okay. I would highly recommend this for locals and tourists. My go to place for a healthy choice meal.

My husband ordered for us for Togo. They were quick the food was delicious. We had a whole smoked chicken with a side of beans and rice. The employees were on point and friendly, even with the lunch rush! Although we waited in the car, just smelling the food cooking was making my mouth water already. It was very inviting and next time I'm going to to eat there.

When I googled Mexican around San Antonio Area, this place, off Rigsby, stated "best fajitas". The meat was well seasoned, beans has chicharones nestled in, pico + guac had jalapeños... mouth watering! My only complaint was the tortillas could not handle the weight/amount of the meat and frills. The serving is set for 2, and was more than enough! Def going here to get my fix in. Satisfied and craving kept at bay... also, the horchata was meh =[ The waitstaff was quick and efficient. Got big jugs of water and we were able to get leftovers packed to take home! Now, they need to have this available with nachos, my life will be complete!

Terrific Parrilladas. I look forward to coming back and getting the half/whole chicken. They came with rice (that tasted like it was cooked in meat stock, very rich), beans, fresh guac and pico de gallo. The parrilladas had a generous ratio of beef to onions and peppers. You could definitely taste the marinade and spices on the steak and I'm getting hungry again just thinking about it. Also served with a pile of fresh corn tortillas and a crema sauce. The crema was terrific and obviously freshly made too. This place cuts no corners.

We were a party of 14. Our wait to be seated was about 20 minutes. A waitress came right away taking our drink orders. Shortly after our drinks were served she came around taking our orders for our meals. Our meals were served shortly. I had the half chicken meal which was plentiful and delicious. The kitchen is like an assembly line and the waitstaff is very efficient. Excellent food and outstanding service! I highly recommend this location!!!

Very crowded. Expect a wait at lunch. Big parking lot so that is a plus. The place is organized and set up to handle the work flow and business. Only waited about 10 minutes to be seated. After that they were quickly at my table to take my order. The menu is small but I liked that. I had come for the charbroiled chicken so I was happy. I ordered the half chicken. Comes with rice, beans, corn tortillas, onions and a lime. Not bad for less than $10! The chicken was very good. I was done far too soon. I will definitely be back!

Their food is sooooo good! Their chicken is tender and full of flavor! This place is in an old building on Rigsby, but it doesn't matter. The quality of food and service is what counts. Every time I have been here, they have been soooo efficient in seating and serving customer. Once they seat you, the waitresses brings out our drinks and shortly thereafter brings out our food. I live way on the north side of town but will travel to other areas for good food and service.

Where else can you get a tasty whole bird and sides for $25? This place is a good ol faithful for the family and I. It's fulfilling and can feed a family of 4.

The fajita meat was cooked perfectly. Customer service was very good. When I'm in San Antonio I will definitely go back there!

Came here on a Saturday, recommended by a coworker. For a party of 2 we waited about 10 minutes. We ordered the half chicken that comes with green sauce, rice, tortillas and a grilled onion and jalapeño. The food came out REALLY quickly and was super fresh. The chicken was flavorful and the green sauce made it even better! We washed it down with a Mexican coke which was perfect. The meal was about $11 each and came with enough food for two meals per person. The service was really good and our server was very nice. The building doesn't look super fancy but everything is definitely clean. So happy I came here and will definitely be back if I visit San Antonio again!

Our all time favorite smoked chicken restaurant. Don't be intimidated by the crowds and just put your name on the list already. They will call your name earlier than they said. First timers should stick with the half chicken with green sauce. Don't call it salsa verde because that isn't what it is. It is tomatillo based but how it is so flavorful but it is. The marinade for the chicken is of course a family recipe. The tortillas are too thin to be of any use, so just dip that chicken in the sauce using your fingers. Bring wet naps or just lick that deliciousness off your fingers. Your choice.

Came here around 6:30pm on a Saturday night, and the restaurant was packed. My party waited around 30 minutes to be seated. The atmosphere was loud and bustling, and the service was really efficient. Charbroiled chicken: The chicken was great. It was very tender, smoky, nicely charred, and well-seasoned. The chicken would have been a great value by itself, but it also came with rice, tortillas, pico/guac, jalapenos, and grilled onions. Definitely try the green salsa because it's amazing! Beef Fajitas: My party also ordered beef fajitas, and they were good. The beef was pretty tender and also reasonably priced. However, the chicken was definitely my favorite dish. Overall, I would definitely come again for their tasty chicken and very reasonable prices.

Drove up and it was very busy. We found a parking space pretty quickly. It was very busy but we had to wait about 25 mins to get seated (we had a party of 9), let me tell you the smells were wreaking havoc on my grumbling stomach Everything was delicious but my favorite were The burgers. They were 100% home made. Sooooo delicious. I can't wait to go back and try a different one.

Came here around 7pm on a Tuesday, they were busy but we got seated pretty fast. My first impression is that the servers are really nice, attentive and polite, they checked on me frequently. The chicken was really good, well seasoned, soft, moist and super delicious, hands down best grilled chicken I've ever had. I also ordered the asada, it was a little rubbery and unseasoned. Their sides are bomb, especially the fresh guacamole. Love their horchata, a little sweet for my taste but it was so good. Overall, I would definitely come back when I'm in San Antonio. Their chicken is a must!