- My grandparents cook the same food,
specifically my grandmother,
so I never felt the need to go to Pollo Tropical
and buy the same thing.
- Nothing beats grandma's cooking, I'm sorry.
- No.
- We have (mumbling) in the house.
- I am excited because you cannot go wrong
with plantains.
- If you fail (mumbling)
just don't make a business.
(laughs)
- I prefer mine with a little bit more butter.
- It's got a good flavor,
the texture's right.
- Yeah, we're good with this.
We don't need anything else with it.
- Are these like supposed to be the Cuban
version of tater tots?
- They look like little Egyptian pyramids.
I'm so used to it just being
giant chunks of fried yuga
and my grandma being just like,
Have it.
I mean, she's nicer than that, but.
- I'm really liking this.
(laughs)
- Yuga tastes like chicken.
You know it's like when you get a chicken tender
and it's like mostly breading?
That's what it feels like.
- The yuga is just like a vehicle for the sauce.
I would put this sauce on everything.
I'm good with this,
I can just do, I'd take it like a shot.
- I wouldn't take it like a shot.
- This is the chicken.
We are, this is what we're here for.
Not bad for fast food.
I think this is,
how is the fly treating you?
- It's Miami.
- The skin is actually surprisingly kind of crispy.
- I would eat this again.
- It's really tender, it's really juicy.
It's good, it's good.
It's delicious, it's food.
- I'm super excited for this
because I love shredded pork.
- It looks crispy, so that's a good sign.
- I like the flavor a lot.
It's like you can taste a hint of mojo.
Or just like the Cuban sour orange sauce.
Like it feels like they marinated this.
- I feel like the pork strands can be a little thicker
and I think that might say something to
maybe the quality of the pork.
- Hmmm, no.
- It's missing something.
(laughs)
- Yeah.
It's missing love.
- We like the chicken better.
- Give us more chicken.
(laughs)
I didn't know they sold ribs
at a place that has chicken in the name.
- I'm gonna make a mess.
- It's very tangy.
- It doesn't as guava-ish as I expected.
- If you like barbecue and you're into this,
you let me know because I just,
we can have a conversation about that.
- I think the sauce is too overwhelming.
- Yeah, it's very sweet.
- They're soft, they come off the bone easily.
And I really like the sauce.
- That's it (laughs) looks like the oh,
it looks finger licking, but it's not.
- Delicious, no.
- I'm not as in to it.
I'm just, this is how I clean myself.
- It looks nice.
I smell guava, which is awesome.
- Oh my God.
- Okay.
All right.
- I'm feeling it.
- I am surprised I'm even talking
before I finish this
because this is the best thing ever.
It's buttery and it's soft.
- It's got a good sweetness to it.
Maybe a little brittle,
but it's like right there.
- I think it's pretty good to have
a fast food out there that's Cuban inspired,
or Caribbean inspired in general,
because I think it's good to have representation
in our fast food.
- We really like the chicken
and I think that for a restaurant called Chicken Tropical,
that's the most important thing.
- I mean it has good things on the menu, for sure.
- Yeah.
- We now see why there is usually a line outside
on 8th Street in Miami.