Sabroso, indeed

One of the greatest culinary perks of living in the DC metro area is a particular brand of quasi-fast food known as "peruvian chicken." The chicken -- tender and crisp on the outside with a tangy marinade -- is the main fixation, but the cuisine compromises so much more. Inevitably, takeout includes a permutation of the following accompaniments: plaintains, yucca, rice, beans, and coleslaw. (Although usually we just get all of them). Dinner today came from Sabroso, a relatively new peruvian (actually, "South american") joint across from the AFI that happens to be my favorite.

First, yucca with a mayonnaise sauce and ketchup:



Plantains, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and naturally sweet:



The main course:


Rice and beans (the best black beans you will ever taste; I would buy them in bulk if I could):




For those not carnivorously inclined, I can vouch that the side dishes, with the addition of some sliced tomato, make a very satisfying meal on their own.

The inner suburbs are bursting with peruvian chicken places: Of the dozen or so in the area, Sabroso is my favorite, although Crisp and Juicy and El Pollo Rico are excellent as well. And the food is incredibly underpriced: My mother purchased enough food for eight at just $30.

Peruvian chicken: An inexpensive and delicious cuisine, although perhaps visually best suited to the colorblind. Check it out!