Despite lackluster service at this location, Pio Pio serves up some of the best rotisserie chicken in the Charlotte area. After todays lunch, I have now tried both Charlotte Pio Pio locatons and have found both to provide consistently tender and juicy rotisserie chicken and superb sides like moist yellow rice, perfectly prepared plantain and pinto beans. The side salads are particularly unique and refreshing, topped with sliced avocado, freshly cut lettuce and carrots and topped with their wonderful tangy house dressing.
Dinner prices are reasonable however lunch prices are somewhat high. Both locations also typically have the same acceptable sanitation score in the mid-90s. The Ballantyne location offers a much more appealing atmosphere and more attentive service. That one is a Gotta Try, this one not so much.