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| - Viva Chicken is the answer to the prayer you didn't even know you had. It provides high quality, inexpensive, healthy food muy rapido! The casual restaurant has counter service and a sleek, modern interior with a large side covered patio with super cute planters in painted gutters (which is an odd thing to mention in a review, but it really does add to the airy ambiance). This place had some formidable predecessors - anyone remember the institution that was Anderson's with their great down home $3 eggs or the Starbucks where there was never a line? But Viva Chicken fills the void and more.
The menu offers Peruvian features with rotisserie chicken at the centerpiece. You can always get traditional quarter or half chickens with delicious sides such as pan fried plantains, spicy beans or rice pilaf, and the chicken is delicious like Genaro's (better than Pio Pio). Or you can get the beloved quinoa stuffed avocado, salad or sandwich. The first time I went, I got the Naked Peruvian which provides perfectly ripe avocado with veggies and I neglected to order chicken on it. Well it was such a happy accident because it didn't need it- the smokiness of the grilled ciabatta compliments the veggies so much it is one of my favorite vegetarian meals! (Tip: the grilled ciabatta really is better eaten there and gets soggy if you take it to go) The creamy aji amarillo (yellow pepper) complements the sandwich and just about all of the chicken dishes and adds some zingy spiciness without setting your mouth on fire. In fact, even though I don't usually like creamy sauces, this is my favorite sauce I've ever had at a chicken place. The steak sandwich offers a more substantial option and is a house favorite.
Desserts feature the alfajores (powdered sugar dulce de leche cookies), tres leches cake and flan. I make tres leches at home and I have to say that this is the only tres leches cake in Charlotte that holds its own against mine if I do say so myself. It is super moist and delicious without tasting of preservatives. I look forward to trying the Sangria sometime.
I am a huge fan of this place because of the food, décor and service so it already earned 5 stars in my book, but it gets extra credit because Mondays they donate portion of proceeds to a designated local nonprofit, and they use eco-friendly corn-based "silverware". I'm surprised they don't use actual silverware because that is the most eco-friendly, but happy with the corn-based stuff.
Tip: Go Mondays!
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