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| - I'll start by saying their chicken is just like the rotisserie chicken you can get at Harris Teeter, except that you'll have to pay more at Viva Chicken. Besides a subtle hint of some spices and a bit of smokiness, it's pretty comparable, and way overpriced for what it is. My friend who lives near here even says he orders their sides, gets the sauces, and then goes and buys a rotisserie chicken from Harris Teeter and feels better about the money he saved.
The sides here are pretty solid. I enjoy the green beans and cilantro rice. Both have good flavor and were cooked well. The green beans still maintain a little crunch, which I appreciate.
The sauces are what makes the chicken good. I liked both the green cilantro sauce and the red spicier sauce. I still can't get over how underwhelming the chicken is, though. At other Peruvian chicken places I've been to, the chicken is so tender, juicy, and flavorful that you don't need the sauce to make the chicken taste good - it's already delicious. The sauce just adds another dimension. At Viva Chicken, you need the sauce to make the meat taste good - there's no getting around it.
The service was friendly, and the space is nice and clean. It's a fast-casual restaurant, and we actually called our order in ahead of time to save having to wait for our food.
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