La Perrada De Chalo
“The juicy burger is filled with crushed potato chips,crushed pineapples, cheese,lettuce and pink sauce(mayo & ketchup) that is just simply genius.”
“Most of the options include pineapple as a topping (I know pineapple on a hot dog doesn't sound appealing but it's great!)”
“This review may be considered preliminary since I didn't get the marquee items of hot dog and hamburger, but the mini picada provided a jolt of meat madness.”
La Perrada De Chalo
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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I have been coming here for years. It is my favorite burger joint. It is such a long drive from where I live ,but so worth the trip.I come here any chance I get. I wished they opened up another location near me. I have never had a burger as good as the Hawaiian burger. The juicy burger is filled with crushed potato chips,crushed pineapples, cheese,lettuce and pink sauce(mayo & ketchup) that is just simply genius. All of my family and friends that have joined me here, have all loved this place as well.
We have to come back to try this place again because sometimes takeout does not hold well.
We ordered the Double Burger, $7.50, which was huge. It can really feed two people. Problem was the patty needed some seasoning and was a bit dry.
We also ordered the Cubano sandwich, $6.25. Maybe that was a mistake since this is a Colombian place? It was too much bread in ratio to the filling. All you can taste is bread.
I guess we'll give it one more chance and eat in the establishment since there was so many tables inside.
It is fast food as in, you order your food at the counter and you bring it one of the tables yourself to enjoy it. The food is made to order.
Only giving two stars because I feel bad, my husband and I have always loved this place, but it's gone downhill. We kept noticing little things, like the hotdogs got smaller, less papas in the salchipapa, and tonight we noticed the hamburgesa Hawaiiana had a much smaller meat patty than it used to. As for the service, tonight was so BAD. There were two men there, the man working the register and getting orders out was AWFUL! He stared at us all awkward when we came in, even after I said "hi" he kept staring and not saying anything. Finally he snaps out of it and tells us to give him a few minutes. Mind you, we are the ONLY ONES in there at the moment. Remember that. He finally walks up to take our order. First let down, no juice shakes available whatsoever. Ook. We order Hawaiian burgers with Postobon sodas and a salchicriolla. A few other groups walk in at that point. We end up waiting a very long time, see the tray get made with our soda orders and our burgers, exactly the ones we ordered. He calls someone else. My husband goes up to ask what's up, the guy says the papas criollas (the small potatoes) take long and ours is next. But, the next order had a can of a different soda and one burger. He puts the salchicriolla order on THAT tray to hand to my husband, my husband shows him our receipt like hello that's not even close to the order. Changes the soda adds another burger and hands it back. My husband brings it to the table, we open the salchicriolla to find only fries, no papas criollas. But wasn't cooking those the excuse for why that first order wasn't ours? My husband brings this to them, now frustrated. The guy gives him an attitude and awkward response when it clicks that they fucked up, takes them back. They took so long to bring us the right ones that we had killed the burgers and didn't want it anymore, so we sent it back. My husband got his money back and gave him a few choice words about the service, understandable after all that happened, and would have left it there, but this guy started involving another customer bitching about my husband! My husband told the other customer to make sure they don't give his order to someone else, and we left. Unreal. We've been customers for years, but this dude may have just made sure we start frequenting their competition instead. The place keeps rearranging their tables, that's not going to help their business with weakening food quality and such a low level of customer service. Sad to see this happen to a place we used to love.
There is something alluring about Colombian hot dogs! I can't fully explain it. The layers and layers of things put on the hot dog, and the colors seems so mysterious and appealing!
I was watching Man Versus Food on tv, and Colombian hot dogs was featured in the episode. My initial response was "What the hell! That is some sick version of a hot dog" and "God..I wonder if I would be able to find it in NY". Lo and Behold! I did a Google search and found this place on yelp.
I ordered the Colombian hot dog aka "SHOWY", and it was ginormous! It didn't look as good as the one I saw on Man versus Food, but I knew I had to eat it right away. I liked the variety of tastes it gave me. It was an interesting culinary experience for a foodie like me. I was happy to fulfill my "to eat list". However, my tummy was not feeling so great after eating it. 🙁
I'll eat vegetables tomorrow.
This review may be considered preliminary since I didn't get the marquee items of hot dog and hamburger, but the mini picada provided a jolt of meat madness. Sausage and pork were outstanding. Even the grilled chicken, often a subject of my disdain, was worthwhile thanks to a peppery element.
Someone told me I should come check this place out because the hot dogs are so good here guess what not!!!! I went here one late night with some family we all order hotdogs, first hotdogs are Huge and there boiled cooked the best way to cook a hot dog is to grill them to get a little crisp second the bread looks like a deli hero bread third the toppings was sloppy. I tried a hotdog that had pineapple mayo 2 fried eggs and potato chip sticks sounded so pleasing I threw it out after 2 bites . Not only that food took forever and there were hardly anyone there. Yo estaba en el toilet cuando llegue a la casa… This spot is only for those people that decide to eat something after a long night of getting drunk at the disco club because when your drunk and have the urge to eat something, the food at this place will be some of the best you ever had in your life .
Okay, first off, I rate places based on the type of restaurant/institution it is. Am I going to complain that a local diner didn't offer to hang up my coat, park my car, and use the finest imported fromage? NO. It's a dang diner!
That's the idea with La Perrada de Chalo. It's a Columbian spin on American fast food that is a guiltily satisfying good time that's absolutely sure to leave you stuffed.
The menu is ridiculously extensive, covering sandwiches, burgers, bowls, and most importantly (to me): Hot dogs. Seriously. These hot dogs are completely out of this world.
My absolute favorite thing to get here is the Iraqui hot dog (super size). Sure, it's a regular old unimpressive hot dog. But then it enter the hands of whatever genius artisan craftsman is behind that counter. It's boiled perfectly and served on a toasted bun so that the outside has the slightest crisp while the inside is soft and fluffy. The iraqui is then topped with ketchup, mayonnaise, a smear of smooth pineapple sauce to give an incredible subtle sweetness, sliced hardboiled eggs, and crumbled up potato chips. Yes, you read that correctly, dang crumbled Ruffles or something. It's a freakin' party in your mouth, and a perfect crunch of slight saltiness.
I also highly suggest the Maicitos Con Pollo Con Queso; it's a bowl based with chicken meat, sweet corn, sliced cheese, and sauce. Which is probably mayo. But so dang good. Think of it like a salad, but all that annoying healthy green stuff removed, and just meat, corn, and cheese. Mm.
The salchipapas is pretty standard, having well cooked fries and sliced hot dog pieces cut to look like little fanning four tentacled octupi. That sounds unappealing, huh? It's good though, swear.
The service here is very friendly, but honestly at least half the times I've come, the people behind the counter did not speak English. Luckily, I was either with my Colombian friend or used my broken high school level Spanish to get by. Also, if you order the hot dog (which you will, right?), just accept the fact you will be a disgusting hot mess trying to eat it. It's fine. It's part of the ritual. Just be sure to snag more napkins, because they certainly do not give you enough.
Columbian fast food? Nope not like going to McD or BK or Taco B.
You still have to place an order and wait for the cook to make it.
Fortunately the menu has English translations right under the Spanish descriptions.
We had the hamburguesas- Double Burger $7.50- a lot of meat be bland and dry patties. Not much in flavor. I can't even taste much of the crushed chips or pineapple and sauces. Rated 3/5.
We also got the Cubano sandwiches $6.25- the sandwich was just OK. A lot of bread. The sandwich was not pressed and grilled, it was just flatten with no sign of grill marks.
Rated 3/5.
Overall it OK food.
Tip: They stay open very later on Friday and Saturday evenings.