| | i got tha hongry for illegal chicken When I am behind the counter of the shop, or hiding from the cameras through which the corporate office is watching me, I will be stricken by the unavoidable club of Tha Hongry. I begin to savor for something more than ice cream, or even a fro yo.
The Peruvians make a chicken that I am quite enamored by. It is called Pollo a la Brasa in the Spanish, but I do not know its meaning in the English. There are a great many Pollo a la Brasa restaurants in this area, and they are not hard to find. When the smell of the rotisserie wafts into your nose holes, there is little you can do to stop yourself from swerving across several lanes of rush-hour traffic to reach the source of such a smell.
For a year, I have longed to eat a Pollo a la Brasa that was nearly the stuff of legend. The restaurant was called El Pollo Rico, and it made Wheaton a legitimate place to be in, as opposed to just that shopping mall where a fellow was stabbed two years ago. I have had serious Tha Hongry for it, despite never having eaten there.
But, alas, El Pollo Rico was raided by Immigration last week, and its owners were thrown in jail for harboring illegal aliens. I cannot help but wonder if the Immigration people are vegans, and they do not approve of chicken that falls off the bone. My heart is broken! If it is a crime to make such a spectacular Pollo a la Brasa (as I have been told it is), then perhaps I am a criminal, too, for wanting to enjoy it. |
| | Posted 7/15/2007 1:47 PM - 0 comments
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