Pollos Asados El Regio

First time here. pretty pricey for a small plate I spent 24 on 2 drinks and the smallest plate of meat. no rice no beans which through me off lol … the meat was good tho can’t complain about that real tender I know another place where I get more for my money but the meat itself doesn’t beat it. I will probably return not sure

Went there for dinner about 8ish and they ran out of everything but meat! So it must be good, the meat sure was, will give then more stars after I get my chicken!

«Chicken War of 1719» in Texas has some relevance to this place.
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(for the story portion of this review, imagine legendary storyteller Paul Harvey, The Rest of the Story)
Was the war’s chicken a ‘hero’ or a ‘goat’?
((Logo of P.A.E.R. is a chicken with a cowboy hat, but the place cooks chicken; so it depends on your point of view. The same can be said about the food offerings here: an American expectation (no) or Mexican (yes)?))
Today is Cinco de Mayo, which commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over a larger French force at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 during the Franco-​Mexican War (1861 – 1867), which boosted moral, but they still lost the war.
((So, I chose Mexican food here for lunch. Correlation to the year 1719? Well, Taco Regio $ 6.19 + Tacos de Carne Asada $ 7.00 + Guacamole $ 3.00 + drink $ 1.00= $ 17.19))
Over a century earlier than the Battle of Puebla the two countries’ tables were turned, so to speak, as the French won a famous (in a humorous way) battle over Spain in Texas. It was a much quicker, smaller and lesser-​known conflict between those countries, known as the ‘Chicken War of 1719′.
((Spain was same but different from Mexico, like the name and menu of this place compared with a similar name, different web sites, but with same logo; see my other review
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Like rotisserie chicken, this true story has a bit of spin in a lesson in «what goes around comes around.»
((but at this restaurant, the Monterrey style charcoal-​grilled chicken went around too many times, as the meat was too dry))
While we are waiting for the slow-​smoked chicken to get ready, let’s talk turkey… er, chicken, about the Chicken War, as now you’re going to hear
… the REST of the Story.
((PAER’s menu is simple: a dozen entrees, and has pictures of the meals. For chicken, however, the troop deployment options are very limited: either buy a whole chicken or an expensive 2-​piece meal.))
In early Spanish settlement of Texas, settlers were few
((PAER had only one other customer))
and a few Missions were scattered over the territory
((PAER has 5 other locations in Houston))
to encourage settlement, but not very successfully, due to unfriendly Indians.
((PAER’s waitress did not smile, and the counter person did not speak with English tongue, but service was OK otherwise.))
The French has some sparse settlements in Louisiana.
In 1719, war breaks out in Europe between France and Spain. Sensing glory, French Lt. Philippe Blondel and seven soldiers from the Natchitoches outpost attack a tiny Spanish Mission in East Texas. The French attack was quite a surprise.
((PAER does not offer free chips y salsa ?!?))
The French easily captured the only Spanish soldier at the Mission and confiscated livestock and goods.
((I ordered Grilled Pork Taquitos, with a variety of goods: jalapeño, lime, red and green salsa. These are small greasy corn tortillas filled with small pieces of meat (who confiscated the big pieces)? Four of them had enough meat, but for $ 6.75 it is not a steal.))
French Lt. Blondel tied some chickens to the pommel of his saddle, and when he mounted his horse, the chickens flapped their wings, the horse reared up, and the lieutenant embarrassingly fell to the ground. His troops rushed to help him, and with that distraction, a Mission’s helper escaped into the woods.
((There is no escaping the fact that we had a flap over having to have a waitress for us to eat inside a fast food joint, and getting our own drink out of the refrigerator.))
The Spanish Mission worker found his way to nearby Mission Dolores, where he informed them of the French attack. Not knowing the strength of the French army, the Spanish alerted other small Missions in East Texas and they all retreated to San Antonio to wait for reinforcements. This left East Texas abandoned by the Spanish for a few years, and although there were no French troops or settlers to take advantage, it set back Spanish settlement.
((This PAER location has had a number of failed settlements of restaurants. Six Flags over Aldine?))
«The Chicken War represented a costly overreaction by Spanish religious and military men to a feeble French gesture.» —
So, the flap of a chicken cost the Spanish time in gaining a foothold in East Texas; but now, ironically, rotisserie chicken fast food chain Missions are setting up everywhere and the chickens are on the run.
And now you know… the REST of the story