La Chocita Grill

Small, cozy, family run, good food!
Nice portions of tasty food.
We go at least twice a month for dinner.
We have never had delivery, but have done pick ups to take
to friends’ homes (very popular choice). Never a problem.
If I could change one thing — I would put in better seats.

I give this place 3.5 stars, we ordered for delivery, they said 20 mins but it took over an hour. The portion sizes are huge and the taste is so so. I ordered the Bolivian dish, the fried steak was huge, the steak had that oil look to it since it was fried, rice was kinda hard and bland. Fried eggs were alright, salad was blah.
We also ordered cheese and bean pupusa, by the time it got to us it was cold and dried. The slaw that came with it was blah too. My girlfriend got the enchilada with a taco, enchilada was decent and taco was alright too. Can’t really mess up a taco.
We also ordered rotisserie chicken. Chicken tasted great. The fries that came with it was all soggy, the green sauce was thick and not spicy. Over all I liked how they make all sort of Latino dishes. I will definitely be back for their other dishes.

I have been here probably in time between lunch and dinner and it is always absolutely fantastic. Portions are enormous and filling and fresh! Big rustic dishes and the best beef soup I’ve EVER had. I adore this little restaurant and the waitresses are so sweet and welcoming. A must try!
My favorite things are the beef soup, #3 on the back page (cant remember the name) and the fajitas. Just left there after a giant bowl of deliciousness.

Food is good, primarily go there for the papusas. Tried to have food delivered and was told 45 minutes it turned into an hour so called them only to say credit card machine not working. Why didn’t you give a courtesy call to tell me! They Said food was ready and I said I would pay cash when delivered. When it arrives (if it arrives) it will probably be cold!!!

Me and my husband went there during the week day for a dinner. We both order rotisserie chicken and it was yummy. Lots of food. We sat outside and it was great but they should have mosquito candles because they eat us alive and we couldn’t enjoy our dinner. Over all it’s a nice place. I just wish that chips would taste just as good as uncle Julio’s. They smelled heavy with oil and it taste like oil was not changed prior to frying the chips. Other than that, it was ok. Our waitress was very attentive and friendly.

Its been a few years since my last review. I was at an event last year where La Chocita provided the food, and I went back to the restaurant to eat. I got the rotisserie chicken and my dining companion got the tacos. We both enjoyed our meals and I loved the black beans and rice. It wasn’t busy as we got there around 5pm. The price is pretty reasonable for the area too and the portions you get. I’ll be back again.

They pick and choose when they feel like delivering but they advertise that they deliver as if it were all the time. Extremely annoying!

Beans & salsa were good. All other food was bland — the rice was even plain white. Charged us $ 1.50 for canned soda (no «refills») and the chips & salsa. I can’t see any reason to go back.

Peruvian chicken places are so common in northern Virginia that I didn’t have huge expectations for this one. I ordered the ½ rotisserie chicken with rice and slaw and had a surprisingly good experience. While another member of my group thought the chicken was too dry, I interpreted it as a crispness that I wasn’t expecting. It was flavorful and the portion was huge. The rice and slaw sides weren’t remarkable but good.
Our table also ordered a side of yucca and chicharon which was very good. All very crispy and hot.
Our waitress seemed to be working every table inside so our service was a little sparse, but it added to the charm of this being a small family business.
The atmosphere is warm and the tables are closely grouped. You might not be able to fit a large group in this place.

3.5 for this place. Went here for lunch and got a half chicken. Standard peruvian style chicken, but I think it was cooked way ahead of time and then just warmed up on a grill. Also was not a fan of their white sauce. It had more of a mayonese/​cole slaw style to it with I think diced onions in it? Usually it’s saffron, mayo, and some other stuff. Decent, but I’l probably try something else next time I go back and I wasn’t to blown away by it.

We have been going here for 4 years and the food had gotten better and better. The waitress even remembers our exact order each time! For 4 years! I love this place because of the authenticity and the small size which adds to the feel. The food is phenomenal especially the chicken. Service is great and prices great too. Great bang for your buck

This place is just wonderful. I order lunch from here probably twice a week. Delivery is always fast (within 30 min) the prices are reasonable, the portions are huge and the food is so well prepared. I usually end up getting the steak Fajitas, Steak Burrito, Steak and shrimp special or something else along those lines. The steak is always grilled tender, nice juicy flavorful fat pieces and just a little pink in the middle. It’s not your average fried greasy cheap steak. the Shrimp is large– probably the 16 – 20 count size if I had to guess. The refried beans are nice and thick and flavorful, not runny. The rice is just so-​so, its usually a little hard still but i’m really not a rice fan anyway. Their home made salsa has the nicest crisp clean flavor to it, tiny little onion pieces diced in to it with cilantro and some other spices. YUM. The home made chips are fried there, they’re absolutely crunchy and delicious. One of my co workers goes bonkers for the papusas she swears they’re the best in town. Everything comes hot fresh and delicious. I’ve never dined at the location, but the delivery is ON POINT!!! Try this place for sure!

Not authentic Peruvian food! The servers had no idea what «aji» was! The rotisserie chicken was yummy but I would much rather take a trip to sterling and visit a real Peruvian restaurant.

This is my go to place when I’m craving authentic Salvadorian food. My favorite dish is the pupusas, its filled with just the perfect amount of cheese and the dipping/​Cole slaw is very flavorful. I also love the horchata! They also carry more dishes like the rotisserie chicken, fried fish, rice dishes, soups, tacos and so much more. The staff is excellent and very nice. I definitely enjoy this secret little gem in hidden streets of Leesburg.

Love the food! Authentic tastes, good price for the large portions and the staff is always friendly.

Tengo años de no comer aqui como dos pq cada vez la comida estaba peor. Ayer decide darles otra oportunidad y para que. Pedi un sopa de pollo pq no se sentia bien mi mama. Le pusieron medio pepollo 8. pedasos de zanahoria 1 pedasote de yuca dura. Una Ala y casi nada de caldo. Es mejor decir no hay q vender algo.asi.
It’s been over years I don’t eat there. I felt there food became worse on every ocasion. I like the latina that I am actually know how these foods should taste and guess am picky. I decided to. give them one more try yesterday. bad idea!
Mom was sick. and wanted chicken soup.
What we got was half a cabbage 8 very large pieces of carrot 1 chicken wing and a very big hard piece of cassava (yuca) and to make matters worst barely any broth. Should have
made it myself. If they have the left overs or the bottom of the pot left just say no we ran out. So again I will not go there. And those that love there chicken should try Roxys.

This place is the bomb! Quick delivery, super nice staff and the food is unbelievably good and very affordable. I love coming here for lunch or getting delivery which they don’t charge you for. $ 1.50 pupusa on Wednesday. Awesome. They’re so good. I would like to write more but i am too full to think.
YYYYYUUUUUMMMMMMM!!!

Don’t let my ‘A-​OK’ review turn you away from visiting or returning to La Chocita Grill. I only just visited there for my first time, and I believe I will return. While I wanted to award La Chocita with 4 stars, the downward spiral in service we experienced over the course of our dine-​in visit and the lackluster quality of my husband’s sandwich knocked it down to 3 for me. However, my experience and contentedness with my entrée and appetizer, plus my excitement in «discovering» this Latin American place in an old house, left me looking forward to our next visit.
As mentioned, La Chocita is situated in an old house in historic Leesburg, not far from the famed Doner Kebab and Fireworks Pizza area. You”ll find a wide range of clientele inside, and no more than a dozen tables. I loved the sarape-​style blankets on the tables covered with protective clear plastic tablecloths. We were seated and brought water immediately, while we pored over the menu which included a dish from what seems like every Central and South American country. What I really enjoyed was the fact that the menu calls out where each dish comes from, so choose your own dining adventure.
We each started with a pupusa, beans no cheese for the hubby and jalapenos and cheese for me. The pupusas were easily our favorite part of the meal. They were plenty dense with filling while tasting fresh, with a great ratio of corn meal to filling. Slaw and salsa were good accompaniments, too. I also ordered a Passion Fruit juice, why not? It was tasty!
For entrees, I chose a ½ rotisserie chicken, served with spicy veggie and pepper accompaniments, including caramelized onions, plus really tasty beans and rice. It’s a good thing I had a hungry man with whom to share this bounty (and it only cost like $ 15), as for some reason, his simple Charcoal Chicken Sandwich and side of Fried Yucca almost never appeared, for some reason.
While my entrée was amazing, the sheer lack of communication as to why the sandwich and yucca were taking so long, coupled with the lack of apology or anything from the server or manager once they finally arrived, did nothing to help with the the fact that the sandwich was a dry, cold pita, with just a little chicken, tomato and lettuce on top. Yeah, it was only $ 7, but still… once the yucca finally arrived, it sat mostly untouched due to how full we already were.
While I think we’ll return, service and food timeliness had better improve next time, or I don’t know if La Chocita will be worth the trip out to Leesburg.

I don’t remember the specific name of the dish that I ordered, but it was some enchilada dish with chicken and avocado. That’s how unremarkable it was. They used their advertised rotisserie chicken, which was okay. The rice tasted like the instant-​variety that you just microwave. The beans tasted like they came right out of a can. Sauce was practically non-​existent and when I did notice it, it tasted pretty awful. Portions were small too, but I guess that was a blessing in disguise?
One of my friends, a vegetarian, ordered a burrito. I admit that this place is probably not known for that, but what she got was a soggy tortilla filled with the stuff you’d expect from a bag of frozen mixed vegetables. Just, why???
2-​stars for the chicken, 1-​star for everything else.

The food here is still pretty decent. We decided to order takeout because they we had a coupon. 1 whole chicken, 4 pupisas, 1 salad, French fries, and a 2 liter of soda for $ 20.00 not too shabby for my family of 4. Of every thing we got, the chicken was the best. Nice flavor and not dry. The pupisas were very greasy, sort of hard to eat. The size of them were huge. I’ve never had them that big before. The fries were nothing fancy. Just frozen fries cooked up, but there were soggy, and I only live 5 minutes away. The salad was not very big, basically enough for 1 person. Still their chicken was good, it came cut into quarters so you just have to decide who wants dark or white meat. I’d still come back.

The best local spot for authentic Peruvian Food period, I highly recommend the Charcoal Rotisserie Chicken, its falloff the bone good and has tremendous flavor with authentic spices.
Its home cooking at its best, the family and staff have always been friendly and I have always left with a smile and a full stomach.