Valencia Eats: all you can eat chicken at La Parrilla

Pollos Planes is a local Valencia chain of chicken butcheries where you can buy chicken and chicken-based products (skewers, sausages, chicken burgers, etc.) to make at home.  They have two stores where you can get these prepared for you, in unlimited quantities, at great prices: €6.80 weekday lunch, and €7.80 weekday dinner, weekends, and holidays.

Basically, you get a table, and then go up to a counter where you can pick out your things out in the display case, or order a sampler platter for the number of people at your table.  You can also pick up your unlimited toasted bread here, unlimited potato chips, condiments, and beverages (which you pay for separately).  Then you go back to your table and wait while they grill up all of your food to order ("parrilla" means grill).  Listen for them to call out your name, so you can fetch your platter.

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We got the sampler platter, because it seemed a lot simpler than picking things out individually.  This included several pieces of grilled chicken breast, thigh, several different types of skewers, chicken burgers, sausages, and french fries.

In retrospect, it would have been more interesting to order individually, because some of the plain pieces of chicken thigh and breast got boring after a while, and no really liked the morcilla (black blood sausage).  Plus, the fries were soggy.  But they have other items like chicken nuggets and burrito wraps, and other flavors of chicken and chicken burgers, which seemed interesting to try but weren't included in the sampler.  Also, I would skip the fries which were greasy and soggy, as well as the toasted bread which was cold and just filler.

Still, I thought it was a really fun experience, with freshly made-to-order food, at a great price.  I'd recommend arriving early for lunch, because the place fills up fast!

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La Parrilla de Pollos Planes

Calle Martínez Cubells, 8

46002 Valencia

Gran Via Marqués del Turia, 62

46005 Valencia