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Fried chicken and chicharr\u00f3n sit in the heated display case at Grandma Chicken Pica Pollo on Brodhead Avenue in Bethlehem. (Jai Smith \/ Lehigh Daily)<\/p>\nBETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2014 A Dominican-style fried chicken restaurant has opened its second Lehigh Valley location on the city\u2019s South Side, taking over a Brodhead Avenue storefront that for the last four years served as home to a family-run Ecuadorian eatery.<\/p>\n
Grandma Chicken PicaPollo opened in early April at 306 Brodhead Ave., at the southwest corner of West Third Street across from Comfort Suites. The fast-casual spot is the second location for owner Jorge Gomez, whose original Allentown shop at 624 N. Maxwell St. opened in late 2023.<\/p>\n
The term \u201cpicapollo\u201d \u2014 sometimes written \u201cpica pollo\u201d \u2014 refers broadly to a style of seasoned, deep-fried chicken popular in the Dominican Republic, typically served with tostones or french fries.<\/p>\n
The Bethlehem menu mirrors that style. Whole-chicken combinations range from $7.49 for a two-piece to $29.49 for a 15-piece, with fries or tostones. Wings, chicken tenders, chicharr\u00f3n, mofongo, empanadas and chowfan \u2014 a Dominican-style fried rice \u2014 round out the menu, along with natural juices in flavors including tamarind, passion fruit and cherry.<\/p>\n
Fried chicken and chicharr\u00f3n sit in the heated display case at Grandma Chicken Pica Pollo on Brodhead Avenue in Bethlehem. (Jai Smith \/ Lehigh Daily)<\/p>\n
The dining room is clean and roomy, with seating for roughly two to three dozen guests. Hot food is held in a heated display case and replenished throughout the day.<\/p>\n
The space was previously occupied by Couchpota.doh! Kitchen, an Ecuadorian street-food restaurant run by William and MaryLou Seixas.<\/p>\n
The Seixas family opened the brick-and-mortar location on Jan. 21, 2022, after years of running a food truck around the Lehigh Valley. The building had previously housed a thrift shop. The Seixases are continuing operations through a mobile unit called Steak & Onions by Couchpota.doh!<\/p>\n
The opening adds to a cluster of Dominican and Latin restaurants on South Bethlehem\u2019s compact grid. Casa De Campo, an established Dominican spot, sits two blocks south at 123 W. Fourth St.<\/p>\n
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Trays of Dominican-style yellow rice, chowfan and french fries on the service line at Grandma Chicken Pica Pollo in Bethlehem. (Jai Smith \/ Lehigh Daily)<\/p>\n
Restaurante Mi Tierra, another Dominican kitchen, operates several blocks west at 558 Broadway. Grandma Chicken PicaPollo differentiates itself with a narrower, fried-chicken-forward menu and unusually late hours \u2014 staying open until midnight on weeknights and until 3 a.m. Fridays through Sundays.<\/p>\n
Those hours align with another part of the location\u2019s appeal: Lehigh University\u2019s Asa Packer Campus is roughly half a mile away.<\/p>\n
In a December interview<\/a> ahead of the opening, Gomez said he anticipated more foot traffic on Brodhead Avenue, particularly given the university\u2019s proximity, and that the brand had grown significantly since its Allentown debut.<\/p>\n The full menu and online ordering are available at grandmaschicken.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\tThis is the part where we ask.<\/p>\n No billionaire owner. No paywall. Just you keeping local news free.<\/p>\n
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