Tio Pepe Chicken - Austin

Absolutely phenomenal chicken. Juicy and flavorful even before you add the addictive peri peri sauce. The sides are also delicious, the rice with corn and the mashed potatoes round out the meal

The menu revolves around peri peri chicken, which is a essentially grilled chicken accompanied by various spicy sauces. The food was perfectly adequate but nothing to write home about. It's not better or worse than any other fast casual restaurant when you're in a pinch and need a quick meal. The restaurant was completely empty on a Sunday as I guess this place is mostly focused on takeout now. There was no atmosphere and it felt very weird eating in an empty building.

The sides here are relatively bland and flavorless. I feel with the price you pay for the meal, the sides should be higher quality. The garlic sauce I tried with the meal tasted good though.

The past times that we have visited the restaurant has been phenomenal. However, this last time it was not. The table we choose had ants or some type of bug crawling around. My fiance found us another table that ssemed free of pests. The food was not sufficient for the amount of money charged. $50 bucks for a whole chicken and 6 chicken wings, and a glass of wine. The glass the wine was served in were not clean. I ordered a glass of wine that I was not familiar with and I ended up not liking it. I asked for a replacement, even though the glass only had one sip from it. I was told that I would have to pay for a new glass.My fiancé was not satisfied with his meal either. The portion of rice given with his order was for a toddler, not for a grown man that can eat. So, with our combined disappointment we will not be patronizing Tio Pepe for a while. It seems the quality of food and the service has depreciated drastically.

Frozen chicken patties and frozen French fries. I could have done better at home, but thought ordering out would be a good solution after working all day. Edible, but a slap in the face.