A restaurant, famous in Guatemala, has opened their 50th store in this county and this is the way many of us learn about other cultures. A tasty way, too. - - Donna Poisl
Diners flock to new Guatemala fast food franchise in Chelsea
By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff
CHELSEA - First and foremost, they come for the chicken. Thousands of hungry customers are pouring into this city from across New England, transforming a quiet corner of Chelsea into a virtual tourist attraction. People are lining up by the hundreds, waiting as long as two hours in the rain, wind, and sun.
After all, this is Pollo Campero.
Last week's arrival of Guatemala's most famous restaurant chain - which means "Country Chicken" in English - is drawing comparisons to the Krispy Kreme doughnut craze almost a decade ago. To astonished outsiders, it looks like just another chicken restaurant. But to Central American immigrants, it is a precious opportunity to be immersed in the tastes, sounds, and smells of a home far away.
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