Pollos El Junior

A family-run wood-fired chicken shop off Central Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, selling whole and half charcoal-grilled chickens with house salsas.

• Name: Pollos El Junior
• Type: Mexican charcoal / wood-fired chicken (pollo asado)
• Owner: (family-run)
• Established: (12+ years of chicken-roasting experience cited)
• Address: 904 N 18th St, Kansas City, KS 66102
• Phone: 913-413-0003 ¹
• Hours: Sun 9:00 AM–8:00 PM; Mon–Sat 10:00 AM–8:00 PM ¹
• Signature: Wood-fired whole and half chicken with spicy and sweet house sauces
• Status: Open (verified 2026-07-15)
• Tier: 1 ◐

Description

Pollos El Junior is a family business specializing in wood-fired chicken (pollo asado) just off the Central Avenue corridor in Kansas City, Kansas. The shop sells whole and half chickens paired with spicy and sweet house sauces, sides, aguas frescas, and desserts. It runs a first-party website and online ordering alongside third-party delivery.

Ownership and history

Pollos El Junior describes itself as a family business with more than 12 years of experience preparing wood-fired chickens. ² Specific owner names and a founding year are not yet documented in a public source. The independent website and single-location footprint are consistent with a locally owned operation.

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-24 · Source: Official ordering site (full capture of the published online menu; branded “Pollo El Junior”) · URL(s): https://www.orderpolloseljunior.com/order · https://polloseljuniorks.com/ · Confidence: High (items/base prices; size-variant pricing is selected inside the ordering flow)

The menu is built around wood-fired chicken in three named house preparations, each $13.75+ (size/portion options selected at order time), plus Mexican beverages. Sides/desserts are not itemized on the online menu.

Entrees — wood-fired chicken (pollo asado), three house styles

• Estilo Enchiltepin — the house specialty (“la especialidad de la casa”), grandmother’s family recipe; chile chiltepin, peanut (cacahuate), and panela give it its signature spicy flavor; very hot — $13.75+³
• Estilo Enchipotlado — sweet-and-tangy (agridulce) family style; seasoned with chile chipotle, onion, garlic, and the house recipe’s special touch — $13.75+³
• Estilo Ranchero — house-recipe ranchero chicken; seasoned with chile guajillo, onion, and garlic; mildly hot — $13.75+³

Bebidas

• Agua de Coco — $3.00 · Horchata — $1.99+ (large $3.99) · Jamaica — $1.99+ · Tamarindo — offered with the aguas frescas³
• Jugo Jumex (11 oz) — choose flavor in store — $2.50 · Soda — $2.50³

House salsas (served with chicken)

• Salsa Chiltepin, Salsa Macha, Salsa Casera — named house salsas per the official site.²

Links

• Website: https://polloseljuniorks.com/
• Order online: https://www.orderpolloseljunior.com/
• Visit Kansas City KS listing: https://www.visitkansascityks.com/listing/pollos-el-junior/1882/

Sources

Footnotes

1. Yelp — Pollos El Junior (updated January 2026). https://www.yelp.com/biz/pollos-el-junior-kansas-city — asserts: Active Mexican restaurant at 904 N 18th St; phone 913-413-0003; hours Sun 9–8, Mon–Sat 10–8. ↩ ↩²

2. Pollos El Junior official website. https://polloseljuniorks.com/ — asserts: Family business, 12+ years of wood-fired chicken experience; whole and half chickens with spicy and sweet sauces; located at 904 N 18th St, Kansas City KS. ↩ ↩²

3. Pollo El Junior — official online ordering site (accessed 2026-07-24). https://www.orderpolloseljunior.com/order — asserts: full published menu (three chicken styles at $13.75+ with descriptions; bebidas with prices); storefront branded “Pollo El Junior” (singular); phone (913) 413-0003; business hours Mon-Sat 11:00 AM-7:00 PM, Sun 11:00 AM-6:00 PM (carryout/delivery until 6:30/5:30) — NOTE: shorter than the Jan-2026 Yelp hours in the infobox (Sun 9-8, Mon-Sat 10-8). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵