Pollo Tropical Is Bringing Its Taste Of The Tropics To Jacksonville, Fl

Pollo Tropical, famous for its citrus-marinated grilled chicken and Caribbean flavors, is bringing its taste of the tropics once again to Jacksonville with the grand opening in Mandarin Corners, located at 10989 San Jose Blvd in the Mandarin Corners Shopping Center. To celebrate the grand opening, sign up for Pollo Reward$ and receive your choice of either a Quarter Chicken or TropiChop meal with a purchase of any drink, or $3 off a Family Meal. The offer can be found at www.pollotropical.com/location/jacksonville/mandarincorner.aspx. Grand opening festivities take place Friday, September 23rd starting at 10:30 a.m. and continuing throughout the day.

According to the Region Director for Pollo Tropical, the company's second Jacksonville location will offer the same great marinated, grilled chicken and made-from-scratch sides guests have come to expect from the quick casual chain, but with an elevated flair including free limited table service and Wi-Fi - as well as real plates, beer, wine, sangria and much more. Customers can dine in, take out or use the restaurant's convenient Pollo on the Go drive thru. The restaurant will open daily at 10:30 a.m., seven days a week.

On the new Pollo Tropical masterpiece menu' is its famous citrus-marinated grilled chicken, now also available brushed with a spicy Poyo Poyo sauce. An assortment of signature sandwiches and artistic wraps also highlight the menu

Pollo Tropical proudly serves hormone free chicken and many items on the menu are seasoned with Sea Salt instead of iodized salt. The entire menu is trans fat free.

About Pollo Tropical

Pollo Tropical restaurants are known for their fresh, never frozen, open flame grilled chicken, marinated in a proprietary blend of tropical fruit juices and spices, as well as authentic made from scratch side dishes. The first Pollo Tropical restaurant opened in 1988 in Miami, Florida. Today, Pollo Tropical has more than 90 company-owned restaurants in Florida, New Jersey and now in Georgia. It also has three franchised locations at Florida universities and 27 franchised restaurants in Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Trinidad & Tobago, Honduras, Venezuela and the Bahamas.

Pollo Tropical is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., which is one of the largest restaurant companies in the United States. The Company operates three restaurant brands in the quick-casual and quick-service restaurant segments with 550 company-owned and operated restaurants in 16 states. Carrols is also the largest Burger King franchisee, based on number of restaurants. In the Carrols' family of companies, Fiesta Restaurant Group owns and operates two Hispanic Brand restaurants chains, Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana. Carrols announced plans earlier this year to spin-off Fiesta Restaurant Group as a stand-alone public company. The spin-off is anticipated to be completed later this year.

For more information on Pollo Tropical, including menu items and nutritional information, visit online at www.pollotropical.com.