Welcome to Canastas Chicken
Located in Henrico, VA, Canastas Chicken is a Peruvian-American restaurant with a loyal following due to their outstanding customer service and delicious food. Specializing in flavorful grilled chicken dishes with sides like green beans, fried rice, and fajita vegetables, their Cilantro Chicken receives rave reviews for its moist and smokey flavors. Customers also praise their generous portions, diverse menu options, and quick service. With unique offerings like Green Rice and Anticucho De Corazon, Canastas Chicken stands out for its quality, modest prices, and vibrant Peruvian flavors. Your taste buds will thank you after a visit to this hidden gem.
- 5233-35 S Laburnum Ave Henrico, VA 23231 Hotline: (804) 447-8255
If you're in the mood for a culinary adventure that fuses Peruvian and American flavors, look no further than Canastas Chicken. Located at 5233-35 S Laburnum Ave in Henrico, VA, this hidden gem offers a unique dining experience that caters to a wide range of tastes and dietary preferences.
Canastas Chicken goes above and beyond to accommodate their customers, with options for delivery, takeout, reservations, and even catering. Whether you're a vegetarian, gluten-free, or lactose intolerant, the staff at Canastas Chicken will ensure that your dining experience is both enjoyable and satisfying.
Customer reviews rave about the exceptional customer service and mouth-watering dishes, such as the Cilantro Chicken, green beans, fried rice, and fajita vegetables. The chicken is described as moist and flavorful, while the sides are fresh and perfectly seasoned. The attention to detail in preparation and presentation sets Canastas Chicken apart from the rest.
From the generous portions to the unique dishes like Green Rice and Anticucho De Corazon, Canastas Chicken offers a one-of-a-kind flavor experience that will leave you craving more. Dine in or take out, the choice is yours, but one thing is for sure - a visit to Canastas Chicken is a must for any food enthusiast looking for a memorable dining experience.

OUTSTANDING customer service & EVEN BETTER FOOD. I am gluten free and lactose intolerant, so majority of the time I cook for myself and avoid local restaurants because I always have to ask so many questions. I can't cook while traveling... I didn't get her name but a woman here was sooo helpful with my order. She was happy to answer all my questions, explained how the mains & sides were prepared and EXACTLY what ingredients are used. I ordered Cilantro Chicken with a side of green beans, fried rice and fajita vegetables. Chef's kiss. Chicken is moist inside with a delicious smokey grilled outside. The green beans are fresh & garlicky. This food is SO flavorful, perfectly seasoned, delicious and fits into my health goals. It sat well in my stomach. I will be back again, and suggest you try it.

Food is great especially after a 420 party .. it's a must try the chicken cilantro really good. Everything was good. I say give it a try . Dine in or take home it's all good

Solid Peruvian experience. Good chicken. Great sides and sauces. Would go back next time in area. Service was solid as well.

They loaded up the bowls and it was so good, the special sauces were good too. Service was very quick as well

Here just for the night and I remembered that the last time I was here it was sooo good. And today didn't disappoint me!!!! My chicken was soooo tender and juicy, the cilantro rice was fresh and the beans were good too. Everything was really good!! I wished my mango juice was a little colder but it was delicious as well. Anytime I'm close by here for the evening, I'm coming here hands down!!!!!!

The building is unassuming but the food was EXCELLENT!! I order the half chicken with green beans, maduros, green rice along with a house salad. The service was quick. Everything was delicious!! The chicken was well seasoned and juicy, even though I didn't need them, the sauces were the perfect accompaniment. The sides were great, I loved the rice. I couldn't recommend it enough. Worth every penny!

I ordered the special Brochetas (chicken kabobs) with plantains and rice & beans. $12.50. Spouse got the steak quesadilla $10.00 with fried rice and black beans $3.00. The steak quesadilla tasted great. Brochette de pollo. The food was delicious. I loved every bite of my chicken. It was very tender and well seasoned. I don't need the sauce that comes with it. But I did use some simply because I had it. I did mix the sauce into the fried rice and black beans. I as usual had left overs. But I had to have some of my fried bananas. They are so good, sweet and perfect. I consider them dessert. My favorite. It is fun to watch the rotisserie with all the chickens turning. This is self serving. You wait on line to order. When ready they do bring the food out to you

Passing through a found this awesome Peruvian restaurant in a strip mall. The outside looked a bit sketchy but the food makes up for the scare. When you walk in you can smell the deliciousness of the food and it made me stay. There is a lot of food to mull over and since I'm about the chicken, I choose the half bird, dark meat. The two sides were a bit of confusion since other places call fried plantain, tostones, and these fried plantains are what I would call, Maduros, sweet plantains. Either way, they were great, nice and warm and not too sweet. The other side was the rice and beans, which came with the chicken fried rice and black beans which were also great. To top it off I had the tress leches dessert and it was wet and creamy, just a great dessert. Although this could have gotten a 5 star, it lacked a good fountain drink option and there were no place to get extra napkins and utensils. It could be the location but it was well worth the price. Also they do offer a military discount, and I salute them for that.

Really good chicken and sides for a decent price! Stopped in this afternoon to grab dinner for tonight. First time here and the gentleman behind the counter was nice and helpful when I asked which rice to get. We ordered the following: The 1/2 chicken meal with two sides plus we ordered an extra side. First off the chicken nice and juicy. There was plenty of chicken for the two of us. We ordered the fried rice, the pinto beans and plantains, and all were delicious, Generous servings of all the sides. We tried both their green sauce which is the hot sauce and the white sauce. I can't handle heat but my husband said the green sauce was good and flavorful. The white sauce had a little kick but also good flavor. There is plenty of seating inside and I do think everyone orders at the counter and walks through the line but we were the only ones there, so I'm not positive. Great tasting food and parking is easy in the lot.

Visiting Richmond, heard great things about this spot, so you know I had to give it a try. First glance it reminds me of a certain restaurant chain in MD called "Sardis". I love the fact they have unique things I don't see often in Peruvian cuisine such as the "Green Rice" & Anticucho De Corazon (my first time having both of these and the flavor profit was delightful!) The prices and quantity of food was modest. The quality was superb! The Peruvian flavor was kickin up spice. The wait time wasn't long and you can call your order in if you wanted to jus pick and go. All in all very nice restaurant, nice experience, & most importantly I will be back lol .