Pollo Tropical is more than you think #PolloTropical #ad

You may (or not) have seen Pollo Tropical in your area. I was recently invited to visited the one on LaVista Drive in Tucker (in front of Target). While I was there, my daughter and I were able to sample some of the items on their menu as well as preview some of the items. The preview I have already posted on my instagram account (feel free to check it out). This is what my daughter and I sampled.

She had a chicken quesadilla wrap with plantain as a side.  I had the pollo bites with a side of balsamic tomatoes.  I wanted the bites so that I could sample their sauce bar.  I tried the garlic cilantro, pineapple rum, guava bbq, and spicy poyo.  Of the four, my favorite was the pineapple rum (you can taste the rum!) followed by the guava bbq.  My daughter liked the spicy.

There are some really good sides you can get, beyond what you might expect. Rice (white or brown), beans (black or red), yellow rice & veggies, sweet potato casserole, and more.  Pictured below are more plantains (very good), corn casserole, and sweet potato casserole.

Their menu includes more than just chicken, though.  I was surprised to find out that you can also get pork (ribs, roasted or shredded). Other than the location (getting in/out of that Target can be a pain), the restaurant was pretty good.  You can find more locations on their web site:  http://www.pollotropical.com

I was invited to visit and eat in exchange for my review and posts on social media.  All opinions are my own.

Friday Fitness (and funny)

I've been letting Jillian Michael's kick my butt this week doing her Yoga Inferno dvd.  I figured I owed it to myself after taking time off last week.  I also did an hour of Rodney Yee's intermediate yoga Wednesday just to mix it up.  After that, I feel like T-Rex below.

Friday Fitness Update

I'm still doing my morning workout after my son takes off for school (usually, any way). I'm not seeing a huge difference, but I can say that I've gotten slightly smaller in the waist. As an experiment yesterday, I put on a pair of jeans I haven't worn in a while as they were too tight in the waist. They were snug, but not tight. It was reaffirming that I'm doing SOMETHING right, even if it's not all that I should be doing.

I've been using an UP Jawbone band to measure how much I walk. I take it with a grain of salt as to how it measures my sleep. It's a good day if I get 5000+ steps. I need to up my game to get ready for the Disney 1/2 Marathon in January. Now if it'll stop raining long enough for me to get out there and walk more.

Friendship Friday

For my friends --