Move over, Krispy Kreme–fans flock to the opening of a Guatemalan fast-food eatery in Chicago, where meals come with a taste of home

Posted on: August 2nd, 2005
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Screaming crowds strained at metal barriers. Blue and white Guatemalan flags waved, while a marimba band laid down a peppy xylophone-like soundtrack.

Then the crowd parted, and in waddled the hero of the day, a yellow inflatable chicken wearing an apron and a cowboy hat–Pollo Campero.

The Guatemalan fast-food chain with a cult following–some compare its hold on Central Americans to America’s Krispy Kreme addiction–officially opened its first Pollo Campero outlet in Chicago Friday, dishing out equal parts fried chicken and nostalgia among immigrants.

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