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Pollo Tropical Coming to Kennesaw

The Caribbean-inspired restaurant Pollo Tropical will celebrate its newest location on Friday, May 17, in Kennesaw with a grand opening event.

The Caribbean-inspired restaurant Pollo Tropical will celebrate its newest location on Friday, May 17, in Kennesaw with a grand opening event.

The 12-hour beach party will celebrate the Pollo Tropical flavor and beach lifestyle, and raise $1,000 for a local charity.

The new Pollo Tropical is located at 840 Ernest Barrett Parkway in the Cobb Place Shopping Plaza.  

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Grand Opening Beach Party festivities begin at 9 a.m. on May 17 and run through 9 p.m.  As part of its grand opening festivities, Pollo Tropical will bring surfing and a virtual beach to Kennesaw. The surfing takes place on two surfing simulators that ride atop a wide, cushiony virtual wave.  

As part of the festivities, the first 100 guests in line for the restaurant to open at 10:30 a.m. will have a chance to win Free Pollo Tropical Chicken for a Year.

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The beach party will also feature live music, spin & win prize giveaways, appearances by Atlanta media personalities, and a 2 p.m. surfing simulator media challenge for charity.

Pollo Tropical will feature its Grilled Chicken, Create Your Own TropiChop Bowls, Mojo Roast Pork, and Guava BBQ Riblets as well as Caribbean Fajitas, Create Your Own Family Meals, Kids’ Meals and side dishes like Caribbean Corn Souffle, Macaroni & Cheese and yuca.

The new Pollo Tropical also features beer, wine, sangria, servers and the elevated “Pollo on the Go” drive thru. 

Pollo Tropical in Kennesaw will open daily at 10:30 a.m., seven days a week.

“Pollo Tropical is happy to open its third Atlanta area location with many more to come,” said Danny Meisenheimer, Pollo Tropical Chief Operating Officer, in a press release. “Our quality food and unparalleled price-value can now be enjoyed by the folks in Kennesaw who have been campaigning for a Pollo Tropical in their town.”

Other Atlanta Pollo Tropical locations include Cumberland at 2955 Cobb Parkway and in Lawrenceville at 825 Duluth Highway. 

For more information about the Pollo Tropical Grand Opening Beach Party in Kennesaw, visit www.pollotropical.com.


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