Family Recipe Carries On At Capital Chicken's New Richmond Highway Location

UPDATE: The ribbon cutting has been rescheduled.

HYBLA VALLEY, VA — Capital Chicken is no longer at Hybla Valley's Mount Vernon Plaza shopping center, but Peruvian chicken fans can still find it further down Richmond Highway.

The Mount Vernon Springfield Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting for the relocated restaurant on Monday, Aug. 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The restaurant is located at 8339 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA next to the Original Mount Vernon High School.

Capital Chicken had been located at Mount Vernon Plaza in Hybla Valley since 2016. The restaurant specializes in Peruvian chicken — or pollo a la brasa — with a family recipe from Lima, Peru. The owners are Carla and Kevin Alvarado, who continued the family legacy passed on from Carla's father Pedro Giordano, a restaurateur and Lima, Peru. Capital Chicken was opened with the name Limón Pollo A La Brasa before later rebranding.

The restaurant provides Peruvian rotisserie chicken cooked fresh daily over an open flame and combined with a blend of herbs and spices. Chicken can be paired with sides like plantains, fried rice, mac and cheese, black beans, French fries, salad and more. Traditional Peruvian dishes like lomo saltado and bistec a la pobre as well as subs, burgers, sandwiches, burritos, quesadillas and desserts round out the menu.

The grand opening celebration will include a 10 percent discount from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1.