Tito's Pollo, Silver Spring

In the span of 24 hours, the average person can accomplish a lot: working, sleeping, cooking, eating, and inventing a time machine to skip over household chores. But in that time, the chicken at Tito's Pollo focuses on a single task: marinating.

At Tito's, free-range chickens marinate for more than 24 hours along with an abundance of spices before heading to a Peruvian-style rotisserie. When they emerge, the charcoal-fired birds have a juicy, tender texture that customers like to complement with Tito's so-called Traffic Light sauces, which range from red and spicy to mild and full of flavor.