Chicken gumbo soup with corn bread from Cha Cha Chicken

View Larger Map Neighborhood: Santa Monica

Type: Caribbean

1906 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica

(310) 581-1684, chachachicken.com

Open 11 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9:20 p.m. Sunday.

Price: $3.50

Cha Cha Chicken is a small, colorful beach shack in Santa Monica with countless loyal fans of its Jamaican jerk-rubbed Cha Cha Chicken and coconut fried chicken, but the love doesn't stop there. This Caribbean, Latin fusion restaurant offers a Spanish style chicken gumbo soup with a fresh corn bread muffin for a light, flavorful meal under $5.

—JH

April 5, 2012