Great all around service, environment, and even better food! Definitely coming back. Highly recommend read more

El Pollito - 1/2 Chicken rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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First time customer and I will be forsure coming back, great owners, great service and a great cook. The food is A12 tried the tacos and they were a 10/10, but the chicken.....11/10. The ambiance is roomy and authentic and me and my wife felt welcome. Highly recommend. read more

The service was trash, no one wanted to do anything from the menu and they have over 20 combos and the only thing they wanted to serve was tacos just because it was after 6pm and they only cooked outside. Being the reason that they could not cook any combo on there is what the dumbfounded, gum chewing, not caring and said "No ea mi problema", negative attitude Cashier. My wife couldn't believe her attitude and to top it off, they called the owner after me wanting to order some tacos and use a coupon and the owner said they don't accept any coupon we got from T Mobile and even hung up on the cashier explaining why she probably didn't give AF. I even mentioned that this rule of after 6pm, TACOS ONLY is not even stated anywhere inside nor outside and she said, she knows and whatever, it is what it is in Spanish. read more

Food / chicken was undercooked, the sides were insipid and when I took 4 forklifts and plastic knives this owner asshat was abusive beyond belief. Failing business . Hope he gets robbed read more

El Pollito - The idiot out of whack owner - Mexican Near Me - Dallas, Texas

We tried this place yesterday for the first time. The woman at the register was rude and didn't want to answer simple questions about items on the menu. We should have walked out. The lady outside making the corn cups was nice, and they were delish. Once our order was ready on the inside, I decided to check it. We live almost an hour away. I wanted to make sure everything was okay. I could feel "rude register lady" eyeing me down for checking the order. We asked for another red sauce, and she told us it would be $.65. I gladly paid for it. I ordered two chicken and one beef fajita taco. My friend ordered the three chicken taco special. They were all seasoned well. The chicken was a little on the dry side. We will not return to this establishment except to get the corn in the cup. read more

Advertise that there open at 10;00am The Door was open but they where definitely not ready to serve any one. I ordered 1/2 chicken to go I waited 30 minutes to get it. ( not horrible wait I get it) They left off my Grilled onions and jalopeno from my order noticed this when I got home. Chicken was dry not very flavorful. Very disappointed over all. Wished they would have told me we are not ready to serve you yet I would have respected that more than taking my money and not completing my order. read more

El Pollito - No grilled onion or jalapeno with dry chicken - Mexican Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Tortillas are fresh, delicious, and reasonably priced! I bought a dozen corn tortillas for less than $5 and the associate was friendly and helpful. The place is a very cute hole in the wall spot with arcade games, a good amount of seating, and ample parking (located in a shopping center). Highly recommend stopping in and trying out El Pollito if you find yourself in northwest Dallas! read more

El Pollito Loco is a mom and pop version of El Pollo Loco. I wanted to try them out in search of something different. I ordered a half chicken with rice and beans. The chicken was moist and juicy but I felt like the beans were a bit too watery. Service was decent. The owners do speak english. I am not sure if DFW has El Pollo Loco in the area but this place makes a good alternative even though there are similar places doing the same thing. read more

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First wandered into this place a few weeks ago and they were shooting a promo photo or two. The plates looked terrific, and the place wasn't overly crowded. But what grabbed me was the huge indoor grill with the most succulent looking marinated chicken on it. They use a variety of spices, probably some ancho chile and other goodies, and the skin is a deep dark red from the rub. The flavor can't be duplicated anywhere else. There's a side salsa bar with (no joke) whole roasted jalapenos on it and some very intriguing salsas, among other things. My only criticism might be that they could put a bit more imagination into the sides which were kind of bland. But that chicken......woo hoo! read more

Still the best tasting chicken in dallas. The chicken is so tasty and moist. I can eat this everyday of the week.

I had been to El Pollito Loco once before, and wrote them a pretty bad review. However I was recently combing through my reviews on here, and was surprised that their other reviews had been somewhat decent. Today I was in the neighborhood, so I decided to give them another shot, and the food was much better from my previous encounter. I ordered a half chicken and also an order of chicken nachos. I had previously ordered these same nachos and found them inedible, but this time they were much improved. The chips were still thick, but fairly greaseless, and the chicken was much more plentiful. They were pretty refried bean heavy, and could use more cheese, but they were still pretty decent overall. I suggest trying their very hot salsa from their bar to pair with these nachos. The grilled chicken was served in a tear away bag that also contained a half grilled onion, and it was damn good. The chicken had an almost black char on the outside and the flesh was moist and delicious on the inside. It was served with a light Mexican rice and a good cup of bean soup. I also had some very fresh tortillas and a charred jalapeño from the self-serve fixings bar. Also quite yummy. The restaurant was running pretty hot this afternoon, with a possibly busted AC, so I'd recommend getting food to go until they get it fixed. In any event, I'm glad a came back and gave El Pollito Loco another shot. It was delicious. read more

My friend suggested this place for lunch today. He lead with: "How are you with chicken on the bone?" so, I was a little dubious about what I was agreeing to. It's fast food-meets-abuelito's. I'm glad I checked it out! The grilled half chicken is the specialty of the house. The first time I went, I had a grilled chicken breast, not on the bone, because I wanted the veggies that came with it. It was kind of awkward at first trying to cut my chicken with plasticware on a Styrofoam plate, but it was also really good! Today I had the grilled half chicken with several coworkers. The most dubious coworker thought it was great. Others agreed that it was pretty good. The food is definitely house made. It's a ton of food for not a lot of money. read more

Rice was great. soup was good. Flan was to die for! My wife said she enjoyed the carne asada tacos. I recommend this place.

The cashier seem dumbfounded and it was hot asf inside and hopefully the food makes up for it

Much like the other pollo places around, flame grill chicken, tortillas, rice and beans. The chicken was good, sides were decent, tortillas were good, and they do have a salsa bar with 5 types of salsa, pickled onions, limes, grilled jalapeños etc. The half chicken deal with a small guac was higher than I though it should be but it was a good portion. Service was quick, place was clean, and it smelled mouth watering when you walk in. I just don't know what will make them stand out in a crowd of these places that are popping up all over. I will probably go back and try the tacos. read more

We bought a whole chicken meal and the carne, both excellent. The chicken breasts were not dry and had great flavor! I'll be back for sure and helpful staff. read more

Not much distinguishes this charcoal-grilled chicken joint from the competition. Menu is nearly identical with other DFW "pollo" chains serving up chicken, beef, pork, etc, in all formats of Mexican fast food faves. Dining space is spare and functional, customer service is attentive for a casual joint. Most of the walk-in business were takeout orders or blue-collar lunch workers looking for a fast, cheap meal. read more

Walked in and asked for the barbacoa taco plate and the order taker looked like she'd seen s ghost. I guess I got the very last of it. And not much, either. My buddy was overcharged $1.49 and they couldn't explain why... Only came here because I invited my buddy to the place across the street but they were closed today. Quick Stop has much better food. read more

This is our go-to for charcoal chicken. We've tried a lot of places and this one has the best tasting chicken. We usually get a whole chicken or the street tacos - the flour tortillas are delicious. And the green sauce is amazing. read more

Found this place on Yelp and the reviews were good. It's just OK. The cashier did not speak English. The owner came out to help but they still got it wrong. The chicken was good the rice was not and the beans were not. It seemed kind of not dirty but not clean either. I won't be going back read more

This is a nice newer Mexican place, which apparently ran into some trademark issues and is now called "El Pollito" instead of "El Pollito Loco". The staff tends to speak only Spanish (although every blue moon you might run into one who can speak English). Regardless, you can usually get your order in without too much trouble. I mean, you can all say the words "fajitas", "quesadillas" and "tacos", right? If not, you may want to bring someone in to help you order. They have a couple of tvs inside, mainly playing Spanish dramas, soap operas or music videos. The soda fountain is self-serve, which is convenient and the condiment bar is generally easy to get to. There are a number of specials running all the time, but in any event, I find that you get a lot more "bang for your buck" here than you do at nearby Mexican restaurants; definitely a lot more meat in any of the entrees that you might order. They also have an assortment of Mexican sodas (jarritos, manzanita, etc.), which are tasty and I tend to get them most visits. Parking is plentiful and convenient. read more

I have been twice to the restaurant (once for take out and once for lunch). My only real complaint is that they do not have pork even though it is on the menu. The chicken was great (got the 1/2 chicken once and the chicken tacos the other). The chicken is flavorful and moist and simply delicious. The beef, however = not so much (tough, overcooked, bland)... skip that all together!!! They have delicious salsas also (like 4 or 5 different ones) plus other "fixins" for your tacos at the help yourself bar. Oh, they speak english if your spanish isn't strong. It's just a great little place (and clean) to go for some good mexican chicken! read more

I LOVVVVE this place. Go there often. The chicke is to die for. Totally reccommend!!!!

I do not recommend this place at all worst services and the food is horrible as well order a tostada siberia and the chicken was dry and it was from the grill chicken which taste horrible asked for more cream and lady was all upset because i told her up about it. Would never go back again to this place. read more

This place is authentic! The best carne asada I have had since leaving Southern Arizona!