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    El Pollo Loco

    2.0 (126 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Seriously?!
    Sasha E.

    So upsetting. I ordered the new family 8 piece dinner with mixed chicken and received the 8 pieces, although they literally counted 1/4 of a chicken leg as one piece. 5 out of the 8 pieces were skimpy pieces of chicken! I have a family to feed and this was clearly not what I paid for. I can't stand when business get ridiculously skimpy with you. I didn't realize how skimpy the pieces were until I got home. (Do not recommend this location. I have been trying to contact a manager but phone keeps giving me "user busy signal" ???) Also when I pulled up, 3 of the workers were outside hanging out with a visitor near his parked car. It seems there's no manager on site because I don't know how this is permitted? They all walked in as a pulled up to the drive through and one proceeded to take my order so I know they were on the clock. Very disappointed in my experience here.

    Worst thing ever
    Nicole R.

    Hubby had to clean the table as there was not one clean table in this place and it was just all around dirty! Pictures below The quesadillas were cold! We ordered two and they were both cold. Bummed as we sold Our Daughter how delish they were. My Double Chicken Avocado bowl that advertises its made with spinach ... it was made with lettuce with 4 pieces of spinach. The chicken was so salty my lips feel weird snd it was so dry I literally could not eat it. My husband said "this has to be yesterday chicken" I told the manager and he just smiled the whole time, no apology, no can I make this right? Nothing. When I turned around he and an employee were laughing. Worst experience in the place.

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    Yvonne H.

    Last night my husband wanted to come here for dinner since he's tired of the old same thing . Besides, he wanted those Tapatio French Fries . We ordered our food and the cashier said he didn't have fries. He looked on his register and didn't see them. I mentioned Tapatio Fries and found it. No biggie. Waited for our food, and 10 minutes later a young lady comes up to tell him, no fries. We thought they ran out. Sad face, but then she tells us they don't carry them anymore. Whaaat? We weren't hete all that long ago and now no tasty fries? Ugh! So, he didn't want to go elsewhere since he was hungry so we took.his meal with Mac and cheese and corn as the sides. Not the same, sadly. Now, overall I might rate this place 3 because of no fries BUT while eating his Mac and Cheese he said it had a metallic taste. Ten minutes after we left he had a very sour stomach. We stopped coming to El Pollo Loco years ago when they stopped serving French fries and came back not long ago when they had Tapatio fries. Highly doubtful we'll be back. I'd give them a zero but the lowest I can give is a 1 star.

    Coach J.

    The service was the best I've had in any fast food chain since I've been living in Arizona. The chicken avocado burrito was absolutely outstanding, way better than my dinner at Lonestar last night, I would much rather come to the crazy chicken over Lonestar steakhouse any day of the week! I will definitely be back next year.

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    2 years ago

    Would not recommend. El pollo loco is different from the eighties and nineties. Has a fast food vibe

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    3 years ago

    They close before they are actually supposed to be closed. If you can't honor your closing time then change your listed hours, simple.

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    I purchased 10 pieces of chicken. It was fresh but looked like quail legs They use to be twice as by large

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    4 years ago

    Store states they are open till 10pm but they close early whenever they feel like it.

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