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    El Pollo Loco

    2.3 (112 reviews)
    Open • 9:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    EL POLLO LOCO ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Chicken bowl but this shows the carnitas they added
    Adriana M.

    I ordered 2 chicken bowl. I get home and the smell was different, i looked at the bowl and the chicken also looked different. I tried it and realized they had added carnitas (pork) to my bowls. Seems to me they added the wrong meat to get ride of it, since it was shredded, old and dry. I don't appreciate them selling me something I didn't order. What if i dont eat pork? Anyway, we couldn't eat it because it tasted weird. Obviously it wasnt what I ordered. I hope they're not mixing the pork and chicken because thats cross contamination. (See picture posted)

    Double chicken tostada
    Jessica G.

    I had great service. I think I took longer deciding on my order than they took to have my food ready. It was fresh and delicious and they didn't skimp out on anything. Very generous with the chicken. Big pieces. Only downside is they charge extra for creamy cilantro dressing but it's worth it. Only fifty cents more for each. I love that stuff. I also got a chicken avocado taco. Not shown but they pack it.

    I ordered a tostada bowl, and I just opened it.  The bowl is missing an entire side, and the container is full of juice.

    I ordered tostada salad. When I opened the container at home. The salad is missing a side, and the bowl is full of bean juice. Disgusting

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    Shannon P.

    Good food, RUDE service. This older gentleman "Elber" took out order and was very rude. His favorite line seem to "I don't know"... he just didn't care about customer service at all.. he even rebuked me for doing the survey on the receipt "more than once a month"... on top of that he wouldn't even try to input the receipt for a $1 discount because he said it won't work due to the fact I was using the app... which is NOT true because we do it all the time. Very combative and condescending. The tables were filthy, and the menu prices were high. Very disappointed...

    A great employee who maintains the cleaningness of this place.
    Roy L.

    I could have chosen other places that served grilled chicken. however the main reason why I come here is not only because of the great tasting chicken, but because management and employees really care about the cleaning as of this place. I recommend Indio El Pollo loco. Keep up the great work!! -R Lagpacan

    This salad is sad and I ordered a quesadilla that only had 2 pieces instead of 3 ........... it's to hot to complain out here plz do better

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    1 year ago

    Always good tostadas and burritos should have better reviews,I fo here almost three times a week and the food is always fresh and on point.

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    Roy, we're so humbled by your loyalty. Thank you so much!

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    3 years ago

    This place has very good pollo bowls. Way better than the other pollo loco in town. Meat is fresher

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    Horrible, food made incorrectly & burnt chicken, manager is rude, unhelpful & does a poor job of running the place.

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