It's pollo loco so my expectations weren't high to begin with, at all but damn if I wasn't unpleasantly surprised. If you're eating here you obviously don't care what quality food you're getting, but what's surprising is the managers don't care about your experience either. From the unclean dining area, to the non-existent greeting (eye rolls) you get from the employees at the register. This place leaves much left to be desired. The food is just okay. You deserve better, and so do the residents of Indio. Step it up Pollo Loco. read more

I had a really disappointing experience at this El Pollo Loco. I tried to use my rewards points for a free meal, and the app clearly showed the reward was applied yet the staff told me it "didn't go through." I couldn't even use it again because the app showed it was already redeemed. When I spoke to the "manger", the only response I got was, "It'll be back there tomorrow," which is ridiculous considering I was standing there today trying to get my food. This location always seems to have some kind of issue, and the customer service is consistently unhelpful. Definitely do not recommend this El Pollo Loco read more

If I could give zero stars I would, terrible customer service, blamed me for getting my order wrong when I repeated it twice. Went inside to tell them my order was incorrect & was met with DISGUSTING attitude from the 'manager', she also proceeded to retrieve my receipt from the TRASH. We walked out & saw that they still did not give us a receipt so we went back in, asked for a receipt & they automatically went "OH MY GOD" with an attitude & started talking bad about us in spanish assuming we didn't speak it. Watch out with Fabiola. read more

Apparently, you can't ask for extra salsa bc it's $0.75 for each additional one. No sign mentioning it or anything. My order came with 2- a green one and a pico de gallo. Had I known they charge extra I would've gone elsewhere. read more

I still have not heard back from El Pollo Loco "Customer Service." "Olivia R" is clearly a BOT. During an 10/9/25 inspection by the Health Department MAJOR VIOLATIONS were noted and it was Rated a "B." I highly recommend you stay away from this restaurant because they do not care about their customers. read more

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.

Few days got some lunch here to take out, ordered the chicken avocado taco to try, when I got my taco & opened it up there was a woman's hair in it, I was disappointed... I doubt anybody wears a hairnet to prevent this from happening ! read more

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) read more

El Pollo Loco - Chicken bowl but this shows the carnitas they added - Fast Food Near Me - Indio, California

had a terrible experience at this location. I used my coupon at checkout, and the system initially accepted it. Then, they suddenly told me there was a "system error," and I had to pay the full price. When I asked for the manager, I explained that it was their mistake and that I had already been charged $10 less. Instead of handling the situation professionally, the manager was extremely rude and refused to acknowledge their mistake. To make matters worse, they even made an inappropriate comment. Absolutely unacceptable customer service! I will not be returning. read more

Aug 20, 24 9pm Drive Thru Host was extremely rude. simply asked for fresh chicken with my salad and The response was "Chicken is always fresh" with a rude miserable tone. Like as if i am bothering for fresh cooked protein? All in all chicken still was burnt. Lost my appetite. read more

Good food as long as you like grilled chicken. I like the salad and burritos. The building seems old but as long as they keep it clean it's bot a big deal. Sometime its very cold here. read more

Rudest service ever at El Pollo. Elise H made me never want to visit El pollo again. With prices soaring at fast food to accommodate higher wages for privileged cashiers who cope an attitude when they make a mistake and forget something in your order and then toss it at you with an attitude. Never again el pollo. You'll never see me again. read more

It's not a high-end dining experience for sure. But ... compared to other El Pollo Loco restaurants in the area -- especially the horrific one in Cathedral City -- this is the best El Pollo Loco in the Coachella Valley. Their tostada salads are really good ... fresh ingredients and they give a solid amount of chicken when you order it in the salad. read more

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. read more

See all

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 read more

El Pollo Loco - I ordered a tostada bowl, and I just opened it. The bowl is missing an entire side, and the container is full of juice. - Fast Food Near Me - Indio, California

Anthony customer service is amazing and food was just as amazing as his service at the El pollo loco in La Quinta! We need more people like him in the world! :) read more

I always get parked and in many cases they have forgotten/ lost my food and I've had to leave my car to go ask for it only to for them to start making it. read more

I don't get it? My experience at this El polo loco was so great! I drive all the way from Palm Desert by the 74 because I am not crazy about PD's location. The La Quinta location is clean, quick service, and tasty food. I just don't understand the prior reviews. I saw none of that. read more

The 2 starts is based solely on the customer service and the rewards app. We all know that this is not the best Mexican food around. I came on national burrito day because they are offering buy one get one free. You have to be a rewards member and have their app. The app is the worst! It gives you all these offers but you can only use one. So the input one I can use was the buy one get one free. I scanned the Coupon and it was expired. It says it expired at 507pm. I was ordering at 5pm and paid at 512pm. The cashier said she wasn't train for this. I was about to walk out and she said she would ask the manager. The manager came over and looked like I was asking for a million bucks off. All I ask for them to honor buy one get one free coupon on national burrito day. She did honor it but talk about bad customer service from the manager. She then goes and locks the door. They're not even closed. I am now letting people in the door. She said not to open the door but I need to get out! VERY unhappy with the service here read more

I got to the Palm Desert and the La Quinta restaurants where the price is the same at both restaurants I went to the Indio restaurant and was over charged for the same order I order in the Palm Desert and La Quinta restaurants. The manager told me that their restaurant has different pricing because it was owned by a different person. I asked was it the same menu if so why do you charge more? He said different owners. Won't be back at the Indio El Pollo Loco where you get over charged not only for the food but also for bad customer service. read more

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 read more

El Pollo Loco - 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 - Fast Food Near Me - Indio, California

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... read more

El Pollo Loco - Thumbs down for this location... - Fast Food Near Me - Indio, California

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

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 read more

El Pollo Loco - A great employee who maintains the cleaningness of this place. - Fast Food Near Me - Indio, California

It's chaotic behind the counter. My order was taken by two different people. They were switching duties. In the end, my chicken came with breast meat when I ordered legs and thighs. The chicken was not marinated enough and was somewhat dry. I got 4 green salsas and one red salsa. Cole Slaw was watery w/ not enough mayonnaise. The side salad was just lettuce, almost no dressing, and 3 small chips. I remember when Pollo Loco was delicious and you were able to serve your own salsa's. Now you can't even order "just the chicken and tortillas" anymore, but you have to order meals with sides. The sides cost nothing to make and therefore have a very high profit margin. This experience was very disappointing and tasteless.....will not return. read more

Not impressed with the Chicken, is was not cooked very well and the wings were so small you need tweezers to get the meat off them. The quality has gone way downhill, and even the taste is just ok. Its under seasoned and just blah tasting. The sides are not much better. Chips were undercooked and absolutely inedible, only some were cooked correctly. The manager better hire some new cooks or this place will be out of business! Just look at the other reviews! Disappointed read more

Went to this El Pollo Loco Around 11:57am because I was in the area and craving their Chicken Nacho Combo. After I got home to start eating after a few bites in I looked closer and noticed a straight piece of hair in my nachos. I took a few photos of it and called to speak with the manager, who asked me to bring it back and he would replace it, as I drove back to show him, he tried play like it didn't see it on the chips and gave me $5 out of his personal wallet and took the food back with an attitude. With this whole Covid19 stuff going on, I will make sure to just fix my Own meals from here on out. I won't be going to this restaurant again. read more

See all

2nd attempt ordering drive thru at this location (Indio). Chicken was extremely dry. I ordered a meal with 3 pieces and two sides. My two sides were salads, their basic side salad. Went with salad because last attempt rice was hard and beans had no flavor. So why did I have to pay for salad dressing? 50cents for each salad. Shouldn't salads come with salad dressing? So apparently your salad is supposed to be as dry as the chicken. Not to mention there was no salsa in the bag. I thought dry January was over and only applied to alcohol use. read more

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

Rude staff. Don't place an online order thinking you can pick it up through drive through, apparently that's not a feature that can be accommodated. But curbside is? Food is okay but that's expected. My friend requested an Arnold Palmer and the employees response was "I can't even do that right now we are too busy". Won't be coming back. read more

I went to a Pollo Loco today located 81901 State Hwy 111. Indio, CA 92201 and the manager refused to take my reward points. He claimed that the internet was down, told me to call the complaint number. the staff were rude. I am a regular client I eat there at least ones a week. My experience there ruin my day! I was so mad after that incident., I called the complaint phone number and submitted a complaint. Corporate needs to pay them an unannounced visit if they even care. I will NOT go back!! read more

After my experience at the La Quinta El Pollo Loco, all I can say is - Yay, no food poisoning! This restaurant was clean and had someone working full time clesning the floor, tables and salsa bar. The only negative was the restrooms. I didn't go in to them but there was a steady stream of non-customers who did so I didn't feel the need to find out any information about them. The food came out remarkably fast and was nice and hot. It may be farther to go to but it will be the only one I go to to get that delicious chicken. read more

I ordered the day before to have the order picked up at 10:30 a.m. I called at 10 a.m. to make sure the order would be ready. The manager assured me it would be. When I arrived the first thing I noticed how filthy the store was, especially since they do not open until 11. This means they did not clean the store at the end of the day. My order was 42 minutes later than promised. The manager never came to the counter. read more

El Pollo Loco - Before they even opened the store was filthy. - Fast Food Near Me - Indio, California

Order was missing one of two entree salads and the chips for a large guacamole. The Tacquito Chicken Salad had only two of the four tacquitos pictured. read more

Unlike any fast food restaurant Had chicken pazole and avocado chicken burrito... Both freshly made ... hot .. not salty.. delicious Had our dog on board so perfect with drive through read more

The food and service was great, I felt comfortable. And the food was well cooked. Feeling better than ever

Just went through the drive thru and ordered my usual "Double chicken avocado salad" was informed they have no avocados . oK that's fine .. I asked well can I get a discount since you don't have what should be included ? And the employee said no sorry. Lol Wow service there is so disappointing. I think I'll pass on visiting there again read more

Been here a few times and have not had any negative experience. The food was always fresh, salsa bar full and food came out quick. I'll be back. read more

See all

The manager who takes care of the drive thru is extremely rude!! Can't believe he is in charge of this place...rude and derogative toward ladies. My friends have shared at work that he does the same thing to them...rude, rude and rude! read more

The manager here was very rude they hot my order wrong and he told he understood people get confused at this time if year but there is pictures to order from made me go inside to reorder not respectfully at all read more