It's a combination of factors and I suppose routine that draws us back frequently to this neighborhood El Pollo conveniently near Trader Joe's. There are the mailer coupons, the casual dining space vibe which is roomy and you can sit without feeling rushed to leave. That I can find a bowl or salad or burrito I feel has mostly healthy ingredients. Sometimes it's the music and, interestingly, not always the chicken which in the cubed chunk form can vary from good to dry to too salty. I haven't had the chicken off the bone in a while. I'm told it's usually hot and moist. The menu specials change every few weeks. We order chips instead of the tortillas. I do miss the pre-COVID salsa bar. Now you just have to ask for the extras and if you want more than the one cilantro dressing container that already comes with a salad, there's a small charge. The staff behind the counter are very nice. There can be a wait to take orders when it gets busy. This place meets our needs on a Trader Joe's run. read more

I'm a huge fan of El Pollo Loco, but the last couple of times I've visited this location, I haven't been satisfied with my order. This time I ordered a burrito with chicken breast instead of the thigh meat that usually comes in it. Even after confirming my order more than three times, I still didn't receive what I ordered. The food is usually great, so I hope this was just an off day and that my experience is better next time. read more

I had a very disappointing experience at this location. I was the only customer in the drive-thru, but I still felt rushed through my order. When I got back to work, I realized my tortillas were missing, and then I found a hair in one of my tacos. I immediately called the restaurant but no one answered, so I left a voicemail. Since I was already about 30 minutes away, returning wasn't a practical option. I understand that mistakes happen, but having missing items, finding a hair in my food, and being unable to reach anyone afterward made this a very frustrating experience. I hope management takes order accuracy, food quality, and customer service more seriously. It's a small hair (had to brighten exposure to see in photo) but unsanitary. read more

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I was heading home from work and had to be somewhere to dog sit so didn't have time to cook dinner. On the way was trying to think of somewhere to stop and grab dinner. Then I saw El Pollo Loco on Stanley Blvd in Livermore. I thought to myself it's been a long time since I've had El Pollo Loco so I decided to stop by and grab dinner to go. I ordered an eight piece chicken only meal. My order came with spicy sauce too. Wow! I forgot how good the chicken is at El Pollo Loco. I really enjoyed my meal and love the spicy sauce too. Made a mental note to come back more often. read more

El Pollo Loco - 8-piece chicken - Fast Food Near Me - Livermore, California

Absolutely hideous! Got "food" for 2 people. My burrito was wet and cold. I had to dry it off with a paper towel before it was dry enough to take a (disgusting) bite. There was no guacamole in it, which I had paid extra for. They forgot some of the other sides too. The little I did eat made me feel sick. Fair warning! read more

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

Service was fantastic and very friendly. Food was ready quickly. But alas. Chicken was...not great. Chicken was super super dry and really lacked flavor and seasoning. Prices were also a little high for portion sizing. Definitely a pass for me. Much better options available. They do offer a wide variety of coupons, so there's that at least. But still. Not for me. read more

Hands down the Best Pollo I've had! The grilled chicken was perfectly cooked--tender and juicy with a delicious smoky flavor. flavor.flavor. I ordered the 3 pc meal which came with 2 sides of mash potatoes and warm tortillas. Everything was fresh and tasted homemade. The service was quick and friendly, and the restaurant was clean and well-maintained. I'll definitely be back for more of their mouthwatering chicken and great service! read more

Very seldom that I walk inside an El Pollo Loco restaurant. However, we just wanted a quick lunch and decided to have fast food. They have a drive-thru but decided to have a dine-in. Just like any fast food joint. you walk to the counter and order the food you want. I'm not that hungry and had their 2 pieces of chicken with corn and cole slaw. The wait was not long and we picked up the food on the counter. The chicken tasted bland and lacked sauce. It's dry and the portions are small. I expected this since I just wanted a quick lunch. And the price of $10.49 is cheap for a quick meal. It wasn't satisfying for my taste but good for a budget meal read more

El Pollo Loco - 2 pcs chicken combo with 2 sides (corn and cole slaw)for $10.49 - Fast Food Near Me - Livermore, California

The food is fresh and tasty, the service was amazing and the staff are great. They gave me more coupons! Really surprised that this place is so good! read more

We went to your restaurant around 12:30 this Sunday. We ordered the 12piece mixed family meal to take lunch to my mother in laws. The sides were not the issue. The chicken was very dry. I was so embarrassed. We were in Brentwood so couldn't take it back. Waste of $48. I doubt if I will ever come back read more

El pollo loco was pretty dang good. I got some kind of chicken avacado burrito and it was good. There was a little too much cheap shredded lettuce in it but besides that, loved it. The shredded chicken nachos were really good too! 3 stars is because of the price, we did do DoorDash keep in mind but it was $80 for 3 entrees and the nachos. Insane pricing. Now I realize it's DoorDash but taking off those prices it would still come to like $60 or so. Just insane to me. Meal wise good, price wise a bit bonkers read more

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We had a great experience with Jasmine! We had placed an online order for a 16pc mixed family chicken meal, but after we got home and began eating, we realized we had received the wrong family chicken pack (12pc Leg & Thigh vs 16pc Mixed). We called the restaurant that evening, and we're asked to come back the next day, as it was close to their closing time, but said they'd make it right. When we arrived at the store the next day, Jasmine was there to help. She was already aware of the situation and quickly replaced the entire 16pc Mixed chicken for us. We are regular customers that appreciate you taking good care of us. read more

The food was all old except the chicken and the lady didn't give me a drink that I paid for and didn't change the order part that I requested read more

SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM It didn't improve. They cut the chicken breast in half and call it 2 pieces. Every other chicken restaurant leaves then in tact and calls it 1. SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM read more

El Pollo Loco - Large side not filled up. RIP OFF!! - Fast Food Near Me - Livermore, California

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What a joke. This used to the best of the fast food joints. I got an 8 piece meal for $34. When I got it home I could not believe how scrawny the pieces were so I picked all the meat off of the bones and weighed it. A whopping 6.21 oz of meat. That's $5.45 per ounce. I could have had a nice steak somewhere what a rip off. And it was dry and burned. Can't wait for Dave's to open. Don't waste your money read more

Pollo loco rocked it today. I asked for extra chicken and add jack cheese to my tacos al carbon and they hooked it up. Love that crazy chicken read more

El Pollo Loco - Awesome chicken tacos - Fast Food Near Me - Livermore, California

Drove across town to take advantage of their burrito bogo special. When I went to order they told me I had to use their app to order it or it's no-go on the bogo. I don't want their crappy app, or any other restaurant's app on my phone. They wouldn't budge. I walked out. You've lost my business forever by insisting I load your app if I don't want to be treated like a second class citizen. I do not know how secure your app is nor do I know what other things it may be doing with the data on my phone. Your insistence that I use that app lost you a long-time customer. I'm sure I'm not the only one. Forget you! ***EDIT: Today is 30-April. I entered my review three weeks ago. I just came back to look at it because I got an alert that someone on here thanked me. While I was here, I took a look at some of the other reviews. I couldn't help notice that Olivia R, Pollo's marketing person only responds to the 5-star reviews, thank them for the great review, yet completely ignores any of the reviews, like mine, that point out problems their customers are having. Is that what they pay you for, Olivia? Just to acknowedge the praise and ignire the problems? Great business model. I would appreciate having my problem addressed. read more

What happened here? I got my favorite double chicken tostada with an extra cilantro dressing. Got home, tostada intact, but no dressing. Not even the obligatory tub, never mind the extra tub of dressing. How hard is it to put dressing in with a salad!!! I had to dig bottled dressing out of my own fridge. Suppose you want $20, $25 dollars an hour, too. You're not even performing at a $10 per hour rate! You'll close down before I ever consider coming back! read more

This place sucks! woman working the window does not take her job seriously with no customer service and the food is below average. Im sorry it had to be said read more

The team at El Pollo Loco in Livermore is great. Special requests for add-ons are handled graciously, and for fast food, the quality is superb. I usually go through the drive-thru but the couple of times I have eaten inside, I have noticed the restaurant was clean and comfortable. Nice job, EL Pollo Loco - Livermore. read more

I love pollo loco but this is bullshit. It obviously exploded all over as they were wrapping it as it all over the bag and the outside of the foil... read more

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

I like the food here but the customer service sucks. I tried to use one of the coupons they sent me in the mail on an online order and it didn't accept the coupon code. When I called in to ask if the coupon code was valid before placing my order the woman who answered the phone said something garbled that I couldn't understand and then waited 5 seconds and hung up on me. I called back and she picked up the phone and said nothing and waited for 5 seconds and then hung up on me again. I could hear the background noise. I called again a few minutes later and she refused to pick up the phone. I will not come back. read more

My rating is mainly base on the total lack of customer service. I got there at noon and there was no one in line. As I walked up to the counter the workers did not look very busy. I stood at the counter for over one minute without ever being acknowledged by any of the employees. A young women who was obviously in charge was barking orders at the other employees. Finally after two more minutes she finally took my order. The chicken seemed a bit over cooked, but over all the meal was fine. I went up to ask for a lid to take the rest of my meal home. Again I stood at the counter and was not acknowledged by any of the employees. I attempted several times to ask for a lid,but was totally ignored. I was able to ask the women for a lid,but it took several minutes before she retrieved the lid. I can't believe the total lack of customer service exhibited by all the employees that were working on a Friday during lunch time. It was not busy at all, so there was no excuse for them to be so indifferent to a customer. read more

I didn't like the taste. it was okayish, a bit bland. I wont recommend visiting if you are very hungry

The food here is great! I always come here to get my pollo bowl and the employees are always very welcoming. I would definitely recommend this spot to anyone that wants some great food. read more

Waited forever to get our food from the drive thru. When i recieved my order, they forgot to give me the dressing for my double chicken avocado salad. They didnt give me a fork either. I also ordered chips and guacamole. I opened the guacamole and it was starting to turn brown. My wifes cali queso burrito had no queso. Absolutely horrible experience for a fast food place. At least get the order right if youre making us wait 10 plus minutes. read more

Hadn't had el.pollo loco in yrs so I thought I would door dash it for dinner,had the 4 piece meal sides were.good but chicken was barely edible breast super dry and hard and I had to throw the 2 wings away they were inedible ,gave 2 stars instead of 1 because sides were good and so was the avocado salsa. read more

I hope Yelp come up with zero star some day I will not recommend this place their service is beyond terrible I ask for the special 8 piece of chicken because I am not their kind they're were going charge me for for the salsa Wooooow this is the first happen to me I have been here 3 time it has always been a disaster I waited for 20 mint They won't give me the sauce the chicken is dry they laugh on your face they look at you like you are stupid no dressing for the salads they don't listen to you it's like they are saying u paid now get the hell out of here the workers Are racist especially the cashier they were charging me $11. For the sauce and still didn't give what I asked for If your don't like us then close this business I am very disappointed read more

The eyesore that was an abandoned Burger King is now a shiny El Pollo Loco! It's great to have a new option on this side of town, and even better that it has a drive-thru (because I don't want to leave my car and you can't make me). I went with the Avocado Quesadilla and it was muy delicioso. It cost somewhere in the $5 or $6 range. The drive-thru line was long but it went fairly quickly and the employee was polite. I'm looking forward to trying the family meal deal all by myself, I mean, with my family. Sharing is caring! read more

El Pollo Loco - Avocado quesadilla - Fast Food Near Me - Livermore, California

First off I see why this place only has three stars. Today, Tuesday at around 4:05 PM. I went to simply check the menu out and grab some food. I don't go there often! The girl at the register didn't say a word, literally staring at me the whole time, then threw my food on the counter.. The environment, the energy and everything was low. Her Customer service was horrible. I kindly asked, isn't a drink supposed to come with my meal. She looked at me with a weird face, and said this is a meal not a combo... LIKE WTF . I said you didn't want to provide any clarity. She looked at me and said no... whoever the hiring manager here is probably sucks as well if they have these kind of people working.. read more

Excellent service at this location Congratulations the team work at this store One of my best experience gettin pollo loco with my family, the food is so delicious my wife just love the new loco salad that you guys have!! The place is so clean and organice , they just serve me my food to my table, very attentive and smiling people working here.... read more

very comfortable with my order I went to the restaurant in my luch time it was so fast and correct thanks the manager who help me to get the best opción read more

The food is excellent, the servers are fast and efficient. The location is perfect east to get to with a lot of parking. The green salad dressing is wonderful. Everyone is friendly and helpful. read more

Received service from Alphonso today! He had excellent customer service and was very nice! The service was efficient and food was great

Tonight (1/11/23) the wait in the drive through was excessive. When I drove up, at least I was acknowledged, but was asked to wait. Which I did. I waited and waited and waited..... until after 10 minutes I decided to go somewhere else. There was nobody in front of me at the drive through, and only one person in line at the counter!! I stopped at the window, but none of the workers came by. Don't know what the issue was, but do know I won't be returning any time soon read more

Took my order to the car only to find it was wrong. Supposed to be double shrimp Baja tostada. They had 1/2 chicken. I took it back inside and explained nicely that it was supposed to be double shrimp. The guy walked over to another employee and I could hear him say "putas" in Spanish. I said, EXCUSE ME? This is inexcusable behavior. Bad employees can kill a business. read more

Food is excellent and staff is friendly, courteous and efficient. Alfonso's interaction with customers is to be admired; very patient, even with the "not so nice" and impatient patrons. Enjoy eating at this establishment on Stanley Blvd!! read more

Good service from Alfonzo and Jasmin and also a new girl that work there. All are friendly and efficient !

I've never had bad el pollo loco until I tried this one. Chicken is not fresh. Do not go here.

First time trying el pollo loco out here in Livermore. Wish I hadn't though and such a waste of money. I'm not one to ever complain about food but this was bad, food was cold and tacos burnt, not worth eating and total waste of money. Disappointed. Will not be going back. read more

El Pollo Loco - Both were burnt - Fast Food Near Me - Livermore, California

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