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    El Pollo Loco

    2.6 (73 reviews)
    Open 9:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Saralee S.

    Love the new "Street Tacos"! My husband brought a couple home as a sampler, then we had to have more. We've been through all the varieties, and especially like the shrimp, chicken carbon, and Keto tacos. They are served up in a six pack if you want to try several. I liked the colorful, convenient box that held our latest assortment! Streety flavor and fresh, we doused them with guacamole and salsa and devoured them!

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    Karina V.

    Will not be returning to this location. The chicken was incredibly dry.... It looks like if it was microwaved/reheated or even old. I had to throw it away due to it being almost impossible to eat. At least the beans and rice were good... but disappointed I payed $33 for dry chicken.

    Cindy G.

    Monday, 10/8/18- We ordered the 2 Pc Drumsticks Kids Meal w/a side of Mashed Potatoes, 2 flour tortilla's and 2 pc Churros for dessert. I was definitely a bit surprised with the packaging of the kids meal. (See photo) This made it hard to eat. Total $7.41 My son said the Chicken was way, way to hot to eat. He'll realize later on that having your food delivered Hot is actually a good thing! I tasted his Mashed potatoes and they were very similar to the ones at KFC. He did like mashed potatoes and said the flour tortillas were good too. I took notice to how warm and soft they were. Young woman at the register was nice. And she had our food ready within minutes. Fast service but restaurant was empty as well. Only 2 other people eating and only 1 person in line behind me. Store appearance was nice but dirty. See pictures below. My son really wanted to sit inside and eat but the temperature felt like we were in Alaska. Way too cold to enjoy eating his food inside so he choose to eat in the back seat of the car, in the parking lot instead. Not good, not bad.

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    Great service and delicious food. Love coming to this location. I always feel welcome

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    We appreciate you, Brenda. Thank you for your continued support!

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    Good Service.. I love this place so much lots of good varieties of chic. I like the cleanliness of this establishment.

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    Diana, thank you so much for the kind words!

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    Good food. Good service. Enjoyed the food. Nice vibe all together would come again. Good on the way to UC SB

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    Pollo Loco is awesome. Fast food chicken doesn't get better than this. It's cheap and good. I wish they had these in San Francisco.

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    I'm not trying to be mean, but El Pollo Loco is one of the many little good fast food places in Salinas.

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