Juan Francisco Ochoa opened the first El Pollo Loco restaurant in Gustavo, Sinaloa, Mexico, in 1974. In 1980, Ochoa expanded into the United States, before selling his stake in the company's American restaurants in 1983. Now El Pollo Loco operates as two separate restaurant chains, one in Mexico and one in the United States. El Pollo Loco in the United States has expanded rapidly to have around 500 locations, primarily in the Southwestern United States.
To find out more about El Pollo Loco head to the company’s website https://www.elpolloloco.com/
Where are El Pollo Loco restaurants located?
Today El Pollo Loco has around 500 restaurants across the Southwestern United States. You can order from the El Pollo Loco menu in the following states:
- Arizona
- California
- Nevada
- Texas
- Utah
- Louisiana
The company previously had stores in the Middle East, Asia and Eastern states of the United States, however, these have since closed. To find your nearest El Pollo Loco restaurant head to the company’s website, which has a helpful restaurant finder.
What food does El Pollo Loco serve?
El Pollo Loco is best known for serving fire-grilled and marinated Mexican-style chicken, and this features heavily on the El Pollo Loco menu.
The company’s chicken meals are popular with customers, which consist of the company’s signature fire-grilled chicken, rice, pinto beans and tortilla. Chicken meals can either be served with 2, 3 or 4 pieces of chicken to accompany your sides. Alternatively, you can buy individual pieces of fire-grilled chicken breast, chicken wings, chicken thigh, and a chicken leg.
The El Pollo Loco also contains an impressive range of flavoursome nachos, tostadas, tacos, burritos, and salads, most of which feature the company’s signature chicken.
To accompany your meal, El Pollo Loco have a good range of traditional Mexican sides, such as rice, pinto beans, and corn.
If you want to feed a hungry family or group of friends, the El Pollo Loco family dinners could be perfect for you. They consist of large portions of fire-grilled chicken, which can be accompanied by a range of sides. The largest family dinner dish has 16 pieces of chicken!
Does El Pollo Loco offer delivery?
Yes! El Pollo Loco delivery is available from your local restaurant for most branches. This means that you can enjoy great-tasting food from the El Pollo Loco menu without leaving the comfort of your own home.
Delivery options do vary between different stores, so be sure to check with your local restaurant or the company’s website for delivery options available in your area.
Yes! Children love the flavours of El Pollo Loco food, and the company has a small but flavoursome children’s menu. The El Pollo Loco children’s menu allows children to sample the signature fire-grilled chicken, with 2 chicken legs served with tortilla, mac & cheese, and a small fountain drink.
If the items on the El Pollo Loco children’s menu don’t quite work for you and your little ones, you can always buy individual pieces of the company’s signature chicken, and buy a side to accompany it. You can also order one of the company’s Family Dinners to share with your family.
What are El Pollo Loco’s opening hours?
El Pollo Locos are usually open between 10am and 10pm, 7 days a week. However, opening times do vary between different El Pollo Loco restaurants, so be sure to check with your local branch or the company’s website for local opening hours.
Does El Pollo Loco cater to vegetarians?
When you think of El Pollo Loco, vegetarian food may not be the first idea that pops into your head. Vegetarian options are largely limited on the El Pollo Loco menu, but there are some options to satisfy your hunger.
A large number of the sides offered on the El Pollo Loco menu are suitable for vegetarians. In addition to this, vegetarian customers can order the BRC Burrito, which contains beans, rice, and cheese. The BRC Burrito is also available on the children’s menu, allowing vegetarian children to eat at El Pollo Loco.
For full nutritional information head to the company’s website, or ask at your local store.
Does El Pollo Loco have vegan food?
El Pollo Loco has limited vegan options. Some of the sides and dressings at El Pollo Loco include butter, mayo and milk, such as Coleslaw, and Ranch Dressing.
In order to eat the main meal at El Pollo, vegan diners will have to either substitute or remove ingredients. For example, Vegan customers can order the company’s beans, rice, and cheese burrito, but ask for the cheese to be removed.
Is El Pollo Loco healthy?
El Pollo Loco is healthy, El Pollo Loco offers a good range of healthy options, including the world’s first Keto-certified burrito. The burrito, which is aptly called The World’s First Ket Burrito, consists of a flour Keto tortilla, lettuce, cabbage, cheese, chicken, avocado, salsa, and dressing, and has just 510 calories.
The El Pollo Loco menu also includes other healthy options. The company serves primarily flame-grilled chicken, which is much healthier than other cooking methods. This means that many of the company’s dishes are healthy when eaten on their own, or with healthy sides such as rice and salads.
Full nutritional information is available on the company’s website, or ask at your local El Pollo Loco restaurant.
Do El Pollo Loco restaurants have drive-thrus?
Some El Pollo Loco restaurants have a drive-thru service available. This means you can order food from the El Pollo Loco menu without leaving the comfort of your own home.
To find out if your nearest El Pollo Loco restaurant has a drive-thru, ask at the restaurant, or check out the company’s website.
Can I buy El Pollo Loco gift cards?
If you want to treat a friend, family member, or coworker to the great-tasting food offered by El Pollo Loco, you can buy them an El Pollo Loco gift card.
Gift cards can be purchased online, or at your nearest El Pollo Loco store, which can then be redeemed against anything on the El Pollo Loco menu at participating stores.
Does El Pollo Loco do catering?
El Pollo Loco is able to cater for your party or business event, by providing large catering portions of their great-tasting food. The El Pollo Loco catering menu includes many of the company’s signature dishes, which you and your guests will love.
Popular options include the 48 Piece Meal, which feeds between 20 and 24 people, and contains chicken wings, pinto beans, rice, salsa,
Does El Pollo Loco have a rewards scheme?
Yes! If you are a regular customer or are about to become a regular customer, of El Pollo Loco, the good news is you can now earn rewards.
As part of Loco Rewards, members receive 1 point for each $1 spent. After earning 50 points, $5 can be redeemed against anything on the El Pollo Loco menu.