El Pollo Loco

260 S Broadway
Los Angeles California, 90012
Phone: (213) 626-8235
Website: www.elpolloloco.com
Specialty: mexican, South american, Burrito, taco, salsa
Cuisine: Mexican, South American
Feature: Delivery, Family Style, Carry Out
Price: On Budget Prices
Feedback: 5

Breakfast

Lunch

#1 Grilled Chicken Nachos (17 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:61.00 Carbs:98 Fiber:14.00 Points:27.0
#2 Ultimate Grilled Burrito16 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:39.00 Carbs:115 Fiber:10.00 Points:22.0
#3 Chicken Tamales (1 )
Serving:1 Total fat:0.33 Carbs:21 Fiber:2.00 Points:3.0
#4 Chicken Verde Quesadilla10 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:27.00 Carbs:52 Fiber:2.00 Points:15.0
#5 Spicy Cheese Quesadilla (5 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:21.00 Carbs:39 Fiber:3.00 Points:10.0
#6 Tortilla Soup - Small (10 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:0.38 Carbs:17 Fiber:1.00 Points:4.0
#7 Tortilla Soup - Large (24 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:19.00 Carbs:38 Fiber:3.00 Points:11.0
#8 Loco Salad (3 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:15.00 Carbs:7 Fiber:1.00 Points:4.0
#9 Veggie Bowl (19 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:15.00 Carbs:90 Fiber:17.00 Points:12.0
#10 Refried Beans Small (5 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:0.17 Carbs:30 Fiber:9.00 Points:3.0
#11 Refried Beans Large (15 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:12.00 Carbs:90 Fiber:27.00 Points:12.0
#12 Garden Salad - Small (5 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:0.29 Carbs:9 Fiber:2.00 Points:2.0
#13 Garden Salad - Large (11 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:0.38 Carbs:18 Fiber:4.00 Points:3.0
#14 Fuego Sauce (1 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Carbs:6 Fiber:0.00 Points:1.0
#15 Chicken Breast w/Skin [3.5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:0.29 Fiber:0.00 Points:4.0
#16 Chicken Breast w/Skin Removed3.5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.17 Fiber:0.00 Points:3.0
#17 Chicken Leg [1.8 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.13 Fiber:0.00 Points:2.0
#18 Chicken Thigh [2 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:0.29 Fiber:0.00 Points:2.0
#19 Chicken Wing [1.5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.13 Fiber:0.00 Points:2.0
#20 Twice Grilled Burrito15.2 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:41.00 Carbs:62 Fiber:2.00 Points:20.0
#21 Grilled Fiesta Burrito16.4 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:54.00 Carbs:91 Fiber:5.00 Points:25.0
#22 Ultimate Chicken Burrito13.8 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:24.00 Carbs:84 Fiber:6.00 Points:15.0
#23 Chicken Guacamole Burrito11.2 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:17.00 Carbs:59 Fiber:2.00 Points:12.0
#24 Classic Chicken Burrito11.5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:19.00 Carbs:81 Fiber:6.00 Points:14.0
#25 BRC Burrito [8.7 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:15.00 Carbs:79 Fiber:6.00 Points:11.0
#26 Ultimate Pollo Bowl [24.2 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:34.00 Carbs:96 Fiber:13.00 Points:20.0
#27 Pollo Bowl [17.1 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:10.00 Carbs:84 Fiber:12.00 Points:11.0
#28 Chicken Caesar Bowl [11.9 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:29.00 Carbs:47 Fiber:5.00 Points:12.0
#29 Fiesta Pollo Salad [15.5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:57.00 Carbs:29 Fiber:5.00 Points:19.0
#30 Fiesta Pollo Salad w/o Dressing13.5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:26.00 Carbs:26 Fiber:4.00 Points:10.0
#31 Caesar Pollo Salad [11.4 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:42.00 Carbs:17 Fiber:4.00 Points:13.0
#32 Caesar Pollo Salad w/o Dressing9.4 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.38 Carbs:15 Fiber:4.00 Points:4.0
#33 Monterrey Pollo Salad11.6 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:13.00 Carbs:17 Fiber:3.00 Points:6.0
#34 Monterrey Pollo Salad w/o Dressing9.9 oz/Substitute salsa for dressing & request no tortilla strips on garden salad.
Serving:1 Total fat:0.25 Carbs:12 Fiber:3.00 Points:3.0
#35 Tostada Salad [16.8 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:33.00 Carbs:83 Fiber:11.00 Points:17.0
#36 Tostada Salad w/o Shell14.5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:16.00 Carbs:42 Fiber:7.00 Points:9.0
#37 Chicken Nachos [17.5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:77.00 Carbs:90 Fiber:12.00 Points:32.0
#38 Chicken Quesadilla [8.5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:30.00 Carbs:53 Fiber:2.00 Points:15.0
#39 Cheese Quesadilla [5.7 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:26.00 Carbs:51 Fiber:2.00 Points:13.0
#40 Chicken Taquitos: 2 [5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:17.00 Carbs:43 Fiber:3.00 Points:8.0
#41 Chicken Soft Taco [3.8 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:11.00 Carbs:18 Fiber:1.00 Points:5.0
#42 Taco al Carbon [3.3 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:0.13 Carbs:18 Fiber:1.00 Points:2.0
#43 Spanish Rice [4 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:0.04 Carbs:33 Fiber:1.00 Points:3.0
#44 Black Beans [6 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:16.00 Carbs:35 Fiber:5.00 Points:7.0
#45 Garden Salad4.8 oz/Substitute salsa for dressing & request no tortilla strips on garden salad.
Serving:1 Total fat:0.29 Carbs:8 Fiber:2.00 Points:2.0
#46 Mashed Potatoes [5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:0.04 Carbs:23 Fiber:2.00 Points:2.0
#47 Gravy [1 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Carbs:2 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#48 Macaroni and Cheese [5.5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:26.00 Carbs:25 Fiber:2.00 Points:9.0
#49 Corn Cobbette [3 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Carbs:10 Fiber:1.00 Points:1.0
#50 Pinto Beans [6 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:0.17 Carbs:24 Fiber:9.00 Points:2.0
#51 Fresh Vegetables [4 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.17 Carbs:6 Fiber:4.00 Points:1.0
#52 French Fries [5.5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:19.00 Carbs:61 Fiber:0.00 Points:10.0
#53 Cole Slaw [5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:16.00 Carbs:12 Fiber:2.00 Points:5.0
#54 6.5" Flour Tortillas: 3 [3 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:12.00 Carbs:48 Fiber:3.00 Points:7.0
#55 6" Corn Tortillas: 3 [3 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:0.13 Carbs:42 Fiber:3.00 Points:4.0
#56 House Salsa [1 o
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Carbs:1 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#57 Avocado Salsa [1 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.04 Carbs:1 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#58 Pico de Gallo Salsa [1 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Carbs:1 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#59 Spicy Chipotle Salsa [1 o
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Carbs:1 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#60 Tortilla Chips [2 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:17.00 Carbs:34 Fiber:3.00 Points:7.0
#61 Fried Serrano Pepper [0.3 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.04 Carbs:3 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#62 Guacamole [1.7 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.13 Carbs:5 Fiber:0.00 Points:1.0
#63 Sour Cream [1.7 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:10.00 Carbs:2 Fiber:0.00 Points:3.0
#64 Jalapeno Hot Sauce1 packet/0.3 o
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#65 Ketchup [1 packet/0.3 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Carbs:2 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#66 Creamy Chipotle Dressing1.8 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:28.00 Carbs:3 Fiber:1.00 Points:8.0
#67 Creamy Cilantro Dressing1.8 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:29.00 Carbs:1 Fiber:0.00 Points:8.0
#68 Lite Creamy Cilantro Dressing1.8 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.29 Carbs:5 Fiber:0.00 Points:2.0
#69 Thousand Island Dressing1.5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:21.00 Carbs:7 Fiber:0.00 Points:6.0
#70 Buttermilk Ranch Dressing1.5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:24.00 Carbs:2 Fiber:0.00 Points:6.0
#71 Light Italian Dressing [1.5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.04 Carbs:2 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#72 Kids Popcorn Chicken [4 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:12.00 Carbs:15 Fiber:0.00 Points:6.0
#73 Kids Drumstick Chicken [1.8 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.13 Fiber:0.00 Points:2.0
#74 Kids French Fries [3 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:10.00 Carbs:33 Fiber:0.00 Points:6.0
#75 Kids BBQ Sauce [1 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Carbs:11 Fiber:1.00 Points:1.0
#76 Churro: each [1.8 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:11.00 Carbs:24 Fiber:1.00 Points:4.0
#77 Caramel Flan [5.5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:12.00 Carbs:43 Fiber:0.00 Points:7.0
#78 Fosters Freeze Soft Serve in cup5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.21 Carbs:30 Fiber:0.00 Points:4.0

Dinner

#1 Grilled Chicken Nachos (17 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:61.00 Carbs:98 Fiber:14.00 Points:27.0
#2 Ultimate Grilled Burrito16 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:39.00 Carbs:115 Fiber:10.00 Points:22.0
#3 Chicken Tamales (1 )
Serving:1 Total fat:0.33 Carbs:21 Fiber:2.00 Points:3.0
#4 Chicken Verde Quesadilla10 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:27.00 Carbs:52 Fiber:2.00 Points:15.0
#5 Spicy Cheese Quesadilla (5 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:21.00 Carbs:39 Fiber:3.00 Points:10.0
#6 Tortilla Soup - Small (10 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:0.38 Carbs:17 Fiber:1.00 Points:4.0
#7 Tortilla Soup - Large (24 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:19.00 Carbs:38 Fiber:3.00 Points:11.0
#8 Loco Salad (3 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:15.00 Carbs:7 Fiber:1.00 Points:4.0
#9 Veggie Bowl (19 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:15.00 Carbs:90 Fiber:17.00 Points:12.0
#10 Refried Beans Small (5 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:0.17 Carbs:30 Fiber:9.00 Points:3.0
#11 Refried Beans Large (15 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:12.00 Carbs:90 Fiber:27.00 Points:12.0
#12 Garden Salad - Small (5 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:0.29 Carbs:9 Fiber:2.00 Points:2.0
#13 Garden Salad - Large (11 oz)
Serving:1 Total fat:0.38 Carbs:18 Fiber:4.00 Points:3.0
#14 Fuego Sauce (1 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Carbs:6 Fiber:0.00 Points:1.0
#15 Chicken Breast w/Skin [3.5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:0.29 Fiber:0.00 Points:4.0
#16 Chicken Breast w/Skin Removed3.5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.17 Fiber:0.00 Points:3.0
#17 Chicken Leg [1.8 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.13 Fiber:0.00 Points:2.0
#18 Chicken Thigh [2 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:0.29 Fiber:0.00 Points:2.0
#19 Chicken Wing [1.5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.13 Fiber:0.00 Points:2.0
#20 Twice Grilled Burrito15.2 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:41.00 Carbs:62 Fiber:2.00 Points:20.0
#21 Grilled Fiesta Burrito16.4 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:54.00 Carbs:91 Fiber:5.00 Points:25.0
#22 Ultimate Chicken Burrito13.8 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:24.00 Carbs:84 Fiber:6.00 Points:15.0
#23 Chicken Guacamole Burrito11.2 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:17.00 Carbs:59 Fiber:2.00 Points:12.0
#24 Classic Chicken Burrito11.5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:19.00 Carbs:81 Fiber:6.00 Points:14.0
#25 BRC Burrito [8.7 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:15.00 Carbs:79 Fiber:6.00 Points:11.0
#26 Ultimate Pollo Bowl [24.2 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:34.00 Carbs:96 Fiber:13.00 Points:20.0
#27 Pollo Bowl [17.1 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:10.00 Carbs:84 Fiber:12.00 Points:11.0
#28 Chicken Caesar Bowl [11.9 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:29.00 Carbs:47 Fiber:5.00 Points:12.0
#29 Fiesta Pollo Salad [15.5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:57.00 Carbs:29 Fiber:5.00 Points:19.0
#30 Fiesta Pollo Salad w/o Dressing13.5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:26.00 Carbs:26 Fiber:4.00 Points:10.0
#31 Caesar Pollo Salad [11.4 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:42.00 Carbs:17 Fiber:4.00 Points:13.0
#32 Caesar Pollo Salad w/o Dressing9.4 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.38 Carbs:15 Fiber:4.00 Points:4.0
#33 Monterrey Pollo Salad11.6 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:13.00 Carbs:17 Fiber:3.00 Points:6.0
#34 Monterrey Pollo Salad w/o Dressing9.9 oz/Substitute salsa for dressing & request no tortilla strips on garden salad.
Serving:1 Total fat:0.25 Carbs:12 Fiber:3.00 Points:3.0
#35 Tostada Salad [16.8 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:33.00 Carbs:83 Fiber:11.00 Points:17.0
#36 Tostada Salad w/o Shell14.5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:16.00 Carbs:42 Fiber:7.00 Points:9.0
#37 Chicken Nachos [17.5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:77.00 Carbs:90 Fiber:12.00 Points:32.0
#38 Chicken Quesadilla [8.5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:30.00 Carbs:53 Fiber:2.00 Points:15.0
#39 Cheese Quesadilla [5.7 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:26.00 Carbs:51 Fiber:2.00 Points:13.0
#40 Chicken Taquitos: 2 [5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:17.00 Carbs:43 Fiber:3.00 Points:8.0
#41 Chicken Soft Taco [3.8 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:11.00 Carbs:18 Fiber:1.00 Points:5.0
#42 Taco al Carbon [3.3 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:0.13 Carbs:18 Fiber:1.00 Points:2.0
#43 Spanish Rice [4 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:0.04 Carbs:33 Fiber:1.00 Points:3.0
#44 Black Beans [6 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:16.00 Carbs:35 Fiber:5.00 Points:7.0
#45 Garden Salad4.8 oz/Substitute salsa for dressing & request no tortilla strips on garden salad.
Serving:1 Total fat:0.29 Carbs:8 Fiber:2.00 Points:2.0
#46 Mashed Potatoes [5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:0.04 Carbs:23 Fiber:2.00 Points:2.0
#47 Gravy [1 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Carbs:2 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#48 Macaroni and Cheese [5.5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:26.00 Carbs:25 Fiber:2.00 Points:9.0
#49 Corn Cobbette [3 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Carbs:10 Fiber:1.00 Points:1.0
#50 Pinto Beans [6 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:0.17 Carbs:24 Fiber:9.00 Points:2.0
#51 Fresh Vegetables [4 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.17 Carbs:6 Fiber:4.00 Points:1.0
#52 French Fries [5.5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:19.00 Carbs:61 Fiber:0.00 Points:10.0
#53 Cole Slaw [5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:16.00 Carbs:12 Fiber:2.00 Points:5.0
#54 6.5" Flour Tortillas: 3 [3 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:12.00 Carbs:48 Fiber:3.00 Points:7.0
#55 6" Corn Tortillas: 3 [3 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:0.13 Carbs:42 Fiber:3.00 Points:4.0
#56 House Salsa [1 o
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Carbs:1 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#57 Avocado Salsa [1 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.04 Carbs:1 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#58 Pico de Gallo Salsa [1 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Carbs:1 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#59 Spicy Chipotle Salsa [1 o
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Carbs:1 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#60 Tortilla Chips [2 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:17.00 Carbs:34 Fiber:3.00 Points:7.0
#61 Fried Serrano Pepper [0.3 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.04 Carbs:3 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#62 Guacamole [1.7 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.13 Carbs:5 Fiber:0.00 Points:1.0
#63 Sour Cream [1.7 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:10.00 Carbs:2 Fiber:0.00 Points:3.0
#64 Jalapeno Hot Sauce1 packet/0.3 o
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#65 Ketchup [1 packet/0.3 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Carbs:2 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#66 Creamy Chipotle Dressing1.8 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:28.00 Carbs:3 Fiber:1.00 Points:8.0
#67 Creamy Cilantro Dressing1.8 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:29.00 Carbs:1 Fiber:0.00 Points:8.0
#68 Lite Creamy Cilantro Dressing1.8 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.29 Carbs:5 Fiber:0.00 Points:2.0
#69 Thousand Island Dressing1.5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:21.00 Carbs:7 Fiber:0.00 Points:6.0
#70 Buttermilk Ranch Dressing1.5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:24.00 Carbs:2 Fiber:0.00 Points:6.0
#71 Light Italian Dressing [1.5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.04 Carbs:2 Fiber:0.00 Points:0.0
#72 Kids Popcorn Chicken [4 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:12.00 Carbs:15 Fiber:0.00 Points:6.0
#73 Kids Drumstick Chicken [1.8 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.13 Fiber:0.00 Points:2.0
#74 Kids French Fries [3 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:10.00 Carbs:33 Fiber:0.00 Points:6.0
#75 Kids BBQ Sauce [1 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.00 Carbs:11 Fiber:1.00 Points:1.0
#76 Churro: each [1.8 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:11.00 Carbs:24 Fiber:1.00 Points:4.0
#77 Caramel Flan [5.5 oz]
Serving:1 Total fat:12.00 Carbs:43 Fiber:0.00 Points:7.0
#78 Fosters Freeze Soft Serve in cup5 oz
Serving:1 Total fat:0.21 Carbs:30 Fiber:0.00 Points:4.0

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What is EL Pollo Loco?

El Pollo Loco, pronounced “L Po-yo Lo-co” and Spanish for “The Crazy Chicken,” is the nation's leading quick-service restaurant chain specializing in flame-grilled chicken. Founded in Guasave, Mexico in 1975, El Pollo Loco's long-term success stems from the unique preparation of its award-winning “pollo”-- fresh chicken marinated in a special recipe of herbs, spices and citrus juices passed down from the founding family. The marinated chicken is then flame-grilled, hand cut and served hot off the grill with warm tortillas and a wide assortment of side dishes.

Rounding out the menu are fresh flavorful entrées inspired by the kitchens of Mexico, including Signature Grilled Burritos, Pollo Bowls, Pollo Salads, Tacos al Carbon and Quesadillas. And of course, there is the fresh salsa bar featuring our famous House Salsa, alongside our Avocado, Chipotle and Pico de Gallo salsas. All are made fresh daily.

El Pollo Loco - A Little Hystory

The Legacy of El Pollo Loco
It began decades ago in the small town of Guasave on Mexico's Pacific Coast. The year was 1975 when a roadside chicken stand named El Pollo Loco (pronounced "L-Po-yo Lo-co" and Spanish for "The Crazy Chicken") opened. Its signature menu item was (and remains) unique-- fresh, natural chicken marinated in a special recipe of herbs, spices and citrus juices passed down from the founding family. The marinated chicken was then flame-grilled to perfection, hand cut and served hot off the grill for the mouthwatering taste of El Pollo Loco that people couldn't find anywhere else. El Pollo Loco quickly became a local favorite.




News of El Pollo Loco spread rapidly throughout Northern Mexico. By 1979, El Pollo Loco restaurants could be found in a variety of Northern Mexico cities. Shortly thereafter, news of the delicious marinated chicken traveled across the border into the United States. In 1980, people lined up around the block as the first American El Pollo Loco opened on Alvarado Street in Los Angeles. The rest is history.

As people recognized its uniqueness-- fresh, wholesome, flavorful food cooked slowly over an open grill -- El Pollo Loco prospered. It quickly earned a reputation for using only the finest, freshest ingredients. In 1998, El Pollo Loco added self-serve salsa bars in its restaurants, providing guests the opportunity to personalize their menu selections with signature El Pollo Loco salsas prepared fresh every day: its famous House Salsa, Spicy Chipotle Salsa, Avocado Salsa and Pico de Gallo.


Through the years, El Pollo Loco has demonstrated a strong commitment to menu innovation, introducing a wide variety of fresh flavorful entrées inspired by the kitchens of Mexico. Along with meals featuring its famous citrus-marinated, flame-grilled chicken, El Pollo Loco favorites now also include made-to-order signature grilled burritos, The Original Pollo BowlÒ, Pollo Salads, Tacos al Carbon, quesadillas, Chicken Tortilla Soup and more.

Today, El Pollo Loco is the nation's flame-grilled chicken leader with more than 360 restaurants in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Colorado, Illinois, and Connecticut. The chain is expanding nationwide and bringing its delicious fresh, natural flame-grilled chicken and fresh Mexican entrées to people across the nation. Headquartered in Orange County, California, El Pollo Loco, Inc. is a privately held company owned by Trimaran Capital Partners and company management.


While many things have changed in the last few decades, El Pollo Loco's unyielding commitment to freshness, flavor and tradition has not. It seems as though serving wholesome, delicious food turned out not to be so crazy after all!

El Pollo Loco - Fact Sheet

El Pollo Loco, pronounced “L Po-yo Lo-co” and Spanish for “The Crazy Chicken,” is the nation's leading quick-service restaurant chain specializing in flame-grilled chicken. Founded in Guasave, Mexico in 1975, El Pollo Loco's long-term success stems from the unique preparation of its award-winning “pollo”-- fresh chicken marinated in a special recipe of herbs, spices and citrus juices passed down from the founding family. The marinated chicken is then flame-grilled, hand cut and served hot off the grill with warm tortillas and a wide assortment of side dishes.

Rounding out the menu are fresh flavorful entrées inspired by the kitchens of Mexico, including Signature Grilled Burritos, Pollo Bowls, Pollo Salads, Tacos al Carbon and Quesadillas. And of course, there is the fresh salsa bar featuring our famous House Salsa, alongside our Avocado, Chipotle and Pico de Gallo salsas. All are made fresh daily.

El Pollo Loco - food

El Pollo Loco, pronounced “L Po-yo Lo-co” and Spanish for “The Crazy Chicken,” is the nation's leading quick-service restaurant chain specializing in flame-grilled chicken. Founded in Guasave, Mexico in 1975, El Pollo Loco's long-term success stems from the unique preparation of its award-winning “pollo”-- fresh chicken marinated in a special recipe of herbs, spices and citrus juices passed down from the founding family. The marinated chicken is then flame-grilled, hand cut and served hot off the grill with warm tortillas and a wide assortment of side dishes.

Rounding out the menu are fresh flavorful entrées inspired by the kitchens of Mexico, including Signature Grilled Burritos, Pollo Bowls, Pollo Salads, Tacos al Carbon and Quesadillas. And of course, there is the fresh salsa bar featuring our famous House Salsa, alongside our Avocado, Chipotle and Pico de Gallo salsas. All are made fresh daily.

El Pollo Loco - Awards

El Pollo Loco, pronounced “L Po-yo Lo-co” and Spanish for “The Crazy Chicken,” is the nation's leading quick-service restaurant chain specializing in flame-grilled chicken. Founded in Guasave, Mexico in 1975, El Pollo Loco's long-term success stems from the unique preparation of its award-winning “pollo”-- fresh chicken marinated in a special recipe of herbs, spices and citrus juices passed down from the founding family. The marinated chicken is then flame-grilled, hand cut and served hot off the grill with warm tortillas and a wide assortment of side dishes.

Rounding out the menu are fresh flavorful entrées inspired by the kitchens of Mexico, including Signature Grilled Burritos, Pollo Bowls, Pollo Salads, Tacos al Carbon and Quesadillas. And of course, there is the fresh salsa bar featuring our famous House Salsa, alongside our Avocado, Chipotle and Pico de Gallo salsas. All are made fresh daily.