While some things have changed over the last few decades, El Pollo Loco's commitment to fresh, authentic food has not. Everything starts with whole chickens that are slowly marinated in a special recipe of herbs, spices, fruit juices and garlic. The chicken is then expertly fire-grilled to perfection the authentic way - on our signature open-flame grills - then hand cut into your favorite Mexican entrees. We put that same dedication and care into our handmade guacamole, salsas and dressings every day. At El Pollo Loco, we believe that when real food meets real fire the result is great taste that will keep you coming back again and again.
Location: United States, California, Costa Mesa
Employees: 5001-10000
Founded date: 1980
Investors 2
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| 23.03.2025 | Why it suddenly feels like every fast-food restaurant has fun, flavored drinks | Fast-food chains have been leaning into innovative beverages in the hopes of winning over Gen Z customers. Wendy’s, Taco Bell and Chick-fil-A are among the chains that have been working on their drink offerings by introducing fun, fruity fl... |
| 07.03.2024 | El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Results | - |
| 04.12.2023 | El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces $12.6 Million Repurchase Agreement | - |
| 15.08.2023 | Utah's Señor Pollo Mexican Grill eyes national expansion | Señor Pollo Mexican Grill, a fast-growing Mexican chicken chain, is gearing up to open two new outposts in Salt Lake City — and potentially more outside of Utah. State of play: Jesus and Dulce Ruiz, a married couple, opened their first loca... |
| 02.12.2021 | El Pollo Loco Launches Loco Gifts and Gear Store with Famed L.A.-Based Latino Creators | COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- El Pollo Loco, Inc. (“El Pollo Loco” or “Company”) (Nasdaq: LOCO), the nation’s leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain, today announced the launch of Loco Gifts and Gear, its firs... |
| 09.04.2021 | Punchh Acquired by PAR Technology Corporation for $500M | PAR is a leading global provider of restaurant software and has been a Punchh partner for many years. This acquisition makes PAR a unified commerce cloud platform for enterprise restaurants with integrated point-of-sale, back office, paymen... |
| 03.07.2019 | What’s open on the 4th of July in L.A. | If you find yourself needing more drinks, ice or hamburger buns this Fourth of July, don’t panic — we’ve got you covered. Here’s a list of places in L.A. that’ll be open for at least part of Thursday’s patriotic holiday. Most chain stores a... |
| - | El Pollo Loco Tests 'Air Loco' Drone Delivery Despite Concerns | For the last five months, orders of grilled chicken have zipped through the skies of Costa Mesa. In June, restaurant chain El Pollo Loco launched a drone delivery program in the city of about 113,000, which also serves as the site for its c... |
| - | Groundswell Raises $15 Million Seed Round to Bring Charitable Giving to the Masses | A decorated Marine who led troops through combat in Iraq and Afghanistan for four years and went on to build a successful nonprofit that deployed military veterans to disaster relief, CEO Jake Wood wants corporate America to give back. Wood... |
| - | PCH Driven: Entrepreneur Sophia Rascoff on Recon Food and How Social Media Is Evolving | At the age of 16, Sophia Rascoff is one of the youngest entrepreneurs to launch a social media app. Her love for cooking and food inspired Recon Food, an app that brings food lovers together. On this episode of PCH Driven, Rascoff discusses... |