Reviews for El Pollo Loco in San Diego, CA
This place it?s great food quality, love it. Employees are well trained and the managers are professional friendly and efficient... . I highly recommend this restaurant,5 stars no question ask ???? Read more
The food is really good really really good but the chicken is undercook that?s why the reason I gave to star only
The food was superb as always. If you have a chance to meet DAVID, you will find his service outstanding, quick and he gets your... order right the first time. What is even more incredible is the General Manager, JENNIFER, who treated us as ?guests? and notjust customers. We found out her usual schedule is Monday thru Friday from opening to about 5:30pm, so we plan to return whenshe is there; the workers are all smiling and you can experience a happy place when you dine inside or order ?to go? like wedid. So now we not only have a place where the food is great, the people are as well Read more
Had a 4-piece chicken meal, chicken tastes so bland, and are very small, the cashier first greet you very passionately but then... a long face. Overall over-priced food for its quality. Will not come back. Read more
FANTASTIC knowledgeable service.This location has a great set of people, they are wonderful and always working very hard! The... employee ?mimi?, was VERY kind and EXTREMELY HELPFUL. I had a great time eating delicious FRESH food at your restaurant. Theatmosphere was awesome and I definitely liked that you have a modern style. Most importantly, every food and drink on your menutasted great! Thank You for your great service! Read more
Tried the pozole, pollo chili Verde, not bad. Although my homemade version tastes better. An unfair comparison where both are... good. Read more
El Pollo Loco, undoubtedly the inspiration behind Gus Fring's chicken enterprise in Breaking Bad, is an above average fast food... chain specializing in Mexican-style citrus-marinated, fire-grilled chicken. There are approximately 480 U.S. El Pollo Locorestaurants, mostly in California and the U.S. southwest. El Pollo Loco started as a chain in Mexico in 1974, but the U.S.restaurants split off into its own company in 1983 that has since developed different recipes and menus. El Pollo Loco'schicken is aggressively salted, but otherwise not bad overall. I have never had a dry piece of chicken here. They claim theirrecipe involves marinating whole chickens in herbs, spices, fruit juices, and garlic and then grilling them over an open flamein each store before serving the chicken in their chicken meals, burritos, salads, soups, and tacos. I find that the skin picksup flavor of concentrated chicken, a bit of citrus, with a peppery finish. I wouldn't say the chicken here is on the same levelas local polloerias "Jose's Pollos" or "Pollos Maria," but those places are, of course, both more expensive and not nearly asfast. This location's staff is well-trained, as evident by the consistent results this chain gets with its grilled chicken. Thepeople who work here are also friendly and welcoming: I feel they go out of their way to provide good customer service, whetherit be forcing a smile while taking an order, or walking over to my table to give my toddler daughter a sheet of stickers. Myrecent "Chicken Taco Al Carbon" from this location was a good "fast food" taco. Featuring two small white corn tortillas, theheavily-seasoned chicken is tender and not at all unpleasant, and accompanied by onions and cilantro. I felt it could benefitfrom some additional "oomph," so I grabbed a bit of the hottest sauce available from El Pollo Loco's self-serve salsa bar, butwas disappointed that it was "all heat" without any nuanced flavor. My taco was better without it. At just Read more
This place is out standing , the service is quick the restaurant is clean and the employees are always nice ! The food is... delicious and the salsa is always fresh . This is my favorite place to eat chicken ! Thank you team for always making myexperience such a wonderful time . Read more