A (very) Fresh take on tradition

What is L.A. Mex? It’s SoCal lifestyle meets Mexican heritage. It’s better-for-you choices like fire-grilled chicken and tradition-inspired temptations like Overstuffed Quesadillas. It’s burritos, taquitos and tacos with a fresh California Twist. It’s a menu that can meet any dietary need from paleo to vegetarian to straight out craving. Simply said, it’s L.A. active, it’s Mexican proud and it’s exactly what you’ll find at El Pollo Loco.

El Pollo Loco's Loco Salad

Our Pollo

The traditional ways are still the best. That’s why we always marinate fresh, never frozen chicken every day in our family recipe of citrus, garlic, and spice. Grill it low and slow for 55 minutes over an open flame. And make it cut-to-order for every one of our family dinners, tacos, burritos, bowls and salads.

El Pollo Loco's famous citrus-marinated, fire-grilled chicken.
Pico Salsa with Cilantro at El Pollo Loco.

We hand chop and slice fresh ingredients like tomatoes, cilantro and onions to create our fresh made salsas every single day.

Fresh avocados at El Pollo Loco

El Pollo Loco hand slices and mashes nearly 43,000 pounds of fresh Hass avocados daily.

El Pollo Loco cook chops chicken fresh from the grill.

Our pollo is grilled low and slow, then cut to order for every delicious meal.

Grill master cooking El Pollo Loco's famous fire-grilled chicken.

A custom open flame grill is at the heart of every single one of our restaurants.

Our Food

Steeped in tradition. Filled with freshness. Our menu is the intersection of our Sinaloan roots and our SoCal hometown.

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Background image showing a platter of El Pollo Loco's fire-grilled chicken and salad.