Guac, Guac. Who’s there? El Pollo Loco obviously. We know a thing or two about fresh guacamole. We start each day by hand slicing thousands of the finest Hass avocados in our restaurants – one by one. All to create the masterpiece we call our guacamole. That’s no joke.

At El Pollo Loco, we’re all about making delicious, authentic food–and it all starts with our fresh, real ingredients. That’s why we slowly grill our citrus-marinated whole chickens over an open flame, and hand-prepare our guacamole and fresh pico de gallo salsa. And we do it every single day. Because to us, it’s not just food–it’s our passion. 

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When we go to sleep, we count chickens – all 147 of them. That's about how many fresh whole chickens we fire-grill at our restaurants every day.  Meaning every single bite of chicken here at El Pollo Loco isn't just delicious, it's right off the grill and served fresh in our entrees. 

Giving tomatoes the love they deserve. All 357 of them, to be exact. That’s about how many tomatoes we hand-chop at each El Pollo Loco restaurant every single day. Because here, we strongly believe in preparing fresh ingredients by hand—and you can taste it in every dish, from our pico de gallo salsa to our handmade guacamole. What can we say? Preparation is kind of our thing.

Bringing the heat, one serrano pepper at a time. There’s only one way to do spice—and it’s not with frozen peppers. That’s why we only use real, fresh serrano peppers here at El Pollo Loco. And we chop, slice and dice them by hand every single day. Maybe that’s why our pico de gallo, avocado salsa and guacamole taste so delicious—but that’s just a wild guess. 

We’re passionate about fresh ingredients—especially when it comes to our Creamy Cilantro Dressing, which we prepare every day. A combination of fresh cilantro, grated cotija cheese, ground roasted pepitas, and pureed green chilies, our Creamy Cilantro Dressing can only be described as smooth and delicious. Whether you try it with our Chicken Tostada Salad, Chicken Avocado Burrito or Chicken Tortilla Roll, you really can’t go wrong.