El Pollo Loco originated in Mexico in 1975, and by 1980, founder Pancho Ochoa opened the Los Angeles store — the premier U.S. location. Now there are close to 500 locations. The company is widely ...

El Pollo Loco’s investments in menu innovation throughout the past year and a half have driven new occasions, new guests, and ...

El Pollo Loco, the leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain, today announced a new lineup of limited-time offerings designed to bring bold, seasonal flavor to menu categories old and new. The lin ...

A few months after Liz Williams was named CEO of El Pollo Loco in March 2024, she put a three-year turnaround in place that included improving brand awareness and increasing unit-level economics, ...

COSTA MESA, Calif., March 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- El Pollo Loco, the nation's leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain, today announced it is testing five new menu innovations across ...