El Pollo Loco

1002 N El Camino Real, Encinitas
(760) 943-1253

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Morgan Malone (Mo)

Good clean simple food. Not too salty, definitely not the best place to get tacos in san diego, but it seems like really clean, simple ingredients. I would definitely eat here again. If youare on a low sodium diet or have restrictions, this place is a safe bet

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 4

Bill Menter

8/16/2025: last 4 visits - three 5-stars, one two-star. When the crew is hot, they are fire.

1/31/2025: Five stars for last two visits (1/25 & 1/31), Double Chicken Tostadas each time. Delicious!

1/13/2025: Five stars. Ordered two Double Chicken Tostadas - fantastic! Flavorful, fresh and a decent amount of chicken. Great job!

12/12/2024: Two stars. Terrible execution of my mobile order. I ordered a Double Chicken Tostada and a Street Corn Double Pollo Fit Bowl. We ordered 4 salsas, they gave us 3. One of the two containers of Creamy Cilantro Dressing was 2/3 empty. The Fit Bowl was the worst - about a teaspoon of corn; barely any chicken; and a small, blackish portion of avocado. It was a disaster, dinner-wise. Very disappointing.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ricardo Rodriguez

Every time I get the opportunity to visit family in California, El Pollo Loco is a must! Never ones have a been disappointed

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Rich Vallas

Food is not like it used to be and way too expensive now.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

enrrique guerrero

Drive by go by drive thru was really fast food was good

Charly Brown

Drive by go by drive thru was really fast food was good

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Mavel MCole

Tried it for the first time since my Aunt always order food here. We had the chicken family meal and the Chipotle wrap as well. Everyone loved it. Chicken was flavorful and food was great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: 2pc Chicken - Leg \u0026 Thigh Meal, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Chips \u0026 Salsa

Paulian Moscovici

Still great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Guacamole

Breanna Flinn

Only messed up my order once!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Guacamole

Brianna Loehr

Every time I come here the staff is never friendly. This time was no different except the lady gave attitude and rolled her eyes when she got my order wrong. I usually don’t write reviews and choose to ignore the poor service but this time was ridiculous. Train your staff better or hire nice people. It’s not that hard to be a decent person…

Julie Uto

Good meal at a reasonable price

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Burrito

Daniel Rosas

The food was great service was quick and efficient, on top of that store looks awesome with all new colors keep it pollo loco

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Burrito

Nicole Velazquez

I had an awesome experience, service was on point!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rocio Velazquez

I recommend their beef quesadilla it was so good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Juliana Diaz

As we were near that area and decided to try this place and it was actually really good, from the food to the service. Tostada salads are awesome.

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