El Pollo Loco

1299 S Winchester Blvd, San Jose
(408) 984-6860

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Chicken and Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Three Piece Chicken Tenders Meal
3pc Chicken - Leg & Thigh Meal
Double Chicken Tostada Salad
Grande Avocado Chicken Bowl
Chicken Taco Al Carbon
Classic Tostada Salad
Chicken and Cole Slaw
Original Pollo Bowl
Chips and Guacamole

Menu

Double Tostadas
Double Chicken Tostada Salad
Tostada shell filled with pinto beans, rice, shredded cheese, fresh pico de gallo salsa, ripe hand-sliced avocado and cool sour cream, all topped with a double portion of fire-grilled chopped chicken. Served with creamy cilantro dressing. Includes chips and salsa.

NEW! Cheese Toasted Loaded Quesadillas
Shredded Beef Avocado Stuffed Quesadilla
A warm flour tortilla filled with slow-braised, perfectly tender shredded beef, a generous portion of shredded Oaxaca cheese, fresh avocado slices, avocado salsa, chopped onion, and cilantro. The tortilla is then artfully folded six times, and grilled to seal in all the flavors. Includes chips and salsa, Chips and Salsa not included in calories.
Poblano Chicken Stuffed Quesadilla -
A warm flour tortilla filled with citrus-marinated, chopped fire-grilled chicken, a generous portion of shredded Oaxaca cheese, fire-roasted poblano chilies, freshly prepared pico de gallo salsa, fresh avocado slices and creamy cilantro dressing. The tortilla is then artfully folded six times, and grilled to seal in all the flavors. Includes chips and salsa, Chips and Salsa not included in calories.
Chipotle Chicken Stuffed Quesadilla
A warm flour tortilla filled with citrus-marinated, chopped fire-grilled chicken, a generous portion of shredded Oaxaca cheese, bold salsa roja made from roasted chipotle peppers, sour cream, and freshly prepared pico de gallo salsa. The tortilla is then artfully folded six times, and grilled to seal in all the flavors. Includes chips and salsa, Chips and Salsa not included in calories.

Family Chicken
8pc Fire-Grilled Chicken Family Meal
8 pieces of fire-grilled chicken with 2 large sides, warm tortillas, tortilla chips and fresh salsa. Chips and Salsa not included in calories.
12pc Fire-Grilled Chicken Family Meal
12 pieces of fire-grilled chicken with a choice of 3 large sides, warm tortillas, chips and fresh salsa. Chips and Salsa not included in calories.
16pc Fire-Grilled Chicken Family Meal
16 pieces of fire-grilled chicken with 3 large sides, warm tortillas, chips and fresh salsa. Chips and Salsa not included in calories.

Individual Chicken Meals
3pc Fire-Grilled Chicken Combo
3 pieces of fire-grilled chicken, 2 small sides and tortillas. Includes chips & salsa and drink. Chips and Salsa not included in calories.
4pc Fire-Grilled Chicken Combo
4 pieces of fire-grilled chicken with choice of 2 small sides and tortillas. Includes chips & salsa and drink. Chips and Salsa not included in calories.
3pc Fire-Grilled Chicken Meal
3 pieces of fire-grilled chicken, 2 small sides and tortillas. Includes chips and salsa. Chips and Salsa not included in calories.
4pc Fire-Grilled Chicken Meal
4 pieces of fire-grilled chicken with choice of 2 small sides and tortillas. Includes chips and salsa. Chips and Salsa not included in calories.

Nachos
Shredded Chicken Nachos
Fresh tortilla chips topped with tender shredded chicken in a mild roasted tomato salsa, fresh guacamole, creamy queso blanco, sour cream, beans, and house-made pico de gallo. Includes chips and salsa. Chips and Salsa not included in calories.

Salads
Classic Chicken Tostada Salad
A delicious combination of citrus-marinated chopped chicken, chopped romaine lettuce blend, pinto beans, rice, shredded jack cheese, sour cream and pico de gallo salsa in a crisp flour tostada shell. Served with creamy cilantro dressing. Includes chips and salsa. Dressing, Chips and Salsa not included in calories.
Double Chicken Tostada Salad
Tostada shell filled with pinto beans, rice, shredded cheese, fresh pico de gallo salsa, ripe hand-sliced avocado and cool sour cream, all topped with a double portion of fire-grilled chopped chicken. Served with creamy cilantro dressing. Includes chips and salsa. Dressing, Chips and Salsa not included in calories.
Double Chicken Avocado Salad
Lettuce topped with a double portion of our fire-grilled chopped chicken, avocado, cotija crumbles, corn, and pico. Includes choice of dressing. Keto-Friendly. 7g net carbs. Dressing not included in calories or net carbs. Includes chips and salsa. Dressing, Chips and Salsa not included in calories.

Burritos
Chicken Avocado Burrito
Satisfy your craving for something delicious with fire-grilled chicken, fresh avocado, pinto beans, pico de gallo salsa, jack cheese, cabbage, fresh cilantro, and creamy cilantro dressing wrapped in a grilled tortilla. Includes chips and salsa. Chips and Salsa not included in calories.
Chipotle Chicken Avocado Burrito
Fire-grilled chicken with hand-sliced avocado, cool sour cream, salsa roja, shredded cheese, simmered beans, rice and crunchy cabbage, all wrapped in a flour tortilla. Includes chips and salsa. Chips and Salsa not included in calories.

Bowls
Grande Avocado Chicken Bowl
Ripe avocados with citrus-marinated, fire-grilled chopped chicken, cool sour cream, sweet corn, shredded cheese, cabbage, house-made pico de gallo salsa, rice and pinto beans. Includes chips and salsa. Chips and Salsa not included in calories.
Double Chicken Bowl
Double up on a double portion of delicious citrus-marinated chopped chicken on top of authentic pinto beans, rice, cabbage and garnished with sour cream, shredded jack cheese, avocado slices and pico de gallo salsa. Includes chips and salsa. Chips and Salsa not included in calories.
Original Pollo Bowl
Our chicken is fire-grilled to perfection then chopped and added to slow-simmered pinto beans, rice, diced onions, fresh cilantro and pico de gallo salsa. (Lindora's "Lean for Life" Weight Maintenance Phase approved.) Includes chips and salsa. Chips and Salsa not included in calories.

Quesadilla
Shredded Chicken Quesadilla
Warm flour tortilla filled with tender shredded chicken in a mild roasted tomato salsa, melted cheese, diced onion and cilantro. Includes chips and salsa. Chips and Salsa not included in calories.

Sides, Drinks & More
Homemade Tortilla Soup (Large)
A large serving of shredded fire-grilled chicken, roasted corn, celery, carrots, roasted poblano peppers, red bell peppers, green bell peppers, Cotija cheese, cilantro and corn tortilla strips. Includes chips and salsa. Chips and Salsa not included in calories.
Chicken Taco al Carbon
Chopped citrus-marinated fire-grilled thigh meat, diced onion, and cilantro with two corn tortillas.
Chicken Avocado Taco
Fire-grilled chicken, avocado, shredded lettuce, jack cheese, and pico on a handcrafted tortilla and finished with creamy cilantro dressing.
BRC Burrito
Flour tortilla filled with rice, pinto beans and shredded jack cheese.
Chips & Guacamole Regular
White corn tortilla chips, hand salted and made fresh daily. Served with freshly, hand-made guacamole.
Two Churros
Dusted in cinnamon sugar and served warm.
Coleslaw
Shredded green and red cabbage and shredded carrots combined with a creamy sweet and sour dressing.
Macaroni & Cheese
Elbow macaroni immersed in a creamy, cheese sauce.
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Creamy mashed potatoes seasoned with black pepper and served with rich golden brown chicken gravy.
Pinto Beans
Whole pinto beans simmered in their own juices with bits of serrano peppers.
Rice
Enriched long-grain rice seasoned with tomatoes, vegetables and seasoning.
Broccoli
Fresh broccoli. Gently steamed. Simply delicious.
Corn
Cut corn mixed with diced red peppers, lightly coated in a delicate buttery sauce.
Loco Side Salad
Chopped Romaine lettuce blend, crushed chips, cilantro, Cotija cheese. Served with signature creamy cilantro dressing.
House Salsa (Mild)
Pico de Gallo (Medium)
Avocado Salsa (Hot)
Salsa Roja (Fiery)
5 Pack of Tortillas
Regular Drink
Large Drink

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Recent Reviews

I’m a big El Pollo Loco fan but was disappointed with this location.
The items I wanted (that I always get in Sunnyvale) were not available here. The cashier didn’t seem very sympathetic. Also the prices seemed to have gone up considerably.
At least the food tasted good.
December 2025
This location is our most frequented one.
It is usually busy when we arrive. It does take them a few minutes to get to us when we pick up a phone order. They are usually frantically trying to figure out whose order is, who's in the pickup area.
The food is always good and tasteful. The size of the burritos have remained the same.
But the tostada salads have shrunk by at least 25% over the past year or more. I am not sure what is leading to this,...
November 2025
I went to El Pollo Loco today for the first time in quite a while.
The staff is always very nice.
I find their menu difficult to read and to decide quickly what to order. It all kind of looks the same, some of the items aren't even on the board that I could find (BRC Burrito). It's just kind of whitewashed and not categorized logically.
I was disappointed to see the salsa bar is still not back since pre-rona. To me, that was one of the bonuses.
I...
July 2025

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El Pollo Loco

1299 S Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA 95128
(408) 984-6860