El Pollo Loco

19300 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance
(310) 371-1406

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Troy Lee

Pretty much the experience you hope for of any restaurant

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Burrito

Joe Blasio

Amazing customer service from Karla and Food was good the way I asked to be cooked Thanks again!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The Real Motherhood

I have read the reviews from some of the Google reviewers.. and I can agree to some of the complaints. BUT! I can disagree with 2 complaints. Let's start with the customer service as some complained.. I did go one time & it wasn't the best experience, but hear me out! The place was understaffed & someone had called off.I was greeted by genie soft spoken nice young lady.I explained my issues about waiting & she quickly explained & I understood life happens.Genie gave me a little extra side for the inconvenience and I left.I came back to the same El Pollo Loco but a different day.I was greeted by a sweet lady named Carmen, the manager.I did see Genie who also remembered me as well.
I had a hard time at the machine & Carmen & Genie assisted me. I also did see complaints on the quality of the food,thus far, my food has been great.I will continually go, and if anything goes south,I will come back to let everyone know.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Salad

Mauricio Torres

If I could rate 0 stars I would. The lady didn't want to take my order but took another guys order so raices will never ever go here again

Rachel Loveless

This pollo loco always takes FOREVER. The employees move so slow during rush hour it took my entire lunch just to receive my order. Even when it comes to getting a delivery through DoorDash they always mess up my orders.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Chips, Salad

Claire C Tsao

Every time I go through the drive thru, I’m always disappointed. Service is slow, even when I’m the only car there. This time I’m leaving a one star rating (lower if I had a choice) because I’m fed up! The chicken legs were the size smaller than my palm - and I’m a small adult! Chicken was dry as well. I ordered for lunch around 11am, and seems like they gave me chicken from last night! Don’t go here or you’ll just waste your money. You’re better off getting fast food on the other side of this shopping mall - InNOut, Jersey Mikes, Jollibee, or Flame Broiler.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Mo Jaradat

I never wrote a review a bout any restaurant no matter how bad the food was , I'm elpollo loco lover , but this day on Sunday 7/14/2024 @ 4:43 pm ticket # 228 , I was coming from LAX after I dropped my wife and 2kids , I was craving elpollo loco , and this is my chance , my wife doesn't like it , I ordered the 3 PC meal with coleslaw and side salad and Pico degayo side salsa , when I got home starving ofcourse. I opened the chicken container and I can tell from the skin it's iffing dry like rocks. If I hit someone with a piece I can make him blead , the Cole slaw color was way off and you can tell it's iffing older than my grandma , the salsa tastes like it was sitting in room temperature in hot July day , it tasted kind of sour yet iffing old , I called the store to speak to the manager but no one answered and you can't leave a message because it's full , I don't know about the avocado chicken boritto I gave to a homeless guy sitting in front elpollo loco , I hope he doesn't get food poisoning, so I drove to in n out and bought me an iffing double trouble wild animal style juicy cheesy burger , ate it and told my high cholesterol go F yourself

Jorge Tinoco

very delicious and very reasonable prices and very attentive staff

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yoddy Muguertegui

Great service and people

Kid-friendliness: Go there

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grande Avocado Chicken Bowl

Clumsey Bob

Needs to work on grilling the chicken. I come here order 8 piece chicken and dissapointed on the taste every Time. Chicken seems always burned and needs more seasoning. I only ate the thighs, and threw rest of the food away because I cant bare the taste of charcoal. There was one time chicken tasted right not sure if there was a different cooker, but compare this to another location chicken. It's more crispy and tender. Sorry to disappoint, but I'm only speaking on the chicken behalf not what's on other menu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Alonso Gomez

The workers here did an excellent job making my food and they were great. The one star is for the owner because I noticed that the poor workers are understaffed. They are trying to do their best with the team that they have. Greedy owner should be ashamed to have everyone stressed out working understaffed!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

M N

Today is 6/19/24 This has got to be the worst establishment that I've ever come across, in all my years!
Apparently they need to revamp this entire place! Nothing was working properly here! Not the soda machine! Not the digital registers! None of the employees! (With the exception of the pollo griller...At least he was working!)
No type of customer service here whatsoever!!
The Management was clueless!

This place is disorganized, mismanaged and should be completely shut down for it's lack of ability to operate properly!!
There were no napkins! No utensils!
Several health code violations going on here!!
I am appalled at the terrible conditions of this place!

The food had zero flavor! I mean none of it!
We ordered a family meal and the only thing that was good about this place was the music in the background!
The chicken was tasteless!
The Mac n cheese tasted like mushed up pasta, no cheese!
They had no green salsa!
The red salsa was basically diced up tomatoes, no flavor!

My taste buds feel violated!!
I TRULY want answers!!!???
How is this place still open??

Someone please answer to this horrible mess I walked into!

NEVER will I ever visit this place again!!!

And...... They raised their prices!!

2 years ago
I asked for both red and green salsa for a family meal of 4. They gave me 5 half empty containers of the red pico and 3 containers of salad dressing!?!? We didn't order a salad! They did not even give us any of the green salsa!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Chris Garcia

Absolutely bad service like seriously there no napkins and they have bad workers like dude.While I told them if I could have some forks and they only gave me one I told them that I wanted more they gave more but they gave me around 15 or 12 forks like are you crazy I’m never coming here again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 1

Mirta Rangel

The employees at this Pollo Loco are always better at helping us and right now with the kiosks it is difficult. They help us and keep the lobby clean, especially the very nice lady who makes burritos, she is my friend, I don't know her name. He is my friend

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ms. Boyd

Never have anything always running out of chicken

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Double Chicken Tostada Salad

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