El Pollo Loco reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(712 total reviews)
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Liz Williams

63% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

El Pollo Loco has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 712 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The El Pollo Loco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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712 reviews
3.0
Jan 6, 2018

Director of Culinary Innovation

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Was a fun position creating new dishes for a highly regarded brand that has an established fan base. Had a lot of latitude in creativity to explore innovation.

Cons

Heavy politics and favoritism. Unethical board members, cronyism, many decisions made that were not beneficial to the brand long term. Huge debt to service crippled business.

1.0
Apr 3, 2017

El pollo isn't all that good

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cool coworkers that are open to any positions and ideas.

Cons

Unorganized written all over the company

3.0
Sep 21, 2016

Area Leader

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great executive benefits for Area Leaders. Its a great career path, the complexity makes you really strong. After working for El Pollo Loco any job will be easier.

Cons

No Work/Personal life balance. 24/7 job, alot of turnover due to low pay rates and work load.

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