Does El Pollo Loco pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, El Pollo Loco employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at El Pollo Loco. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at El Pollo Loco?

55% of El Pollo Loco employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated El Pollo Loco 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at El Pollo Loco?

Cashier (281) , Sales Associate/Cashier (31) , Shift Leader (31) , Assistant Manager (19) , Cook (19) , General Manager (17) , Front End Cashier (14) , Line Cook (10) , Prep Cook (8) , Guest Service Team Member - Cashier (6) , Shift Supervisor (6) , Crew Member (5) , Manager (5) , Part Time Cashier (5) , Service Assistant (5)

What are the pros of working at El Pollo Loco according to real employee reviews?

"Some coworkers are nice" ((in 29 reviews)); "Free food on breaks and discounts" ((in 26 reviews)); "very flexible hours if you are a student" ((in 26 reviews)); "Great people that work at the general managers levels." ((in 23 reviews)); "The staff are friendly and kind." ((in 15 reviews))

What are the cons of working at El Pollo Loco according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management wouldn’t help when busy" ((in 65 reviews)); "Fast advancement but low pay" ((in 37 reviews)); "General Manager is rude and was holding my check from me." ((in 29 reviews)); "little training, lack of understanding that people have lives beyond el pollo loco, not properly compensated for overtime, lack of team work, lack of customer service from other employees including some managers" ((in 11 reviews)); "Corporate upper management will smile in your face, but will plot to terminate you." ((in 10 reviews))

What are the top reviewed El Pollo Loco locations?

Los Angeles , Las Vegas , Houston , Costa Mesa , Sacramento , Anaheim , San Diego , Fresno , Inglewood , Compton , Downey , Glendora , Santa Clarita , Ontario , Dallas , Palmdale , Corona , Riverside , Victorville , Roseville , Fort Worth , Clovis , Alhambra , Long Beach , Lynwood , Orange , Santa Ana , Torrance , Whittier , Modesto

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El Pollo Loco reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(712 total reviews)

Liz Williams

63% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

712 reviews

2.0

Jun 19, 2018

Do not work here

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-good discounts and also the food is good.

Cons

-bad management -hours not great at times. - you never go home at time scheduled.

4.0

Jun 4, 2018

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its very reliable! The people I work with are awesome!!

Cons

Could improve on making the employees get more inolved in the store!

2.0

Jun 3, 2018

El Pollo Loco

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interview was simple and was hired on the spot.

Cons

Management did not care about thier employees and lied about having full-time.

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