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
Feb 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good food. Provide good work environment

Cons

Bad managment Not enough staff No safety standards

1.0
Jan 16, 2025

Terrible

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- generous with hours - cultivated an environment where you feel very comfortable with coworkers

Cons

-do not respect labor laws with minors -will give an excessive amount of hours even if you are a student or a minor -underpaid, will offer you the minimum raise for a lot more responsibility -constantly understaffed -rude customers

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