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 improved by 1% over the last 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?

"flexible hours considering I had school" ((in 28 reviews)); "Some coworkers are nice" ((in 27 reviews)); "Free food on breaks and discounts" ((in 24 reviews)); "Met good people but also people who are a pain in the 😐" ((in 23 reviews)); "The staff are friendly and kind." ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Bad management wouldn’t help when busy" ((in 64 reviews)); "Fast advancement but low pay" ((in 35 reviews)); "MY manager was rude and didn't care about anything." ((in 30 reviews)); "Bad employees with bad training" ((in 14 reviews)); "bad upper management, hardly any employee benefits, work off the clock, doesn't follow its schedules, way overworked for the amount of pay" ((in 12 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

El Pollo Loco reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(127 total reviews)

Liz Williams

63% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Compensation and benefits

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127 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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3.0

Feb 18, 2018

Prep

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and also decent food

Cons

Bad employees with bad training

2.0

Dec 13, 2017

terrible management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great for first job, but not very pleasing for average worker

Cons

terrible management, too much to go into detail

5.0

Nov 11, 2017

Cashier/Shift leader

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The experience and learning process

Cons

Fast advancement but low pay

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