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
4.0
Apr 18, 2023

Cashier

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

My manager did a great job choosing her employees, they gave me the best experience working at my first job.

Cons

The customers wouldn't always have the best days :( It got overwhelming when people would call out last minute.

5.0
Apr 6, 2023

Work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice team members and good availability

Cons

Strict and management and no tattoos

5.0
Apr 1, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

fun, friendly, busy, free meals

Cons

fast pace, lots of labor

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