Rough first job, but decent - Cashier El Pollo Loco Employee Review

3.0
Oct 16, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, decent managers, flexible hours and alright coworkers

Cons

Hard on legs, constantly burned hands, workflow can be excessive and I very often had to run the expediting for meals, along with often waiting a while for food to be made. Last manager was also rather hard to work with, hours got stilted by the end due to the strange way the schedule worked with my agreed hours. Payrate is a little above minimum wage but rough to recommend for the amount of work.

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5.0
Nov 18, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance Flexible with my schedule

Cons

Can be overbearing at times

1.0
Jun 5, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not much else other than free food

Cons

High turnover, favortism, lack of stability, disconnect between corporate and restaurants.

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