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El Pollo Loco overview
El Pollo Loco's mission statement
Passionately serve "perfect Pollo" every time.
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El Pollo Loco employee reviews
Based on 7 ratings
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You get over worked and treated like a door Matt. Your overtime sometimes is not payed. You sometimes don’t get a ten min break.
The food is good though.
Good food and meet good people
Too many tasks assigned to one employee, pay is low, stress environment during lunch time. They give .10 cents up to .50 cents raise.
Employee meal discount
At first it was fun and got stuff done around the restaurant
Was short staff and expected to do everything when half of the other crew called out
none
The ability to interact with customers and staff, helping others and overall seeing the regulars.
Fixed schedule.
Making so many good friends and connections
My coworkers, helping and attending customers
Stressful since we always weren’t enough personnel.
Very active energetic and positive !
The care that the manager shows towards the employees.
Horrible disorganization and getting overworked.
No benefits working here
Flexible Schedule.
Small chance of upward mobility beyond store manager.
Free food during scheduled shifts.
The team at El Pollo Loco
- The founders of El Pollo Loco is Juan Ochoa.
- The key people at El Pollo Loco is Juan Ochoa.
El Pollo Loco rankings
El Pollo Loco is ranked #98 on the Best Hospitality companies to work for in California list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.
- #98 in Best Hospitality companies to work for in California
- #16 in Best companies to work for in Costa Mesa, CA
- #1 in Best Hospitality companies to work for in Costa Mesa, CA
- #4 in Biggest companies in Costa Mesa, CA
El Pollo Loco salaries
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El Pollo Loco diversity
- El Pollo Loco has 4,626 employees.
- 63% of El Pollo Loco employees are women, while 37% are men.
- The most common ethnicity at El Pollo Loco is Hispanic or Latino (51%).
- 35% of El Pollo Loco employees are White.
- 5% of El Pollo Loco employees are Black or African American.
- The average employee at El Pollo Loco makes $27,421 per year.
- Employees at El Pollo Loco stay with the company for 2.7 years on average.
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El Pollo Loco may also be known as or be related to EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INC., El Pollo Loco, El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. and El Pollo Loco Inc.