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    El Pollo Loco

    3.3 (128 reviews)
    Closed • 9:30 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Paco G.

    Food is good and a bit expensive for what it is! The best deal I get is the 3 tacos Al carbon with Soda and chips and a chicken soup bowl for 13 dollars! Is a very good amount of food for your money! Service is always fast and friendly! Ambiance is clean and plenty of sitting! Is also nice that they still have the soda machine for self service good !

    Regular Size FUZE Raspberry  Iced Tea.
    Frances D.

    This is my (first time) ordering and eating the El Pollo Loco's New Street Corn Double Chicken Chopped Salad. This salad is huge and there is a generous amount of Street Corn with large pieces of the (Grilled Chicken, Feta Cheese, Iceberg Lettuce, and shredded Purple Cabbage, and Pio Pica Salsa) with creamy Cilan dressing. The price is $9.99. I also ordered a side of the small bag of Tortilla Chips with spicy green sauce. The price is 59 cents. For my beverage I ordered the regular size One FUZE Raspberry Iced Tea. The price is $2.99. The subtotal was $13.45 but this total was reduced to $11.47 with the $2.99 Discounted Coupon. I placed my order with Estrella for this New. Street Corn Double Chicken Chopped Salad. It was on sale. I gave Estrella my coupon for $2.99. That's a great deal for me to save money tonight for my dinner. The sales tax is 87 cents. My total bill was $11.45. I did charge my bill to my credit card account last night. This Street Corn Double Chopped Chicken Salad with the creamy Cilan Dressing has really healthy ingredients and I felt really good eating it. The Tortilla Chips were large size chips which are very crispy and lightly salted. The One FUZE Raspberry Iced Tea has real raspberry flavor and this drink was very refreshing. I also saw Estrella while I was eating my dinner , Estrella was wiping down every single table , sweeping the whole floor, picking up all the trash and placing them in large trash bags. Then Estrella put new trash bags into these two trash containers for their customers dining inside their El Pollo Loco Restaurant last night. Their El Pollo Loco Restaurant floors are very clean and whenever, I have eaten inside their restaurant, I always see one of their employees cleaning their (tables, wiping down all of their chairs, sweeping their floors and taking out their trash) and of course Estrella was wearing latex gloves to do her cleaning work today. Estrella told me their cashier this cleaning procedure is done every single day at their El Pollo Loco Restaurant. Because their restaurant is very busy every day with a lot of walk-in customers. I also talked to Jessica who is one of their managers today. Jessica was very personable to me and she also spoke to me in a respectful manner, when we were in conversation tonight about the way she trains every one of their employees who are very experienced in their cooking skills in preparing and cooking their popular marinated grilled chicken meat and in cooking their assortment of Mexican Dishes. I enjoyed talking to Jessica there manager tonight. Jessica is a really nice person. I also received excellent customer service from Estrella and my food order was served to me in a very fast manner. It had only taken about 10 minutes to prepare and cook my New Street Corn Double Chicken Chopped Salad. Also I used El Pollo Loco's their women's restroom last night at 9:30 p.m. Their restaurant closes at 11 p. m. every day. Estrella this really friendly cashier, she told me their manager (Jessica) has hired a janitor since when their El Pollo Loco Restaurant first opened up their business several years ago. This woman janitor cleans their women's restroom (once a week) because that's their standard cleaning procedures. El Pollo Loco's women's restroom was really clean. The bathroom floor tile is a light tan natural color and is supposed to look that way, but their floor was spotless, there was no dirt on their floor, the bathroom sink was really clean, the silver chrome faucet was very shiny and not dripping at all. The toilet seat covers were full. Their was a full supply of foam soap in the soap dispenser and both of these women's toilets were also very clean. I talked to Jessica their Restaurant Manager yesterday evening and I told her about this woman Yelp Elite 2023 Reviewer who took a lot of photos of this women's restroom's (dirty floor, cracked floor tiles, and some trash) that was on their restroom floor. This woman a Yelp Elite 2023 Reviewer she also has posted her photos and also shot a video of (no paper toilet seat covers) at this other restaurant diner. Jessica said to me, if there is an issue with their women's restroom or anything that a customer isn't satisfied with, Jessica told me she prefers to have their customer talk to her in person to discuss that issue with her, so Jessica the manager and their customer can come up with a solution that will work out for both of them. I agree with Jessica their manager. In my opinion that person who's a Yelp Elite 2023 Reviewer, she did the inappropriate thing to make that other restaurant diner look really bad to the public. This woman Yelp Elite 2023 Reviewer, she got angry at me for defending this other restaurant diner and she also lied about my comment to her. That other restaurant diner has corrected this issue.

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    Lisa W.

    I love el pollo loco as a healthy lunch option. I usually wait until I get the coupons in the mail. I then get only the 3 piece combo for $5 or family combo. Chicken is nicely grilled and marinated. Not sure how they make it so good. I only get the thighs, legs and wings. One time I got breast and as expected a little dry in the center but healthy. Chicken bowls are good for quick lunch, not too much chicken in my bowl is my complaint... so get a double chicken!. Otherwise great lunch options!

    FIRST TIME TRYING THESE AND LOVED THEM!  (Poblano Chicken Stuffed Quesadilla with Avocado Salsa) CILANTRO SALSA WAS
    Ana S.

    First time trying these and loved them! Poblano chicken stuffed quesadilla with cilantro salsa. Salsa was on point Will order again !

    not a piece of salad
    Maddie P.

    This location was my go-to months ago. Idk whats going on now but thinks have changed greatly. I had gotten a salad and borderline choked on this sharp, thick piece of scissor-cut plastic. El pollo loco doesnt give a custome condiments in plastic like this either so it has to be from some bag the cooks were working with in the back. Besides that though, quality has also gone down which bums me out, salsa seems watery tasting at times and things get forgotten frequently. I dont know what happened to the favorite spot :( Update: did you guys try calling me?

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    yes i love i love i love the food it was great, manager is awesome as well! shoutout to German for being awesome!

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    MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes - MDC burger and personal size sweet potato fries extra sauce on side. Look out Shake Shack, Mooyah taking over. Bigger and better.

    MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes

    4.4(432 reviews)
    1.7 mi
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    My first couple of visits to Mooyah Burgers have been pretty consistent. Service is good with the…read moreowner always cheerfully greeting us at the door and the store is pretty clean. The first time I tried the bacon cheeseburger and potato chips and for dine-in and it was cooked pretty well. On the second visit we had some take out and I ordered the Western burger with BBQ sauce and grilled onions. That has been the best one so far. There's plenty of healthy options as well if you prefer that route and their shakes are also look pretty good. This is definitely a spot we'll come back to when in the area. They

    Lately at the office we have been on a burger kick trying all the popular burgers joints in the…read moreCarlsbad/Oceanside area. Recommended by a coworker I recently had the pleasure of visiting MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes. With so many options I always love to go the traditional route on any first time visit to get a sense of the meat quality, toppings and bun taste. Their signature burger is the MDC which consists of a Double Certified Angus Beef, American Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, MOOYAH Sauce on a Signature Potato Bun. This burger was perfect, two good sized beef patties cooked to perfection, melted cheese and just enough sauce to not overtake all the goodness. The bun really stood out as MOOYAH uses a potato bun and it was really fresh and buttery. I think the bun is a difference maker in terms standing out from other burgers I have had in the past. With a combo you get a generous portion of fries which were decent as well as a refillable soda cup. This combo meal got me stuffed and the value was spot on. Definitely put MOOYAH on your hamburger destination list as you will not be disappointed with its vast menu of burger options. Fun fact about Mooyah is that they started in Texas and this Carlsbad location is the first in California as part of the westward expansion.

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    Angelo's Burgers

    4.1(928 reviews)
    3.7 mi
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    Oooh Angelo's! I'm so happy I found this place that would accommodate my whole family! I have picky…read moreeaters so this place had everything that made us happy and no one complained. Yay! The moment we opened doors. We were greeted with staff and they were prompt and ready to take our order. I saw that they carried craft beer! The cashier gave us samples to try, it was the cherry cola and orange soda. That was super cool. I really liked the orange soda. It tasted light and just the right amount of sweetness. The food was great! It was what I expected. The portions were huge, we had to bring leftovers home. Pancakes- fresh, hot, buttery, and loved the presentation! Carne asada quesadilla- delicious and savory! Chili cheese fries- it was ok, I wouldn't order again. The menu is a little overwhelming only because everything looks/sounds so good! But for sure we will be back!

    A San Diego institution, Angelo's served unpretentious, casual, yet delicious food. The menu sports…read morean extensive selection of quick, short order dishes, such as sandwiches, burgers, tacos, burritos, eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, and the crisper, sweetest onion rings I've ever sample. Very basic stuff done well. This location offers a wide variety of craft beers on tap, many local. There's no table service. You order at the counter, find yourself a table, indoors or out, and pick up your food when your order number is called. Angelo's is a local spot you'll come back to often.

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    Tanner’s Prime Burgers - Really like how they package and serve this to you. Comes with sauce and extra napkins.

    Tanner’s Prime Burgers

    4.4(1k reviews)
    3.7 mi
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    Ordered the 2/3 Double Prime Burger salad style to cut out some calories... hahaha. This thing was…read moreHUGE! Definitely a heavy meal, but so worth it. The beef was super juicy and flavorful, and everything was loaded with toppings and sauce. Honestly, I didn't even miss the bun! Definitely a fork-and-knife kind of burger, unless you're ready to get messy and just grab it with your hands. The tallow fries were just as good! Super crispy, light, and not overly greasy. They paired perfectly with the burger, and I could easily eat a whole order on their own. Overall, everything was delicious and super filling. Definitely coming back!

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    Order counter / bar

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    Fatty patty... Vanilla beef tallow ice cream sandwich. Amazing

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