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    El Pollo Loco

    2.6 (73 reviews)
    Closed 9:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    El Pollo Loco - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California
    El Pollo Loco - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California
    El Pollo Loco - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California
    El Pollo Loco - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California
    El Pollo Loco - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California
    El Pollo Loco - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California
    El Pollo Loco - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California
    El Pollo Loco - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California
    El Pollo Loco - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California
    El Pollo Loco - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California
    El Pollo Loco - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California
    El Pollo Loco - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California
    El Pollo Loco - Mexican Near Me - Salinas, California

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Saralee S.

    Love the new "Street Tacos"! My husband brought a couple home as a sampler, then we had to have more. We've been through all the varieties, and especially like the shrimp, chicken carbon, and Keto tacos. They are served up in a six pack if you want to try several. I liked the colorful, convenient box that held our latest assortment! Streety flavor and fresh, we doused them with guacamole and salsa and devoured them!

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    Karina V.

    Will not be returning to this location. The chicken was incredibly dry.... It looks like if it was microwaved/reheated or even old. I had to throw it away due to it being almost impossible to eat. At least the beans and rice were good... but disappointed I payed $33 for dry chicken.

    Cindy G.

    Monday, 10/8/18- We ordered the 2 Pc Drumsticks Kids Meal w/a side of Mashed Potatoes, 2 flour tortilla's and 2 pc Churros for dessert. I was definitely a bit surprised with the packaging of the kids meal. (See photo) This made it hard to eat. Total $7.41 My son said the Chicken was way, way to hot to eat. He'll realize later on that having your food delivered Hot is actually a good thing! I tasted his Mashed potatoes and they were very similar to the ones at KFC. He did like mashed potatoes and said the flour tortillas were good too. I took notice to how warm and soft they were. Young woman at the register was nice. And she had our food ready within minutes. Fast service but restaurant was empty as well. Only 2 other people eating and only 1 person in line behind me. Store appearance was nice but dirty. See pictures below. My son really wanted to sit inside and eat but the temperature felt like we were in Alaska. Way too cold to enjoy eating his food inside so he choose to eat in the back seat of the car, in the parking lot instead. Not good, not bad.

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    Great service and delicious food. Love coming to this location. I always feel welcome

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    We appreciate you, Brenda. Thank you for your continued support!

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    Good Service.. I love this place so much lots of good varieties of chic. I like the cleanliness of this establishment.

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    Diana, thank you so much for the kind words!

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    3 years ago

    Good food. Good service. Enjoyed the food. Nice vibe all together would come again. Good on the way to UC SB

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    Pollo Loco is awesome. Fast food chicken doesn't get better than this. It's cheap and good. I wish they had these in San Francisco.

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    Chick-fil-A

    Chick-fil-A

    3.1(173 reviews)
    1.2 mi

    Feb 26 Relatively brand new restaurant, the manager, Mike,…read morewas friendly and helpful apologetic for the error with the website order that I put in kept on, insisting that it was the problem of the website, but once he processed my order again, the order came out relatively quickly. Everything here is made fresh. Make sure that if you order from the website that you check in no matter where you are cause they won't have the food ready for you. They insist that they make it fresh. The Vehicle entry for this Chick-fil-A is not easy cause there's only one way in and out of the entire property because they've sent everything off for drive-through

    We came to this location because we got a free sandwich coupon by completing a survey from the…read moreRohnert Park location. Also, it was in the middle of our road trip to get home. The service was fantastic and very smooth. The food was quickly delivered. However, I found my tenders were not quite hot enough compared to other locations. I know the kitchen was busy and I appreciated how much effort they put in, but I prefer my chicken a little bit warmer. Other than that, everything was good. My fruit cup was delicious and fresh. It had a lot of various fruits. The staff was friendly, especially the cashier who assisted us in placing the order. He is very nice and made us feel very warm and welcome. By the way, after visiting three locations, it seems that the floral table decorations are different at each branch.

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    In-N-Out Burger - Having a double double during pit stop

    In-N-Out Burger

    3.9(349 reviews)
    2.1 mi
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    Get this - absolutely *no line - walked directly up to the counter and ordered! Per norm, we…read moreexperienced, the epitome of friendly customer service. Clean, well lit establishment. All three of us ordered a single cheeseburger with grilled onions, fries and a fountain drink. Everything was outstanding, as it should be. The only negative? It seems as if they cater to their drive-through customers. Several cars were served before we were, while waiting inside of the restaurant.

    ​I usually love this location, but the other day was just... weird…read more ​First off, I think the cashier might actually be three kids in a trench coat, or perhaps a professional basketball player moonlighting for the free Double-Doubles. This guy was massively tall. I'm 5'10" and I felt like I was speaking to a cloud. ​The height wasn't the issue, though--it was the vibe. I tried to order a #1 Animal Style, and he just stared at me for a solid ten seconds before blinking. When he finally spoke, it was in super slow motion. I'm talking one... word... every... three... seconds. It felt like I was trapped in a glitchy Zoom call. ​When I asked if I could get chopped chilies, he let out this long, dramatic sigh, looked down at me like I was personally ruining his life, and mumbled, "We... have... those..." then just stood there. No typing, no movement, just vibes and altitude. ​The burger was still fire, because it's In-N-Out, but the service was a total "Double-Double" of awkward and rude. If you see a guy who looks like he could change a ceiling light without a ladder, maybe just use the drive-thru.

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    Sonic Drive-In

    Sonic Drive-In

    1.7(272 reviews)
    0.3 mi
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    Food is gone already, Sorry, I ate in car, while waiting for my father…read more But my father's food was All American Double smasher combo, no onion, which includes fries and drink. Medium fries, Groovy, drink was Diet Pepper Med. , normally he get Pepsi, but I like dr Pepper on cheat day it gives me memory of last soda we had share it. My father said burger was good. Foot Long Coney (need improvement) Optional pan fry method, char or browning is missing, There is a distinctive taste of BBQ sauce added. chili without beans and topper cheese. I think sweet BBQ beans would made it taste American, other is make taste fuller because I felt I could eat another. Maybe a different bun, bacon crumbles and macaroni cheese? Make more loaded and require the fork. Soft cook method means no one watched those cooking shows. Strawberry Shake without whipping cream still got whipping cream, Shio got with his snack for today. No I didn't mean I fed Shio any chili dog, I gave him some whipping cream to go with his snack, he liked it. It was boba straw it worked with shake, no more struggle. Ambiance would mean did we dine at picnic tables, no we didn't, We used drive through, it was quick and easy. Today there were no birds at the lot. It would have been good day to sit at outdoor.

    My wife and I went to Sonics and parked in one of the slots, we were ready to order so we pressed…read morethe order button and we waited and waited and waited, no one ever answered the call. They were not even busy and we felt like they had just ignored us. We left and went somewhere else. Very disappointed

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