El Pollo Loco

Brea, CA · Mexican restaurant

Rating
3.8/5
★★★★☆ 3.8
Reviews
20
Rank in Brea
#82
of 174 restaurants
City Percentile
19%
rating percentile
Address
El Pollo Loco, 2500 E Imperial Hwy Suite 186, Brea, CA 92821
Phone
(714) 256-2704
Website
restaurants.elpolloloco.com/ca/brea/2500-e-imperial-hwy?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=yext
Status
Closed · Opens 9:30 AM

El Pollo Loco is a restaurant located in Brea, CA. It is one of 174 restaurants listed in Brea. Its 3.8-star rating is slightly below the Brea city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About El Pollo Loco

Sometimes the traditional ways are the best. That’s why even after nearly four decades we continue to marinate whole chickens in our family marinade of citrus, garlic and spices several times a day, every day. That’s why our seasoned Grill Masters... More

Hours

Saturday9 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Cory Dwyer · Feb 2026

Very nice staff but they are always out of bottled water or soda, even at lunch time. Staff said it's beyond their control . This happens about 2-3x a week . This is the only restaurant of any kind that I know of that doesn't have enough drinks on a daily basis.

★★★★★ 5.0 Rolando Otero · Aug 2025

It’s chicken with style. I did the drive through that moved along pretty quickly. I order the 8piece keg and thigh dinner with rice and beans for three adults and we even had enough leftovers for lunch the next day at the beach. The chicken pieces were a good size and perfectly cooked. I love the crispy seasoned skin that make it so tasty. Definitely a good tasty affordable dinner, especially when you have a coupon.

★★★★★ 5.0 Andrea C · Nov 2025

Delicious food prepared fresh! Really nice drive thru lady was patient and even gave me a recommendation when I asked her. The street corn double chicken burrito bowl was amazing! Ty🤤

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Annette Green · Dec 2025

I ordered a child's 2 piece chicken with rice as the side. The rice was dry and a little bit crunchy on the ends. The chicken was a little bit overcooked so that some of it was stuck to the skin so it went to waste. One of the packs of tortillas was missing a tortilla. 3 problems in one order is pretty bad!

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Maria Ortiz · Jun 2022

The worst I have ever had. Tasteless, dry, the cole slow was old, sloppy packaging. Terrible food! Also, no napkins or cutlery were included. When this franchise was Mexican, it was delicious. How do I know? I worked in one in South Gate and ate chicken for 1 1/2 years everyday. That was good chicken! Will never buying this again.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Mexican restaurantCatererChicken restaurantFast food restaurant

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