El Pollo Loco

Pasadena, CA · Mexican restaurant

Rating
4.3/5
★★★★☆ 4.3
Reviews
20
Rank in Pasadena
#210
of 535 restaurants
City Percentile
37%
rating percentile
Address
El Pollo Loco, 1449 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106
Phone
(626) 405-1032
Website
restaurants.elpolloloco.com/ca/pasadena/1449-e-colorado-blvd?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=yext
Status
Closed · Opens 10 AM Sat

El Pollo Loco is a restaurant located in Pasadena, CA. It is one of 535 restaurants listed in Pasadena. Its 4.3-star rating matches the Pasadena city average of 4.4 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About El Pollo Loco

While some things have changed over the last few decades, El Pollo Loco's delivery of fresh, authentic food has not. Everything starts with whole chickens that are slowly marinated in a special recipe of herbs, spices, fruit juices and garlic. The... More

Hours

Friday10 AM–9 PM
Saturday10 AM–9 PM
Sunday10 AM–9 PM
Monday10 AM–9 PM
Tuesday10 AM–9 PM
Wednesday10 AM–9 PM
Thursday10 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 david peterson · Feb 2026

El Pollo Loco is located at 1449 East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena California 91106. It's in a small shopping area that has about three or four stores. It is located near the corner of Hill Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. It is also adjacent to Pasadena City college. It is very popular for lunch and dinner. Students as well families in the area frequent this location. This is a no frills fast food place. Food is always consistent when I have been there and ordered for takeout. There is a small seating area for customers who decide to eat inside. Walking is the best way to get to this establishment. The staff was helpful and friendly when I was there. I appreciated their help as there were a lot of items on the menu. I decided to order Spicy Chicken Nachos, double chicken tostada salad,

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Gabby Diaz · Sep 2025

Rise was old and hard . Chicken don’t taste fresh ….. I call and they say they would give me a discount for next time , It wont be a next time !!!!

★★★★☆ 4.0 Henrick Eriksson Bland / moltazdesign · Jul 2022

Very nice staff and you get your order very fast. The restaurant is clean and many seats. Over all a good place to get really good chicken.

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Nkrantz04 · Aug 2022

Whoever is making the cilantro dressing at this location doesn’t know what they’re doing , it’s pure white and looks like ranch and tastes mainly like Mayo , to make matters worse this location charges for cilantro dressing , been to so many el pollo and this is the only one I’ve seen charge

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 FRANK CARMONA · Apr 2025

Too many bones and hard pieces of chicken in the shredded chicken bowl. Everything was dry. Cashier was friendly. I’ll stick to the location on Rosemead in Pasadena.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ No Contact Delivery ✓ Delivery ✓ Drive Through ✓ Onsite Services ✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating ✓ Comfort Food ✓ Healthy Options ✓ Late Night Food

Services

Mexican restaurantCatererChicken restaurantFast food restaurant

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