Does El Pollo Loco pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, El Pollo Loco employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at El Pollo Loco. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at El Pollo Loco?

55% of El Pollo Loco employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated El Pollo Loco 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at El Pollo Loco?

Cashier (281) , Sales Associate/Cashier (31) , Shift Leader (31) , Assistant Manager (19) , Cook (19) , General Manager (17) , Front End Cashier (14) , Line Cook (10) , Prep Cook (8) , Guest Service Team Member - Cashier (6) , Shift Supervisor (6) , Crew Member (5) , Manager (5) , Part Time Cashier (5) , Service Assistant (5)

What are the pros of working at El Pollo Loco according to real employee reviews?

"Some coworkers are nice" ((in 27 reviews)); "very flexible hours if you are a student" ((in 26 reviews)); "Free food on breaks and discounts" ((in 25 reviews)); "Met good people but also people who are a pain in the 😐" ((in 23 reviews)); "good hours, flexible schedule, good communication, closes early" ((in 16 reviews))

What are the cons of working at El Pollo Loco according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management wouldn’t help when busy" ((in 65 reviews)); "Got treated unfairly too much of a hassle for little pay!" ((in 37 reviews)); "MY manager was rude and didn't care about anything." ((in 30 reviews)); "Bad employees with bad training" ((in 12 reviews)); "Corporate upper management will smile in your face, but will plot to terminate you." ((in 11 reviews))

What are the top reviewed El Pollo Loco locations?

Los Angeles , Las Vegas , Houston , Costa Mesa , Sacramento , Anaheim , San Diego , Fresno , Inglewood , Compton , Downey , Glendora , Santa Clarita , Ontario , Dallas , Palmdale , Corona , Riverside , Victorville , Roseville , Fort Worth , Clovis , Alhambra , Long Beach , Lynwood , Orange , Santa Ana , Torrance , Whittier , Modesto

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El Pollo Loco reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(712 total reviews)

Liz Williams

63% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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El Pollo Loco has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 712 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The El Pollo Loco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

712 reviews

3.0

Aug 17, 2021

Great place to start

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They provide you with a flexible schedule. Pays more than minimum wage. That is good for a fast-food business.

Cons

No tips. No opportunities for career development.

5.0

Aug 15, 2021

awesome

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

better pay than most jobs and great people to work with its fun to work there

Cons

always short handed no one wants to work anymore but other than that great job

2.0

Aug 15, 2021

Salary

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

liked working with my coworkers, it was okay for the most part. Food was okay

Cons

it was okay, quit for personal reasons, do better for scheduling, was people coming in through drive-thru

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