El Polo Loco
Fast food · Stockton
About El Polo Loco
At El Polo Loco, we're passionate about serving up delicious Mexican classics that ignite your taste buds. As a fast-food chain outpost, we're known for our fire-grilled chicken dishes that have become a fan favorite. Our team is dedicated to providing exceptional service with a smile, making you fe...
At El Polo Loco, we're passionate about serving up delicious Mexican classics that ignite your taste buds. As a fast-food chain outpost, we're known for our fire-grilled chicken dishes that have become a fan favorite. Our team is dedicated to providing exceptional service with a smile, making you feel right at home in our welcoming atmosphere. Many of our customers rave about the quality of our food, particularly our signature items like our fire-grilled chicken tacos. With our convenient location in Stockton's Hammer Ln area, we're here to serve up flavorful eats that'll leave you wanting more.
What Customers Say About El Polo Loco
El Pollo Loco in Stockton receives praise for its friendly and efficient service, with employees often going the extra mile. Customers rave about the chicken, especially in the tostada bowls. Some inconsistencies in food quality and occasional issues with door access are noted.
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Tip: Take advantage of the Veterans discount if applicable. Be prepared to pull hard on the doors to open them.
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El Polo Loco Stockton Reviews
Absolutely amazing experience every time I go. Clean environment, nice staff and as always amazingly delicious food.
Thank you so much, my Tacos Carbon🌮🌮 was delicious, my pico de gallo really fresh🍅🧅🌿 and my green salsa with a rich avocado flavor 🥑
These guys ALWAYS give me my 15% Veterans discount, that's why I keep coming back. Of course da chicken is AWESOME.
Very respectful clean and professional and the food taste great
Went with my brother after work to try it out for the first time and we loved it. Very chill place to eat in and have a conversation and the service was super quick and friendly. Props to the workers because I know how fast food can be sometimes since I've worked in it before lol. Won't be the last time I come to the location though, thank you for the great food🙏
This El Pollo Loco location has awesome employees! Great service and they go the extra mile! I usually get the chicken and shrimp tostada bowl. Which is, of course, fantastic 😋
Once you can get in the door (hard to open), ordering is easy. Food is served hot and fresh. Staff are mainly young high school kids, but we all started somewhere. The restaurant was quite clean.
Solid grilled chicken that's flavorful and doesn't feel too greasy. Love the fresh salsa bar and tortillas. Service can vary but it’s usually fast and friendly. Portions are decent for the price. Feels like a healthier fast food option, which keeps me coming back.
I got a pick up order and I thought the doors were locked because I couldn’t open the doors. I tried knocking but there was no answer. I ended up calling the store and they said you had to pull the doors hard to open it, and it worked. I got an original pollo bowl and it was a decent 7/10 for fast food standards. Came with chips and salsa which were also good.
The taste is okay but the chicken is extremely dry. Service is good. Atmosphere is good... But with that yummy chicken it all turns out to nothing
Dinner family a piece sometimes it’s good. It’s fresh sometimes dry sometimes it’s not consistent.
Food was better when this chain put the emphasis on their chicken and it's unique citrusy flavor. This location seemed to be in remodelling while open for business as there were sections of tables or fixtures roped off. Also the menu reader board seemed to have a large panel that was turned off.
I asked for 3 salsas in my to go order, and there wasn't any. Otherwise, the service was good. Tacos were excellent, I go to Pollo Loco cuz the chicken is always juicy and never dried out. Ty.
Chicken was a little bit too crispy. The bowls were delicious. Shredded chicken and cheese bowl was pretty good. The avocado salsa is always awesome. The girl at the register did not speak any English. I was able to just give her a coupon and point out my sides. Good place for grilled chicken for sure
I ordered delivery and my sides were missing. I paid the delivery fee, tipped the driver, paid for the food and they told me I had to come and pick up the missing items. Bad customer service and care. I won’t be back.
I can’t believe the way the quality & taste of food has gone down! The price of eating out is very high so when I go out to eat I at least expect edible & I had to just throw our food away. The lady was Very Rude in the Drive Thru…. I Don’t Recommend At All!! For the price we paid I could have went elsewhere where I know the food is Great but decided to give El Pollo Loco on Hammer Ln a try today. I WANT A REFUND IN COMPLETION!
We bought a few chicken crunchy tacos to go. When we got home we notice a long hair in one of our tacos. We called to complain, because we were already home, the lady on the phone said next time we come to just remind them and they will replace taco. In case we lost our receipt, she took down my wife’s name. When we returned, a couple weeks later, a worker named Christina refused to replace the taco. She was very rude and said that we should have come sooner with a receipt. The food here is decent, but customer service is horrible. They are always rude and disrespectful. Word of advice, take care of your customers, be kind and nice, be grateful that you have a job. Remember, customers are the reason you have a job. Being grateful can easily change the atmosphere in your location. Taking our business somewhere else.
The prices are ridiculous for the amount they give. We orderd a double chicken salad and a 3 piece meal. The pico they give you tasted rotted. The chicken drum stick was so small and thin I though it was just bone. The amount of chicken in the "double chicken" bowl was so little it couldn't have been a whole pice of chicken. The prices have gotten worse for the amount of food they give you is not worth it!!!
This El Pollo Loco’s got the worst churros. I initially thought it was that particular morning (morning’s oil should be fresh and new right?) but went in again to see if it’ll be better. Same, had it replaced, same. Burnt, nothing fluffy like traditional mexican churros thats bready on inside. The oil is bad and they cook it for too long! They need to check on their recipe or Way they cook. Its like overly cooked crisps with dark oil. Ive tried other El Pollo Loco’s and theirs are perfect like how a real mexican churro should be. Bold, light colored and bready on inside.
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1510 E Hammer Ln Bldg C1, Stockton, CA 95210
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