El Pollo Loco - Watsonville

OMG this chicken Avocado burrito and chicken nachos was so delicious.. so good we only got pictures at the end. Definitely going back. The chicken was cooked perfectly. ???

While our meal ended up being pretty good, the restaurant appeared to be in chaos. Long lines to order because the cashier kept disappearing to help elsewhere, and a long wait after ordering. That seemed to all be a result of it being a busy lunch. So, understood. The part that really bugged me was just how filthy the place was. The floor was sticky, and even the walls had grubby fingerprints and old stuck-on food. Not the result of just a busy lunch rush but a longer period of inattention. Totally gross. We planned to dine in but took the food to go, because we didn't really want to sit down or touch anything.

The chicken is skin and bones, the beans are a 1/4 cup serving and only warm, the salad is only salad, chips, with a drew of green dressing, and the rice does not taste well. It was an expensive lunch.

Went thru drive thru and they told me that there was a 15 minutes waiting for my food, which I didn't mind at all, but when the order came and I came home, the chicken was really burned and there was hardly any meat on the chicken. I also order the new Beef Birria Tacos and their expensive $11 for two small tacos and the small cup sauce with which it came. They were not good either tasted more like oil then everything and was not fresh, I wish I went back to quite sure that the administration would agree a lot that the chicken was burned!!!

For fast food, this was delish! I?ve never been to an el pollo loco and I was impressed to see them actually grilling raw chickens over fire right there behind the counter! Try the new tapatío fries dipped in the avocado salsa!