El Pollo Loco, Inc. | Introduction
Introduction
3333 Michelson Drive, Suite 550
Irvine, California 92612
U.S.A.
Telephone: (949) 399-2000
Fax: (949) 399-2025
Web site: http://www.elpolloloco.com
Private Company
Incorporated: 1983
Employees: 3,600
Sales: $396.0 million (2003)
NAIC: 722110 Full-Service Restaurants; 533110 Owners and Lessors of Other Non-Financial Assets
El Pollo Loco, Inc. (EPL) describes itself as the nation's leading quick-service chain specializing in flame-grilled chicken. EPL owns and operates nearly 140 El Pollo Loco restaurants while franchisees control nearly 180 restaurants. The restaurants are located in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Texas. A majority of the units—roughly 80 percent—are located in California. The restaurants offer a variety of Mexican entrees and side dishes, including chicken burritos, chicken quesadillas, tacos al carbon, and EPL's signature dish, the Pollo Bowl. The company's majority owner is a New York-based equity investment firm, American Securities Capital Partners, L.P.