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| - Ordered online, and tried out the new El Pollo Loco. We used to eat when we lived in California, and although I know they were in places like Tempe, we never had one close by until recently. I have good memories of it, so ordered a 12 piece family meal. I opted for the more expensive "mixed pieces" package to get some breasts in there. We got two breasts, four thighs, two drumsticks, and four wings. Big mistake, this chicken is TINY, so things like the wings are SUPER TINY. All 12 pieces fit into a foam takeout container like you get at Panda Express....and it wasn't full. We ordered all corn tortillas, and when I took them out of the bag, they all broke down the middle (like they were creased or something. It was a big let down. I tried making some to go salsa's and none of the lids even would seal the little plastic cups - after fiddling for five minutes I just gave up leaving a whole bunch of filled containers. Everyone likes the flavor, but really, I think we will just get a costco chicken, tortillas, corn and beans - the side dishes just taste like the canned variety, so why I paid nearly $27 for this (with a $5 off coupon code), I don't know. The odd thing is, on the grill are big leg/thigh quarters that looked huge compared to what we got - do they have two different sized chickens? Live and Learn....
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