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| - I have not caught El Pollo's (translated as the Crazy Chicken in Spanish) act in a couple of years. I had no plans to catch it's act today. But when your an active Yelper funny things can happen. What happened was that I was in a nearby Starbucks reading some of my Yelp friend's reviews. While reading my Florida Yelp friend Rachel F's recent reviews, her review on a Pollo Tropical in Florida caught my attention. She was saying how it reminded her of a West Coast chain named El Pollo that she missed. From living in Orlando, I remember that El Pollo Tropical reminded me of El Pollo Loco. Rachel F's review and pictures convinced me to toss my Starbuck's cup in the trash and motor over to El Pollo Loco.
This El Pollo Loco stands off Stephanie Street in the Walmart Neighborhood Market in the heart of a fast food chicken zone that includes Chick-fil-A, Popeyes, and Raising Cane's. The majority of the chicken chains came after El Pollo Loco which was built in the mid 2000's.
Although El Pollo Loco is more than chicken, I have always ordered the two chicken combo. The two chicken combo that I ordered was a breast and wing. It included a small fountain Coke beverage, two flour tortillas, and two sides. The two sides that I chose were cole slaw and rice. I'd pay Jonathan $8.54 for the meal.
Jonathan who represented El Pollo Loco had a good attitude. This included asking me how my day was going. After my wallet became slightly lighter the beeper he presented me with made my hand slightly heavier. It went off a few minutes later when the meal was ready.
The meal came on a black disposable plate with a plastic fork and spoon. I have mixed feelings in regards to what was on the plate. The chicken breast was a generous size. I enjoyed the citrus-marinated and fire roasted taste that El Pollo Loco promotes. The problem that I had was that it seemed to be that the main meal was a chicken breast and chicken bone. In the picture below, you will barely make out the chicken wing. Before touching the bone, I brought the tray to Jonathan to inquire if they accidentally served me a chicken leg with the breast. I never recall the wing being all bone. He confirmed it was the wing. If El Pollo Loco is serious about serving this in hyper crowded fast food chicken market, they are really El Pollo Loco. Writing off the chicken thigh, I enjoyed the side dishes of cole slaw and rice. To enjoy the two corn tortillas, I added a couple of cups of hot salsa for flavor.
Based on the fact that I paid for a chicken breast with wing and got a chicken breast with bone and that I am more impressed with some of the nearby competition, it would be El Pollo Loco of me to rate it four stars. I rate it three stars because it is a solid fast food restaurant that satisfied my El Pollo Loco craving.
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