El Pollo Loco - San Luis Obispo

Always my first choice in town...not only is the food great, but the staff is always so helpful and on it...Very convenient location and still great prices for the quality quantity of food you get...Try it NOW? Be careful, it can be addicting, but it's sinful, so it's okay?

Chicken pieces were small and dry. The chopped chicken for salad was not fresh. The cashier seemed to suspend our order in 3 seconds. With almost an acidic face and make sure we have questions about the menu. She tried to bring energy or enthusiasm into customer care.

Tried the Birria burrito for the first time. It was good. The tortilla was crunchy, and it was stuffed. Came with a drink and side of chips. This location is on a great corner spot with easy parking.

Oct 18 update: Clean, great service, and tasty chicken! Old review: Homeless person using drink bar as her kitchen. Where's the staff? Oh here's someone but he's apologizing for making her feel hurried. He's just waiting to fill his employee drink cup. I suppose he could have cleaned the counter while there. At least the chicken's good.

They open fairly early at 10 am which is great. I think they should get an open sign or do something about the appearance from the outside of the restaurant. It is difficult to tell whether or not they are open. Once inside though, the restaurant is really clean. The staff I talked to were very friendly. The food was better than I had expected, but nothing too special. I ordered a Ranchero Burrito, they got it out in a couple minutes which was great. I grabbed their avocado salsa and salsa rojo to add. The burrito itself was super fresh, the cabbage makes a nice touch. Not too much flavor in it though. That being said, I'd get this over Chipotle anyday! With the added punch of the avocado salsa in particular it was quite good. Overall a pleasant experience, but they need to do something about the lighting inside and out, it looks and feels dark and closed even on a bright sunny day.