El Pollo Loco Celebrates 40th Anniversary

El Pollo Loco’s story began in Sinaloa, Mexico with a young enterprising man, a family recipe and a dream to serve authentic, Mexican style fire-grilled chicken. Pancho Ochoa sold everything and began selling his chicken to the local community in the shell of his former shoe store. Instantaneously, his customers fell in love with it. Ochoa’s success and a belief in the American Dream emboldened him to make the journey stateside in 1980 and open the first El Pollo Loco in Los Angeles on Alvarado Street. It quickly became a local favorite for its fresh, citrus-marinated chicken. That first U.S. restaurant still stands, serving the same delicious chicken people fell in love with 40 years ago.

[@fleiva30]

In 1981 my mother took me and my brothers to MacArthur Park and then bought us el pollo loco and that was my first chicken I ever tasted and we loved it.. we only had like a week in the city..!!

[@mayratovar9262]

Beautiful. Rest In Peace Rafael A. Your legacy and business will keep striving like you.

[@ernestinejones7624]

Wow and food is outstanding and awesome 😊😋😋 it's like Delicious 😋 2 👍👍 up 🙋💕

[@OfficialElPolloLoco]

We’re so humbled by your loyalty. Thank you so much!

[@ernestinejones7624]

Happy 40th anniversary 😊😋😍💖💝🌹💐🎊🎉🎊🎊🎉 happy holidays and a Happy New year 🎉🎊🎆🎆🎈🎈🎊

[@ernestinejones7624]

Your welcome God bless you and your family 😋😋🙋

[@Rumbero55]

It looks like a Los Pollos Hermanos commercial. Very cool.

[@mrsjackson1544]

Love this chicken

[@josefinaentucocinajosefina9830]

loca por el pollo loco ...

[@eliassalcedo5229]

Tupac Shakur went directly to El Pollo loco to eat, first thing he did when he got out of jail.

[@mrsjackson1544]

Come to Albuquerque New Mexico 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@y-sub9567]

Drive to El Paso TX. El POLLO FELIZ is like 10 thousand times better 🐓

[@Goldone99]

Another 41 more years 👍

[@jonathanmyers2867]

😋😋😋😋🍗🍗🍗🍗🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@SupaDupaaFlyy]

Inspiring

[@leonciovigo6949]

Cant wait till i get my cannabis by air too