El Pollo Loco Environment Employee Reviews | Comparably
El Pollo Loco Claimed Company
El Pollo Loco, a Costa Mesa, Calif.–based quick-service restaurant chain. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
275
TOTAL
RATINGS
2074
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El Pollo Loco Environment Employee Reviews

What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

My coworkers are the best because they know whats wrong.

Review from Sales Dept

The customers and the other employees

It is relaxed and flexible

They was nothing positive in that store

The new energy everyone is feeling with the new CEO Larry Roberts.

Upper management makes you feel heard and valued

Feeling valued as an employee

The business model is very good and the food quality is superior

Nothing at all, everything in this work environment needs improvement.

From my prespective there is no positivity in the culture at this office.

My coworkers are probably the best thing about working there. Also, going home.

Review from Sales Dept

The commute from and to work

Everyone works together to get things done properly

Review from Sales Dept

Everyone is nice and knows what they're doing

We are all there to work and earn money. We hard hard workers. The team is willing to work hard and have excellent customer service.

Our new CEO and CPO....but mainly the culture of our brand~our diversity and our people are simply amazing!

coworkers get along and good schedule

Review from Sales Dept

What needs to change to make the company culture better?

Hiring area leaders that actually engage and formulate ways to bring employees and managers alike to work together. Instead we have area leaders that use intimidation and shady practices to their advantage. Jose Morales claims he knows how to by pass pass HR to get his way.

Review from Sales Dept

managment way way way to young for when a expericance older person gets hired

Area leader, director and COO do not appreciate the hard work, they don't care about people

Not stealing money, not playing favorites. Being a mature person. And not taking advantage of people under you

Review from Sales Dept

Practice what you preach in the literature you publish to employees

Review Sentiment at El Pollo Loco

59
59%
41
41%

About El Pollo Loco's Environment

C+
67/100

Where This Score Ranks El Pollo Loco's Environment

TOP
50%

In the Top 50% of 1555 similar size companies on Comparably

BOTTOM
40%

In the Bottom 40% of 318 companies in Los Angeles

6th

6th place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably

The environment at El Pollo Loco is considered positive by 33% of employees and regarded as having an “extremely fast” work pace by 30 employees. Relative to its competitors, Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, Darden Restaurants, Dennys, and Del Taco, El Pollo Loco's environment score ranks in 6th place. This also puts them in the Top 50% of 1555 similar sized companies (5,001-10,000 Employees) on Comparably and Bottom 40% of 318 companies in Los Angeles.

Rate Environment the Highest

  • Experience - Over 10 Years
    +17%
  • Department - Customer Support
    +9%
  • Experience - Entry Level
    +5%

Rate Environment the Lowest

  • Ethnicity - Caucasian
    -19%
  • Experience - 3 to 6 Years
    -11%
  • Ethnicity - Other
    -6%

How El Pollo Loco's Environment Score is Calculated

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Results from 78 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

AnswerPercent
7 or less53%
830%
1011%
121%
More than 125%
On average, how many hours do you work a day?
AnswerPercent
Extremely fast39%
Comfortably fast29%
Moderate27%
A bit slow2%
Bureaucratic3%
What's the work pace at your company?
AnswerPercent
Positive33%
Negative67%
Is your work environment positive or negative?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Does someone you work with closely, make you want to quit your job?
AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Do you have a close friend at work?
AnswerPercent
5% or Less67%
5-10%0%
10-25%0%
25-50%33%
50%+0%
What % of the time are you bored at work?
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