El Pollo Loco, pronounced "L Po-yo Lo-co" and Spanish for “The Crazy Chicken," is the nation’s flame-grilled chicken leader with more than 400 restaurants in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Colorado, Illinois, Georgia, Connecticut, Oregon, Utah.Founded in Guasave, Mexico in 1975, El Pollo Loco’s long-term success stems from the unique preparation of its award-winning "pollo"-- fresh chicken marinated in a special recipe of herbs, spices and citrus juices passed down from the founding family. The marinated chicken is then flame-grilled, hand cut and served hot off the grill with warm tortillas and a wide assortment of side dishes.