El Pollo Loco (
Spanish
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for "The Crazy Chicken") is the name of two independent
restaurant chain
A chain store or retail chain is a retail outlet in which several locations share a brand, central management and standardized business practices. They have come to dominate the retail and dining markets and many service categories, in many pa ...
s that specialize in
Mexican-style grilled
chicken
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. Both were founded by Juan Francisco Ochoa. He established the first El Pollo Loco restaurant in
Guasave
Guasave () is a city and the seat of the homonymous municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It is located in the northwestern part of Mexico, southeast of the city of Los Mochis. It stands at .
In the 2010 census, the city reported a popu ...
,
Sinaloa
Sinaloa (), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is d ...
,
Mexico
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in 1974.
Ochoa then expanded his chain into the United States in 1980.
He later sold his U.S. restaurants in 1983 while keeping the ones in Mexico.
The two companies have since occupied non-overlapping global territories and have offered different fare.
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El Pollo Loco (Mexico) is the chain still owned by Ochoa's family and operates over 50 () locations within Mexico.
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El Pollo Loco (United States)
El Pollo Loco, Inc., is a restaurant chain based in the United States, specializing in Mexican-style grilled chicken. Restaurant service consists of: dine-in, take-out, with some locations offering drive through options. The company is headquar ...
operates about 500 () company-owned and franchised restaurants primarily in the Southwestern United States.
Since 2014, the U.S.-based company has been publicly traded on the
NASDAQ
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stock exchange under the ticker LOCO.
See also
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List of fast-food chicken restaurants
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