Average Starting Position - Sales Associate/Cashier El Pollo Loco Employee Review

3.0
Feb 19, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Sometimes food was provided by the company. Flexible hours. Great for high school students. (I was one when I worked here). Great experience to learn how corporate dictates what individual stores do.

Cons

Busy hours are some of the heaviest workloads you can expect, when it is busy, it gets busy. Closing may take longer than expected in the beginning, but it dwindles once you have experience. Expected to do a myriad of different tasks even if was not directly described to you when you were hired.

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5.0
Nov 18, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance Flexible with my schedule

Cons

Can be overbearing at times

1.0
Jun 5, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Not much else other than free food

Cons

High turnover, favortism, lack of stability, disconnect between corporate and restaurants.

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