The Carl's Jr.®Story - Celebrating 70 Years

Los Angeles, 1941. Young Carl N. Karcher and his wife, Margaret, make a leap of faith and borrow $311 on their Plymouth automobile, add $15 in savings and purchase a h...

Our Story

Our Passion

At El Pollo Loco, pronounced “L Po-yo Lo-co” and Spanish for “The Crazy Chicken,” we go to crazy lengths for our signature citrus-marinated, fire-gri...

WE THINK EVERY DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE.

We locally source our vegetables whenever possible through a network of over 200 growers around the country — many are family farmers . In 2015, we s...