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post #31 of 45
8/29/08 at 12:49am
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Originally Posted by aging in rhythm View Post
There's one in San Jose/Sunnyvale, near Nickel City if I recall correctly.

You remember correctly.
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post #32 of 45
8/29/08 at 1:44am
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Had 12 piece chicken w/ 2side tonite with wife. Had a delicious time.
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post #33 of 45
8/29/08 at 2:10am
Why do I keep hearing all these chain restaurants on SF that I've never heard of or there's none in NYC?
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post #34 of 45
8/29/08 at 2:12am
Has anyone tried Sharky’s? Similar to ELP but with "healthier" alternative ingredients. Had it about three weeks ago was very impressed. Here's their website: http://www.sharkys.com
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post #35 of 45
8/29/08 at 2:39am
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Originally Posted by sho'nuff View Post
Had 12 piece chicken w/ 2side tonite with wife. Had a delicious time.

You and the wife ate 12 pieces?! You really DO love Pollo Loco! My aunt's in L.A. love that, and from their suggestion, we had a 12 piece take-out when I was there too, I like rolling the chicken with the green salsa and refried beans.
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post #36 of 45
8/29/08 at 4:17am
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Originally Posted by kaxixi View Post
You remember correctly.

Awesome. I find myself eating at EPLs when I'm on the road, but never in my own area. I do love getting my fingers messy, pulling apart the chicken and putting it in the tortillas.
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post #37 of 45
8/29/08 at 10:25am
Wow we have one at the casino, I will have to try it sometime. Never heard of it before today.
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post #38 of 45
8/29/08 at 11:52am
this thread made me go to Arby's last nite....rather than my standard Beef n Cheddar (which I shoulda got) I ate the "MarketFresh" Italian sandwich which wasnt that great
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post #39 of 45
8/29/08 at 1:19pm
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Originally Posted by acidicboy View Post
You and the wife ate 12 pieces?! You really DO love Pollo Loco! My aunt's in L.A. love that, and from their suggestion, we had a 12 piece take-out when I was there too, I like rolling the chicken with the green salsa and refried beans.

well not the whole 12 pieces we did have leftovers.
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post #40 of 45
8/29/08 at 3:08pm
They opened an EPL 1/2 block from me a few months ago, and I have to say that I like the chicken a lot, but the burritos I've had there have been very bland. The salsa bar is great, but I haven't found a side worth eating.
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post #41 of 45
8/29/08 at 3:35pm
pollo loco used to be good when it was family owned and operated. the original one is on alvarado near downtown l.a. back then, the only thing they sold was chicken, rice, and beans, nothing else. then the company was bought out by the company that owns denny's (so i'm told) and that's when they started spreading out and selling burritos, tacos, mashed potatoes, macaroni, all that crap.

if you go there just order the chicken, corn tortillas, and rice & beans if you like them. that's the real deal. they used to put little bits of jalapeños in their beans , but they stopped that about 10 years ago.
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post #42 of 45
8/29/08 at 4:13pm
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Originally Posted by matadorpoeta View Post
pollo loco used to be good when it was family owned and operated. the original one is on alvarado near downtown l.a. back then, the only thing they sold was chicken, rice, and beans, nothing else. then the company was bought out by the company that owns denny's (so i'm told) and that's when they started spreading out and selling burritos, tacos, mashed potatoes, macaroni, all that crap.

if you go there just order the chicken, corn tortillas, and rice & beans if you like them. that's the real deal. they used to put little bits of jalapeños in their beans , but they stopped that about 10 years ago.

I forgot about the jalapeños in the beans. That did make them tastier.
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post #43 of 45
8/29/08 at 8:30pm
This Restaurant Was Mentioned In Californication. It Is Therefore My Favorite Ever Even Though I Have Never Been. Ok. Bye. I wrote this in ALL CAPS but it was taken out by the edit machine. woop-dee-fucking-doo.
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post #44 of 45
8/29/08 at 8:40pm
Tucson used to have both El Pollo Asado and El Pollo Loco. They were both good, but I think the current version of El Pollo Loco is slightly different.

As I stated previously, the chicken is still yummy.
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post #45 of 45
8/29/08 at 9:48pm
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Originally Posted by quevola View Post
Has anyone tried Sharky's? Similar to ELP but with "healthier" alternative ingredients. Had it about three weeks ago was very impressed. Here's their website: http://www.sharkys.com

Love Sharky's. Best chips as far as fast food mexican goes.
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