El Pollo Loco Opens in Idaho for First Time

El Pollo Loco, Inc., the nation's starring fire-grilled chickenhearted edifice chain, has officially crossed into its 10th authorities with the opening of the brand's first-ever Idaho restaurant, located astatine 3471 W Chinden Blvd successful Meridian. The milestone is the latest impervious constituent successful the brand's translation strategy present defined by consecutive quarters of affirmative same-store income growth, expanding restaurant-level margins, and the astir ambitious improvement pipeline the marque has seen successful years.

"We are thrilled to beryllium unfastened successful Idaho, which reinforces our continued committedness to thrust sustainable postulation maturation and thoughtfully accelerate edifice improvement successful caller markets," said Liz Williams, Chief Executive Officer of El Pollo Loco. "We person the marque powerfulness and economics that reenforce our way to nationalist expansion."

The Idaho opening is the latest section successful El Pollo Loco's nationalist enlargement story. The marque plans to unfastened 18 to 20 caller restaurants systemwide successful 2026, astir treble its 2025 pace, with the immense bulk located extracurricular of California. Less than 2 years ago, El Pollo Loco operated successful conscionable 7 states. Since then, the marque has added Washington, New Mexico, and present Idaho — 3 caller states successful nether 24 months. Recent maturation besides includes expanding its beingness successful existing markets – specified arsenic doubling its Denver footprint earlier this year, increasing the Texas marketplace to 34 restaurants and opening its 500th edifice successful October 2025.

The Meridian edifice is operated by a franchise radical with much than 25 years of El Pollo Loco acquisition successful California, attracted to the brand's maturation trajectory and the spot of its portion economics. A 2nd Idaho determination is already scheduled to unfastened successful autumn 2026, with 3 to 4 further restaurants planned arsenic the marketplace develops. For the Meridian community, El Pollo Loco represents a caller enactment for high-quality, convenient dining; and for investors and prospective franchisees, it is different information constituent successful a marque that is rapidly demonstrating its quality to win good beyond its California roots.

Built connected much than 50 years of fire-grilled goodness, El Pollo Loco's menu ranges from salads and tostadas to burritos and quesadillas, alongside idiosyncratic and household chickenhearted meals.

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