Available Territories

*$3,262,671 average unit volume (AUV) for the top 25% franchise restaurants comprises of 71 franchise restaurants, representing the top 25% of franchise restaurants out of 285 franchise restaurants that were open for at least 12 months as of December 22, 2022.  27 of the 71 franchise restaurants (or approximately 38% of the franchise restaurants) exceeded this AUV.  The 71 franchise restaurants include franchise restaurants that were transferred during the 2022 fiscal year in a franchisee-to-franchisee transfer.  It excludes franchise restaurants that opened or closed permanently during the 2022 fiscal year and also excludes franchise restaurants that were the subject of a transfer between franchisor and a franchisee during the 2022 fiscal year. This information appears in Item 19 of our 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document with an issuance date of March 28, 2023.  Your results may differ.  There is no assurance that you will do as well. 

This is for informational and illustrative purposes only and is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. An offer or sale of a franchise will be made only in connection with a furnished Franchise Disclosure Document (“FDD”), or pursuant to exemptions available under the franchise laws from the need to furnish a FDD. Currently, the following states regulate the offer and sale of franchises: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. If you are a resident of one of these states, we will not offer you a franchise unless and until we have complied with applicable pre-sale registration and disclosure requirements in your jurisdiction. There is no assurance or guarantee that you will be approved for development in any geographic area. There is no assurance or guarantee as to the profitability or success with respect to building a new restaurant in any geographic area, and El Pollo Loco makes no representation of any kind in that regard. For information regarding the collection and use of data, please see our Privacy Policy.