COSTA MESA, Calif - El Pollo Loco

CONTACT: Julie L. Weeks
714.599.5150
jweeks@elpolloloco.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
El Pollo Loco Offers a ‘Sweet’ Deal
from Black Friday through Cyber Monday
Flame-Grilled Chicken Leader to Give Away FREE Individual Size Cake
with Purchase of Any New Plate
COSTA MESA, Calif. (November 22, 2010) – Yes-- these are challenging times, but
there’s still a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, and adding to the list is FREE cake
from El Pollo Loco beginning on Black Friday and continuing through Cyber Monday.
The nation’s leader in citrus-marinated, flame-grilled chicken will be helping shoppers
unwind from the shopping craziness by offering a FREE individual size chocolate cake
with the purchase of any new plate. Fanatics will need to move quickly. The deal is
limited to those notoriously frantic shopping days beginning on Black Friday (November
26) and continuing through Cyber Monday (November 29).
Valued at $1, El Pollo Loco’s individual chocolate cake comes draped in rich chocolate
icing and provides a sweet ending to El Pollo Loco’s three new meals– the Carne Asada
Plate, the Mixed Grill Plate and the Tamale Plate.
Available for a limited time, each plate is served with Spanish rice and pinto beans. The
Tamale Plate features two chicken tamales, a holiday favorite with El Pollo Loco fans,
covered in flavorful Colorado sauce. The Mixed Grill Plate offers two flame-grilled
favorites, carne asada alongside a chicken leg or thigh, and the Carne Asada Plate
features plenty of El Pollo Loco’s citrus-marinated, flame-grilled carne asada. The Mixed
Grill and Carne Asada plates additionally come with warm tortillas and fresh salsa.
Shopping fanatics willing to break away from the craziness of holiday shopping and
enjoy FREE cake with the purchase of a new plate must bring in a printable coupon
available on www.elpolloloco.com. The coupon is valid November 26 th through
November 29 th .

El Pollo Loco offers a wide variety of fresh Mexican-inspired entrees in addition to
individual family meals featuring its famous chicken served with a wide variety of sides,
warm tortillas and fresh salsas. In January, El Pollo Loco added carne asada to its
menu, providing fans another way to enjoy the flame-grilled taste of El Pollo Loco.
About El Pollo Loco
El Pollo Loco is the nation’s leading restaurant concept specializing in flame-grilled
chicken. Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, El Pollo Loco currently operates 412
restaurants, which are located in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Colorado, Oregon,
Utah, Illinois, Missouri, Georgia, Virginia, and Connecticut. The menu features El Pollo
Loco’s signature citrus-marinated, flame-grilled chicken in individual and family-size
meals, along with a variety of contemporary, Mexican-inspired entrees featuring flamegrilled
chicken or carne asada, including Pollo Bowl® entrees, salads, grilled burritos,
tacos, quesadillas, chicken tortilla soup and more. For more information, visit
www.elpolloloco.com.