El Pollo Loco is continuing its expansion with a new restaurant in Colorado.
The fire-grilled chicken chain opened a new restaurant in Aurora on Friday.
Located at 2211 S. Havana St., near South Havana Street and East Iliff Avenue, the location marks El Pollo Loco's sixth location in the state of Colorado.
El Pollo Loco's first Colorado restaurant at 4698 Peoria St. in Denver opened in November 2022 , followed by Arvada in November 2023 , and a Colorado Springs restaurant in October 2025. The company also has a location near 56th Avenue and Tower Road in Denver and in Lakewood, near Casa Bonita.
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Since opening its first U.S. restaurant in 1980, El Pollo Loco said it has expanded to more than 500 company-owned and franchised restaurants across Colorado, Arizona, California, Louisiana, Nevada, Texas, and Utah.
El Pollo Loco previously operated one restaurant in Denver that closed during the Great Recession of the late 2000s.