Have an Animal-Friendly Fiesta: Vegan Options at El Pollo Loco

You can build a tasty, south-of-the-border-inspired vegan meal with a few simple swaps. By ordering vegan at El Pollo Loco, you can enjoy your meal—and then take a guilt-free siesta—knowing it doesn’t come with a side of animal suffering.

Here’s our complete guide to eating vegan at El Pollo Loco:

Burritos

Bean and rice burrito: Order the Original BRC Burrito without cheese, and you’ll get seasoned rice and hearty pinto beans wrapped up in a warm flour tortilla. Add avocado or guacamole to make it extra filling!

Bowls

Original Bowl: You can sub avocado for the chicken in this bowl, which is layered with rice, pinto beans, diced onions, fresh cilantro, and salsa fresca. Top it with your favorite salsa (or three), and add shredded cabbage, roasted corn, and tortilla chips for a satisfying crunch.

Tostadas

Classic Tostada Salad: This salad is served in a crispy flour tortilla shell and filled with chopped romaine lettuce, pinto beans, rice, and salsa fresca. Ask for avocado instead of the chicken, and swap in avocado salsa or salsa fresca instead of the cheese, sour cream, and cilantro dressing.

Street Corn Salad: Order the Street Corn Double Pollo Salad without chicken, dressing, and cheese—what’s left is a fresh, flavorful mix of super greens, avocado, corn, and red peppers, finished with chili-lime seasoning and salsa fresca.

Tacos

Build your own vegan taco: Start with your base—a warm flour tortilla—then load it up with shredded lettuce, pinto beans, corn, avocado or guacamole, and your choice of vegan salsa for a fresh, savory bite.

Vegan Salsas

• Avocado Salsa
• Salsa Fresca
• Salsa Roja

Starters and Sides

• Tortilla chips
• Guacamole
• Flour Tortillas
• Corn Tortillas
• Rice
• Pinto Beans
• Corn
• Broccoli
• Loco Side Salad (order without the cotija cheese and swap the cilantro dressing for a vegan salsa of your choosing.)

Taco Bout Having Compassion!

Every animal is someone. Chickens are social individuals who prefer to spend their days basking in the sun, taking dust baths, and raising their families. On today’s farms, these sensitive animals spend their lives in dark, cramped, filthy sheds before heading to the slaughterhouse. But you can stop this!

Every time you choose vegan options at a restaurant, fast food chain, or grocery store, you make a difference. Not only are you sparing animals with every meal, but you’re also sending a message to companies that customers want vegan options. Help PETA urge fast food chains to add more animal-friendly options to their menus:

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