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The primary of El Pollo Loco’s eight deliberate eating places in Denver opens this week at 4698 Peoria St.
The nationwide fire-grilled rooster chain introduced final yr that it’ll debut in Denver with 4 eating places on the east and west sides of city, and hopes to open as many as 15 throughout the metro space within the subsequent 5 years. The primary franchise opens on Nov. 15.
The L.A.-based restaurant chain, based in 1980, affords Mexican-inspired dishes, together with quesadillas, burritos, tacos and bowls, with a base of grilled rooster that’s marinated in-house every day with citrus, garlic and spices.
El Pollo Loco stated the Colorado growth is a part of a plan to open 140 new places all through the western United States by 2026. The franchise presently operates 478 places in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, Utah, and Louisiana. It beforehand operated one restaurant in Denver that closed throughout the nice recession that started in 2007.
El Pollo Loco inked offers in Denver with two separate franchisees. LMU Investments will open 4 eating places on the east aspect, together with the Peoria Road location. Pikes Pollo Inc. will function shops on the west aspect of town.
The corporate stated the preliminary funding to personal and function a single unit is estimated at between $770,000 and $2.1 million, together with a franchise price of $40,000.
“This thrilling franchise improvement is a mirrored image of our Acceleration Agenda, our strategic plan for ongoing nationwide growth by means of franchising,” stated El Pollo Loco chief improvement officer Brian Carmichall. “The success of our better-for-you menu mixed with our new L.A. Mex restaurant design has continued to draw skilled multi-unit operators interested by our rising model.”
Colorado additionally has not too long ago added In-N-Out to its fast-food choices, in addition to Whataburger, which opened two eating places in Colorado Springs this yr with 4 extra deliberate to open by 2023.
