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This SoCal Fast Food Brand Is Now Selling Chicken Tenders
They will be available in classic and spicy, and will be sold in two-, three, or four-piece meals.

COSTA MESA, CA — El Pollo Loco has added chicken tenders to its menu, as of earlier this month.
The Costa Mesa-based brand is selling its Loco Tenders for a limited time, El Pollo Loco announced April 23 in a news release. They will be available in classic and spicy, and will be sold in two-, three, or four-piece meals.
“We’ve spent the last 50 years perfecting our fire-grilled chicken, and it’s something we’re proud of,” Jill Adams, chief marketing officer of El Pollo Loco, said in the news release.
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“That expertise gives us the credibility and authority to try new menu innovations, whether that’s in our flavor profiles or cooking style — or in the case of our new Loco Tenders ™ — both.”
The tenders are served with smoky and sweet Pollo Loco Sauce, creamy Baja Lime sauce or House Ranch.
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El Pollo Loco has over 500 restaurants across nine states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Washington — as well as licensed locations in the Philippines.
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