{"id":359782,"date":"2026-07-03T10:09:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/359782\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T10:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:09:36","slug":"lubbock-gets-its-first-el-pollo-loco-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/359782\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock Gets Its First El Pollo Loco This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ll spill the (refried) beans immediately: Lubbock&#8217;s El Pollo Loco is set to open\u00a0\u00a0Monday, July 6, at\u00a07102 Quaker Ave, per an email we received here at the station. We love sharing everything we find out, especially when it comes to great food in Lubbock.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/lubbock-snow-cones-shaved-ice\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Lubbock Snow Cone Scene: A Taste Of Summer Delights<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Owners You Know<\/p>\n<p>El Pollo Loco is owned by\u00a0Katie Hughes Mallory and Lowry Hughes, who own five Wienerschnitzels in\u00a0 Lubbock. Their family has served the Lubbock area for nearly 20 years! They are bringing their quick-service expertise to a concept that I have felt Lubbock needed for years. If you&#8217;ve followed my articles, you know I&#8217;ve been crying for an El Pollo Loco since 2022!<\/p>\n<p>What The Hype? Isn&#8217;t This Just More Chicken?<\/p>\n<p>NOPE, this is not just more chicken. While I love a good tendie as much as the next guy, El Pollo Loco is bringing something different to Lubbock:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elpolloloco.com\/our-food\/individual-chicken\/2pc-chicken-meal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> fire-roasted chicken<\/a> available through a drive-thru. Or you can dine in, of course.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/lubbock-dairy-queen-flavors\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What New Treats Are Coming To Dairy Queen In Lubbock?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Options, Including Healthier Ones<\/p>\n<p>For people who can&#8217;t or don&#8217;t want to eat breaded and fried chicken, this represents an amazing new option. Fire-roasted chicken is a much leaner option and a better choice for most health-conscious diets.\u00a0 Also, El Pollo Loco has awesome sides from traditional things like corn and coleslaw, to Mexican-style favorites like pinto beans and Spanish rice. You can cater your meal to your tastes and needs. Of course macoaroni and cheese is still there for you at El Pollo Loco, if you need its gooey awesomeness.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Lubbock El Pollo Loco! We are excited!<\/p>\n<p>Lubbock&#8217;s Must Try Frozen Margaritas For Summer 2026 <\/p>\n<p>Need to cool off with a truly refreshing frozen margarita? Here are some must-try frozen and blended cocktails to get your summer sizzling! <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Renee Raven<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ll spill the (refried) beans immediately: Lubbock&#8217;s El Pollo Loco is set to open\u00a0\u00a0Monday, July 6, at\u00a07102 Quaker&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":359783,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-359782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}