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Chipotle Mexican Grill vs El Pollo Loco: Which Is Better Value?

Chipotle Mexican Grill vs El Pollo Loco, compared on real prices and published nutrition — not vibes. Every figure is the median across the items we track at each chain.

🏆 Chipotle Mexican Grill edges it on overall value

Head-to-head

MetricChipotle Mexican GrillEl Pollo Loco
Median price $5.90 $3.99 ✓
Protein per $ (median) 3.5g ✓ 2.3g
Value score (median) 64 ✓ 51
Health score (median) 48 56 ✓
Items with a real price 48 24

Each chain’s best pick

🏆 Chipotle Mexican Grill: Chicken Burrito (value 88) 🏆 El Pollo Loco: 3 Tacos al Carbon Combo (value 88) 💪 Chipotle Mexican Grill cheapest 20g+ protein: Side of Chicken ($3.85) 💪 El Pollo Loco cheapest 20g+ protein: 3 Tacos al Carbon Combo ($6.99)
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