El Pollo Loco May Land at the Long Beach Towne Center

Pending deliberation at the August 3 Planning Commission meeting, the last undeveloped parcel at the Long Beach Towne Center may become an El Pollo Loco and a Raising Cane’s
El Pollo Loco May Land at the Long Beach Towne Center
Photo: Official | El Pollo Loco

This Wednesday, the Planning Commission will discuss a parcel of land just north of the Long Beach Towne Center’s Walmart for a future El Pollo Loco and Raising Cane’s, according to city documents reviewed by the Long Beach Post

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“The two projects will need the Planning Commission to sign off on a conditional use permit for their drive-thrus as well as approval to divide the parcel into two lots,” The Post further explains. 

Both the El Pollo Loco and Raising Cane’s would use a drive-thru layout that allows two lanes of cars to enter for a portion of, or in the case of Raising Cane’s, the entirety of the drive-thru. The Raising Cane’s drive-thru proposal describes dual-pay and pick-up lanes through the use of a kiosk and could allow up to 20 vehicles to be in line without backing up into the parking lot.

The Long Beach Towne Center is a bustling location — the largest shopping center in the city — anchored by the aforementioned Walmart on one side and a Sam’s Club on the other.

At the nucleus lives an Edwards movie theatre, a Dave n’ Buster’s, and a T.G.I Friday’s, and scattered throughout the retail and entertainment mecca are other heavy hitters like Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que and Original Roadhouse Grill. 

If approved for the Towne Center, El Pollo Loco will join Carl’s Jr., Del Taco, Chick-fil-A, and In-N-Out.

Regarding whether or not the potentially incoming El Pollo Loco will be company or franchise-owned, a representative tells WNLA, “At this current time, El Pollo Loco does not have a comment regarding your inquiry about the Long Beach Towne Center.”

This article will be updated as the above information becomes available.

Amanda Peukert

Amanda Peukert

Amanda Peukert is a Los Angeles-based writer with a love for tattoos, music, food, and film. She received her BA and MFA in creative writing from California State University, Long Beach. Her work has appeared in/on SPIN, LA Taco, Tattoodo, Skin Deep, and Tattoo Energy. When she’s not writing, you can catch her listening to Alice in Chains and Tupac, or watching movies like The Crow and Halloween while eating tacos and drinking a cold beer.
Amanda Peukert

Amanda Peukert

Amanda Peukert is a Los Angeles-based writer with a love for tattoos, music, food, and film. She received her BA and MFA in creative writing from California State University, Long Beach. Her work has appeared in/on SPIN, LA Taco, Tattoodo, Skin Deep, and Tattoo Energy. When she’s not writing, you can catch her listening to Alice in Chains and Tupac, or watching movies like The Crow and Halloween while eating tacos and drinking a cold beer.

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