This place has amazing chicken, order ahead for pickup because it can get packed. You'd never know there's lots of seating, but there is.

I just had THE MOST AMAZING CALIFORNIA BURRITO here at El Pollo Grill (Lemon Grove). Let me tell you, the burrito was flavorful and had just the right proportion of ingredients. I like to eat a good steak from Ruth's Chris every now and then, but let me tell you, the ingredients in the California Burrito were so fresh and great tasting that I was pleasantly satisfied. Great job to the young man who cooked today and the excellent cashiers and waitress staff. AWESOME!!!

I recently was able to treated myself to the most incredible ham breakfast burrito, and I can't rave enough about it! Adding The sliced avocado! Creamy and perfectly ripe, really brought the flavors together beautifully. If you're looking for a morning feast that will leave you satisfied than el pollo grill is your spot. Get there before they sellout of breakfast potatoes. You'll have to sub French fries instead which are still nice. Best burrito in San Diego

Stopped by to pick up some lunch for myself and hubby. He got the pollo asado burrito and I got the carne asada chips. Fast service, good food. I recommend this place.

Not to be confused with El Pollo Loco, this is a family owned and locally run business, 100 X better. Came here and got the Special D combo ($16), a half roasted chicken, fries, and salad. The chicken is moist, flavorful and has a nice crispy skin from being slowly cooked over a flame. The salad is very tasty and has multiple components like feta cheese, red onions and dried cranberries. I don't think I can recall a better roasted chicken in San Diego except at a high end restaurant where you pay twice the price, even then its very close. It also comes with tortillas and there is a salsa bar if you want to eat it taco style. If you prefer that, I'd suggest Special C which comes with beans and rice instead of fries and salad. They have a regular tacos and burritos menu but oven never tried it, they are really well known for their flamed chicken. I'd go with a family deal or individual plate combo. Its not a fancy place just, your neighborhood family owned type of establishment. Service was prompt and friendly. Theres lots of street parking in front of the place but I could see how they might get taken up quickly by some of the other business near by too. I've gotten meals catered from them multiple times before and they are excellent. The chicken travls well, the rice is flavorful. Id suggest the flamed chicken with salad or the beef and chicken fajitas with beans and rice. Don't do the Italian, the noodles just soak up all the sauce and the breading on the parmesan just gets bready and falls off, it isn't that good. Why would you order Italian food from a Mexican establishment anyhow? For catering I feel its very reasonable and the quality is good. Easily the best flame roasted chicken in San Diego

I really can't speak about some of their actual mexican food or even their service, so please don't take this review for that, But I can speak as an expert on their chicken. This is what El Pollo Loco legitimately wishes it could be, but never will. Their grilled chicken is easily among the best I've ever had from a restaurant; it's tender and juicy and delicious and beautifully cooked. They also truly give you what they promised and their 12 piece meals always have enough of every portion to make everyone happy (especially my family which only eats white meat). I've never had a bad meal from there and the food whenever I bring it home always remains hot and delicious and usually enough for a few meals. But what truly makes it an amazing value and puts it over the top are their sides. Their charro and refried beans are absolutely delicious as is their rice, and their tortillas are phenomenal. But what blows me away is their side salad, my goodness a beautiful salad with nuts, cranberries and even multiple dressing options, for most places that would be nothing but a throw away. For EPG it's truly something delicious. if you've ever liked (or eaten and tolerated) El Pollo Loco, you owe yourself an opportunity to try the best in El pollo grill.

After visiting another business that specializes in flame-grilled chicken (not El Pollo Loco), we came to El Pollo Grill in Lemon Grove. There was dedicated parking behind the building, but plenty of diagonal spaces were available out front along Broadway. The inside was long and narrow with sufficient seating for close to 50 customers. The service counter was to the right when you walked in with the menu screens hanging above the grills. The left screen displayed the chicken that was offered as family or individual meals. On my first visit, I picked the Half Chicken with Mexican rice, charro beans, and flour tortillas. The chicken was noticeably juicier here than the other place I recently tried. The kitchen likely monitored the cooking more closely to ensure a consistent sear over the flames without overdoing the meat and drying it out. The other two screens listed standard Mexican fare like breakfast plates, burritos, tacos, etc. The next time I came, my choice was a Carnitas Plate that was served only on weekends. Mexican rice and tortillas came with the order, however the beans were refried while guacamole and salsa were also included. The cut of pork had plenty of fat which made the meat very succulent and flavorful. If you asked me to choose between the two proteins, then the pork had an advantage over the chicken. The serving size of the plates was solid for the price although I am sure the value was even better during pre-pandemic times. If it wasn't for the long driving distance, then El Pollo Grill would have my patronage more often.