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El Pollo Loco's top 10 neighbors span QSR chains, a fast casual grill, a grocery banner, a gas station, and a department store retailer — no single category dominates, and the scores compress into a narrow band from 0.91 down to 0.86.
The shape is flat. Yogurtland leads at 0.91, followed closely by In-N-Out Burger at 0.90 — both QSR, the same subcategory as El Pollo Loco. But the cluster quickly diversifies: WaBa Grill (0.89) and The Habit Burger Grill (0.86) are Fast Casual Dining, not QSR. Smart & Final (0.89) is a general grocery store. Chevron Extra Mile (0.87) is a gas station. Miniso (0.86) is a department store retailer. Rounding out the ten are Carl's Jr. (0.89), Jack in the Box (0.87), and Del Taco (0.86) — all QSR. That gives four QSR neighbors, two Fast Casual, one grocery, one gas station, and one department store, with no subcategory commanding a clear majority.
The flat distribution across food service, grocery, fuel, and general retail suggests this audience is defined less by a single consumption context and more by a consistent demographic footprint that cuts across everyday errand categories.
