Pollo Loco Mexican Cantina

"Pollo Loco isn't technically open, but we were able to order from their menu and dine at their sister/adjoining restaurant. We ordered a guacamole appetizer at a cost of $10.90. The app consisted of chips, 4 oz. of salsa and 4 oz. of guac. We both ordered the Carnitas Chimichanga plate, which was supposed to include a "Mexican salad" - ours was shredded lettuce only. The sauce on the chimichangas was great. I wish the restaurant luck. If you want good Mexican food with better service, there are several other choices in town that I think are a much better value and have great tasting dishes."

"We received and paid for street corn that we did not order, we had to flag someone down for napkins. The staff upon leaving,( though there were six of them having a conversation) not one of them bothered to thank us though we spent more than $60 for a light snack. On the positive side the view was lovely, the street corn was delicious! (The margaritas were average and expensive.)"

"Arrived and was seated and drink order taken. Someone other than the waiter brought the mixed drink but did not bring the water that I ordered. They delivered a basket of chips and salsa which was essentially pureed tomatoes and nothing else. After waiting for half an hour and no one came to take our order we asked for our bill. Can't say whether the food was good or not but the service definitely sucked. I live here and I will not be back nor will I recommend it to anyone."

"Taco Bell serves more authentic food than this place. Chips and salsa are for purchase only and consist of salsa from a jar, spicy "salsa" is Pete's or Siracha, and the $16 steak burrito in the picture consisted of a stale tortilla, runny refried beans from a jar, rice, and a bite size piece of steak. When I told the waitress that I am sending it back, the first thing she said "is there nothing in there?". They must be used to disappointing customers because the manager did not even bother to stop by and apologize, the place was empty so he must have been sleeping. Collectively we all agreed that this restaurant was not worth another try. Hopefully this review helps you and your experience will be better, we are sticking with Margarita's and Fiesta Mexicana!"

"The Pollo Loco Mexican Cantina was added to the already existing Clearwater Oyster Bar. My advice is stick to what you know ... seafood. We live nearby and decided to try to the new Mexican side of the restaurant. The only reason I give this 2 stars is b/c our bar tender investigated why our Margarita was so bad. She found the issue, corrected it and did not charge for either Margarita. Service was very slow as like every other restaurant in Myrtle Beach they seem to be understaffed. When our food was delivered it looked very unappetizing. Neither of our dishes were hot ... luke warm at best and the taste was awful. I could only eat half of my chicken rice bowl. Since they recently added the Mexican choice, I wonder if there are separate seafood and Mexican chefs. If there is only 1 trying to cook both, I say stick to what you know. Most likely the seafood b/c the Mexican was terrible."