El Pollo Loco stays on growth track

• El Pollo Loco (LOCO -0.8%) announces it opened its 22nd restaurant in Las Vegas.
• The company now has more than 450 locations operating across Arizona, California, Utah, New Mexico and Nevada.
• For Q3, the restaurant chain reported a 1.4% gain in comparable company-operated restaurant sales. Average check was up 1.4% and traffic was flat.