EXHIBIT 12.1



El Pollo Loco, Inc.



Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges



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|---------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ------ | - | ------------------ | - | ------------------ |  | - | ------------------ | - |  | ---- | ------ | - |  | - | ------ | -
|                                   |  | Fiscal Years           |       
|                                   |  | (As restated) 2000     |        |   | (As restated) 2001 |   | (As restated) 2002 |  |   | (As restated) 2003 |   |  | 2004 |       
|                                   |  | (dollars in thousands) |       
|Fixed Charges:                     |  |                        |        |   |                    |   |                    |  |   |                    |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Interest expense                   |  | $                      | 10,715 |   |                    | $ | 9,951              |  | $ | 8,099              |   |  | $    | 8,100  |   |  | $ | 14,089 |  
|Capitalized interest               |  |                        | 58     |   |                    |   |                   |  |   | 45                 |   |  |      | 57     |   |  |   | 95     |  
|Interest portion of rent expense   |  |                        | 571    |   |                    |   | 577                |  |   | 837                |   |  |      | 756    |   |  |   | 799    |  
|                                   |  |                        |        |   |                    |   |                    |  |   |                    |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Total Fixed Charges                |  | $                      | 11,344 |   |                    | $ | 10,528             |  | $ | 8,981              |   |  | $    | 8,913  |   |  | $ | 14,983 |  
|                                   |  |                        |        |   |                   
|Earnings:                          |  |                        |        |   |                    |   |                    |  |   |                    |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Pretax income                      |  | $                      | 4,888  |   |                    | $ | 8,385              |  | $ | 12,084             |   |  | $    | 12,302 |   |  | $ | 5,347  |  
|Add fixed charges                  |  |                        | 11,344 |   |                    |   | 10,528             |  |   | 8,981              |   |  |      | 8,913  |   |  |   | 14,983 |  
|Subtract capitalized interest      |  |                        | (58    | ) |                    |   |                   |  |   | (45                | ) |  |      | (57    | ) |  |   | (95    | )
|                                   |  |                        |        |   |                    |   |                    |  |   |                    |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Total Earnings                     |  | $                      | 16,174 |   |                    | $ | 18,913             |  | $ | 21,020             |   |  | $    | 21,158 |   |  | $ | 20,235 |  
|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |  |                        | 1.4x   |   |                    |   | 1.8x               |  |   | 2.3x               |   |  |      | 2.4x   |   |  |   | 1.4x   |