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El Toro Mexican Restaurant & Cantina
13719 Pacific Ave S
Tacoma, WA 98444
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Lunch
Served 11am to 3pm Monday - Saturday
Combinations
Served with rice and beans. Choose From: Enchilada, Burrito, Taco, Tamale, Chile Relleno (Authentic Poblano Chille Relleno handcrafted by our chef $2.99 add) (omellette style)
One Item Combo
$9.75Two Item Combo
$11.50Salads
Pepita Salad
$12.99
Fresh romaine lettuce, marinated grilled chicken, avocado, crispy tortilla strips, corn, roasted pepita squash seeds, black beans, queso fresco and tomatoes. Served with our signature creamy ranch chipotle dressing
- Sub Steak
- $1.00
Taco Salad
$11.50
Crispy tortilla bowl layered with beans, chicken or beef, iceberg lettuce, cheddar, sour cream and guacamole, garnished with tomato and salsa roja
Chicken Caesar Salad
$12.25
Fresh romaine lettuce with marinated grilled chicken, tomato, avocado, and crispy tortilla strips. Caesar dressing and parmesan
Grilled Topopo Salad
$12.25
Marinated grilled chicken, beans, iceberg lettuce, cheddar, tomato and avocado all on top of crispy corn tortillas. Served with our homemade Italian dressing and parmesan
Burritos
Supremo Burrito
$11.99
Beans, rice, chicken or ground beef. Topped with salsa roja, melted cheese, iceberg lettuce, sour cream and diced tomatoes
- Sub Steak, Pulled Pork or Grilled Chicken
- $1.00
Fajita Burrito
$12.75
Strips of steak or chicken sautéed with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Topped with salsa roja and melted cheese. With rice, beans and pico de gallo
Don Burrito
$12.99
Diced steak, beans, rice, wrapped in a flour tortilla, the covered with salsa roja or verde and melted cheese, pico de gallo and sour cream
Lime Cilantro Burrito
$12.99
Diced grilled chicken breast, marinated in lime juice, cilantro, garlic, and various spices. With black beans and rice, wrapped, then lightly topped with melted cheese, salsa verde, avocado, pico de gallo, and sour cream
Chile Verde Burrito
$12.99
Tender pork loin stewed in our delicious home made salsa verde
Chile Colorado Burrito
$12.99
Tender steak pieces stewed in our home made chile pasilla colorado salsa
Favorites
Chimichanga
$11.99
Crispy rolled flour tortilla filled with chicken or ground beef, mounted with iceberg lettuce, cheddar, diced tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream and salsa roja
Flautas
$11.75
Crispy flour or corn tortillas rolled with chicken or picadillo, splashed with salsa and sprinkled with Parmesan. Served with sour cream and guacamole
Enchiladas Verdes
$11.99
Two enchiladas filled with your choice of chicken, picadillo ground beef or cheese. Topped with melted cheese, salsa verde and drizzled with sour cream
Street Tacos
2 tacos $9.75, 4 tacos $12.99. Served with rice and beans. Served with cilantro, onions, radish, lime and housemade tomatillo salsa. Delicious! Minimum order of 2 tacos per type of meat please
Pulled Pork
Shredded slow cooked pork
Al Pastor
pineapple marinated pork loin
Chorizo
House made mexican sausage
Pollo Asado
Grilled marinated chicken breast
Steak
Thinly cut seasoned steak
Quesadillas
Served with rice and beans
Classic Quesadilla
$11.99
Flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, chicken, picadillo or ground beef, diced onions, tomatoes and jalapeños. Sour cream and guacamole
Fajita Quesadilla
$12.50
Flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, steak or chicken fajita, sautéed bell peppers, jalapeños, onions and tomatoes. Sour cream and guacamole
Veggie Quesadilla
$11.50
Flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, sautéed spinach, corn, mushrooms, diced onions, tomatoes and jalapeños. Sour cream and guacamole. Served with salad and whole beans
Steak Quesadilla
$13.50
Flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, diced skirt steak, sautéed onions and mushrooms, pico de gallo, and jalapeños. Sour cream and guacamole
Meats
Served with rice, beans and tortillas
Arroz con Pollo
$12.25
Strips of chicken breast sautéed with onions, mushrooms and tomatoes, served on a bed of rice, covered with salsa roja and melted monterey jack and cheddar
Pollo a la Crema
$12.25
Strips of chicken breast sautéed with onions and mushrooms in our delicious house crema sauce
Carne Asada
$14.99
6 oz. of thinly cut skirt steak charcoal broiled to your taste. Garnished with sautéed onions and tomatoes. Pico de gallo and guacamole
Fajitas
$13.75
Marinated Chicken with sautéed bell peppers and onions. Served with pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas. Not served on hot skillet
- Sub Steak Fajita
- $1.00
Lime Cilantro Tacos
$12.99
2 flour tortillas filled with grilled chicken breast marinated in lime juice, cilantro, garlic and various spices. Topped with purple cabbage, bell peppers, queso fresco and our creamy ranch-chipotle sauce
Appetizers
Guacamole
- Side $4.99
Refried Beans
- Side $4.50
Pico de Gallo
$4.00
Chopped tomato, onion, cilantro and jalapeño. Made fresh daily with a squirt of lime and salt
Queso Dip
$7.99
Creamy cheese blend with sautéed bell peppers and onions
- Add Chorizo
- $2.00
Super Nachos
$14.50
Home made chips, beans, melted cheeses, jalapeños, tomato, sour cream and guacamole. Chicken, beef or picadillo
- Sub Grilled Chicken, Pulled Pork, Chorizo or Steak
- $1.25
Mexican Pizza
$13.99
Crispy flour tortilla, beans, melted cheeses, tomato, jalapeños, sour cream and guacamole. Chicken, beef or picadillo
- Sub Grilled Chicken, Pulled Pork, Chorizo or Steak
- $1.25
Quesadilla
$12.50
Flour tortilla filled with cheese, onions, tomatoes, jalapeños, sour cream and guacamole. Chicken, beef or picadillo
- sub grilled chicken, pulled pork, chorizo or steak
- $1.25
Confetti
$17.99
Sampler that includes flautas, a quesadilla and nachos. Chicken, beef or picadillo. Sour cream and guacamole
Flautas
$11.99
Crispy flour or corn tortillas rolled with chicken or picadillo. Sour cream, guacamole, tomato, salsa roja and parmesan
Tocino Prawns
$13.50
Bacon wrapped prawns, melted cheese
Soups & Salads
Sopa de Tortilla
Savory Mexican soup with chile chipotle, chicken, avocado, cheese and tortilla crisps
- Cup $7.25
- Bowl $11.99
Menudo
$16.99
Traditional Mexican soup, made from scratch, with beef tripe and hominy. Only for the connoisseur. Served with tortillas
Grilled Topopo Salad
$14.99
2 crispy corn tortillas layered with beans, iceberg lettuce, marinated grilled chicken, cheddar, tomato, avocado, Italian dressing and parmesan
- Sub Steak
- $1.25
Taco Salad
$13.25
Crispy tortilla bowl layered with beans, chicken, beef, or picadillo, iceberg lettuce, cheddar, sour cream and guacamole, with tomato and salsa roja
- Sub Grilled Chicken or Steak
- $1.25
Fajita Salad
$15.99
Crispy tortilla shell with our famous chicken fajitas, beans, iceberg lettuce, avocado and cheddar
- Sub Steak
- $1.25
Chicken Caesar Salad
$14.99
Marinated grilled chicken, romaine, tomato, avocado, Caesar dressing, parmesan and tortilla crisp
Pepita Salad
$15.50
Marinated grilled chicken breast, romaine, avocado, black beans, corn, pepita seeds, tortilla crisps, queso fresco and tomato. Served with our ranch-chipotle dressing
- Sub Steak
- $1.25
Quesadillas
Served with sour cream, guacamole, rice, and beans (refried, whole or black)
Classic Quesadilla
$14.75
Flour tortilla filled with melted cheeses, chicken, beef or picadillo, onions, tomatoes and jalapeños
Steak Quesadilla
$15.99
Flour tortilla filled with melted cheeses, steak and seared pico de gallo
Fajita Quesadilla
$15.50
Flour tortilla filled with melted cheeses, our famous chicken fajitas and jalapeños
- Sub Steak
- $1.25
Veggie Quesadilla
$14.50
Flour tortilla filled with melted cheeses, sautéed bell peppers, corn, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and jalapeños. Served with whole beans and salad
Favorites
Served with rice and beans (refried, whole or black). Coleslaw +$0.50
Molcajete
$18.99
A hot stone bowl filled with strips of marinated chicken breast, bell peppers, onions, cheese, chorizo and fresh cilantro. With pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas
- Sub Steak
- $1.25
Flautas
$14.99
Crispy flour or corn tortillas rolled with chicken or picadillo splashed with salsa roja, sprinkled with parmesan and tomato garnish. Served with sour cream and guacamole
Chimichanga
$14.99
Crispy flour tortilla filled with chicken, beef or picadillo, topped with iceberg lettuce, cheddar, diced tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream and salsa roja
Pulled Pork Carnitas
$16.50
Traditional Mexican style slow cooked pulled pork. Served with guacamole, pico de gallo and tortillas
Chile Verde
$15.50
Tender pork loin stewed in our delicious home made chile verde salsa. Served with tortillas
Chile Colorado
$15.50
Slow cooked steak pieces braised in our home made chile pasilla colorado salsa. Served with tortillas
Enchiladas Verdes
$14.50
Two enchiladas filled with your choice of chicken, picadillo, ground beef or cheese. Topped with melted cheese, salsa verde and drizzled with sour cream
Veggie Enchiladas
$14.50
Two corn tortillas stuffed with sautéed bell peppers, corn, onions and tomatoes, topped with Monterey Jack and salsa verde. Served with whole beans and salad
Burritos & Bowls
Make any burrito a bowl!
Fajita Burrito
$15.50
Our famous chicken fajitas, wrapped in a flour tortilla, topped with salsa roja and melted cheese. Served with rice, beans and pico de gallo
- Sub Steak
- $1.25
Chile Colorado Burrito
$15.50
Our home made chile colorado wrapped in a flour tortilla topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and beans
Chile Verde Burrito
$15.50
Our traditional chile verde, wrapped in a flour tortilla topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and beans
Don Burrito
$15.50
Diced steak, beans, rice, wrapped in a flour tortilla, covered with salsa roja or verde, melted cheese, pico de gallo and sour cream
Supremo Burrito
$14.99
Chicken, beef or picadillo, rice, beans, wrapped, covered with salsa roja, melted cheese, iceberg lettuce, sour cream and diced tomatoes
- Sub Pulled Pork, Grilled Chicken, Chorizo or Steak
- $1.25
Lime Cilantro Burrito
$15.50
Grilled chicken breast marinated in lime juice, cilantro, garlic, various spices, black beans, rice, wrapped, then lightly topped with melted cheese, salsa verde, avocado, pico de gallo and sour cream
Fajitas
Served on a hot skillet with sautéed bell peppers, onions and tomato. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas. Coleslaw +$0.50
Trio Fajitas
$22.99
Steak, chicken and shrimp
Veggie
$16.99Steak
$18.99Shrimp
$18.99Chicken
$17.99Grande Fajitas (Double Order)
Combine any 2
- Chicken or Veggie $32.99
- Steak or Shrimp $35.99
Meats
Served with rice, beans (refried, whole or black) and tortillas. Coleslaw +$0.50. Add fried jalapeño $1.50
Arroz con Pollo
$16.99
Strips of chicken breast sautéed with onions, mushrooms and tomatoes, on a bed of rice, with our special mildly sweet sauce and melted cheeses
Pollo a la Crema
$16.99
Strips of chicken breast sautéed with onions and mushrooms in our delicious house crema sauce
Lime Cilantro Tacos
$17.50
3 flour tortillas filled with grilled chicken breast marinated in lime juice, cilantro, garlic and various spices. Topped with purple cabbage, bell peppers, queso fresco and our creamy ranch-chipotle sauce
Carne Asada*
$20.99
Thinly cut outside skirt steak, broiled and seasoned, topped with sautéed onions and tomatoes. Served with pico de gallo and guacamole
Mar y Tierra*
$22.99
Thinly cut skirt steak and garlic shrimp sautéed with onions and mushrooms. Served with pico de gallo
Combination Dinners
Served with rice, beans (refried, whole or black). Fill options: bean, veggie, cheese, beef, chicken or picadillo. Coleslaw +$0.50. Add sour cream and guacamole for only $2.99. Senior Discount 65+ 10%. Choose from: Enchilada,Tamale, Burrito, Taco, Chile relleno* (omelette style). Upgrade to our Authentic Poblano Chile Relleno + $2.99. Snap and heat, well seasoned, nicely coated, cheese oozed the way it should - Tacoma News Tribune
Small (One Item)
$10.99Regular (Two Items)
$13.99Large (Three Items)
$14.99Toro Grande (Four Items)
$15.99Street Tacos
Topped with cilantro, onions, radish and lime. Served with homemade tomatillo salsa. 4 for $12.50 6 for $15.50. Add rice & beans for $4.50. (2 tacos per meat type)
Al Pastor
Pineapple marinated pork loin
Pulled Pork
Slow cooked hand shredded pork
Chorizo
House made Mexican sausage
Steak
Thinly cut seasoned steak
Pollo Asado
Grilled marinated chicken breast
Seafood
Served with rice and beans (refried, whole or black). Coleslaw +$0.50
Tocino Shrimp
$17.99
Bacon wrapped shrimp sautéed with onions and mushrooms, topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and house salad. (Not served with beans)
Crema Shrimp
$17.99
Sautéed shrimp with onions and mushrooms, simmered in our tasty house crema sauce
Garlic Shrimp
$17.99
Sautéed shrimp with minced garlic, bell peppers, mushrooms, and onions. Served on a bed of rice with house salad. (Not served with beans)
Fish Tacos
$17.50
3 flour tortillas stuffed with our flavorful marinated white fish, pan fried with pico de gallo. Garnished with purple cabbage, fresh cilantro and lime. Served with our ranch-chipotle sauce
*These items are cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked food items may increase your risk of foodborne illness. Please advise your server if you have any food allergen concerns prior to ordering
Food
Tocino Prawns
$8.50
Seven bacon wrapped shrimp with melted cheese
Super Nachos
Fully loaded with shredded chicken or beef
- Half Order $7.50
- Full Order $10.75
- Add Steak or Grilled Chicken
- $1.00
Ajo Shrimp
$7.50
Seven garlic prawns sauteed with mushrooms and onions
2 Street Tacos
Grilled Chicken, Chorizo, al Pastor or Pulled Pork
- $4.50
- Steak $5.50
Crispy Taquitos
$4.50
2 Corn tortillas rolled with chicken or picadillo. Topped with lettuce, tomato, cotija cheese crumbles. Splashed with verde sauce for a delicious flavor
Queso Dip
$4.50
Enjoy our spiced up cheese dip
- Add Chorizo
- $2.00
Wings
$4.50
Six chicken wings, with veggies and dipping sauce
Enchilada or Taco
$1.50
Beef, chicken, Bean or cheese
Burrito
$2.00
Beef, chicken, Bean or cheese
Soups & Salads
Taco Salad
Crispy tortilla bowl layered with beans, chicken or beef, iceberg lettuce, cheddar, sour cream and guacamole, garnished with tomato and salsa roja. Substitute marinated grilled chicken $2 or Carne asada $3. Gluten friendly mod: no shell
Fajita Salad
$13.99
Crispy tortilla shell with marinated chicken breast, beans, iceberg lettuce, bell peppers, onion, avocado, tomatoes, and cheddar. Pico de Gallo. Gluten friendly mod: no shell
- Substitute Steak Fajita
- $1.00
Pepita Salad
$13.99
Romaine lettuce, marinated grilled chicken, avocado, corn, roasted pepita seeds, crispy tortilla strips, black beans, queso fresco and tomatoes. Served with our chipotle dressing. Gluten friendly mod: no dressing, no tortilla strips
- Substitute Carne Asada
- $3.00
Menudo
$13.99
Traditional Mexican soup with beef tripe and hominy. Only for the connoisseur. With Tortillas. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortilla
Sopa de Tortilla
Traditional Mexican soup with chile California, chipotle, chicken, avocado, cheese, tortilla strips, onion, and spices. Gluten friendly mod: no tortilla strips, no parmesan
- Bowl $9.99
- Cup $5.99
Mariscos - Seafood
Served with rice, beans and coleslaw
Fish Tacos
$15.50
Three flour tortillas neatly filled with marinated fish and shredded cabbage. Garnished with fresh cilantro and lime. Served with chipotle sauce. Gluten friendly mod: no dressing, with corn tortillas
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
$15.99
Jumbo prawns sauteed with garlic, bell peppers, mushrooms, onions and spices. Served on a bed of rice with a green salad. (No beans). Gluten friendly mod: no dressing
Pollo - Chicken
Served with rice, beans, tortillas and coleslaw
Carnitas de Pollo
$14.50
Strips of chicken breast seasoned and sauteed with bell peppers, mushrooms, onions and tomatoes. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortillas
Lime Cilantro Tacos
$15.50
3 flour tortillas filled with grilled chicken breast marinated in lime juice, cilantro, garlic and various spices. With red cabbage, bell peppers, queso fresco and served with creamy chipotle sauce. Gluten friendly mod: no dressing, with corn tortillas
Street Tacos
Served on a double layered corn tortilla with with cilantro, onions, radish, lime and housemade tomotillo salsa. Delicious! 4 tacos $10.99, 6 tacos $13.99. Make it a meal! Add a rice and bean side for $4. Minimum order of 2 tacos per meat type please
Polio Asado
Diced grilled marinated chicken breast
Asada
Diced thinly cut steak
Chorizo
House made spicy mexican sausage
AI Pastor
Diced marinated pork with pineapple
Pulled Pork
Slightly shredded slow cooked pork
Combination Dinners
Served with rice, beans and coleslaw. + $0.50 for picadillo or pork. Choose from: Soft Corn Taco, Tamale Enchilada, Chile Relleno, Corn Burrito. Add guacamole $2.50, add sour cream $1.75, add both (deluxe)$2.99
Combination Dinners Small
- One Item $9.50
Combination Dinners Regular
- Two Items $11.99
Combination Dinners Large
- Three Items $13.00
Sizzling Fajitas
Gluten friendly mod: corn tortillas. Served on a sizzling skillet, with sauteed bell peppers and onions, topped with diced tomato. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, coleslaw, guacamole and tortillas
Chicken
$15.50Shrimp
$16.99Steak
$15.99Veggie
$14.99Grande Fajitas
For two people. Comes with 2 side plates
- Chicken or Veggie $27.99
- Shrimp $29.99
- Steak $28.99
Res - Beef
Served with rice, beans, coleslaw and tortillas
Chile Colorado
$14.50
Tender beef sirloin pieces cooked in our delicious red chile pasilla based colorado sauce. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortillas
Came Asada*
$18.50
10oz of thinly cut skirt steak broiled to your taste. Garnished with sauteed onions and tomatoes. Served with pico de gallo and guacamole. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortillas
Camitas de Res
$15.00
Top sirloin strips seasoned and sauteed with bell peppers, mushrooms, onions and tomatoes. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortillas
Mar y Tierra*
$19.99
Six ounces of carne asada and an order of 7 shrimp sauteed onions, and mushrooms, Served with pico de gallo. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortillas
Favorites
Served with rice, beans and coleslaw. + $0.50 for pork or picadillo
Chile Verde
$14.50
Pork sirloin cooked and served in a delicious tomatillo chile verde sauce. With tortillas. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortillas
Molcajete
$16.99
A stone bowl filled with marinated grilled chicken bell peppers, onions and chorizo. Covered in monterey jack. With pico de gallo, sour cream guacamole and tortillas. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortillas
- Substitute Steak Fajita For
- $1.00
Pulled Pork Carnitas
$13.99
Slow cooked, delicious, slightly shredded, with tortillas. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortillas
Enchiladas
Served with rice, beans and coleslaw
Spinach Enchiladas
$12.99
Two rolled corn tortillas stuffed with baby spinach, diced onions and tomatoes, topped with monterey jack and salsa verde. Served with whole beans and salad
Enchiladas Verdes
$12.99
Two enchiladas filled with your choice of chicken, ground beef or cheese. Topped with salsa verde and crema
*This items are cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked food items may increase your risk of foodborne illness
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Cuisine
Mexican
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Meals
Lunch
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Hours
Monday:
11:00am - 9:30pm
Tuesday:
11:00am - 9:30pm
Wednesday:
11:00am - 9:30pm
Thursday:
11:00am - 9:30pm
Friday:
11:00am - 10:30pm
Saturday:
11:00am - 10:30pm
Sunday:
11:00am - 9:30pm
About Us
The traditional decor and family friendly environments are an ideal place to celebrate special occasions or enjoy a casual lunch or dinner. We value healthy living that's why we use all natural sea salt in our recipes and in our table salt shakers. Our sautéed meats are cooked with vegetable, soybean, and canola oil. As always, complimentary chips and salsa are served with the meals and drinks.