El Torito
24301 Avenida De La Carlota, Laguna Hills
(949) 951-9137
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All You Can Eat Lunch Buffet Chicken Tacos
Great Chips and Salsa with Margherita
Chicken Enchilada
Cheese Enchilada
Tortilla Soup
Fajita Tacos
Enchiladas
Omelet Bar
Queso Dip
Guacamole
Featured items
GRILLED CHICKEN MEXICAN CAESAR
Romaine lettuce, cotija cheese, tomatoes, roasted pepitas and crisp tortilla strips tossed in our Cilantro-Pepita Dressing™.
GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST FAJITAS
Citrus-chipotle marinated chicken fajitas. Served with rice, frijoles de la olla, guacamole, sweet corn cake and choice of flour or corn tortillas.
IGNITED FAJITAS SUPREMAS
Our premium fajitas with ancho-chile marinated sirloin steak, chicken breast and sautéed shrimp. Served with rice, frijoles de la olla, guacamole, sweet corn cake and choice of flour or corn tortillas.
SHRIMP FAJITAS
Tender shrimp sautéed in jalapeño-garlic butter and guajillo chile sauce. Served with rice, frijoles de la olla, guacamole, sweet corn cake and choice of flour or corn tortillas.
SIZZLING SIRLOIN STEAK FAJITAS
Ancho-chile marinated sirloin steak fajitas. Served with rice, frijoles de la olla, guacamole, sweet corn cake and choice of flour or corn tortillas.
FAMILY FIESTAS
FIESTA FAJITAS
Build your own fajitas.
FIESTA TACOS
Build your own tacos.
FIESTA COMBO
Make your own combo.
FIESTA CARNITAS
Build your own carnitas.
SEASONAL SPECIALS MENU
BEEF BIRRIA TACOS
Three handmade guajillo tortillas, grilled with a layer of melted jack cheese. Filled with beef birria & topped with onion-cilantro mix. Served with black beans, rice, marinated red onions, and consommé.
ALBÓNDIGAS SOUP BOWL
Our original recipe made fresh throughout the day! Meatballs, potatoes, fresh vegetables and onion-cilantro mix.
ALBÓNDIGAS SOUP CUP
Our original recipe made fresh throughout the day! Meatballs, potatoes, fresh vegetables and onion-cilantro mix.
POTATO CHORIZO TAQUITOS
Crispy corn tortillas filled with potatoes and chorizo, topped with cotija cheese, and chipotle crema fresca. Served with jalapeño jelly & red pepper dip.
TABLESIDE STEAK FAJITA SALAD
Steak, romaine lettuce, cotija cheese, avocado, roasted pepitas, pico de gallo and crisp tortilla strips. Tossed together right at your table with our house-made serrano-grape vinaigrette.
TABLESIDE CHICKEN FAJITA SALAD
Chicken, romaine lettuce, cotija cheese, avocado, roasted pepitas, pico de gallo and crisp tortilla strips. Tossed together right at your table with our house-made serrano-grape vinaigrette.
TABLESIDE SHRIMP FAJITA SALAD
Shrimp, romaine lettuce, cotija cheese, avocado, roasted pepitas, pico de gallo and crisp tortilla strips. Tossed together right at your table with our house-made serrano-grape vinaigrette.
APPETIZERS
FRESH GUACAMOLE
Prepared just the way you like it -- with fresh avocados, spicy serrano chiles and a special blend of herbs and spices.
CRISPY FLAUTAS
Four crispy flour tortillas filled with grilled chicken and jack cheese. Topped with cotija cheese, crema fresca, pico de gallo and served with jalapeño jelly and red pepper dip.
QUESO DIP
Two cheese blend, pico de gallo, roasted pasilla peppers and cilantro. Served with warm tortilla chips.
QUESADILLA - STEAK
Grilled with a hint of garlic until crisp and golden brown with grilled steak, pico de gallo, salsa picante, guacamole and sour cream.
GRANDE FIESTA PLATTER
Crispy Flautas, Nachos Supremos, Buffalo Chicken Tenders or Wings, and Cheese Quesadilla. Served with fresh guacamole and dipping sauces.
QUESADILLA - CHEESE
Grilled with a hint of garlic until crisp and golden brown with pico de gallo, salsa picante, guacamole and sour cream.
MEXICAN BUFFALO WINGS
10 wings with our Mexican twist on a classic favorite served buffalo-style with ranch dip.
BACON WRAPPED SHRIMP
Four large grilled shrimp wrapped in roasted pasilla chiles, manchego cheese and bacon.
NACHOS SUPREMOS
A mound of warm chips, melted cheese, refried beans and guajillo chile sauce topped with fresh jalapeños, tomatoes, green onions and guacamole. Add Chicken or Sirloin Steak for an additional cost.
QUESADILLA - CHICKEN
Grilled with a hint of garlic until crisp and golden brown with grilled chicken, pico de gallo, salsa picante, guacamole and sour cream.
QUESADILLA - STEAK
Grilled with a hint of garlic until crisp and golden brown with grilled steak, pico de gallo, salsa picante, guacamole and sour cream.
QUESO DIP WITH CARNITAS
Two cheese blend, pico de gallo, roasted pasilla peppers, cilantro and carnitas. Served with warm tortilla chips.
SOUPS AND SALADS
GRILLED CHICKEN MEXICAN CAESAR
Romaine lettuce, cotija cheese, tomatoes, roasted pepitas and crisp tortilla strips tossed in our Cilantro-Pepita Dressing™.
FAJITA SALAD - GRILLED CHICKEN
Grilled chicken breast, romaine lettuce, cotija cheese, avocado, roasted pepitas, pico de gallo, crisp tortilla strips tossed with our house-made red-wine vinaigrette.
FAJITA SALAD - SHRIMP
Shrimp, romaine lettuce, cotija cheese, avocado, roasted pepitas, pico de gallo and crisp tortilla strips. Tossed together right at your table with our house-made serrano-grape vinaigrette.
FAJITA SALAD - SIRLOIN STEAK
Sirloin Steak Fajitas, romaine lettuce, cotija cheese, avocado, roasted pepitas, pico de gallo, crisp tortilla strips tossed with our house-made red-wine vinaigrette.
GRILLED CHICKEN TACO SALAD
Homemade tostada taco shell filled with romaine lettuce, refried beans, pico de gallo, cotija cheese and jack cheese. Topped with grilled chicken, roasted pepitas, sour cream, guacamole and your choice of dressing.
HOUSE-MADE TORTILLA SOUP
Our original recipe made fresh every day! Chicken broth, tender chicken, garden-fresh vegetables, jack cheese and fresh avocado.
COMBINATIONS
2 ITEM COMBO (PICK ANY 2!)
3 ITEM COMBO (PICK ANY 3!)
All combos include refried beans, rice and our signature sweet corn cake.
MACHO COMBO
Four of our most popular items on one platter. A fire-roasted pasilla chile relleno, a chicken and sour cream enchilada, a beef barbacoa crispy taco, and a hand-made chicken tamale. Served with refried beans and rice.
SIZZLING COMBO
Shrimp sautéed with fajita vegetables and a grilled chicken enchilada with a grilled steak soft taco, frijoles de la olla, rice and warm tortillas.
BAJA COMBO
Two bacon-wrapped shrimp, mahi-mahi fish taco and a shrimp Mazatlán enchilada. Served with rice.
FAJITAS
GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST FAJITAS
Citrus-chipotle marinated chicken fajitas. Served with rice, frijoles de la olla, guacamole, sweet corn cake and choice of flour or corn tortillas.
IGNITED FAJITAS SUPREMAS
Our premium fajitas with ancho-chile marinated sirloin steak, chicken breast and sautéed shrimp. Served with rice, frijoles de la olla, guacamole, sweet corn cake and choice of flour or corn tortillas.
SHRIMP FAJITAS
Tender shrimp sautéed in jalapeño-garlic butter and guajillo chile sauce. Served with rice, frijoles de la olla, guacamole, sweet corn cake and choice of flour or corn tortillas.
SIZZLING SIRLOIN STEAK FAJITAS
Ancho-chile marinated sirloin steak fajitas. Served with rice, frijoles de la olla, guacamole, sweet corn cake and choice of flour or corn tortillas.
VEGGIE FAJITAS
Fresh vegetables, rosemary and mint leaves with a grilled chile relleno. Served with rice, frijoles de la olla, guacamole, sweet corn cake and choice of flour or corn tortillas.
FAMILY STYLE FAJITAS
Steak, large shrimp, chicken and carnitas fajitas served with rice, refried beans, guacamole, sweet corn cake and choice of tortillas.
FAJITAS DUO
Select two of your favorites! Grilled chicken breast, grilled steak or sautéed shrimp.
FAJITAS COMBO
Grilled chicken breast fajitas, grilled steak fajitas, and a cheese enchilada.
EL TORITO SPECIALTIES
CARNE ASADA & SHRIMP
Sirloin steak topped with nopalito salsa and sautéed shrimp. Served with frijoles de la olla, rice, fresh guacamole and warm tortillas.
CARNE ASADA AND CHEESE ENCHILADA
Sirloin steak topped with nopalito salsa, with a cheese enchilada and tomato-jalapeño sauce. Served with rice, frijoles de la olla, fresh guacamole and warm tortillas.
CHILE RELLENO ESPECIAL
Fresh Pasilla Chile filled with cheese then grilled and placed on a bed of relleno sauce & black beans. Topped with tomatillo sauce, pico de gallo and cotija cheese. Served with marinated cabbage and sweet corn cake.
SLOW-ROASTED CARNITAS
Slowly simmered in garlic, oranges and spices, our tender pork is served with fresh avocado, frijoles de la olla, rice, pico de gallo, marinated cabbage and warm tortillas. Make your carnitas chile verde or chile colorado style.
EL TORITO BACON BURGER
Seasoned beef patty on a brioche bun, bacon, jack cheese, lettuce, red onion and chipotle aioli. Served with papas calientes and red pepper dip.
SALMON VERACRUZ
Grilled filet of salmon in jalapeño butter with salsa Veracruz, served atop fresh spinach and sautéed vegetables. Served with rice and pico de gallo.
POLLO FRESCO EN ADOBO
Chicken breast marinated with chile de árbol adobo, grilled and served atop sautéed fresh spinach. Served with a grilled stuffed pasilla chile and rice.
TACOS & BURRITOS
STREET TACO TRIO - CHICKEN
Three chicken street tacos served with frijoles de la olla and rice.
FAJITA TACOS
Two tortillas lightly basted with guajillo sauce, filled with marinated chicken or sirloin steak fajitas, vegetables, mushrooms, bacon and cilantro-onion mix. Served with rice.
STREET TACO TRIO - STEAK
Three steak street tacos served with frijoles de la olla and rice.
BURRITO ESPECIAL - CHICKEN MACHACA
Seasoned shredded chicken, jack cheese and ranchera sauce. Served with refried beans and rice.
CARNE ASADA BURRITO
Grilled steak rubbed with chile de árbol adobo, roasted pasilla chiles, onions, frijoles de la olla, fresh guacamole, jack cheese and salsa picante. Served with refried beans and rice.
STREET TACO TRIO - CARNITAS
Three carnitas street tacos served with frijoles de la olla and rice.
BURRITO ESPECIAL - BEEF BARBACOA
Seasoned shredded beef, jack cheese and ranchera sauce. Served with refried beans and rice.
SEAFOOD TACO TRIO
Three grilled or Dos Equis beer battered mahi-mahi or shrimp tacos served with frijoles de la olla and rice.
ENCHILADAS
ENCHILADA RANCHERAS - CHEESE
Melted jack cheese with ranchera sauce served with guacamole, refried beans and rice.
CHICKEN AND SOUR CREAM ENCHILADAS
Tender chicken simmered and smothered in a savory sour cream sauce topped with jack cheese. Served with refried beans and rice.
SPINACH ENCHILADAS
Sautéed fresh spinach, pasilla chiles, onions, pico de gallo, melted jack cheese and fire-roasted tomatillo sauce. Served with frijoles de la olla and rice.
SHRIMP MAZATLÁN ENCHILADAS
Sautéed with tomatoes, pasilla chiles, onions and jack cheese with fire-roasted tomatillo and tomato-jalapeño sauces. Served with frijoles de la olla and rice.
ENCHILADA RANCHERAS - BEEF
Melted jack cheese and beef barbacoa with ranchera sauce served with guacamole, refried beans and rice.
SIZZLING ENCHILADAS - GRILLED STEAK
Grilled steak with fire-roasted tomatillo sauce and jack cheese. Served with frijoles de la olla, rice and corn cake.
ENCHILADA RANCHERAS - CHICKEN
Melted jack cheese and chicken machaca with ranchera sauce served with guacamole, refried beans and rice.
SIZZLING ENCHILADAS - GRILLED CHICKEN
Grilled chicken with fire-roasted tomatillo sauce and jack cheese. Served with frijoles de la olla, rice and corn cake.
DESSERTS
CINNAMON-CRISP CHEESECAKE
Creamy cheesecake with caramel sauce and cinnamon-sugar crisps.
MEXICAN BREAD PUDDING
Our house made bread pudding is served warm and drizzled with caramel sauce, topped with ice cream and cinnamon whipped cream.
HOME-STYLE FLAN
A traditional house-made favorite. Rich vanilla custard topped with decadent golden caramel sauce and cinnamon whipped cream.
DEEP-FRIED ICE CREAM
Vanilla ice cream in a cinammon-sugar coating with chipotle-chocolate sauce, caramel sauce and cinnamon whipped cream.
MUDD PIE
A popular dessert brought back!! Our Mudd Pie is made in house with a delicious chocolate cookie crumb crust, layered with premium coffee and chocolate ice cream, topped with chocolate sauce and cinnamon whipped cream.
CHEESECAKE BANANA CHIMI
Creamy cheesecake and plantain bananas wrapped in a tortilla and fried to crispy perfection with a cinnamon-sugar coating. Served with vanilla ice cream and cinnamon whipped cream.
SOPAPILLAS
Mexican pastry tossed in caramel sauce and topped with vanilla ice cream and cinnamon whipped cream.
KIDS MENU
KIDS STEAK FAJITAS
KIDS CHEESE QUESADILLA
KIDS MINI CHICKEN TACOS
KIDS MINI CORN DOGS
KIDS MINI BEEF TACOS
KIDS CHICKEN FAJITAS
KIDS MINI BURGERS
KIDS MAC AND CHEESE
KIDS CHICKEN TENDERS
KIDS CHEESE PIZZA
KIDS PEPPERONI PIZZA
À LA CARTE
CHIPS AND SALSA
MEXICAN CAESAR SALAD
GUACAMOLE
SWEET CORN CAKE
RICE
CHICKEN TAMALE
REFRIED BEANS
FRIJOLES DE LA OLLA
TORTILLA SOUP
SAUTÉED VEGETABLES
CHILE RELLENO
CHICKEN ENCHILADA
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
PEPSI
STRAWBERRY-CILANTRO SODA
FRUIT PUNCH
CUCUMBER COOLER
AGUA DE JAMAICA
ROOT BEER
SIERRA MIST
DIET PEPSI
MOUNTAIN DEW
LEMONADE
ICED TEA
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Recent Reviews
We have enjoyed eating at El Torito Laguna Hills since moving to Orange County over 30 years ago. Our dinner today was excellent and our waiter Hector did a great job while they were short staffed. We have known Hector for years and he always gives a 100%. We had a very nice dining experience thus evening.
November 2023
After 2nd time at this location all the meats taste reheated (multiple times) and not at all fresh. Maybe it's the time of day but un fortunate that the food quality was so inconsistent. Line up for waffle dessert was slow and disorganized. Loud obnoxious adults were allowed to cut the kids already waiting. Disappointing. Not returning do awhile.
November 2023
We were surprised to find out that this location is closing its doors after being such a staple in the area! I really hope everyone finds another location (Dana Point) to move to...the service was always terrific! Michael, as a new Host/Server, was excellent!
Parking: It shares with several other stores, but always has spaces available
Kid-friendliness: Very
Wheelchair accessibility: Ramp is available
Parking: It shares with several other stores, but always has spaces available
Kid-friendliness: Very
Wheelchair accessibility: Ramp is available
November 2023
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