El Torito

23225 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance
(310) 378-0331

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Chicken Enchilada Beans and Rice Taco
Beef Enchiladas Rice and Beans
Soup or Mexican Caesar Salad
Chicken and Shrimp Fajitas
Fresh Tableside Guacamole
House-Made Tortilla Soup
Sopapilla with Ice Cream
Grande Fiesta Platter
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Carne Asada and Eggs

Menu

FAMILY FIESTAS
FIESTA TACOS
Build your own tacos.
FIESTA FAJITAS
Build your own fajitas.
FIESTA COMBO
Make your own combo.
FIESTA CARNITAS
Build your own carnitas.

APPETIZERS
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.
NACHOS SUPREMOS
A mound of warm chips, melted cheese, refried beans and guajillo chile sauce topped with pickled jalapeños, tomatoes and guacamole.
FRESH GUACAMOLE
Prepared just the way you like it -- with fresh avocados, spicy serrano chiles and a special blend of herbs and spices.
QUESO DIP
Two cheese blend, pico de gallo, roasted pasilla peppers and cilantro. Served with warm tortilla chips.
NACHOS SUPREMOS - SHREDDED CHICKEN
A mound of warm chips, melted cheese, refried beans and guajillo chile sauce topped with pickled jalapeños, tomatoes and guacamole.
NACHOS SUPREMOS - SHREDDED BEEF
A mound of warm chips, melted cheese, refried beans and guajillo chile sauce topped with pickled jalapeños, tomatoes and guacamole.
QUESADILLA - CHEESE
Grilled with a hint of garlic until crisp and golden brown with pico de gallo, salsa picante, guacamole and sour cream.
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.
GRANDE FIESTA PLATTER
Crispy Flautas, Nachos Supremos, Buffalo Chicken Tenders or Wings, and Cheese Quesadilla. Served with fresh guacamole and dipping sauces.
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.
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.
QUESO DIP WITH CHORIZO
Two cheese blend, pico de gallo, roasted pasillapeppers and cilantro. 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, fajita vegetables, romaine lettuce, cotijacheese, avocado, roasted pepitas, pico de gallo and crisptortilla strips. Tossed tableside with house-made serranograpevinaigrette.
FAJITA SALAD - SIRLOIN STEAK
Grilled chicken, fajita vegetables, romaine lettuce, cotijacheese, avocado, roasted pepitas, pico de gallo and crisptortilla strips. Tossed tableside with house-made serranograpevinaigrette.
FAJITA SALAD - SHRIMP
Grilled chicken, fajita vegetables, romaine lettuce, cotijacheese, avocado, roasted pepitas, pico de gallo and crisptortilla strips. Tossed tableside with house-made serranograpevinaigrette.
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
3 ITEM COMBO (PICK ANY 3!)
All combos include refried beans, rice and our signature sweet corn cake.
2 ITEM COMBO (PICK ANY 2!)
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.

FAJITAS
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.
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.
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.
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.
FAJITAS COMBO
Grilled chicken breast fajitas, grilled steak fajitas, and a cheese enchilada.
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.
FAJITAS DUO
Select two of your favorites! Grilled chicken breast, grilled steak or sautéed shrimp.
FAMILY STYLE FAJITAS
Steak, large shrimp, chicken and carnitas fajitas served with rice, refried beans, guacamole, sweet corn cake and choice of tortillas.

EL TORITO SPECIALTIES
CARNE ASADA & SHRIMP
Sirloin steak* topped with pico de gallo andsautéed shrimp. Served with frijoles de la olla, rice,fresh guacamole and warm tortillas.
CARNE ASADA AND CHEESE ENCHILADA
Sirloin steak* topped with pico de gallo, with a cheeseenchilada and tomato-jalapeño sauce. Served with rice,frijoles de la olla, fresh guacamole and warm tortillas.
EL TORITO BURGER
Seasoned beef* patty with guacamole, jack cheese,chipotle aioli and bbq sauce. Served with french fries.
SLOW-ROASTED CARNITAS
Slowly simmered in garlic, oranges and spices, ourtender pork is served with guacamole, frijoles de la olla,rice and warm tortillas.
POLLO ADOBO
Chicken breast marinated with chile de árbol adobo,grilled and served atop sautéed fresh spinach andrelleno sauce. Served with a grilled stuffed pasilla chileon tomatillo sauce and rice.
CHILE RELLENO ESPECIAL
Pasilla chile filled with cheese, grilled then placedon a bed of relleno sauce and refried beans.Topped with tomatillo sauce, pico de gallo andcotija cheese.
LEMON BUTTER SALMON
Grilled filet of salmon topped with lemon buttersauce, on a bed of sautéed vegetables. Servedwith rice and sweet corn cake.

TACOS & BURRITOS
STREET TACO TRIO - CHICKEN
Three chicken street tacos served with frijoles de la olla and rice.
STREET TACO TRIO - STEAK
Three steak street tacos served with frijoles de la olla and rice.
STREET TACO TRIO - CARNITAS
Three carnitas street tacos served with frijoles de la olla 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.
BURRITO ESPECIAL - CHICKEN MACHACA
Seasoned shredded chicken, 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.
BURRITO ESPECIAL - BEEF BARBACOA
Seasoned shredded beef, jack cheese and ranchera sauce. Served with refried beans and rice.
BURRITO BOWL
Frijoles de la olla, rice, melted jack cheese, relleno sauce andlettuce. Topped with guacamole, cotija cheese, tortilla stripsand jalapenos.
CHICKEN BURRITO BOWL
Frijoles de la olla, rice, melted jack cheese, relleno sauce andlettuce. Topped with guacamole, cotija cheese, tortilla stripsand jalapenos.
STEAK BURRITO BOWL
Frijoles de la olla, rice, melted jack cheese, relleno sauce andlettuce. Topped with guacamole, cotija cheese, tortilla stripsand jalapenos.

ENCHILADAS
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.
ENCHILADA RANCHERAS - CHEESE
Melted jack cheese with ranchera sauce served with refriedbeans and rice.
ENCHILADA RANCHERAS - CHICKEN
Melted jack cheese with ranchera sauce served with refriedbeans and rice.
SHRIMP MAZATLÁN ENCHILADAS
Sautéed with tomatoes, onions and jack cheese with fireroastedtomatillo and relleno sauces. Served with frijoles de laolla, rice and sweet corn cake.
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.
ENCHILADA RANCHERAS - BEEF
Melted jack cheese with ranchera sauce served with refriedbeans 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.
SIZZLING ENCHILADAS - GRILLED STEAK
Grilled steak with fire-roasted tomatillo sauce and jack cheese. Served with frijoles de la olla, rice and corn cake.

DESSERTS
DEEP-FRIED ICE CREAM
Vanilla ice cream in a cinnamon-sugar coating withchocolate sauce, caramel sauce and whipped cream.
MEXICAN BREAD PUDDING
Our house-made bread pudding is served warmand drizzled with caramel sauce, topped with icecream and whipped cream.
HOME-STYLE FLAN
A traditional house-made favorite. Rich vanilla custard topped with decadent golden caramel sauce and cinnamon whipped cream.
CHEESECAKE BANANA CHIMI
Creamy cheesecake and plantain bananas wrappedin a tortilla and fried to crispy perfection with acinnamon-sugar coating. Served with vanilla icecream and 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.
CINNAMON CHEESECAKE
Creamy cheesecake with caramel sauce,cinnamon and whipped cream.

KIDS MENU
KIDS CHICKEN FAJITAS
KIDS CHICKEN TENDERS
KIDS CHEESE QUESADILLA
KIDS STEAK FAJITAS
KIDS PEPPERONI PIZZA
KIDS MINI BURGERS
KIDS MAC AND CHEESE
KIDS CHEESE PIZZA
KIDS MINI CORN DOGS
KID BEAN BURRITO

À LA CARTE
SWEET CORN CAKE
CHIPS AND SALSA
REFRIED BEANS
RICE
MEXICAN CAESAR SALAD
TORTILLA SOUP
CHICKEN ENCHILADA
CHICKEN TAMALE
GUACAMOLE
CHILE RELLENO
SAUTÉED VEGETABLES
FRIJOLES DE LA OLLA

FOUNTAIN DRINKS
SIERRA MIST
PEPSI
FRUIT PUNCH
LEMONADE
AGUA DE JAMAICA
DIET PEPSI
MOUNTAIN DEW
ROOT BEER
ICED TEA
STRAWBERRY-CILANTRO SODA
CUCUMBER COOLER

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Recent Reviews

Cliff, gave us quick and excellent service. The management and staff were excellent. We celebrated our Moms 80th bday and they did such a great job singing happy birthday. Will be coming back for sure.
June 2025
I just want to thank you and your staff for me having a great time. Even your quest were coming over, and wishing me Happy Birthday. I turned 69, and I was so grateful to God for making another birthday.
June 2025
I have been a customer of El Torito for over 30 years. I love their food. However, their service has always ranked between mediocre to good. Never GREAT!

The manager and his excellent crew at this location are obsessed with GREAT service AND the quality of their food is even better than other El Toritos.

We have come to this location several times in the past but I never gave them a review. But now I feel I finally should, because time and...
June 2025

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El Torito

23225 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
(310) 378-0331