Torero’s Mexican Restaurant & Cantina – Tacoma

4801 Tacoma Mall Blvd, Tacoma
(253) 472-0246

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Customers' Favorites

Azteca Diablo Shrimp & Tequila Chowder

Azteca Mexi - Rice Bowl

Deep Fried Ice Cream

Chips and Salsa Dip

Carne Asada Y Mojo

Chicken Enchiladas

Side Rice & Beans

Deluxe Taco Salad

Azteca Queso Dip

Chicken Taquitos

Slow-cooked, simmered roasted pork, creating a beautiful alternating texture of softness with caramelized crispness. Finished with diced white onions and cilantro. Garnished with lettuce, mixed cabbage, and a lime wedge. Served with Mexican rice or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho - whole beans.

Shrimp Tacos

Three shrimp tacos served mojo de Ajo style - sautéed in Azteca's garlic butter - slightly spicy and finished with cabbage, pico de gallo and Azteca's chipotle ranch sauce. Served with Mexican rice or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho - whole beans.

Tacos Al Pastor

Diced pork marinated in our special spice blend including chile California, pineapple, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, cloves and bay leaves. Made with your choice of corn or flour tortillas. Garnished with grilled green onions, fresh pico de gallo, avocado slice and a lime wedge. Served with Mexican rice or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho - whole beans.

Tacos Al Carbon - Chicken

Three corn tortillas dipped in our special sauce, grilled and stuffed with charbroiled chicken. Garnished with fresh tomatoes, cotija cheese, and guacamole. Served with Mexican rice or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho - whole beans.

Lunch Menu / Burritos

Burrito Dos Amigos

A huge burrito! One half is filled with chile Verde and topped with jack cheese and one half is filled with chile Colorado and topped with cheddar cheese. Each is stuffed with refried beans and Mexican rice. Served with green and white onions, grilled green peppers, pico de gallo and avocado. Verde burrito is pork.

Macho Burrito with Ground Beef

A super flour tortilla filled with rice, beans, and ground beef. Smothered with burrito sauce and topped with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, crema Mexicana and cotija Mexican cheese.

Fajita Burrito

Flour tortilla stuffed with rice, beans, grilled onions and green peppers. Topped with arroz con pollo sauce and garnished with pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.

Burrito Blanco

Flour tortilla stuffed with jalapeño cream cheese - not spicy - just delicious, white rice, rancho beans, and grilled chicken breast. Finished with Azteca's salsa ala crema, cheddar, and cotija cheese.

Macho Burrito

A super flour tortilla filled with rice, beans, and chicken, picadillo, chile Verde or chile colorado. Smothered with burrito sauce and topped with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, crema Mexicana and cotija Mexican cheese.

Lunch Menu / Enchiladas

Enchiladas Verdes

A beautifully balanced blend of tomatillos - green tomatoes and green chiles. This enchilada is characterized by the 'tart', 'fresh' flavor of the Verde salsa. include two enchiladas and are served with Mexican or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho -whole beans. Your filling choices include chicken, ground beef, cheese or picadillo.

Enchiladas Ranchera

Enchiladas smothered with Azteca's famous arroz con pollo salsa, diced white onions, green peppers, tomatoes and jack cheese. include two enchiladas and are served with Mexican or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho -whole beans. Your filling choices include chicken, ground beef, cheese or picadillo.

Enchiladas A La Crema

Enchiladas smothered with a rich, decadent cream sauce and cheddar cheese. Tastes best with chicken. include two enchiladas and are served with Mexican or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho -whole beans. Your filling choices include chicken, ground beef, cheese or picadillo.

Enchiladas En Mole

These Mexican enchiladas have the most 'complex' flavor of them all. typically only served during Mexican special occasions. Mole is most famous in the states of Puebla and Oaxaca. Mole poblano has a history going back centuries and may include up to 20 or more chiles, spices and other ingredients. Incredible. include two enchiladas and are served with Mexican or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho -whole beans. Your filling choices include chicken, ground beef, cheese or picadillo.

Shrimp Enchiladas

Two shrimp enchiladas - mojo de Ajo style finished with our salsa de Mazatlan. Served with black beans and white rice.

Lunch Menu / Vegi-Mex

Veggie Enchiladas

Steamed carrots, mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, and zucchini rolled in flour tortillas. Topped with verde sauce, garnished with jack cheese. Finished with crema Mexicana. Served with white rice, black beans or rancho - whole beans.

Vegi-Macho Burrito

Flour tortilla filled with cauliflower, mushrooms, carrots, zucchini, broccoli, white rice, and black beans or rancho - whole beans. Topped with Verde salsa, chipotle sauce or Azteca's special salsa. Garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, crema Mexicana and cotija cheese. Served with white rice, black beans or rancho - whole beans.

Enchiladas Espinaca

Fresh spinach sautéed with mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, cilantro and jalapeños, rolled into two corn tortillas. Smothered with our verde salsa and topped with jack cheese. Finished with crema Mexicana. Served with white rice, black beans or rancho - whole beans.

Lunch Menu / Pollo

Pollo Fundido

Rolled flour tortilla, soft or crispy, filled with seasoned chicken and smothered with jalapeño cream cheese and melted American cheese. Served with guacamole. Chicken dish. Served with Mexican or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho - whole beans.

Pollo a La Crema

Strips of chicken breast sautéed with onions and mushrooms in a cream sauce. Garnished with cotija mexican cheese. Chicken dish. Served with Mexican or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho - whole beans. Corn or flour tortillas upon request.

Arroz con Pollo

Boneless breast of chicken sautéed in a light tomato sauce with mushrooms. Served over a bed of rice and melted jack cheese. Chicken dish. Served with Mexican or white rice, corn or flour tortillas upon request.

Pollo Blanco

A delectable mix of sautéed chicken, mushrooms, onions, green peppers, and carrots laced over white rice in a creamy jalapeño sauce. Chicken dish. Served with Mexican or white rice. Corn or flour tortillas upon request.

Chicken en Mole

Sautéed strips of chicken breast in an authentic Mexican mole sauce. Chicken dish. Served with Mexican or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho - whole beans. Corn or flour tortillas upon request.

Pollo Asado Al Carbon

Charbroiled Adobo - marinated chicken breast. Garnished with guacamole. Chicken dish. Served with Mexican or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho - whole beans. Corn or flour tortillas upon request.

Chicken Carnitas

Gluten free. Sautéed strips of chicken breast with green peppers, tomatoes and onions. Chicken dish. Served with Mexican or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho - whole beans. Corn or flour tortillas upon request.

Lunch Menu / Carnes

Chile Verde

Pork marinated in a mild tomatillo sauce, green peppers, onions and selected spices. Served with Mexican or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho - whole beans. Corn or flour tortillas upon request.

Chile Colorado

Slowly simmered chunks of beef cooked in a delicious mild red chile sauce garnished with green onions. Served with Mexican or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho - whole beans. Corn or flour tortillas upon request.

Lunch Menu / Mariscos

Camarones Monterey

Gluten free. Cilantro and garlic marinated shrimp wrapped in bacon, baked and served fajita style over sautéed onions, carrots and green peppers. Topped with melted jack cheese. Served with pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. served with Mexican or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho (whole) beans, corn or flour tortillas upon request.

Mariscos Mojo De Ajo

Gluten free. A Mexican coastal delicacy! Shrimp or scallops sautéed with mushrooms and onions in butter, crushed red peppers and fresh garlic. Slightly spicy. Served with mexican or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho (whole) beans, corn or flour tortillas upon request.

Arroz con Mariscos

Choice of shrimp or scallops sautéed in a light tomato sauce with mushrooms and onions. Served over a bed of rice with jack cheese. Not served with beans.

Camarones Blancos

A delectable mix of sautéed shrimp, mushrooms, onions, green peppers and carrots over white rice, nestled in a light, creamy jalapeño sauce. served with Mexican or white rice, corn or flour tortillas upon request.

Coctel De Camarones - Cold

Gluten-free. enjoy this truly Mexican combination of shrimp, pico de gallo and fresh, diced avocados. Served marinated in natural juices. Served hot or cold. This coctel is fabulous with a Mexican chelada.

Coctel De Camarones

Gluten-free. Enjoy this truly Mexican combination of shrimp, pico de gallo and fresh, diced avocados. Served marinated in natural juices. Served hot or cold. This coctel is fabulous with a Mexican chelada.

Lunch Menu / Mexican Favorites

Chile Relleno Tradicional

Poblano chile stuffed with Monterrey jack cheese, dipped in egg batter and lightly fried to a golden brown. Smothered with salsa de chile relleno. Finished with crema Mexicana.

Lunch Menu / Lunch Favoritos

Arroz Con Pollo

A classic Azteca dish! Tender strips of boneless breast of chicken sauteed in a zesty, light, tomato sauce with mushrooms and onions. Served over a bed of Mexican rice and melted Monterrey Jack cheese. Includes your choice of Mexican or white rice, refried, black or rancho - whole beans and tortillas upon request.

Lunch Fajitas

A lunch-size portion of your favorite fajita served sizzling hot over sautéed onions and green peppers. Served with pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, cheddar cheese and your choice of black beans, refried or rancho (cholesterol-free) beans and Mexican or white rice. Includes your choice of Mexican or white rice, refried, black or rancho - whole beans and tortillas upon request.

Fajita Quesadilla

Crispy flour tortilla filled with cheddar and Monterrey jack cheese and your choice of fajitas. Served with sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo. Includes your choice of Mexican or white rice, refried, black or rancho - whole beans and tortillas upon request.

The Famous Macho Burrito

A huge flour tortilla filled with Mexican or white rice, black beans, refried or rancho (cholesterol-free) beans and your choice of ground beef, chicken, chile Verde, picadillo or chile colorado. Topped with burrito sauce and cheddar cheese. Covered with lettuce, tomatoes, crema Mexicana and cotija Mexican cheese. Includes your choice of Mexican or white rice, refried, black or rancho - whole beans and tortillas upon request.

Chile Colorado

Tender cuts of beef, slow-simmered in our mild red chile sauce with onions and tomatoes. Includes your choice of Mexican or white rice, refried, black or rancho - whole beans and tortillas upon request.

Grilled Chimis

Not fried! Two delicious mini-chimichangas with your choice of seasoned ground beef, chicken or picadillo stuffed in a grilled flour tortilla. Served with sour cream, avocado slice and pico de gallo. Includes your choice of Mexican or white rice, refried, black or rancho - whole beans and tortillas upon request.

Azteca Mexi - Rice Bowl

White rice topped with shredded lettuce, black beans, grilled chicken breast, pico de gallo, cheddar cheese & sliced avocados. Includes your choice of Mexican or white rice, refried, black or rancho - whole beans and tortillas upon request.

Pollo a la Crema

Boneless breast of chicken sauteed with onions, mushrooms in a rich cream sauce. Garnished with cotija Mexican cheese. Includes your choice of Mexican or white rice, refried, black or rancho - whole beans and tortillas upon request.

Chicken Taquito Combo

A flour tortilla stuffed with chicken and Jack cheese served crispy. Served with sour cream and your choice of rice and beans. Includes your choice of Mexican or white rice, refried, black or rancho - whole beans and tortillas upon request.

Chile Verde - Pork

Chunks of slow-baked pork blended with a mild, green tomatillo sauce, green peppers, onions, and selected spices. Includes your choice of Mexican or white rice, refried, black or rancho - whole beans and tortillas upon request.

Chicken Carnitas

Strips of chicken breast, grilled with green peppers, tomatoes and onions. Includes your choice of Mexican or white rice, refried, black or rancho - whole beans and tortillas upon request.

Lunch Menu / Combinations - Lunch

Grand # Dos

Choose 2 items: chimichanga, burrito, enchilada, taco, tamale or tostada. Served with black beans, refried or rancho (whole) beans and Mexican or white rice. Roasted vegetables or house salad may be substituted for rice and beans.

Grande # Juan

Choose 2 items: enchilada, taco, tamale or tostada. Served with black beans, refried or rancho (whole) beans and Mexican or white rice. Roasted vegetables or house salad may be substituted for rice and beans.

Poco # Juan

Choose 1 item: enchilada, taco, tamale or tostada. Served with black beans, refried or rancho (whole) beans and Mexican or white rice. Roasted vegetables or house salad may be substituted for rice and beans.

Poco # Dos

Choose 1 item: chimichanga or burrito. Served with black beans, refried or rancho (whole) beans and Mexican or white rice. Roasted vegetables or house salad may be substituted for rice and beans.