I'm always on the hunt for a good hard shell ground beef taco. And this one here is among some of the best I've had. Nice and crispy. The beef felt nice and full. Flavor profiles seasoned well. Cold sliced cheese. Diced tomatoes, and cold lettuce. Great crispy hard shell. I ordered the 3 for 7.99 deal. The other thing missing for me was sour cream. I will be sure to add that next time. The salsa had a great bold flavor as well. Nice indoor space. And it'll be a must visit for me whenever I'm in corona. Recommendation: hard shell ground beef tacos read more

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Noooo... why did i not look at rating before ordering via door dash!!! Ordered The 3 plate combo, a extra chicken taco, carne taco and Huevos rancheros (Eggs over easy) Vedict...my huevos came with a hard dry yolk. The yolk is my favorite things and it wasnt runny as requested. Threw eggs away. Taquito...dry dry dry. Cheese enchilada. Ewww soggy and gross. The enchilada Sauce and ranchero sauce lacked any flavor. Crispy chicken taco was good. Soft taco beef. Carne no flavor. Ended up eating canned soup. Yea. Waste of $40+ dollers read more

I'll start with the menudo. Unfortunately, it was really bad. The meat was extremely chewy, hard to eat, and didn't seem fully cooked. That was very disappointing. Also the tortillas Instead of being warmed on a griddle, the tortillas were clearly microwaved. They were warm, but they tasted stale. Heating tortillas properly doesn't take much effort, so this was disappointing. The junior burrito was another letdown I understand it's a "junior" size, so I wasn't expecting a full burrito, but this was more like a taco. I even uploaded a picture you be the judge. My kid ate it in two bites. Paying $8 for something that small feels misleading. To be fair, my child did say the burrito tasted good. Service was good. read more

El Torero - Jr Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Corona, California

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I've been coming to El Torero for at least 30+ years. This is my go to spot for Crispy Hard Tacos and I'm never disappointed. I've left several raving Yelp reviews in the past and I see they're no longer there. I've seen this place different owners throughout the years. Some good and some not so good. One thing that hasn't change though is their delicious hot sauce. My visit yesterday I ordered 2 Shredded Beef Hard Shell Tacos with Rice/Beans ($12.95) The Refried Beans didn't taste the same like I've had here over the years. Maybe they no longer use Lard.... They still make their own Tortilla Chips which I like with that delicious Hot Sauce. There's inside and outside seating and the tables always look cleaned. If you're looking for some good Mexican Food come here for sure. read more

El Torero - Mexican Near Me - Corona, California

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My review is based off of my delivery order: I ordered the pozole small, two tacos plate with all beans, and four taquitos plate plus a Lime jarritos. First off I woke up craving pozole, which is really the only thing that I actually wanted. (Out of stock but still completed the order) Under the tacos plate they show the fried ones with various meat cheese lettuce tomato. I guess it was a bit naive to think they'd fry up some carne asada but those crunchy tacos with the pozole is what I craved. Instead got two street tacos. Thinking I'd be able to get my Lime Jarritos to wash it down.... instead I was given tamarind, I don't even like tamarind. Now that that's over with, understand the order will go through despite canceled MAIN items and they will switch out drinks for what they see fit, I mean they could have atleast canceled the drink too cause the flavor was out of stock. Only ate the tacos, not bad. Good spicy salsa on the side, beans were cool. read more

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Hands down the best hard shell tacos in the IE. , Taco Tuesday is 3/$8 potato chicken shredded beef, they're all great!

We made a girlfriend's birthday brunch for a group of 7 at El Torito in Corona the server Diana was attentive to our group brought our food & drinks out fast and fresh. Making sure our group was taken care of. The manager Javier introduced himself and was helpful letting us know of restaurant specials and events coming up. Will definitely be going back. read more

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We've been doing business here for 28 years & love the food! Unfortunately this will be the last time. All because of a simple mistake and rude employee. My wife placed our usual order of hard shelled chicken tacos with extra cheese. I picked up the order after practice, got home took a shower and settled down to eat. Unfortunately we got beef instead of chicken. No problem; it's happened before. Went back to get the correct order because we don't eat beef. This guy checked the order and insisted my wife ordered beef! He was rude and refused to correct it. I asked if he was the owner & he said no & the owner wasn't home! He said he didn't know her phone number and refused to give his name! All over an about $10 bucks! Ok, sadly we won't be able to support this business anymore over this guy! read more

El Torero - Rude worker who lied about the owners phone number. Got my order wrong and refused to correct it! - Mexican Near Me - Corona, California

Javier was great! He took great care of our large party. We will definitely be coming back and bringing more friends and family!

Dropped in for a company lunch and Javier took our large party asap and gave great service!

Food is good but If ordering from Uber Eats expect long delays! Food was 40 mins late Uber driver says this place has terrible time management. read more

Ordered bacon breakfast burritos and they were made with semi raw bacon. We tried to call to sort it out and we were spoken over and rushed off the phone. read more

El Torero - Mexican Near Me - Corona, California

Came to brunch with my family had a great time and Laura, Is the best.The food is excellent.

Javier the manager was so good! Sky was my server and she was wonderful and very helpful. The food was good and the ambiance even better.

I come all the way from San Bernardino this place has the best tacos out here no lie. Service is a 9/10 read more

El Torero - Fire salsa - Mexican Near Me - Corona, California

Never disappoints, always so good. Chile is very spicy but addicting. Just posting this to update their new menu... me and my family definitely eat here multiple times a month :) I definitely recommend you call in your order ahead of time if you plan to take home... especially big orders. Seating is very tight in here and limited fountain drinks but they have horchata! read more

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I have nothing bad to say about this place at all we stopped to try it we must moved back to Corona and hadn't tried it before and let me tell you they are probably the best food I have had in a long time. The service is excellent the only thing i would say is the young lady didn't seem to be able to answer questions about the menu. The food is so flavorful and just warm and delicious: I will definitely be back over and over again. We got the hard tacos and the carne con chile. The carne con chile is spicy and full of flavor and a decent size serving. The hard shell tacos are moist and hard all at the same time. Definitely a must try read more

El Torero - Mexican Near Me - Corona, California

It took 50 minutes to get our takeout order of 2 items plus chips and salsa. Many people who ordered after us for dine in received their food before us. The woman also forgot our chips/salsa and we had to remind her and wait even longer for her to prepare that for us. Overall the food is good but the wait time is absolutely ridiculous. Maybe try dine in or delivery, but would never do takeout again. read more

Our server Laura was awesome very attentive to our party. Excellent customer service and always asking if we needed anything picking up all of our empty plates to make sure we had enough room read more

The best tacos and the best customer service . Javier is the best !!! Please come visit .

The food was great!! It is always so fresh. Thank you for the great service. We will be back very soon.

Hmm Yelp need some help.. looked for a new place to try while we were waiting for a car repair. Happened upon El Torero and what a great surprise. Thought we'd try it out. The few parking spots were empty when we arrived and this little mom and pop place was a little questionable but we needed some pozole and tacos pronto. My hangry face was fast approaching. Walked through the door and it was like a whole different place. Well maintained tables that didn't wobble. No rips in the chairs. Beverage cooler filled with an assortment of drinks. A clean clear menu with great prices and super friendly service. We waited for our order and it totally hit the spot. Pozole was so big we had to take half home. Tacos live up to the reputation. They're really good if you order anything try the crunchy tacos. By the time we finished our meal the parking lot was full. We realized we found a hidden gem. read more

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Foodlooks authentic in the pictures but something esle whenyou eat it. I was disappointed in the tacos..

First time trying it, I passed up my normal Del Taco Tuesday to check this place out, it's different ,taco were crispy, home made type of tacos I tried both the shredded beef & ground beef kind of like the ground beef better, No Carne Asada so I was disappointed about that, other than that it was ok. read more

Delicious food, whether you need catering or a snack! We love their potato tacos and they have a great variety of drinks too!

My brother Jose passed away 10 years ago, and just recently my brother Victor came home bragging about these tacos. He told me, "Lora, you need to try this taco place Jose kept telling me about years ago." It only took him a decade to remember, but wow... these tacos are insanely good! The hard shell ones -- holy moly . Thanks for the tip, brother Jose long story short try the hard shell tacos and the chimichangas too read more

I've been coming here for years and even through changes throughout the years the food is still delicious. I'm a sucker for their salsa.

I would recommend their hard shell chicken tacos ! They are the bomb as well as their salsa 10/10 read more

El Torero - Chicken Hard Shell Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Corona, California

Food is over prised for being fast food, the place is not cleaned in a sanatary way because they use dirty cloths to clean tables and the staff have horrible intitled adetude and do not respect their customers. read more

Good service. Clean place, Good Ambiance , Staff Friendly. A bit pricey but good food.

I was ordering online here a ton (3-4x per week) for months but something changed. Previously my orders were always perfect and I was stoked. Then it took a turn. My orders started arriving incorrect and the quality was much worse. The orders also took significantly longer. I ordered burritos often but started to notice a mildew odor on the paper wrapping the burritos. This happened several times. Then the fries started to have this awful greasy taste as well as an odor. I'm not sure what changed or if someone was trying to cut costs but I won't be ordering from here any more. I really enjoyed this place and I'm so disappointed. read more

I have been wanting to try this place and I did today, I ordered the taquito and I was NOT disappointed. The beans were very good and the rice was even better. I recommend this place. read more

WOW! I came here on a recommendation for the "best crunchy tacos" and they live up to the hype! I ordered a shredded beef taco and a potato taco with a side of guacamole. They came up as $3 each, which is a little pricey. The man who took my order was really friendly and the service was quick. It's a small place but they do have interior seating. The tacos were hot and fresh and loaded up with diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and cheese! They came with sides of red salsa, which was delicious. The guacamole isn't true guacamole like you might expect; it's a thinner pourable style. It is creamy and seems like it probably has dairy in it (I'm not positive though). All in all I really liked my food and told my coworkers about this place! My only gripes right now: they open at 9am, but they serve breakfast, so I'm sitting here writing this review at almost 8:30am and hungry for a breakfast burrito but have to wait. Other con is the prices are a bit high, but at least the food is good! Will definitely be back. read more

El Torero - Crunchy tacos! The best! - Mexican Near Me - Corona, California

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Very disappointed with today's service. I come to this place at least twice a week because I love their tacos and taquitos deals but recently, they went up heavily in price and stopped serving them with tomatos and onions. The taquito order is priced at $6.99 for 5 small taquitos. The owner took our order today and wanted to charge us an extra full dollar for each individual taquito to add onions and tomatos. He wanted to charge us extra for no good reason at all. When we asked him why they stopped serving with tomatos and onions he said " i have customers right now" and hung up on us! Very disappointed. read more

Ok first of let me say by far the best crispy tacos for Taco Tuesday ever! 3 tacos for $6.99 on Tuesdays and Fridays. Their salsa is so good too. We also tried their cheeseburgers and omg the best burgers in Corona honestly! So much good flavor in the meat. The fries are your crinkly cut fries which were nice and fresh and crisp. The prices are very reasonable. It's a little hole in the wall place tucked behind the shady motel and del taco. Do yourself a favor and try the shredded chicken tacos. I noticed a lot of people picking up their orders so if you don't want to wait then just call and say to go. They make everything fresh so you will wait but the food is so worth it. Can't wait to try more menu items. read more

The crunchy tacos are so good. Not greasy, plenty of cheese, and the meat is tender. Their house salsa is also pretty dang good. read more

Been living in corona for years always seen this place decided to go in and try some food honestly everything I got was delicious the hard tacos were awesome I'm definitely goin back to try the whole menu read more

First time coming here and had a great experience. Ordered their 4 hard shell tacos (2 ground beef and 2 shredded beef) and both were quite tasty. I especially like the ground beef because it was seasoned well and quite tasty. I also got their whipped orange Agua Fresca and with a refill it was a great deal. Their tacos taste just like Tito's in LA so I'm glad I found this hidden gem here Corona. Staff here is super friendly. Indoor dining areas are very clean and spotless. Even their outdoor restroom is clean. Definitely a great experience here. Will be back here during the week days to enjoy their other deals. read more

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I hate to even write this review because the food is great!! But tonight I was intentionally ignored when picking up an order for DoorDash, The lady was so rude, she was putting coins in the drawer and counting money while my food sat on counter ready. I asked her if I could please have the food, she walked over and looked at it and proceeded to the back where where she then filled up 8 salsa bottles as slow as possible knowing my food was still sitting there, then she proceeded to put lids on all the bottles still not packaging my order, I wanted 10 min to make zero money!! We get paid barely anything to deliver, time is money and this lady is straight rude!!! I canceled the pickup, let the food get cold and she can remake, I hope the nice owner guy who always helps me read this... this lady is horrible representing your place of business. Rather, I'm picking up a DoorDash or in there as a customer myself this lady is constantly rude. She needs to learn to treat all her customers, including DoorDash customers with kindness and respect for their time. read more

The crunchy hard tacos are so good beef tacos. The salsa is chef Kiss. I love this place.