Very clean place. Has groceries at reasonable prices. Tacos are awesome but the secret flavor is in the grilled onions. El lugar está extremadamente limpio. Tienen comestibles a precios razonables. Los tacos están muy buenos pero la cebolla asada tiene un sazón especial! read more

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Wonderful, authentic food and kind, pleasant service at a nice little grocery/restaurant.

Wasn't sure about this place at first but now this is my go to place for Mexican food. Got our order of 10 tacos in less then 15 minutes. 10/10 read more

El Torito - The store front - Mexican Near Me - Little Rock, Arkansas

Best authentic Mexican food in town The service is great They have fresh warm bread everyday in the afternoon that taste amazing. Really great vibe when you go in there everyone is friendly read more

By far the best authentic Mexican in the city. I stop by frequently to get my taco fix, and they are a hit every time. Onions and cilantro always fresh, chorizo perfectly crispy (not greasy) and tortillas nice and warm. I will happily recommend this to people looking for good Mexican in Little Rock. Definitely an underrated spot!! read more

El Torito - Chrorizo tacos - Mexican Near Me - Little Rock, Arkansas

This is the most authentic Mexican restaurant in Arkansas. I Love the food here. I've eaten here many times. The portions are generous.

We visited the market/bakery portion of the restaurant. They have lots of variety of pantry items, meats, and cheese. They also have a large selection of baked goods. The prices are also very reasonable, especially on the baked goods. The prices on the baked goods are much cheaper than you would get at most speciality dessert places. We did not try the restaurant this time, but will definitely go back and check it out! read more

Do not order online off their website!! They have no clue how to run online business. Its connected to a fraud site and they dont know how to fix it so they just say. Sorry man call Google. Unbelievable. Never again will I support this place!! BOOOOO, At tghe very least take down your website before you no longer have a business at all. Someday this will ruin you! read more

By far the best Authentic Mexican food I've had in a MIN, being from Cali and having top authentic Mexican restaurants available is theee Best so coming out to Arkansas for the time being I didn't think I would have found this place. So yummy, they also have a market inside as well so easy shopping when purchasing food. Service was fast didn't have to wait long to order or to receive my food. read more

I went on Sunday for Mother's Day I ordered 1lb of medudo it was the worse menudo in the world I'm from Dallas Texas there mother is 100percent better then Little Rock's menudo and they charged me 20 dollars this restaurant sucks please don't go there I'm surprised they are in business read more

Great find, it's a market with a Carnicería and restaurant. They have fresh pan dulce and bolillos. Ordered 2 wet burritos. They were really good. The burritos on the inside have beans, choice of meat, fried rice. On the outside it will have sour cream, lettuce, and pico. read more

Meh not bad but not great either. Definitely a lot smaller than the Mexican stores I'm use to coming from Los Angeles. But I did find what I needed so that's good read more

Awesome little authentic Mexican market and restaurant. I had the chorizo tacos and they were absolutely the bomb!!!! Definitely going back! read more

There is a Mexican bakery, grocery, and restaurant rolled into one location. The baked goods look *heavenly* (and were quite hard to resist) and there were some harder to find cuts of meat in the butcher case. The food at the restaurant was fantastic. The homemade salsa was flavorful and the perfect level of hotness and the chips were fresh and delightfully fried without being oily. They had a fantastic version of camarones a la diablo - the sauce was addictively smokey. I was super excited to find seasoned ribs on the menu, because I don't see these in many places. They're beef short ribs that have been cut lengthwise, perpendicular to the bone (Korean style) and marinaded in spices. This style of rib is easy to overcook, because they're so thin, but these were juicy and tender. read more

El Torito - Concha (Mexican sweet roll) - Mexican Near Me - Little Rock, Arkansas

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Great find. Restaurant, bakery & store all in one.Chips & Salsa were very tasty! My chicken tacos after I removed some of the cilantro were tasted good, the meat was seasoned well. Hubs enjoyed his enchiladas. Only complaint was our waitress bad attitude. read more

Good selection. Great prices. Bakery, fresh meat and produce sections. Have yummy sweet treats too

Definitely Little Rock's best kept secret, their employees are really nice, the food is 100% Mexican (not Tex-mex) and highly recommend to try their delicious bread! The restaurant is a little bit hidden and small but eating there it's totally worth it. read more

Last day in town came in for lunch ordered the tacos they were awesome. The salsa was good. I can't wait to come back. Would definitely recommend to anybody that wants REAL Mexican food. read more

Food was not bad but it's definitely more expensive than its rated, prices were changed on the menu so probably recently changed d/t overall market increase, which is expected. We spent around $40 for 7 tacos and a quesadilla which usually is around half the price. Other than that, service was good and food was decent. read more

Cute little taqueria & store. Went in for some conchas and ended up grabbing some food on the restaurant side. The barbacoa tacos were so good! I have been searching for some authentic Mexican street tacos since moving from California and this did not disappoint. Highly recommend! read more

I'm a Mexican food snob of the worst variety -- I'll admit it. As a Southern California transplant, I have had a really hard time finding Mexican food in Little Rock that lives up to my (admittedly high) expectations. I was super stoked when hubs took me here for supper last Friday. . .I'm 4 months pregnant, and in addition to being ridiculously large, I'm also beset by random cravings. This evening it was tacos, so instead of Tacos For Life, he suggested we check this place out. Next to marrying me, this might be his best decision ever. . El Torito is a little tienda attached to a restaurant -- it's not huge, but the market has a huge selection, from baked goods to fresh meat. I ordered the burrito de lengua, and it was huge and delicious. They actually had horchata on the menu (unlike most Mexican restaurants I've been to here). The lengua was fresh, tender and flavorful -- the burrito had avocados, crema, and it was perfectly seasoned. My husband ordered 3 tacos and reported they were good. We also had an app of chorizo and queso -- also muy bueno! We took some chicken tacos home for my mom, and she said they were amazing. The salsa is on point, and it's also worth mentioning. The service was excellent -- prompt and pleasant. I've been raving at work this week. I'm a convert and I'll definitely be back!! read more

A hidden gem, SO GOOD! Ordered the combo fajitas, me and my friend shared it and still had some left over! The meat is well seasoned and tender. Also ordered some churros and the milk cake and they were all delicious. They also have a small market/bakery inside which is worth checking out. Good quality, reasonable prices read more

Tacos and bread are absolutely delicious. Like, absolutely some of the best Mexican bread I've had since I was little. The tacos are so flavorful and juicy. Really just great all around. The store is pretty interesting and has basically all necessities for any Hispanic cooking! 10/10, highly recommend read more

First visit and not disappointed at all, pastor burrito was tasty and juicy, the waitress was great and the whole place was clean and well kept read more

Delicious fajitas and great service! Decided to try the butter bread from the bakery...heavenly

What a gem of a Mexican restaurant. The 5 stars are based on legit, authentic Mexican tacos! Tacos are what I was craving and I found it nestled in this Mexican supermarket. I didn't get anything else so I need to further complete another review later... read more

El Torito - Tacos Lengua, Chorizo, El Pastor - Mexican Near Me - Little Rock, Arkansas

I heard really great reviews about the food and bakery and overall atmosphere, which I don't negate, however I was very uncomfortable from the moment I walked in. The language barrier was a bit much and I had no idea how or where to order, let alone if I could seat myself or stand there at the door looking like a lost puppy. Highly recommend speaking Spanish read more

I knew about this little Mexican store since I moved to Little Rock 8 years ago when it was on Bowman next to the now Larry's Pizza. Now it grew! They have fresh bread, and good papaya. I like buying the fresh Mexican cheese here along with some Peruvian products they sell here. They have definitely evolved into a great store now! read more

Seriously, what a GEM. This isn't cheese-smothered Tex Mex, you can get real tacos here. At 2 bucks a pop, you'll want to try every meat they have, smothered in freshly grilled onions, cilantro and lime wedges. There's a little butcher shop in the back and the meats are so fresh and flavorful. Their tortas and burritos are also excellent, and my husband loves the Camarones y peña. Good cheese dip and the freshest guac I've ever had (although I ask for a few lime slices with mine), and both food are very cheap compared to the yuppie "Mexican food" restaurants around Little Rock. The place itself is also a bakery and a store with the restaurant inside, to the right with some tables set out for service. You can get all kinds of cool baked goods, meats, imported Mexican goods, candles, pinatas, etc, but seriously... try it out!!! read more

Best value. Delicious food at a unmatched value. Visit the grocery before you go for the best baked goods in town. Best tacos ever.

Incredible little Mexican mercado. They have a little kitchen and serve up some delicious food as well as a bakery that makes he whole mercado smell incredible. I will definitely be back read more

Having recently moved from Memphis where the taqueria options are endless and the Hispanic grocery products are available anywhere, it's been an adjustment having more limited options here in Little Rock. We decided to go exploring for a new taqueria to try and not only did we find a treasure, there's a Panaderia and mercado included! This is a 3 for 1! My husband ordered the mixed Fajita's and I ordered tacos (barbacoa, al pastor, and asada). Our food came out very fast, and it was WONDERFUL! Both dishes were large portions for the price. The dishes themselves were wonderfully flavored. My favorite tacos were the al pastor (pork with special spices and pineapple) and the barbacoa (Mexican BBQ, traditionally goat, but could be beef as well). The carne asada was great, but I've had better in Memphis. The red and green salsas accompanying the tacos were both equally delicious. My husband ordered a mango agua Fresca which he loved and I ordered tamarind, which I loved. This will definitely be a "go to" place for us. I highly recommend anyone to give this place a try! read more