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    El Torito

    4.4 (1.6k reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
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    EL TORITO ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Dogs allowed

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    Tashonda J.

    Stopped in for a quickie bite! The service here was fantastic. Everyone we encountered was so nice and accommodating. It was so refreshing to encounter people working in the restaurant industry and just being so nice. Shoutout to ANGEL!!!! he was sooo nice and he sat us at our table! Food was delicious and drinks were top tier!! Will definitely come back!!

    Sara S.

    Ernesto is the best! We love el Torito for the best mommy brunch ever. He is very responsive to our bottomless mimosas. Food is good. Service is good. We are happy ! We love El Torito

    Street corn $4 Raspberry sage lemon drop $10
    Hedi K.

    Juan Carlos or "JC" was incredibly transparent in sharing with me the Happy Hour options vs regular menu at the bar. My server Danny was also very attentive and his service was excellent. The bar ambiance was very relaxing and I was able to get some work done while I ate. Will definitely come back and recommend.

    A birthday dessert
    C.C. M.

    El Torito Torrance is a great place to enjoy a leisurely Sunday Brunch! It's AYCE with bottomless mimosas, coffee, iced tea, orange juice, and soft drinks. There's a fantastic selection of Mexican entrees, a salad station, soup station, omelette bar, dessert station, kiddie station (has small boxed cereals, milk, fries, chicken nuggets), and drinks like cucumber melon, horchata, and jamaica. The price is $36.99 for each adult and $13.50 for each child. Be aware that there is an additional 4.99% surcharge added to your bill before tax. This surcharge is generally a fee charged by the credit card companies, which the restaurant passes on to the customer. As we were celebrating a birthday, we had a party of eight people and we paid in cash. We pointed this out to our server, but he insisted that the purpose of the change was "to keep (us) from having to increase prices". It's not the server's fault, so we just shrugged it off. I do want to note that we had a party for the AYCE Sunday Brunch the week before this at the El Torito Lakewood. They removed the fee from the bill. This is a fairly small location. It's definitely not as big as the El Torito Lakewood but the selection of food is just as good. The mariachis do not perform at this location. I still think the Sunday Brunch is a pretty good deal.

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    Kendra B.

    I really want to give this place more stars but the reason why is the portions for lunch is so tiny! I have my hand out for a comparison. This fajitas is for a small child portion size who's maybe be under 6 yrs old.even for my child who is 9 yrs old is not enough food for her. The fajitas is actually pretty good tasting for a chain. The service here is very friendly and on top of it. Ambiance is casual and simple. Hopefully after they read this and maybe other people's comment they will modify to a bit bigger portion to match their prices.

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    Jenn G.

    It's been years since I've visited El Torito and so when I saw they were part of dineLA this year I knew it was time for another visit. I have fond memories of visiting El Torito with my parents during their Sunday brunch. For this dineLA, I got to experience dineLA in different way - for dinner! Their dineLA dinner offering is $35 for a 3 course dinner. The first course was the appetizer. I chose to get their Crispy Flautas, while my friend chose to get their Tortilla Soup. The Crispy Flautas appetizer consisted of four grilled chicken and cheese flautas topped with cotija cheese and crema fresca. It was served with jalapeño jelly and red pepper dip. Though this dish was called "Crispy Flautas," I did feel that the "crispy" was by name only. It was not as crisp as I would have liked. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed this appetizer. It was packed with ingredients and flavors. The dipping sauces were good but not necessarily needed because the flautas with the crema fresca were already rich and tasty. The only thing lacking was the crispness. I tried a bit of my friend's Chicken Tortilla Soup and enjoyed the warm broth with chunks of chicken, avocado and tortilla strips. This was a good, light starter. For our main courses, we opted to get the Fajitas Duo with grilled chicken and skirt steak and the Carne Asada and Shrimp plate. When the Fajitas Duo came, I was surprised that it wasn't served sizzling. I'm used to having restaurants serve fajitas sizzling and smoking hot (the kind of sizzling where your clothes end up smelling like food at the end of the meal). The fajita dish was warm but definitely not sizzling. It was a little bit of a bummer but the most disappointing thing was the meat was dry. I felt both the chicken and skirt steak lacked juiciness. The side guacamole (which they initially forgot to give), definitely helped with this. The grilled vegetables also gave it a bit more flavor. I would honestly pass on fajitas next time. My friend's Carne Asada and Shrimp seemed to be the better entree. Even though this plate also consisted skirt steak, the steak for this dish was more tender and flavorful. It perhaps could be the pico de gallo that it came with. The third course was dessert. I got the Deep Fried Ice Cream and my friend got the Flan. The Deep Fried Ice Cream was a winner! I loved the crisp outer shell and the vanilla ice cream that was topped with cinnamon sugar coating. This dessert was delightful and delicious! The flan was also really enjoyable. The rich vanilla custard was smooth and sweet. I can without a doubt say dessert was the best course because of this flan and the ice cream. Overall it was nice to be back at El Torrito after so many years. dineLA definitely gave a nice opportunity to try out a variety of their offerings. I did feel like there were a few misses but nothing too bad. (The fajitas were too dry for me. I also noticed their chips were not that crisp). Nevertheless there were also some memorable and tasty dishes. (Don't skip on the dessert). For $35, I definitely left happy and full.

    Create your own.
    Evan F.

    I had the street tacos, again, probably for the fifth time. I love the ingredients and the provided salsa. The blend makes for great flavor. For the appetizer we had the "fresh tableside guacamole." Not our first time ordering this item but it not prepared at our table. Frankly we enjoy the show and it was a bit disappointing for it to be brought of the kitchen in a bowl. But it will tasted goof, although a bit on the warm side. The waiter asked if we wanted more chips since there were only a few on the plate. The place was busy and the chips didn't come to our table for over 5 minutes. Not a big deal. We felt a bit rushed as the main courses were brought out by the server well before we finished the appraiser. That's why I dropped a star considering the waiters and servers are usually very attentive. Hopefully next time will be better. Parking till good in their big parking lot. It's a nice location

    Chandra H.

    My mom and I decided we wanted Mexican food while we were out shopping so we chose El Torito on Hawthorne Blvd in Torrance. The restaurant was clean and we were immediately greeted with friendly, fast service. Once seated our waiter came to greet us. He was very nice and attentive. He always gave us updates on when our food would be ready and even asked us if we had any food allergies as we were ordering. I got a small bowl of chicken tortilla soup. The avocado had several dark areas like it had been sitting out too long. Our waiter immediately apologized and brought me a fresh cup with perfect slices of avocado. My mom ordered a chicken taco and chicken enchilada with rice and beans. I ordered the lemon rosemary chicken fajitas with rice and beans. Our food was hot, fresh and seasoned well. Of course I ate too many chips with that delicious and a little spicy salsa and had to take my food home. My mom too! The next day we both warmed up our food and it was delicious. I even shared my fajitas with my husband who also said everything tasted good. I totally forgot to take pics of our meals!!!

    Menudo
    Irma I.

    So many choices! We made a reservation for 7 for Sunday brunch, this is the second time visiting and first time during brunch, area is very clean and organized, personnel friendly, the restaurant has a welcome vibe, prices are fair considering there are dozens of choices, food is fresh and has a homemade taste. Will definitely be back

    Edmund C.

    Sunday Brunch at its best...The service is excellent and the food is so delicious. The staff surprised my Daughters and sang Happy Birthday with delicious Flan and a candle. I will bring my family back for Mother's Day to enjoy the Mariachis.

    Jody S.

    This El Torito has been around a long time. I realized how valuable this location is to the area. The staff have always friendly and helpful. Service is on par and the wait for food is minimal. I came here recently to redeem my birthday entree Reward (with sign up for their reward program). We opted for the bar area to access their happy hour menu. Here you can order both happy hour items and regular menu items, the best of both worlds. I ordered the Sea Taco Trio with Shrimp. It was great and the shrimp was delicious, however I preferred the salsa to add extra flavor vs. the sauce it came with! The chips and salsa are delicious! The chips are nice and warm and I couldn't get enough of the salsa. It has a little kick/spiciness but very very good. I loved it so much, I couldn't finish my main meal. My son picked the chicken tenders with a side of fruit for his kid's meal. This had a good seasoning. Although this is not a specialty of theirs, it was a really good deal: choice of kids entree, side dish and a sundae for a really good price. Happy Hour for the margaritas is a must! Such a great deal especially in today's economy. The happy hour mini tacos is filling as this comes with 4 mini tacos, however seems to have a bit more refried bean and chorizo filling than the actual steak pieces. Great for $6! Overall we had a great experience.

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    Ernesto kept the mimosas flowinnnng .. Sunday brunch is always the best! The food was so good and everything is always so clean

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    Favorite place for casual girls brunch with unlimited mimosas. Lots of food options and great service. Ernesto is awesome.

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    We had a great experience with Danny and J.C. as our servers. Highly recommend El Torito! We will be back again soon!

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    ERESTOOOOOO! He's a great waiter and stayed on top of our mimosas. The food was great as well!!

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    Our wait went above na beyond for his service , very attentive food came out quickly I would go back.

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    Do they still have outside seating at this location?

    No they don't.

    Do they have enough TVs to watch the NFL games on Sunday?

    Is there a separate private area for large groups?

    Yes they have a side area that you can reserve. I think it holds about 50 maybe more.

    How much is the Sunday brunch?

    $32 for adults and $12 for kids

    How much is the Sunday Brunch?

    $32 for adults and $12 for kids

    What are your Sunday brunch hours?

    Hi Serena, Our Sunday brunch is from 9am-2pm every Sunday! We hope to see you soon.… Read more

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    4.5
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    The sauteed mushrooms are definitely the best thing we ate, had a lot of flavor and loved the bread…read moreit came with! They gave very generous salad portions The grilled salmon was good, well cooked and flavorful. The green beans were definitely overcooked. The ribeye was good (needed some salt though) definitely better with the horseradish than the chimichurri. The ribeye with chimichurri was a special, but the chimichurri did not have much flavor. The baked potato was good, the mash potatoes were ok, I expected a stronger garlic flavor. The shrimp was flavorful but overcooked. The mac n cheese was not creamy, it seemed like just cheese and noodles. Very oily but a generous portion. Overall the best food imo was the mushrooms and salmon. The service was very slow, but they were understaffed so our waitress seemed to be doing all of the work. She was very apologetic about it This place is very old school, and definitely appeals to an older crowd.

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    4.5
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    4.5
    (251 reviews)
    2.1 mi
    $$$
    Family-owned & operated
    Takes reservations

    We came here on a weeknight looking for a late dinner in South Redondo. They were busy but we…read morefortunately got a table for two without reservations. My daughter and I shared the Caesar Salad and Chicken Paillard. The salad was good. I added the smoked fish which had a slightly sweet taste so it was not my daughter's favorite. The Chicken Paillard was amazing! The jidori chicken is very juicy but the sauce takes it to another level. I would order that dish again. Their staff is very nice and helpful. The server who kept refilling our drinks recommended we order french fries to dip into the chicken paillard sauce since we raved about it. That was a good suggestion since we were sharing the dish. Overall, this restaurant was just our style. It is cozy but elevated, the staff is attentive, and the food and wine are delicious.

    We came to Salt & Pearl to celebrate my 50th birthday, and I can honestly say it was one of the…read morebest dining experiences I've had in a long time. After reading reviews, I came specifically for the Fish & Chips, and they absolutely delivered. But before I get to that, the service deserves a shout-out. From the hostess who greeted us to our server throughout the meal, everyone was friendly, attentive, and genuinely seemed to care that we had a great experience. We started with the calamari, which was perfectly cooked and disappeared fast. Then came the Fish & Chips. The fish was crispy, golden brown, and cooked perfectly. What really surprised me was the portion size. These weren't little pieces of fish hiding under a pile of fries--they were massive pieces of cod. My wife and I couldn't stop laughing at how much fish they served. To top it all off, we shared the key lime pie, and it was outstanding. Smooth, creamy, and the perfect balance of sweet and tart. The restaurant has a great atmosphere, parking was easy with plenty of paid options nearby, and every part of the experience felt polished without feeling pretentious. Finding a restaurant that nails the food, service, and overall experience isn't always easy, but Salt & Pearl checked every box for us. Safe to say we've already found a reason to come back. Pro tip: If you're ordering the Fish & Chips, come hungry. Those cod portions are no joke.

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    Nashville Style Chicken Sandwich
    Nashville Style Chicken Sandwich
    Seared Togarashi Encrusted Albacore
    Seared Togarashi Encrusted Albacore
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