I have to say that I'm upgrading this review because we ordered me a taco salad from here yesterday and it was so good. My husband went in and ordered it until to make sure to put extra lettuce in it because most places when you order a taco salad it's all toppings and no lettuce. This was one of the best taco salads I've had he got chicken on top. The chicken was very tasty. The lettuce was good and all of the toppings were really tasty as well and I forgot how good their salsa and cheese dips are. But my main complaint before was simply that they did not do Carrie out very well at all, but evidently that's changed which I was very pleased with. Of course this is totally different from what I've ordered in the past still though the service was great. Steve had no problems with it and if you've never been there, it's got a really nice ambience. It's a nice place to go and sit down. Frankly, I'm disabled with multiple sclerosis and the heat kills me. It's nice in there but right now our cars air-conditioning is broken so we're doing bring home and I'm not leaving the house! And it's good to know that we can order from here when we want something to take home and that it's much better than it used to be so I give them kudos for that. read more

It was our first time eating at El Toro. The food and service were great. Our waitress was friendly and attentive. The atmosphere was clean and spacious. Our grandchildren left there happy and full. Oh don't leave off the sopapillas, they were a delicious treat after our meal. Will return there again on our next visit to Oklahoma. read more

My husband and I were staying overnight in Lawton, OK. We stopped here for lunch. We ordered their chunky guacamole.. absolutely delicious. I enjoyed 2 spicy margaritas.. it was truly a classic with a twist.. perfectly balanced so refreshing. My husband enjoyed Woodford Bourbon Reserve.. pour was generous.. great selection. We enjoyed our time there so much we returned for our nightcap. I enjoyed La Frida absolutely a treat!!! One sip and your mouth was happy. My husband enjoyed more Woodford Reserve. I don't know the next time we will Be in Lawton, OK but I will Absolutely make it my business to return next time I'm In the area. The service was exceptional.. very nice.. very cordial.. very attentive. The ambiance was relaxing and easy going. Truly a gem. read more

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Second time visiting, and it was something of a disappointment. Service was absent, the server acted as if she was doing us a favor. Ordered a tricolor burrito, the flavors were outstanding, but it was served at room temperature. read more

Food is very good, full of flavor and made just right,service is fast friendly and very helpful, plenty of room quet enough to talk. read more

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I'm giving it a three stars. Went here for taco Tuesday because it's the right thing to do. The tacos were 3 dollars a taco which isn't bad at all. I'll start with Service. I think our waiter's name was Danny or Phil or something like that. Skinny tall white kid. Super nice, attentive, and was always on point. Never missed a beat. I will give him a 5 star for service. The margarita flight was pretty cool and I say the peach one was the best one. The chips and sauces were amazing. It's a pretty chill environment to be sat with the bros after work. Let's start with tacos. I got two birria, one al pastor, and one asada. In total to be 13 dollars which isn't bad at all. The birria i had very high hopes for. It lacked a little bit of flavor and my tortilla wasn't as crispy tasty as it should be when it's dipped in consume. Overall i would give it another chance. The Al pastor was the biggest disappointment of all. It lacked flavor and i think the only saving grace were the pineapple chunks. The asada was good, it was on point. I think i should have just got that instead. Overall the tacos is 3/5. Overall it is not a bad place. I just believe the food should come out on time as people in my table for food, some food was forgotten, and some orders were mixed up. I would give it another go to try it again and write a better review. read more

El Toro - Margarita flight - Mexican Near Me - Lawton, Oklahoma

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IF YOUR A CARNISTAS LOVER LIKE I AM THIS IS NOT THR PLACE! SO IMMEDIATELY, TURN AROUND. -1 Star! Right when you come through the doors, you immediately are memorized by the Fritz Memoir paint on the wall and would think that this is an actual great place to eat. Colorful walls, good smelling atmosphere and an easy move to the bar where there is a variety of choices in Tequila. The menu was very easy to go thru and not too complicated to choose from. Plenty of photos for main attractive dishes that probably are the main choices. What surprises me is that how authentic this place looks and feels; I was surprised of them not having carnitas choices! Your kept to the cheese, chicken, shrimp, and beef style tacos and orders. I was also surprised of not seeing any Pesole or Menudo since they had other soupas options. Drinks were both in draft and bottled which are always a good thing, but sadly when you go to the draft the cups aren't filled to the brim. Arrangement were made to fit as if they can house a lot so table space were very tight. Especially if you have a big group, doable. Flavor was good, but had better. Sides were super expensive as well as the drinks. Overall I give this place a 3 star. I was hoping that this spot would have Raw Oysters like majority authentic called joints, but no. read more

El Toro - Carne Asada (medium) topped with peppers and onions w/ refried beans and Mexican rice - Mexican Near Me - Lawton, Oklahoma

Used to be our favorite. Gone down hill in the last year. Huge price hike, smaller portions, food quality like cheaper meat, rice, beans all taste different. Used to be a gem nows its a bust really really really really disappointed. read more

The food was fine and the service was excellent. I would to compliment Shayna. She is an attentive server and a very nice young lady.

The service was good. Food was okay. But here's the reason why we are giving this place a 1 star. My sister ordered their alcohol drink which comes in this plastic patron tiny bottle that you can get from Amazon. They took her license and hold on to it. When she asked for it back AFTER paying the bill the server said no because per their policy they're afraid we might walk out with their bottles. The server said they have to take the bottles first and then give the license back. The only reason why my sister wants her license back is because she's afraid the server might forget. I've been to many places, even outside the country and no one ever hold on to our license when we order alcohol. If the restaurant is so afraid someone steals their cheap tiny bottle, why not put the customers credit card on tap instead? This restaurant needs to rethink their policy. read more

El Toro - Don't get this. They will hold on to your license and might forget to give back to you. - Mexican Near Me - Lawton, Oklahoma

Your Owners need to read this and many other reviews that are the same. And make changes. If not you will close your doors in 6 months or less. Spent over $100 for this visit. When this First opened up a few years ago it was great over the next times I visited the food quality greatly diminished. In January I brought my family of 8 and the food was just ok. Service not so good. I said that I wont come back. Today my daughter asked to go there because she remembered how it was in the past when she was here. We agreed and had three Carne Asada taco plates, El pastore taco plate and the Birria taco plate. They were terrible. Although the plates them selves were hot the food was not. The charro beans and rice was cold. The Pastore tacos had 50% or more of nothing but pineapple and Onions barely any meat and was cold. The Carne Asada tacos weren't cooked all the way they were opaque in color no flavor. The waitress asked if everything was good I said not really all she said was Sorry. Really? So asked to speak to the manager which was young maybe in his 20s. And explained everything, he just said thanks for your response. Really didn't seem to care. This is the last time I or my multiple family members will ever go there again. read more

Went in and ordered fajitas for two combo. They came out one plate of rice smallest bowl of beans if you call it a bowl or like a dish there was four pieces of chicken four pieces of steak. This is what they were charging $35 for. When I asked to speak to the manager and kind of came up and confused and then tried to tell me it was only the fajitas for one that they brought out. I highly doubt that unless the waitress was a complete moron because she repeated fajita read more

The chips were stale, the salsa was flat and the queso tasted like it came off a shelf at Walmart. I had acarne asada taco platter and the beans were runny like a liquid and the tacos were cold as could be. The service was good which is why I give it 2 stars we had a good waitress. The restaurant itself was set up nice and seemed authentic. read more

Overpriced Fajitas- $24 for little protein and mostly vegetables. Pictures in menu more appetizing then what is served. Service is adequate. Bench seating looks like old reused restaurant equipment. 2 people for $60 dollar dinner, one small margarita. Will save my money and eat elsewhere. read more

This restaurant was recommended to me. I was thoroughly disappointed. At best the food was mediocre. My lunch partner had chili relleno, which was serviced cold. Evidently the relleno was frozen,(not restaurant made) then put in the micro-wave to be heated. The lunch was sent back, only to be given the same plate that was reheated. (You would have thought the manager would come over and apologize). My enchilladas had good chicken in them, but no flavor. The red sauce was more like a red food coloring with no flavor. The blanco sauce was ok. I would not return, as there are far better Mexican restaurants in Lawton. BTW, I was offered a sopapilla. It again was a frozen pastry that was just reheated. read more

This place is legit. The service was great and Katie was an amazing server. Will def be coming back again!

They have the freshest & best guacamole from the appetizer menu!! Been 3 times with other people & 2 of the times our food was not as we ordered. We ordered crunchy tacos but got soft tacos, then ordered chilaquiles with scrambled eggs but got a fried egg that was semi runny YUK! The Chicken nachos had the chicken at the bottom of the nachos & barely any cheese! I'll go for the guac but so far not impressed with the rest of the food. read more

I will start with the positives.... The chips were fresh and perfect! The unsweet tea was delicious and fresh! Service was nonexistent even though their were four tables two six waitresses. Hospital food has more flavor. The cheese dip tasted like it came out of a can and if you love mild salsa this is your place. The green salsa was creamy and tasted like lime juice. We were rushed out of the place it felt like even though it took 30 plus minutes to get our food. The rice was bland and very crunchy. The sopapilla tasted like it was several days old. Restaurant appeared very clean and they were quick to clean tables with you still sitting at them. read more

Don't let the fact this restaurant is in a plaza fool you. Their food is delicious. The rice and the beans have that authentic fresh taste and the salsa is extremely refreshing. Our server was so kind and even mentioned local events that were going on for the weekend. The mango margarita is an absolute must try! Overall this place offers a bar to eat and have drinks, a dinning area for smaller crowds, as well as a larger room for bigger parties. read more

Food was good, service was good and place was clean. THe place was good enough to make me want to come back.

The salsa was pretty decent but overall my meal was not it. And where was the cheese on my birria tacos? We the people wanna know! read more

El Toro - Birria tacos - Mexican Near Me - Lawton, Oklahoma

Four stars for the waitstaff!! They are extremely nice and attentive. Overall the restaurant was clean and the decor was on par for the theme. The food however was very bland and lack luster. Kind of typical of the flavorless "Mexican" food in Lawton. Nothing that should have been spicy had any hint of spice. Chips were hard and salsa was more of a tomato pace picante style sauce than anything. read more

Flies everywhere. Human (I hope) hair in the chips. Could barely make it through eating because of all of the flies landing on my plate, hands and buzzing around my face. Only to find a hair at the bottom of my chips while my wife and I were waiting for the check Will not come again. Highly discourage others from coming. read more

The fish tacos are to die for & super yummy, 20/10, amazing & I most definitely will eat them again.

Late post. Went here a few weeks ago for the first time. I really like it there. Nice ambiance, staff and food. Had the ceviche this time, my lady got the shrimp tacos. Ceviche was great, might have to try the tacos next time. read more

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I love alll about this place .... Its hard to find a good mexican food place here in oklahoma.... The appetizers the drinks and the food were amazing and the staff ita great ... super recomend for a date nite read more

El Toro - Cantarito !!! 10/10 love it - Mexican Near Me - Lawton, Oklahoma

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The first few times it was absolutely amazing . After that the same meal was disappointing. Polo Alandes. If the menu says potato and I get beans and rice ... chicken was rubber. We really still like the chips and cheese. Drinks are good . read more

We had the lunch enchilada with ground beef and chili topping, enchilada with shredded beef and red topping, and steak quesadilla. the ground beef enchilada was salty, gritty, and plain chili topping. The other enchilada was seasoned right, tasted good edpecially the red topping which had a little kick of spice which was perfect. Their rice was great and had no corn in it which is as it should be. So 2 out of 3 had high marks.... meaning we will come back again to try other menu items and avoid the ground beef enchilada. read more

The Drinks were good, the people were nice, and the atmosphere was great. However, the kitchen just ain't hittin all the points. We each tried something different and it was all just very "mid". read more

El Toro - Queso Fundidos, Enchilada, Birria tacos - Mexican Near Me - Lawton, Oklahoma

We went to El Toto for the first time last night and I ordered the Raging Shrimp Tacos. They were truly delicious . And the sauce was excellent as well. There were three taco with plenty of shrimp and it came with rice and refried beans. The beans were very good and the rice was fine. The waitress was new and a couple of people mentioned she could have come by the table a few more times but for me, the service was excellent. The ambiance was either a small room or an indoor open air atmosphere which was nice. Overall a very pleasant experience with very good food. The manager was also very attentive, coming by several times. Definitely worth going back, we loved it! read more

So I placed a order for the Elote bowl, which turned out to be a cup....absolutely not for $8 and then the cup wasn't even full. Why advertise a bowl and it comes in a cup ‍ then it was a 6-8oz cup. read more

I have been going to this restaurant since it opened to in person seating. It was great in the beginning. But I have noticed since it has become a popular spot, both service and food orders have gone downhill. I complained once before and management apologized. Last night both mine and my husband's food orders were incorrect. I ordered the El Tazon bowl with fajita beef. I was served the bowl missing rice, guacamole and the slaw mention in the description. Once I asked for rice and guacamole it was brought. My dish was cold by then. My husband ordered the Lawton burrito. It was served with cubed fried potatoes, not the rice and beans listed in the menu. He ate it and didn't send it back. I understand busy and high turnover, but get the orders correct, especially when people are paying good money to enjoy your food. read more

Excellence service! Quick and delicious food! Restaurant was very clean and waitress was very attentive.

Been to El Toro twice so far. The first time I was with the date and both of us had a tri-color something and we each tried the others and both agreed they were delicious. Today I went and got the chorizo egg and bean burrito with breakfast potatoes. It was also delicious. The decor is nice and appropriate to the restaurant. I've had two different waitresses one had very little clue about the menu or what was on it but it was early when they first open and she was probably new. The other was a little bit more knowledgeable and seemed more comfortable in the role. I forget what I paid for the date but today's meal for the burrito, a soda, side of avocado, and a cup of queso was $21. I feel that's a fair price and I left satisfied. My only complaints if I had any were that the salsa is sweet and tastes almost like a marinara sauce and the other salsa has too much onion but I'm also not a fan of onions. Speaking of which, the breakfast potatoes had tomatoes and onions chopped up in them which I was able to eat around so it wasn't that big a deal but it would have been nice if I could have got that as an option to exclude as the menu didn't say anything about that. But overall I'm pleased with the experience and will be returning. read more

El Toro - Chorizo, egg, black bean burrito with queso, fried potatoes and side of avocado - Mexican Near Me - Lawton, Oklahoma

Have been here twice now. The first time when they first opened and about a month later. The first trip was good and we were surprised not to see the same ol stuff as every other Mexican restaurant. The menu had plenty of options to try and explore your taste buds. The service was a little slow but they were really busy as they just opened. This last trip was even better the menu had expanded and now you receive your cheese with your salsa. Our wait staff was great and very attentive. This one will be a regular rotation read more

Atmosphere is amazing! Service is on point, food and drinks soo delicious! Definitely worth it and will be going back.

We were in town to watch our oldest son graduate from basic. When we travel we rarely eat at chain restaurants and this place was next to our hotel. I am so glad that we tried this place but at the same time I'm sad I live 14 hours away. This has to be one of the best experiences we've had during our travels. The food was absolutely delicious, their top shelf margarita was one of the best I've had, and the service was exceptional. Our waitress in particular, wish I remembered her name, was one of the kindest people I've ever met. See, we went to dinner after dropping our son off back at the barracks and I was a hot mess express... we needed to feed our two other boys and I was in no place to want to sit in a restaurant so we needed to order something to go. We (my husband and I) walked in and were immediately greeted and seated after telling the hostess we were just placing a to-go order. They sat us in the bar area and promptly brought us a basket of chips, two salsas (the best I've ever had but I like spicy and cilantro), and waters. My husband told the server we weren't staying long and she expressed that they always serve the chips and salsa regardless of how long we'd be there. My husband asked about their margaritas and the server recommended the top shelf, I gladly accepted and the drinks were brought to us quickly. Placed our to-go order and sipped our margaritas... drinks were so tasty, it was like a margarita on the rocks with a frozen one floating on top and went down like a fat kid on a see-saw. Our food was ready just as we finished our drinks. The amount of food you get is huge, I didn't come close to finishing my meal. If I ever find myself in this area again this would be the place I would go. Soooooooo amazing!! read more

Ordered enchilada dinners to go and they no longer have shredded beef, and the enchiladas were mostly tortilla and no meat. They missed the sour cream and the guacamole containers had less than a teaspoon. Ordered beans on the side and only one dinner had beans so I paid extra for beans that should have been included with both dinners. This was on a Saturday so not sure if it was a staffing issue, but they are not on my 5 star list anymore. read more

WOW! We had a feast! This place was fantastic! I haven't had such good Mexican food in a long long time! My husband and I left there so full! The portion sizes are great! Our waiter, Alex, was so kind and helpful! We will ask for him next time! Thank you for your quality food and service! Also the place is so cute! Such a happy atmosphere! read more

I absolutely love El Toro, I can honestly say it's my favorite Mexican restaurant in Lawton. I would recommend everyone give El Toro a chance. Full disclosure my parents own El Toro. read more