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    El Toro Mexican Restaurant

    3.9 (149 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Tex-Mex
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Loud
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Pollo Loco
    Kristie W.

    Our waitress, Jennifer, was SUPER nice & helpful. We were trying something different tonight than our norm & we were glad we did with her help. Hubby had the Bandido & I had the Pollo Loco!! They were both yummy & also a lot of food. I have truthfully never had anything that I didn't like here. Their charro beans are like homemade cooking. ~ chunks of ham in them. The queso is always on point here & the guacamole & pico too! Also the salsa & green sauce are delish as well.

    WeRJack

    This place was busy when we parked but was seated promptly. Our waitress, Lilana, was nice, courteous, and checked on us throughout our dinner. The atmosphere is cozy and the Mexican background music not overly loud but added to the ambiance. The chips crispy and the salsa and guacamole sauce were very good. The man devoured his Fiesta Sombrero dinner and kept raving over it. I had the Tijuana dinner and it was so good. We're already talking about when we can come back and bring our family with us.

    Taco Salad and Beef Fajitas

    We have been going here for 5 years. The food is awesome. They all make you feel at home. The staff is awesome especially Stephanie, she's been there since day one. If you want some great Mexican food, please try this place.

    I went to the restaurant recently. The food quality was subpar at best, the dish was so salty it tasted like they dumped the entire salt shaker into it, beans were soured, rice was dry, the taco had meat only no condiments for it. Service wasn't customer service at all. Had to wait for water several times. I took about a half a dozen bites of the entire meal, waiting for the waitress to return. She finally returned I told her about the food, she acted like she didn't care. 90% of the meal was left sitting on the plate. She brought me my ticket because I told her it wasn't consumable. The ticket was for the full price of uneatable food. I have been there before but never again. Nasty food at best . It was on a Sunday and the meal was called a Monetary Dinner. I have photos of the plate of food that was left on the table. Nasty food.

    Taco Salad-presentation was great. That's where the greatnesses ended. Neither the beans or beef were hot.
    Renee B.

    The presentation was great. That's where the greatness ended. It was just OK. My beans and beef in the taco salad were not hot. Hubs enchiladas and beans were BARELY warm. The refried beans were flavorful and could have been so much better had they been hot.

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    1 month ago

    El toro has great Queso and Green sauce. But nothing is better than their service!!! El toro is a great overall Mexican resturant

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    6 months ago

    El Toro is consistently excellent. The food is awesome and the service by Tammy is unmatched anywhere. Always a good time.

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    Hot & delicious food, quick service, and a fantastic waitress. What more could you want? 10/10 would recommend.

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    2 years ago

    if you like Tex-Mex food, this is an excellent place and the staff seem to really enjoy working there

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    El Toro is our favorite Mexican Restaurant in Palestine. We live there "green" salsa. The seafood enchiladas are our favorite!

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    2 years ago

    Free green dip is really good. Prices vs quality of food too high. But good food and atmosphere esp for birthdays their awesome

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    2 years ago

    Awesome food and service, everything was so good. our waitres, Jennifer was 10 stars and the food was 10 stars!! we'll be back!

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    4 years ago

    Been awhile since I've been in here, mostly due to prices. May have gotten a little more competitive with others in town. If so let me know.

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    Ask the Community - El Toro Mexican Restaurant

    Chile rellennos, are they good enough to spend 13.50 for?

    Do take out orders come with chips and salsa?

    Yes, in my times doing take out they do. I haven't done take out there I'm a few years.

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    Saw this place while on Yelp so I decided to give it a try....I'm a very big fan of Tex Mex so upon…read moregoing there parking wasn't a problem really found a spot very quickly...walked in and was not greeted right away but I nice gentleman saw that I was just standing there and since the girl (who actually was at the register) looked like she wanted all the smoke today didn't pay attention..the young man greeted me and walked me to a seat...go again this must be a favorite spot on Sundays cause it was packed but not packed traditional tex mex...very colorful had the big screen tv on the football game which was good....sat there and waited for a good five minutes before my waitress came and greeted herself...her name is Kalani and she was super sweet and attentive...since the drinks was not listed on the menu...I asked what drinks they have and she told me...so I putting my order for the drink and appetizer...not even three minutes past and had my chips and salsa and my drink..chips was fresh and warm and the salsa was good ...okay I'm liking her already...she was not playing today...came back within 15 with my chili con queso and asked was I ready to order...I ordered the Carne Asada..when I tell you the food came out hot and fresh...I can see the smoke...lol...the food was good no issues with the food didn't go to the restroom place was very clean and I guess the owner or manager was there walking around looking...overall I had a good experience...would definitely go back...I would say that they just need to work on their customer service and reiterate how important it is for the business

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    4.4(49 reviews)
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    The picture of the food is beautiful, the plate it was served on was lovely as well. However, i…read morewasn't even slightly impressed with the food sitting on it. I had the $11 chicken fajita tostada plate and it was bland and just 'meh'. Fajita meat was more like a boiled and seasoned shredded chicken. I broke up the tostadas and mixed it all up like a salad and tried to eat it that way. No water was served to us, only bottled water available for purchase and as we had cold water bottles our entire trip and also waiting in the car, i refused to purchase another three bottles. We don't drink sodas so it made for an extremely dry meal. I know this is a taqueria, but I would have loved to munch on chips and salsa while waiting for our food to come out. Thankfully, it was served quickly. My husband ordered a couple of tacos. A cactus and bean taco with an obscene amount of garlic in which we've been tasting all the way home, and i only had one tiny bite. The other taco, which was supposed to be beef fajita meat was more like chopped brisket with absolutely nothing on the taco with it. Our daughter chose wisely not to order anything to eat. Or drink. She just sat and grinned at our expressions when we took a bite or looked at each other after taking a bite. Two extremely spicy bottle sauces were served with the meal. I guess the sauces were to cover the blandness of the food, but then all you tasted was hot pepper sauce with a severe heat and kick to numb your tastebuds. We like to eat local when we travel through places, but this was a definite disappointment.

    Food is excellent, but the tea is so weak it looks and tastes like dirty water. I will only be…read moregetting food to go from here and getting a drink somewhere else. The green pork and al pastor are my favorites.

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