El Toro Mexican Restaurant & Cantina Menu

Local Mexican cantina chain serving classic dishes & cocktails in hacienda-style surroundings. Based on 875 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

El Toro Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 98499

Address:
12914 Pacific Hwy SW, Lakewood, WA 98499

Phone: (253) 588-5888

Website:

Hours

Thursday	11 AM–8:30 PM
Friday	11 AM–8:30 PM
Saturday	11 AM–8:30 PM
Sunday	11 AM–8:30 PM
Monday	11 AM–8:30 PM
Tuesday	11 AM–8:30 PM
Wednesday	11 AM–8:30 PM

Lunch
One Item Combo	$9.75
Two Item Combo	$11.50
Pepita Salad Fresh romaine lettuce, marinated grilled chicken, avocado, crispy tortilla strips, corn, roasted pepita squash seeds, black beans, queso fresco and tomatoes. Served with our signature creamy ranch chipotle dressing	$12.99
Taco Salad Crispy tortilla bowl layered with beans, chicken or beef, iceberg lettuce, cheddar, sour cream and guacamole, garnished with tomato and salsa roja	$11.50
Chicken Caesar Salad Fresh romaine lettuce with marinated grilled chicken, tomato, avocado, and crispy tortilla strips. Caesar dressing and parmesan	$12.25
Grilled Topopo Salad Marinated grilled chicken, beans, iceberg lettuce, cheddar, tomato and avocado all on top of crispy corn tortillas. Served with our homemade Italian dressing and parmesan	$12.25
Supremo Burrito Beans, rice, chicken or ground beef. Topped with salsa roja, melted cheese, iceberg lettuce, sour cream and diced tomatoes	$11.99
Fajita Burrito Strips of steak or chicken sautéed with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Topped with salsa roja and melted cheese. With rice, beans and pico de gallo	$12.75
Don Burrito Diced steak, beans, rice, wrapped in a flour tortilla, the covered with salsa roja or verde and melted cheese, pico de gallo and sour cream	$12.99
Lime Cilantro Burrito Diced grilled chicken breast, marinated in lime juice, cilantro, garlic, and various spices. With black beans and rice, wrapped, then lightly topped with melted cheese, salsa verde, avocado, pico de gallo, and sour cream	$12.99
Chile Verde Burrito Tender pork loin stewed in our delicious home made salsa verde	$12.99
Chile Colorado Burrito Tender steak pieces stewed in our home made chile pasilla colorado salsa	$12.99
Chimichanga Crispy rolled flour tortilla filled with chicken or ground beef, mounted with iceberg lettuce, cheddar, diced tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream and salsa roja	$11.99
Flautas Crispy flour or corn tortillas rolled with chicken or picadillo, splashed with salsa and sprinkled with Parmesan. Served with sour cream and guacamole	$11.75
Enchiladas Verdes Two enchiladas filled with your choice of chicken, picadillo ground beef or cheese. Topped with melted cheese, salsa verde and drizzled with sour cream	$11.99
Pulled Pork Shredded slow cooked pork
Al Pastor pineapple marinated pork loin
Chorizo House made mexican sausage
Pollo Asado Grilled marinated chicken breast
Steak Thinly cut seasoned steak
Classic Quesadilla Flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, chicken, picadillo or ground beef, diced onions, tomatoes and jalapeños. Sour cream and guacamole	$11.99
Fajita Quesadilla Flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, steak or chicken fajita, sautéed bell peppers, jalapeños, onions and tomatoes. Sour cream and guacamole	$12.50
Veggie Quesadilla Flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, sautéed spinach, corn, mushrooms, diced onions, tomatoes and jalapeños. Sour cream and guacamole. Served with salad and whole beans	$11.50
Steak Quesadilla Flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, diced skirt steak, sautéed onions and mushrooms, pico de gallo, and jalapeños. Sour cream and guacamole	$13.50
Arroz Con Pollo Strips of chicken breast sautéed with onions, mushrooms and tomatoes, served on a bed of rice, covered with salsa roja and melted monterey jack and cheddar	$12.25
Pollo A La Crema Strips of chicken breast sautéed with onions and mushrooms in our delicious house crema sauce	$12.25
Carne Asada 6 oz. of thinly cut skirt steak charcoal broiled to your taste. Garnished with sautéed onions and tomatoes. Pico de gallo and guacamole	$14.99
Fajitas Marinated Chicken with sautéed bell peppers and onions. Served with pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas. Not served on hot skillet	$13.75
Lime Cilantro Tacos 2 flour tortillas filled with grilled chicken breast marinated in lime juice, cilantro, garlic and various spices. Topped with purple cabbage, bell peppers, queso fresco and our creamy ranch-chipotle sauce	$12.99
Dinner
Guacamole	$4.99
Bean Dip	$2.25
Pico De Gallo Chopped tomato, onion, cilantro and jalapeño. Made fresh daily with a squirt of lime and salt	$4.00
Queso Dip Creamy cheese blend with sautéed bell peppers and onions	$7.50
Super Nachos Home made chips, beans, melted cheese, jalapeños and tomatoes. Chicken, beef or picadillo. Sour cream and guacamole	$13.99
Mexican Pizza Crispy flour tortilla, beans, chicken, beef, or picadillo melted cheese, tomatoes, jalapeño, sour cream, and guacamole	$13.50
Quesadilla Flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, diced onions, tomatoes, jalapeños and chicken, ground beef or picadillo. Sour cream and guacamole	$11.99
Confetti Sampler that includes flautas, a quesadilla, and nachos. Chicken, beef or picadillo. Sour cream and guacamole	$17.25
Flautas Crispy flour or corn tortillas rolled with chicken or picadillo. Sour cream, guacamole, tomato, salsa and a parmesan	$10.75
Tocino Prawns Seven bacon wrapped prawns covered in melted cheese	$12.99
Sopa De Tortilla Traditional Mexican soup with chile California, chile chipotle, chicken, avocado, cheese, tortilla crisps, onion, and spices	$11.50
Menudo Traditional Mexican soup, made from scratch, with beef tripe and hominy. Only for the connoisseur. Served with tortillas	$15.99
Grilled Topopo Salad Crispy corn tortillas layered with beans, lettuce, marinated grilled chicken, cheddar, tomato and avocado homemade Italian dressing and Parmesan	$14.50
Taco Salad Crispy tortilla bowl layered with beans, chicken, beef, or picadillo, iceberg lettuce, cheddar, sour cream and guacamole, With tomato and salsa roja	$12.75
Fajita Salad Crispy tortilla shell with our famous chicken fajitas, beans, iceberg lettuce, avocado and cheddar	$15.00
Chicken Caesar Salad Marinated grilled chicken romaine, tomato, avocado, Parmesan and tortilla crisps	$14.50
Pepita Salad Marinated grilled chicken, romaine, avocado, corn, pepita seeds, tortilla crisps, black beans, queso fresco and tomatoes. Served with our ranch-chipotle dressing	$15.00
Classic Quesadilla Chicken, beef or picadillo, melted cheese, diced onions, tomatoes and jalapeños	$14.25
Steak Quesadilla Steak, melted cheese, onions, tomatoes and jalapeños	$15.50
Fajita Quesadilla Our famous chicken fajitas, melted cheese and jalapeños	$14.99
Veggie Quesadilla Melted cheese, spinach, mushrooms, corn diced onions, tomatoes and jalapeños. Served with whole beans and salad	$13.99
Fajita Burrito Our famous chicken fajitas, wrapped in a flour tortilla, topped with salsa roja and melted cheese. Served with rice, beans and pico de gallo	$14.75
Chile Colorado Burrito Our home made chile colorado wrapped in a flour tortilla topped with melted cheese and chile pasilla salsa. Served with rice and beans	$14.99
Chile Verde Burrito Our chile verde, wrapped in a flour tortilla topped with melted cheese and salsa verde. Served with rice and beans	$14.99
Don Burrito Diced steak, beans, rice, wrapped, in a flour tortilla, then covered with salsa roja or verde, melted cheese, pico de gallo and sour cream	$14.99
Supremo Burrito Chicken, beef or picadillo, rice, beans, wrapped, then covered with salsa roja, melted cheese, iceberg lettuce, sour cream and diced tomatoes	$14.25
Lime Cilantro Burrito Diced grilled chicken breast marinated in lime juice, cilantro, garlic, various spices, black beans, rice, wrapped, then lightly topped with melted cheese, salsa verde, avocado, pico de gallo and sour cream	$14.99
Molcajete A hot stone bowl filled with strips of marinated chicken breast, bell peppers, onions, cheese, chorizo and fresh cilantro. With pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas	$18.25
Flautas Crispy flour or corn tortillas rolled with chicken or picadillo splashed with salsa, sprinkled with parmesan and tomato garnish. Served with sour cream and guacamole	$14.25
Chimichanga Crispy rolled flour tortilla filled with chicken, beef or picadillo mounted with iceberg lettuce, cheddar, diced tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream and salsa roja	$14.50
Pulled Pork Carnitas Traditional Mexican style slow cooked pulled pork. Served with guacamole, pico de gallo and tortillas	$15.99
Chile Verde Tender Pork loin stewed and served in our delicious home made salsa verde. Served with tortillas	$14.99
Chile Colorado Tender steak pieces stewed in our home made chile pasilla colorado salsa. Served with tortillas	$14.99
Enchiladas Verdes Two enchiladas filled with chicken, beef or picadillo. Covered in salsa verde and sour cream	$13.99
Veggie Enchiladas Two rolled corn tortillas stuffed with sautéed baby spinach, corn, onions and tomatoes, topped with Monterey Jack and salsa verde. Served with whole beans and salad	$13.99
Small	$10.75
Regular	$13.50
Large	$14.50
Toro Grande	$15.75
Trio Fajitas Steak, chicken and shrimp	$22.50
Veggie	$15.99
Steak	$17.99
Shrimp	$17.99
Chicken	$16.99
Grande Fajitas Shareable for two. Combine any 2	$31.99
Al Pastor Pineapple marinated pork
Pulled Pork Shredded slow cooked pork
Chorizo House made Mexican sausage
Steak Thinly cut seasoned steak
Pollo Asado Grilled marinated chicken breast
Arroz Con Pollo Strips of chicken breast sautéed with onions, mushrooms and tomatoes on a bed of rice, with our special midly sweet sauce and melted cheeses	$16.25
Pollo A La Crema Strips of chicken breast sautéed with onions and mushrooms in our delicious house crema	$16.25
Lime Cilantro Tacos 3 flour tortillas filled with grilled chicken breast marinated in lime juice, cilantro, garlic and various spices. Topped with purple cabbage, bell peppers, queso fresco and our creamy ranch-chipotle sauce	$16.99
Carne Asada 10 ounces of thinly cut broiled outside skirt steak, broiled and seasoned, topped with sautéed onions and tomatoes. Served with pico de gallo and guacamole	$19.99
Mar Y Tierra 6 ounces of carne asada and garlic shrimp sautéed with onions and mushrooms. Served with pico de gallo	$21.50
Tocino Shrimp Bacon wrapped shrimp sautéed with onions and mushrooms, topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and house salad. (Not served with beans)	$17.75
Crema Shrimp Sautéed shrimp with onions and mushrooms. Served in our tasty house crema sauce	$16.99
Garlic Shrimp Sautéed shrimp with minced garlic, bell peppers, mushrooms, and onions. Served on a bed of rice with a house salad. (Not served with beans)	$16.99
Guajillo Fish Tacos 3 flour tortillas stuffed with our flavorful guajillo pepper adobo rubbed white fish, pan fried with pico de gallo. Garnished with purple cabbage, fresh cilantro and lime. Served with our ranch-chipotle sauce	$16.75
Chicken Strips Served with fries	$7.50
Hamburger Served with fries	$8.50
Tamale Contains Peanut. Served with rice & beans	$8.99
Taco Served with rice & beans	$7.50
Burrito Served with rice & beans	$8.99
Mexican Pizza	$8.75
Grilled Cheese Served with fries	$6.50
Quesadilla Served with rice & beans	$7.50
Fajitas Chicken, Steak or Veggie. Served with rice & beans	$10.75
Enchilada Contains Peanut: Served with rice & beans	$8.50
Chile Relleno Served with rice & beans	$8.75
Nachos	$7.50
Happy Hour
Tocino Prawns Seven bacon wrapped shrimp with melted cheese	$8.50
Super Nachos Fully loaded with shredded chicken or beef	$7.50
Ajo Shrimp Seven garlic prawns sauteed with mushrooms and onions	$7.50
2 Street Tacos Grilled Chicken, Chorizo, al Pastor or Pulled Pork	$4.50
Crispy Taquitos 2 Corn tortillas rolled with chicken or picadillo. Topped with lettuce, tomato, cotija cheese crumbles. Splashed with verde sauce for a delicious flavor	$4.50
Queso Dip Enjoy our spiced up cheese dip	$4.50
Wings Six chicken wings, with veggies and dipping sauce	$4.50
Enchilada Or Taco Beef, chicken, Bean or cheese	$1.50
Burrito Beef, chicken, Bean or cheese	$2.00
Happy Hour Wells
Domestic Drafts
House Margaritas	$5.99
Red Or White Wine	$4.99
GF Menu
Taco Salad Crispy tortilla bowl layered with beans, chicken or beef, iceberg lettuce, cheddar, sour cream and guacamole, garnished with tomato and salsa roja. Substitute marinated grilled chicken $2 or Carne asada $3. Gluten friendly mod: no shell
Fajita Salad Crispy tortilla shell with marinated chicken breast, beans, iceberg lettuce, bell peppers, onion, avocado, tomatoes, and cheddar. Pico de Gallo. Gluten friendly mod: no shell	$13.99
Pepita Salad Romaine lettuce, marinated grilled chicken, avocado, corn, roasted pepita seeds, crispy tortilla strips, black beans, queso fresco and tomatoes. Served with our chipotle dressing. Gluten friendly mod: no dressing, no tortilla strips	$13.99
Menudo Traditional Mexican soup with beef tripe and hominy. Only for the connoisseur. With Tortillas. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortilla	$13.99
Sopa De Tortilla Traditional Mexican soup with chile California, chipotle, chicken, avocado, cheese, tortilla strips, onion, and spices. Gluten friendly mod: no tortilla strips, no parmesan	$9.99
Fish Tacos Three flour tortillas neatly filled with marinated fish and shredded cabbage. Garnished with fresh cilantro and lime. Served with chipotle sauce. Gluten friendly mod: no dressing, with corn tortillas	$15.50
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo Jumbo prawns sauteed with garlic, bell peppers, mushrooms, onions and spices. Served on a bed of rice with a green salad. (No beans). Gluten friendly mod: no dressing	$15.99
Carnitas De Pollo Strips of chicken breast seasoned and sauteed with bell peppers, mushrooms, onions and tomatoes. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortillas	$14.50
Lime Cilantro Tacos 3 flour tortillas filled with grilled chicken breast marinated in lime juice, cilantro, garlic and various spices. With red cabbage, bell peppers, queso fresco and served with creamy chipotle sauce. Gluten friendly mod: no dressing, with corn tortillas	$15.50
Polio Asado Diced grilled marinated chicken breast
Asada Diced thinly cut steak
Chorizo House made spicy mexican sausage
AI Pastor Diced marinated pork with pineapple
Pulled Pork Slightly shredded slow cooked pork
Combination Dinners Small	$9.50
Combination Dinners Regular	$11.99
Combination Dinners Large	$13.00
Chicken	$15.50
Shrimp	$16.99
Steak	$15.99
Veggie	$14.99
Grande Fajitas For two people. Comes with 2 side plates	$27.99
Chile Colorado Tender beef sirloin pieces cooked in our delicious red chile pasilla based colorado sauce. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortillas	$14.50
Came Asada 10oz of thinly cut skirt steak broiled to your taste. Garnished with sauteed onions and tomatoes. Served with pico de gallo and guacamole. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortillas	$18.50
Camitas De Res Top sirloin strips seasoned and sauteed with bell peppers, mushrooms, onions and tomatoes. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortillas	$15.00
Mar Y Tierra Six ounces of carne asada and an order of 7 shrimp sauteed onions, and mushrooms, Served with pico de gallo. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortillas	$19.99
Chile Verde Pork sirloin cooked and served in a delicious tomatillo chile verde sauce. With tortillas. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortillas	$14.50
Molcajete A stone bowl filled with marinated grilled chicken bell peppers, onions and chorizo. Covered in monterey jack. With pico de gallo, sour cream guacamole and tortillas. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortillas	$16.99
Pulled Pork Carnitas Slow cooked, delicious, slightly shredded, with tortillas. Gluten friendly mod: with corn tortillas	$13.99
Spinach Enchiladas Two rolled corn tortillas stuffed with baby spinach, diced onions and tomatoes, topped with monterey jack and salsa verde. Served with whole beans and salad	$12.99
Enchiladas Verdes Two enchiladas filled with your choice of chicken, ground beef or cheese. Topped with salsa verde and crema	$12.99

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Jake Walker

If you’re looking for a restaurant with great food and amazing service, look no further than El Toro Restaurant and Cantina. My family and I always return to this gem while trying to escape heavy traffic on the freeway, and we are pleasantly surprised by our experience.

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Aquila Granville

The asada tacos are soooo good! Shout out to whoever is in the kitchen, I ordered the ground beef Nachos with just beans, meat and cheese as well. My kids loved it and were able to share 1 plate of nachos from the kids menu. Sangria was smooth, I’ll be back very soon. They are now my favorite Mexican restaurant in Washington. No Tex-Mex just straight authentic mexican food.

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Will Moore

Awesome friendly staff and good happy hour.

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Stephanie Brunet

Our dinner tonight was above great. My steak was extremely tender and full of flavor. You could taste the slow smoked flavor in my husband’s pork. Our waitress, Stormy, was professional, joyful, polite and understanding. This was truly a wonderful dinning experience.

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Melinda Perry

My girls in the bar are hands down best bartenders ever. Plus they make the most amazing and delicious AMF’s you’ll ever drink.

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Bianca Lee-Bingham

I’ve been coming to this place for at least 20 years with my family. It’s a tasty treat located conveniently off of I-5. Great food, great drinks, and an amazing staff. I will always come back!

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Michael U

Funny, this is is second time I’ve visited this charming family-style Mexican Restaurant just off of the I-5 (actually on Pacific Highway SW) in Lakewood, WA. Both times I stopped here, was because the I-5 was so backed up, Google maps rerouted me to avoid it from exit 127, WA512 to Gravelly Lake Dr, 3 miles down the road. Both times also, when viewing the I-5 from Pacific Highway SW from where it is visible again, I made the decision to wait it out a little, and pulled into the parking lot of El Toro instead.

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Beth Ellen Nash

My friend and I enjoyed our dinner. I had shrimp fajitas and she had fish tacos and El Pastor tacos. Service was quite slow, but otherwise everything was good.

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Meghan Dietze

The best fish tacos to ever grace my mouth with their presence. I’m not kidding, the BEST. Everyone working was incredibly friendly and the restaurant looked nice and was very clean. I’ll definitely be coming back!

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Laura Hartje

Great food and service! Good portions for what you pay and all the food we got was perfectly done.

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