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Bienvenidos! Welcome to El Toro, a family favorite since 1979. We are local, family owned and operated, dedicated to providing our customers with an experience that reflects our culture’s hospitality and delicious flavors. Influenced by Jalisco region recipes, we believe our style of Mexican food will carry over the same pleasures enjoyed in our hometown, to your experience here with us in the Pacific Northwest. Our restaurants are designed for family friendly occasions, ideal for celebrating special events or a casual lunch or dinner. Each location offers full service cantinas equipped with all the bar staples and tasty, quality margarita ingredients for your favorite concoctions.
Local Mexican cantina chain serving classic dishes & cocktails in hacienda-style surroundings.
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Address: 12115 Canyon Rd E, Puyallup, WA 98373
Phone: (253) 256-4639
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Bienvenidos, welcome! El Toro Mexican Restaurant & Cantina has been a family favorite since 1979.
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12115 Canyon Rd E, Puyallup, WA 98373 At this evening go-to, the Carne Asada is one of the most popular items on the menu and the Sm Red Salsa and the Small …
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Glenn V
Weeel, dang it. We both got sick within hours of eating here. This is unfortunate. It’s been years since eating here because we prefer more authentic Mexican food as opposed to the El Toro Americanized version. Nothing wrong with that, just prefer the authentic path but wanted to do something different. Had fond memories but after this experience, won’t be back.
Service was good. Food presented nicely. Food itself was mostly just extremely salty. Otherwise very bland, almost flavorless. I will say that the rice and beans were tasty. The Pepsi was perfect. The Beef Taco on my large combo was not edible. Just a gooey mess. The Tamale had some decent masa but everything else seemed, umm, off? I didn’t finish because it wasn’t very good.
But we both became ill. Clearly from the food we ate here. Maybe it was the massive amounts of salt? Or just that it was spoiled. Sad face.
… moreService was good. Food presented nicely. Food itself was mostly just extremely salty. Otherwise very bland, almost flavorless. I will say that the rice and beans were tasty. The Pepsi was perfect. The Beef Taco on my large combo was not edible. Just a gooey mess. The Tamale had some decent masa but everything else seemed, umm, off? I didn’t finish because it wasn’t very good.
But we both became ill. Clearly from the food we ate here. Maybe it was the massive amounts of salt? Or just that it was spoiled. Sad face.
Marsha Johnson
We thought we’d give El Toro in Puyallup a try. We ordered the Cilantro Lime Burrito, Chili Colorado Burrito and the Chicken Fajita Quesadilla. The portions are huge and two of us took home leftovers. Very delicious food,! Wonderful spices and fresh ingredients. We’ll be back
… moreLauren McConnell
The restaurant was welcoming when we entered there were a lot of people waiting but we didn’t wait too long to be seated probably 12 minutes. Chips were really good, salsa was decent.
Two tables near us that sat down afterward had received and finished their food before we got ours. Our waitress told us a few times our food would be ready soon. After finishing 3 bowls of chips our food finally arrived however it was cold. It appeared that it had been sitting for a long time.
Our waitress did not apologize for the cold plates. She did take the plates one we mentioned they were cold and when she brought them back they were sizzling hot but the guacamole and sour cream were hot.
Once we started eating we barely saw our waitress. We had to flag down someone to refill my water and she arrived when we were paying for our meals at the end….
I understand that restaurants get busy but she didn’t seem apologetic or sympathetic to the fact that we had to ask for service. I would probably not return here because the service.
… moreTwo tables near us that sat down afterward had received and finished their food before we got ours. Our waitress told us a few times our food would be ready soon. After finishing 3 bowls of chips our food finally arrived however it was cold. It appeared that it had been sitting for a long time.
Our waitress did not apologize for the cold plates. She did take the plates one we mentioned they were cold and when she brought them back they were sizzling hot but the guacamole and sour cream were hot.
Once we started eating we barely saw our waitress. We had to flag down someone to refill my water and she arrived when we were paying for our meals at the end….
I understand that restaurants get busy but she didn’t seem apologetic or sympathetic to the fact that we had to ask for service. I would probably not return here because the service.
Jose
We decided to try El Toro again since it had been years. The food was okay — not bad, but nothing special either. I’d give it about a 3.5 out of 5. It was decent, just not the best Mexican food we’ve had.
What really hurt the experience was the service. It took a long time for our waitress to first come to our table, and we barely saw her after that. We had to wait for drink refills and felt like we were looking around for help most of the meal. That made it hard to fully enjoy our time there.
Because of that, it’ll probably be a while before we go back.
… moreWhat really hurt the experience was the service. It took a long time for our waitress to first come to our table, and we barely saw her after that. We had to wait for drink refills and felt like we were looking around for help most of the meal. That made it hard to fully enjoy our time there.
Because of that, it’ll probably be a while before we go back.
Helen Lukina
This is one of the best restaurants, very tasty. The portions are very large, they brought it quickly. They made a strawberry mojito, although we didn’t see it on the menu. The service is good, the cuisine is suitable for everyone. The aroma around the restaurant is amazingly appetizing. There are non-spicy dishes. After visiting this restaurant, you will love Mexican cuisine as I do. Our company was very pleased with our visit to this restaurant.
… moreVeronica Alvarez
Went for dinner here Friday night. It was pretty busy but that’s to be expected. Our waiter I think Jason was his name, was very friendly. It was unfortunate that we had asked for plain avocado to replace the guacamole but our waiter told us the kitchen said no. We also asked for double beans and not only did the kitchen tell our waiter no but said he got us the beans and paid for the $2.25 fee himself. Not sure why the kitchen would have such issue with replacing items when we have ordered like that before. That kinda left a displeasing vibe when our waiter was trying and that was a lasting impression of inflexibility.
… moreM Edwards
Put this spot on your list—especially if you enjoy tacos so good you momentarily forget your table manners as you shovel the deliciousness like a roadside crew before the 5 o’clock whistle.
It’s a super pleasant place for a lunch meeting, but the real meeting is between your face and the shredded pork tacos (al pastor). Juicy, flavorful, and dangerously easy to “accidentally” consume mass quantities.
Also: the chips and salsa deserve their own award. The chips are crisp and heroic, and the salsa is the kind of delicious that makes you keep dipping and dipping….
Highly recommend. Come hungry. Leave happy.
… moreIt’s a super pleasant place for a lunch meeting, but the real meeting is between your face and the shredded pork tacos (al pastor). Juicy, flavorful, and dangerously easy to “accidentally” consume mass quantities.
Also: the chips and salsa deserve their own award. The chips are crisp and heroic, and the salsa is the kind of delicious that makes you keep dipping and dipping….
Highly recommend. Come hungry. Leave happy.
Sidney
The Female General Manager should be ashamed of herself!! Just came in for pick up order and noticed a group of elderly people who are wheelchair handicapped from a nursing home came to have dinner here. There was other people in the lobby. The female lady In the wheelchair expressed that someone did call to accommodate the 14 wheelchair party. We were back by the tortilla station and the female general manager was assisting other costumers at the front desk when she yelled over customers in front of her “NOPE! no one called us” I was mortified for these people. Even all the customers turned their heads to look at them. Beyond unprofessional!
I asked another hostess (who was wonderful) for the general manager on duty and I was shocked and disgusted that it was the same exact employee that just caused this scene. When I spoke to the lady I had to explain to her that these people live in a nursing home and coming out to eat at a place like this is a real treat and getting ready and in the wheelchair is a lot fore these people.
Going out to a restaurant for these people is a huge experience for them and it was very disappointing interaction.
The female manager and a I quote stated “they are lucky we aren’t busy! We don’t take reservations and we already have a party that we’re lucky to serve them”
This person is so unprofessional and she does not understand that these people aren’t to accommodate her! They barely have money and chose to spend it here. AWFUL. the owner needs to be aware of this situation and train the general manager on common manners. 2/19/26
… moreI asked another hostess (who was wonderful) for the general manager on duty and I was shocked and disgusted that it was the same exact employee that just caused this scene. When I spoke to the lady I had to explain to her that these people live in a nursing home and coming out to eat at a place like this is a real treat and getting ready and in the wheelchair is a lot fore these people.
Going out to a restaurant for these people is a huge experience for them and it was very disappointing interaction.
The female manager and a I quote stated “they are lucky we aren’t busy! We don’t take reservations and we already have a party that we’re lucky to serve them”
This person is so unprofessional and she does not understand that these people aren’t to accommodate her! They barely have money and chose to spend it here. AWFUL. the owner needs to be aware of this situation and train the general manager on common manners. 2/19/26
Marte Lemon
Great atmosphere. The taco salad came hot with refried beans which made the shell soggy would like to sent it back but you can’t send food back.
… moreValerie Reyna
The food is amazing and all the servers were so nice! The salsa they give you as a starter is very flavorful without being overly spicy!
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