El Toro Loco

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It had been a while since I had been to El Toro. Somehow I always forget its existence. But we were in the area, and my brother offered to pay for the first pitcher of margs so… I’m very glad we went. Their menu has changed! They still have the taco salad that I love, but this time I opted to try the veggie fajitas that are new to the menu. They were sooooo good. Reasonably priced and an excellent assortment of veggies: broccoli, carrots, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms. This is definitely now my favorite mexican place on this side of town. The margaritas were nice and strong, and our service was much better than I’ve experienced in the past.

It’s a fairly typical Mexican restaurant. The margaritas are strong as long as you order top shelf. I had some cheese dip which was good. I love their steak quesadilla. It’s cheap, but it is stuffed full of cheese and steak. I get it a la carte. The service is ok.

I love this place. The food is awesome and delicious. I usually order Fajita mix and it is a combination of whatever I like. Plus, there a nice porch that I enjoy sitting there during summer.

Say it isn’t so!
Arturo is no longer running my now «former» favorite Mexican restaurant in Memphis.
I hadn’t been back in some time. The day I finally returned, I knew something was wrong. The chips tasted a bit stale and the salsa did not taste fresh — it tasted like it came out of a can. Noooooo!
I ordered quest blanco and it was so runny, it spilled all over the table and my clothes. At this point, it seemed like they were cutting corners instead of making fresh salsa.
I always get chilaquiles verdes. It’s pulled chicken and caramelized onions on nacho chips, sprinkled with cheese. This dish used to be chock full of chicken. I found almost a whole onion and just two pieces of chicken in my dish today.
I figured I would bring the meal home and jazz it up to taste a little better. That didn’t go well either.
Arturo’s leadership was a team approach. I asked the man who brought our plates to us if I could have to-​go containers, as opposed to asking the lady who took our order. I thought he didn’t hear me because he kept going. I then said, «Sir» a couple of times and he walked off. In the end, I realized he had actually heard me because he sent our lady to the table and she asked if I needed to-​go containers.
RIP El Torro Loco, RIP.

Maybe my least favorite restaurant in town. The staff has attitude and the food quality is poor. The waitress seemed irritated to have to wait on people. She was very abrupt and rude. My burrito was covered with what looked and tasted like velveta cheese. A terrible experience from start to finish.

The food very flavorful and fresh. We ordered fajitas and the veggies were done to perfection. Kid friendly place and the staff is courteous. Great experience, will come back if we are in the area again!

The food was not seasoned the waitress needed help with our group but she did her best the drinks were good

The food and the drinks are always good. I have never had bad service here. You will have a good time…

friendly service, nice patio, inside was too bright and bar was in waiting area? received a lg «top shelf» marg for $ 8 when I asked what specials were available-​great deal-​not a great marg but not terrible. ordered toro loco fajitas for 1, had to grab an extra order of fajitas and ate every one in order to finish the insane amount of food in the order-​i seriously should have stopped myself but they were good! still trying to find the best mexican place in memphis, this is def not the best i have had outside of memphis, but the best i have had in memphis so far.

Bad food, bad décor, bad lighting. Service ok. Why would you eat her when there are so many better places to eat?

Awesome service, great food, good prices and fabulous Margaritas. Everything I have eaten here was delicious. Seasoned well, not too hot and never dry.
The atmosphere is nice depending on where you sit, that’s why one of the stars are missing. The first area has better lightning and the seats are higher up and more comfortable. The second dining area was dark and drafty beside the Windows.
However the friendly staff is always willing to accommodate, spoiled brats like me! :-)

A few years ago this used to be a pretty good place especially on Friday evening after work to enjoy some great food and great drinks. I’ve noticed in the past year the quality of the drinks, food & service went to hell basically it just flat out SUCKS now!
The cleanliness of this place now is poor at best. The service is piss poor. The quality of the food SUCKS! There is something about ordering your food and it magically arrives at your table within 60 seconds piping hot! So the food is not made to order anymore.
I stopped going sometime late last year and don’t even think of going back. The only reason I’m writing this is a friend I work with just ate there last night and was SHOCKED about the horrible service she had gotten.
Do yourself a favor go some other place especially if your visiting from out of town.

I have been dining from El Toro Loco for the past couple of months now. Last week, my colleague and I ordered a taco salad and the next day, we both succumbed to food poisoning. I’m never eating there again!

Good margaritas. Happy hour Monday-​Thursday. They have great taco salads. I’ve tried it a few different ways but I really prefer the shredded chicken salad. I recommend if you go when it’s not happy hour, bring a friend and split a pitcher. 1 pitcher=9 margaritas (I think). Gets harder to count after your 3^rd.
Today I had great service. Everyone all smiles and wonderful. But in the past, I’ve frequently had not-​so-​great service too. I’d like to start going again more frequently and hope they’re moving in a positive direction. They’ve given the menus a facelift recently too.

We had lunch at El Toro around 12:00 p.m., today, 11÷21÷14. When we had finished our meal, I looked down at the chip basket and saw a dead roach. We flagged down our server, and we pointed out the roach. His response was, basically, that the pest control company had come the day prior, so the dead bugs were now falling from the ceiling, into the food. He then said that perhaps he would notify the «company» of our concerns, grabbed our credit card from the corner of the table, and took off to close out the ticket.
I am not sure when «the dead bugs are falling into the food,» became an acceptable explanation for extremely unsanitary conditions in an eating establishment. But, I know that, I for one, will never eat at El Toro, again, despite many years of patronage.

Thursdays $ 1.99 MARGARITAS!!! It’s a small but it’s a lot to me for that price & taste great. I like mines frozen with no salt yaas! You only can get the lime flavor but that’s fine $ 1.99 no complaints! I always get the a la carte tacos which 3 for $ 5. They’re so good with free chips & salsa. Choices on the tacos soft or hard shell, chicken, pork of beef they all good yum! The staff is super friendly & will also crack jokes with you they laugh at my dry ass jokes as we’ll haha!

No silverware.
Small margarita
No service.
Blech.
Meh.
Not going back.
Underwhelmed.

Lots of booze made the food better, I don’t speak no Spanish so I’m not sure what the toro loco means. The mural of the bull on LSD outside reminded me of Woodstock. The food was ok and pretty well priced. Not sure memphis is the best city for authentic Mexican food, so it’s not entirely the restaurant fault.

Just off of Union ext, in what used to be a Captain D’s lies tasty Mexican fare with good service. I’ve eaten many times at el Toro Loco, but around the 5^th time I dined, I found my favorite thing. So I can only comment on that dish. The Camerones a la Mexicana is amazing: Grilled shrimp, onions, bell pepper, jalapenos over a bed of rice with a little cheese. My husband always orders the fajita nachos and always sneak a bite because it looks picture perfect.
My favorite things about El Toro Loco:
–Consistency and great service. My food tastes the same every time. No strange surprises or issues with temperature.
–The TVs are great for catching the game. (They’re so close and huge)
–Camerones a la Mexicana