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El Torito Cypress - El Torito - Cypress, Cypress, CA

El Torito - Cypress

4.4
4.4
491 Reviews
$30 and under
Mexican

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2 people
19:00
Booked 13 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Good for business meals
  • Great for happy hour
  • Great for brunch
The authority in great Mexican food for more than 65 years. Offering a memorable experience to make each guest feel like family.

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Wed 11:00–22:00 Thu 11:00–20:00 Fri 11:00–23:00 Sat 09:00–23:00 Sun 09:00–22:00
  • Phone number
    (714) 761-8155
  • Website
    https://www.eltorito.com/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    Bring the flavor of El Torito to your office or off-site event! We can accommodate groups from 10 to 10,000 and everything in between!
  • Private party facilities
    Show your friends, family, and co-workers how to throw a real party with El Torito. Book one of our rooms, patios, or semi-private dining areas for your next celebration, event, or meeting.
  • Location
    5995 Katella Avenue, Cypress, CA 90630
  • Area
    Los Alamitos / Cypress
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeaway, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

  • Thanksgiving

    28 Nov 2024 only
    Join us for Thanksgiving from 11am – 8pm & enjoy an All-You-Can-Eat Thanksgiving buffet featuring roasted ham & turkey carving stations, apple-jalapeño stuffing, green bean casserole, chipotle-honey sweet potatoes, taco station, pumpkin pie and unlimited champagne & mimosas. $39.50 Adults/$13.50 Kids.
    Thanksgiving photo

Menu

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What 491 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.3Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • East LA

    Great for brunch

  • East LA

    Child-friendly

  • East LA

    Innovative

  • East LA

    Lively

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
El Torito in Cypress offers a delightful dining experience highlighted by their "outstanding" brunch selection and "excellent value." Guests praise the "friendly" and "attentive" service, especially from standout servers like Gabby and Gloria. While some mention wait times and busy periods, the delicious food and vibrant atmosphere make it a popular choice for special occasions.

491 Reviews

  1. Doug

    Orange County

    67 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    67 reviews

    Dined on 6 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always enjoy the nachos, El Torito has very good salsa and the service is constantly good. Long time customer.
    El Torito - CypressResponded 5 days ago
    Hello Thank you for your visiting our Cypress location, we aim to provide the best service possible, and vibrant food. Please join us on Taco Tuesday! Respectfully, Management

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  2. Priyanka N.

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 3 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Gloria is a phenomenon server and constantly caters to her customers. Food was great. No complaints.
    El Torito - CypressResponded on 4 November 2024
    Hello Thank you for your visiting our Cypress location, we aim to provide the best service possible, and vibrant food. Please join us on Taco Tuesday! Respectfully, Management

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  3. Dennis

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 October 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    6 pm reservation honored but downhill from there. The “ambiance” and overall experience was like having your table/dinner at packed Costco checkout counters….with the store lights out. Translation? A frantic, too dark, too noisy assembly line kind of deal. Get you in/out fast as possible. Place was already busy on Friday night. And it looked woefully understaffed…only a few waitpersons for entire dining area. Our waiter who we’ve had before was courteous, pleasant, helpful but seriously high-strung. Restaurant was too dark and menus could barely be read so cell phone flashlights were used by us and others all around the joint. Took forever to get water and a beer. Our appetizer was forgotten so we canceled it when the meals finally arrived which took 30+ minutes for tacos and sirloin steak fajitas. The latter — for $26 I believe — offered tough but warm not hot meat, half of it gristle, very few onions, no peppers, half a small bowl of beans, nearly cold rice, about a tablespoon of guacamole, same amount of cheese. Tortillas were hot. All for $26!! The food was delivered by someone else and basically dropped off quickly as possible then he was gone. No question to us like did we need anything, etc Our waiter came around once during the meal to bring more chips/salsa but that was it. No further checking on us… i.e. was everything ok? More water? Another beer? Etc We noticed several tables of people who came in after us… got their appetizer we were supposed to and their food before us. We don’t blame the waiter. He was running. One person can only do so much with multiple parties to take care of. And he doesn’t prepare the food. He mentioned there was a manager on the floor when apologizing about our appetizer… but where was he or she?? We saw no one who appeared to be “management” and in our view they should’ve been ever-present, running hard themselves, helping out. For $56+ we won’t be back anytime soon. Rubio’s has better food/ambiance/value at half the price.

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  4. Launa

    San Diego

    177 reviews

    5.0

    177 reviews

    Dined on 9 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    I was excited to see an El Torito as I haven’t been in years. The service was great. And the food was tasty. I will be back for sure
    El Torito - CypressResponded on 16 October 2024
    Hello momof3, Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review. We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed our service and food at El Torito - Cypress. We're especially happy to know that you're planning to return. Your kind words mean a lot to us and we look forward to welcoming you back soon! Best regards, The Management Team

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  5. Jacqueline

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 6 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The servers were really nice and they would keep coming back to check on us.
    El Torito - CypressResponded on 16 October 2024
    Hello, Thank you so much for your kind words and for giving us a perfect rating! We're thrilled to hear that our servers were able to provide you with a memorable dining experience. We always strive to make our guests feel welcome and taken care of, and it's great to know we hit the mark with you. We look forward to serving you again soon. Best Regards, The Management Team

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 26 September 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    It seems that they didn't have enough people to take care of customers and if it's buffet, it's ok. However, if you order from the menu, it will take for longer time than what we expected, and many of us just got food from buffet.

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  7. Eli

    Orange County

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 11 August 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Brunch selection was good. Service was great. Only suggestion is they should offer pricing options without the bottomless mimosas and for kids. $37.50 is a little pricey considering it’s your traditional breakfast with simple Mexican entrees.

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  8. Mindy

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 10 August 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our server was the best we ever had at el Torito, he was right on. food was very good too

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  9. kay

    Orange County

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 9 August 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great service by our server Eddie. There’s no table in the bar area for happy hour we had to stay in the patio area.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 4 August 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    Made it very clear we were there to celebrate a bday numerous times and she was never recognized.

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FAQs

El Torito - Cypress offers delivery in partnership with Postmates and Uber Eats. El Torito - Cypress also offers takeaway which you can order by calling the restaurant at (714) 761-8155.

El Torito - Cypress is rated 4.4 stars by 491 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people
19:00
Booked 13 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for El Torito - Cypress

5995 Katella Avenue, Cypress, CA 90630

Additional information

  • Area
    Los Alamitos / Cypress
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Wed 11:00–22:00 Thu 11:00–20:00 Fri 11:00–23:00 Sat 09:00–23:00 Sun 09:00–22:00
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeaway, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Website
    https://www.eltorito.com/
  • Phone number
    (714) 761-8155
  • Catering
    Bring the flavor of El Torito to your office or off-site event! We can accommodate groups from 10 to 10,000 and everything in between!
  • Private party facilities
    Show your friends, family, and co-workers how to throw a real party with El Torito. Book one of our rooms, patios, or semi-private dining areas for your next celebration, event, or meeting.
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