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    El Toreo

    3.4 (194 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Closed 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    EL TOREO ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Happy hour specials

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    An example of a perfectly flavored salsa
    BRad L.

    Fantastic Shrimp Fajitas!!! Service is top notch at lunch and dinner. Ambiance is nice and fun at bar and quieter in dining room areas.

    Ground beef taco, Chile poblano and rice and Refried beans.
    Brittney B.

    My family and I ate here this weekend. My husband has eaten at El Toreo several times and even though he does not like Mexican food, he loves the food at El Toreo. After eating here, I can understand why. The service was fast, the food was fresh, and the decor was fun and colorful. The restaurant was clean, had plenty of seating, lots of parking, and had high chairs for our son. My husband got the choripollo and I got a chile poblano, a ground beef taco, and refried beans and rice. The chile poblano was one of the best I've ever had. It was stuffed with cheese, cooked perfectly, and had a flavorful sauce on top. The ground beef in the taco had a lot of flavor and it had tomatoes, which most restauratns do not add. My husabdn said that the choripollo was the juiciest and most flavorful he had ever had. Our food was served quickly, was accurate, and was a good portion size. Rating from F to A+++, I give it an A+++!

    Chip, store bought?
    Michael H.

    A good restaurant with a lot of room for improvement. Chips seem store bought. The salsa was ok, but not memorable. I had chicken and steak fajitas and they were ok. The staff doesn't seem to want to impress. It is a place that I may go back, but I am not anticipating a desire to return to the restaurant. This is a solid 3 out five stars.

    Fajitas
    Eric F.

    Good food. My server was Jen and she had great recommendations. I would come again if I lived near here!

    Bar
    Jaclyn K.

    El Toreo was a great little stop off the highway on our road trip. We originally tried doing next door to Chilis, but I'm glad it was packed because we decided instead of waiting to head over to El Toreo. The interior was very welcoming and inviting. They also had some outside patio seating and a large parking lot. The staff was all very friendly and service was pretty quick. I got the fish tacos, and they hit the spot. They have a kids meal and a changing table for kiddos. I'm glad Chili's didn't work out so we could instead experience a more local spot!

    Electricity went out
    Donnie S.

    After ordering my drinks with some salsa - electric went out - the server tells us it isn't his problem " and we needed to pay with a cash - first and last time at your restaurant for me thanks - Salsa - chips -margarita - shut off electricity-

    I. One Taco, Two Enchiladas and Seanish Rice
    Melissa J.

    We stopped here for dinner the other night. It was a busy weekend evening and we waited about 15 minutes for a table. We had a party of 8, which is always a bit chaotic. Three of us had the sangria and it was delicious. I ordered the combo with one taco and 2 enchiladas. My meal was great. I thought the enchilada sauce was much more flavorful than the ones I've found in my local area. Their salsa was also flavorful. The queso dip was standard, tasty but nothing special. My hubs had the Chile relleno, a taco, and another item I could not quite identify. He enjoyed his meal also. However, we did have problems with some of the other items that were ordered at the table. And we wanted to celebrate one of our friends for his birthday but they ended up obviously forgetting about it AND they CHARGE for a birthday celebration. I have NEVER heard of that so I was not impressed. I would visit again but only at a slower time of day and with less people.

    By the way I didn't even had a bite.
    Liz C.

    The food was not what I expected. I had their chile rellenos before and they were very good. Judge by the pictures Unfortunately, We will not be back. The Margarita was good and the beer was cold.‍

    Benjamin M.

    Yum.... I don't know if it's good but I didn't know I had to build my burro.....steak burrito.

    Seafood Quesadilla
    Richard L.

    Fantastic local Mexican restaurant. Fully staffed with good people, minimal wait time even on a busy Saturday night. Menu has a lot of variety at vey affordable prices. Cocktails large yet also reasonably priced. Atmosphere casual and fun, appropriate for Ocala. Good for kids and couples. Lots of TV's for the sports fan. I recommend anything with their seafood medley - quesadilla, enchilada, flatua etc... We will return.

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    7 years ago

    I've eaten much better fajjitas at other places, bartender was cool but l came to eat...

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    7 years ago

    Great service and huge portions. You shouldn't pass this place without trying it. The wait staff is always smiling and friendly.

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    15 years ago

    The food is pretty decent but the real reason to stop in here is for the margaritas.

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    15 years ago

    Good Mexican food. Service could be better. We were a large party and the waiter did his best just felt like we were annoying him

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    Food is average. It's always noisy. And it's really annoying when it's someone's bday bc they blare music.

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    The best Mexican food ever ! Great prices, tastes fresh, Nicely presented and the wait staff very pleasant.

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    Had a wonderful meal tonight, fast, curious service, delicious food, quiet atmosphere. Ice tea never ran out. Very inexpensive .

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    OMG!!! The best tacos ever!!! OMG! The best Cole Slaw ever and I'm a big Cole Slaw fan…read more I ordered the Smash taco and the Nashville Smash taco. WOW!!! They were so great I ordered a third one. The Steakhouse Loaded Potato taco. A little pricey, but t'aint Taco Bell baby. The servers have all been there over 3 years and are the nicest in Ocala. Tell 'em BaddBob sent a ya!! They have that App metered parking but it's not their fault. It's a city thing.

    Say Taco is an absolute amazing restaurant that has a pretty extensive menu with American style and…read morefusion tacos ! There are over 30 taco unique taco flavors such as birria, cheeseburgers, Cuban, gator don't play, smash burger, pineapple breeze, Diablo, cowboy, chicken blt, be my gyro baby, Dorito, shrimp po boy, Rueben, steak, sweet & spicy and much more !!! There is wonderful homemade freshly prepared salsa that I believe is made daily. They serve street corn fries that are served with corn and crema! There is a vegan rice bowl, there is rice and beans, quesadillas, chili, taco bowls, delicious burgers and wraps wraps, cilantro lime chicken bowls, kids meals, guacamole, chips and salsa and just wow this menu is ! The service is great and the Tequila menu is great, this spot is know for the incredible line up. They have specialty margaritas and happy hour daily from 11am- 6 pm -$1 off drinks! On the weekends from 11am-3 pm there is bottomless mimosas and bloody Mary's. On Monday all margaritas are $5 dollars all day long! Tuesday here is $1 off tacos all day long, Wednesday is wing day and all day $1 off of wings and how did I forget to mention the wings!!! Weirsdale wings so delicious and smoked just right so no you don't have to have tacos. Thursday is DJ Bingo 7-9pm, and Friday is flashback Friday with a live DJ from 6pm - 10 ! There is something going on here constantly, the service is great and the prices are fabulous too! It has a very hip vibe very comfortable and inviting and everyone seems to enjoy this place with such a positive atmosphere. If you would like you can eat outside on the patio enjoy your meal, and the music there is a cooling system for the hot summer months. Truly an ideal place to have a great meal either with a few friends, a date or even just heading out by yourself to relax and treat yourself. Hours: 11am - 10 pm daily Address: 10 NE 1st St Ocala Florida 34470 Phone: (352)629-4700 Digital menu system

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    3.8(95 reviews)
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    Out with friends and we had a very good experience. Service was very good- prompt and attentive…read more Meals arrived quickly and correctly. My only complaint was the enchiladas verde dinner was so tiny- it looked like a child's meal, and my dining companion was still totally hungry after. I ordered the pizzabirria and it was absolutely delicious and HUGE. I would most definitely return, but strongly suggest avoiding the embarrassingly tiny enchiladas.

    Having just finished getting our house repainted (took 2.5 days to get it done by professional…read morepainters), my wife and I neither had the energy nor will to cook at home, which is in disarray with the painting. We were going to need to stop by Lowe's anyway to pick up a hose clamp for securing the dryer vent hose (prior owners used zip ties for that purpose...really?) so we decided to try out Azul after our painters provided positive experiences after eating lunch there. It was a late lunch so the place wasn't packed. We were seated immediately...place seemed spacious and had a lively vibe with various tequila-themed neon signs. I ordered their carnitas plate and my wife chose the spinach quesadilla WITHOUT mushrooms off the lunch special menu. The tortilla chips were warm but the salsa, while decent, tasted sweet and lacked some punch. When our meals were served, it became apparent that my wife's quesadilla had plenty of mushrooms, even after the server repeated my wife's order of no mushrooms. I couldn't wait for our server to return with her meal so I proceeded to sample their carnitas. When I initially asked our server how their carnitas were, she said they're "pretty good"...and I would think the carnitas were just OK. My wife, once her meal was served after what felt like a long wait, liked her quesadilla. She thought the spinach flavor shined through. All in all, a decent meal with nice presentation that would suffice if we were hankering for Mexican food and didn't want to drive far. Lunch for 2 with tip came out to about $36.

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