El Torero Mexican Restaurant

Name: El Torero Mexican Restaurant
Address: 231 E 26th St, Tucson, AZ, 85713, US
Telephone: 520-622-9534
Price range: $$

Mexican$$

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Tue–Wed 11am–8pm, Thu–Sat 11am–9pm, Closed Sun–Mon

231 E 26th St, Tucson, AZ 85713
520-622-9534
Last verified: September 2026

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Starters + Bar Food

Chips & Salsa$5.50
Chips, salsa fresca & table salsa
Quesadilla Special$10
Four quesadillas & beans
Mushroom Quesadillas (4)$16
Sautéed shrooms, jack cheese, green onion, cilantro, guac, habanero sauce, tortilla bryan
Torero Wings (12)$18
Sweet chili & truff sauce glaze, cilantro, green onion, served with fries and crema
La Llorona Wings (12)$18
Chiltepin & habanero, jalapeños, cilantro, served with fries and crema
Mini Chicken Tomatillo Taquitos (10)$14
Mini taquitos, tomatillo sauce, sour crema, queso fresco, cilantro, pickled onion, lime
Chorizo, Green Chili & Shroom Queso Fundido$18
Chorizo, roasted green chili, shrooms, mornay, queso, guac, pickled onion, cilantro, chips
Bean Dip$15
Refried beans, cheddar, pickled jalapeños, roasted green chilies, sour cream, guacamole, diced tomato, cilantro, pickled onion, chips
Elote Dip$12
Elote, green chili, mornay, cheddar & jack cheese, guac, pickled onion, cilantro, queso fresco, chipotle mayo, chips
Queso Dip$14
House made queso, green chili, cilantro, guac, pickled onions, chips, limes

Crisps

Cheese Crisp$12
Cheddar cheese
Loca Crisp$30
Carne seca, green chile, guacamole, green onion
Chili Crisp$17.00
Cheddar cheese, roasted hatch
Calabacitas Crisp$20
Calabacitas, jack cheese, avocado, diced tomato, cilantro, house dressing
Carnitas Crisp$22
Beer braised carnitas, jack cheese, green onion, cilantro, avocado, queso fresco, crema
Spicy Cheese Crisp$20
Habanero, pickled jalapeños, house chili oil, green onion, green chili, chili dust, cilantro, cotija

Ensaladas

Roasted Elote Salad$18
Roasted corn and green chiles, avocado, arugula, queso fresco, pickled red onion, toasted pepitas, fried shallots, chipotle lemon dressing (can be made vegan). Add carne asada 8oz +$9, 5 grilled shrimp +$12, tofu +$5, grilled seabass $12, grilled chicken $9
Barrio Caesar Salad$18
Arugula, tomato, crouton crumbs, bacon, avocado, cotija, chipotle caesar dressing, crispy onions, cilantro

Tacos

Sonoran Carne Asada (2)$16
Diced ribeye, flour tortilla, salsa soya, cabbage, guacamole, pickled onion, cilantro, lime
Carnitas(1) $7 / (2) $14
Beer braised pork, iceberg lettuce, avocado, cilantro lime crema, queso fresco, corn torts
Carne Asada (2)$18
Grilled ribeye, griddled cheese tortilla bryan, guacamole, pickled jalapeño, salsa tatemada, cilantro, crispy shallots, queso fresco
Spicy Shrimp(1) $10 / (2) $18
Grilled shrimp, salsa soya, habanero, roasted green chile, jack cheese, guac, sour cream, crispy onion, cilantro, queso fresco, bryan flour tort
Blackened Mahi Mahi(1) $8 / (2) $16
Blackening spice, slaw, crema, salsa tatemada, avocado sauce, avocado, queso fresco, corn torts, limes
Cauliflower (1)$8
Fried cauliflower, sweet chili, roasted tatemada, avocado sauce, crema, avocado, slaw, cilantro, queso fresco, truff, lime, griddled cheese shell corn tort
Mesquite Grilled Sea Bass(1) $8 / (2) $16
Grilled, mesquite & lime rub, corn torts, shaved cabbage, elote, avocado, pickled onion, cilantro, lemon aioli, avocado sauce
Queso Birria Tacos(1) $6 / (2) $12 / (3) $16
Brisket birria, adobo-barbacoa blend of spices, chile colorado, griddled cheese shell, corn torts, onion, cilantro, lime, consume
Grilled Chicken(1) $9 / (2) $18
Grilled mesquite & lime rub, slaw, grilled green chili, avocado, lemon aioli, salsa soya, queso fresco, flour torts, limes
Gringa Tacos de Carne Asada (2)$18
Diced ribeye, guac, pickled onions, cilantro, salsa de habanero, over corn quesadillas, limes

Classic Tacos

Old School Patty Taco's(1) $5 / (2) $9 / (3) $14
Deep fried beef patty, iceberg lettuce, queso cotija, taco sauce (fried to order). Soft (flour or corn), hard shell, or dorado (fried). Add rice & beans $4.00
Carne con Chile(1) $6 / (2) $12
Crunchy shell or soft taco; seasoning, iceberg lettuce, cheddar cheese, taco sauce (not GF)
Carne de Chile Verde(1) $7 / (2) $12
Crunchy shell or soft taco (GF)
Ground Beef(1) $5 / (2) $9
No dorado (GF)
Carne Seca(1) $9 / (2) $16
Crunchy shell or soft taco
Grilled Chicken(1) $7 / (2) $14
Crunchy shell or soft taco

Entrées

1 X 1$15
One patty taco, one cheese enchilada, beans (may sub for flat enchiladas)
2 X 2$19.25
Two patty tacos, two cheese enchiladas (may sub for flat enchiladas). Add beans & rice +$4
Culichi Mac & Cheese$20
Roasted poblano cream sauce, monterey jack, elote, bacon, green chilies, cotija, cilantro, noodles, crispy onion, bread crumbs
La Bandera$22
Chile con carne enchilada, carne verde enchilada, sour cream enchilada, roasted green chile, beans with cheese, chips
El Hank$28
Diced ribeye cooked in salsa ranchera, beans, green corn tamale, tortilla
Plato Culichi$26
Roasted poblano cream sauce, calabacitas, rice, sour cream, tortilla, greens, pickled onion, elote. Shrimp (7) $26 / Sea Bass $28
Flautas de Carnitas Ahogada (2)$18
Carnitas, melted jack cheese, tomatillo, salsa soya, cabbage, queso fresco, sour cream, avocado, ranchero beans
El Jefe Sensibar$22
Chile relleno omelette style, chile con carne, beans, sour cream, flour tortilla, fuel for the roads traveled
Heidi's Pollo Milanesa$24
Brined & breaded fried chicken breast, arugula-avo & cucumber salad, lemon dressing, lemon aioli, cotija
Carnitas Tamale Pie$28
Braised carnitas, two green corns, mornay sauce, truff, green chiles, jack & cheddar cheese, cotija, crispy onions, cilantro, queso fresco
Veggie Tamale Pie$24
Calabacitas, two green corns, black beans, mornay sauce, jack & cheddar cheese, spanish olive, truff hot sauce, green onion, cotija, crispy onions, cilantro

Combination Plates

Carne Seca$32
Beans, rice, guac, salsa, flour tortilla or corn, lettuce
Carne con Chile (Red)$26
Carne de Chile Verde$26
Calabacitas & Green Corn Plate$24
Chorizo con Huevo y Papas$20
Grilled Sea Bass in Butter (8oz)$26
Grilled Shrimp Mojo de Ajo (9)$25

Burros + Chimis

Bean and Cheese$8
Chimi style +$.50 / Enchilada style +$5 / Xmas style $5 / Melted cheese on top +$3 / The works (inside only): beans, rice, cheese, salsa, sour cream $6
Black Bean, Avocado (Toasted)$10
Grilled Mesquite & Lime Chicken$12
Carnitas$12
Chile con Carne (Red)$14
Carne de Chile Verde$14
Carne Seca$19
Carne Asada$12
Ground Beef$10
Ranchero Bean, Cheese, Pickled Jalapeño$10
Chorizo con Huevo, Crispy Papa, Cheddar$14

Fully Loaded Burros

The Cali Burro$20
Ribeye, crispy potato, guac, salsa soya, sour cream, cheese, chip-mayo
The Danny Martin Burro$20
Carne con chile - green chili beef, beans, xmas style, avocado, 3 sauces, fresco, cilantro
Toasted Carnitas Burro$22
Carnitas, grilled relleno, ranchero beans, avocado, salsa soya, habanero sauce
Toasted Hash Brown Burro$18
Hash browns, bacon, egg relleno, chipotle mayo, avocado, toasted

Sopas

Albondigas & Rice$18
All soups come with tortilla, limes, cilantro, green onion, lettuce. Add Quesadillas (2) $5, Add Avocado $4
Albondigas, Rice, Papa, Calabacitas$22
Caldo de Queso$14
Grilled Chicken, Tortilla, Avo, Cheddar$18
Carne de Chile Verde con Papa$15
Tortilla & Avocado & Cheddar$14
Calabacita, Jack & Avocado$16
Grilled Chicken & Rice$17

Quesadillas

Carne Asada$18
Flour tortilla or corn, salsa, guac, habanero sauce
Grilled Chicken$16
Cheese & Green Chilies$14
Carne de Chile Verde$18
Ground Beef$14
Carnitas & Green Chilies$16

Combos

No. 1$12
One patty taco, lettuce, cotia, taco sauce, rice & beans, flour tortilla, green corn tamale. Sub red chile, tomatillo or mornay sauce for any enchiladas
No. 2$12
Cheese enchilada, green corn tamale, rice & beans, flour tortilla
No. 3$22
Cheese enchilada, bean tostada, ground beef taco, green corn tamale
No. 4 Relleno$18
Cheddar, green chili, egg omelette, tomato sauce, beans, rice, flour tortilla, avocado
No. 5$16
Green corn with melted cheese, ranchero beans, guacamole tostada
No. 6$24
Chile con carne, side of calabacitas, guacamole tostada, flour tortilla
No. 7$18
Three enchiladas (flat or cheese) & beans (Sonoran style or regular). Add chile con carne $4
No. 8$19
Green corn tamale with melted cheese, beans, red chile tostada
No. 9$18
Three patty tacos, lettuce, cotija, taco sauce, rice & beans

Enchiladas

Chicken(1) $7 / (2) $14
Mornay sauce, tomatillo, mole or red chile; all enchies topped with cheese, onion, lettuce. Add beans & rice $4
Ground Beef(1) $7 / (2) $12
Cheese(1) $6 / (2) $12
Carne Seca(1) $8 / (2) $16
Carne de Chile Verde(1) $8 / (2) $16
Carnitas(1) $7 / (2) $14
Spinach & Green Chili(1) $7 / (2) $14
Flat Enchi(1) $6 / (2) $12
Black Bean(1) $6 / (2) $12
Mushroom & Potato Enchi Plate (2)$18
Mornay sauce, beans, calabacitas

Salsas & Sides

Salsa Fresca$3
Table Salsa$2
Chips$3
Habanero Salsa$3
Black Beans$4
Refried Beans$4
Spanish Rice$4
Avocado Slices$4
Guacamole (8oz)$7
Ranchero Beans$4.50
Roasted Tomatillo Sauce$6
Quesadilla$2.50
Calabacitas con Queso$8
Mornay Sauce$6
Red Chili Sauce$6
Corn Tortillas (5)$3
Flour Tortilla$2
Vegan Red Sauce$4
Crispy Fries$7
Avocado Sauce$3
Green Corn Tamale$7
Red Chile Beef Tamale$7
Chile Relleno$8
Pickled Onions$2
Roasted Jalapenos$2
Fried Potato Wedges$6

Kid's Menu

Quesadilla & Beans$4
Chicken Tenders with Fries$9
Mini Bean & Cheese Burritos$8
Butter & Tortilla$2
Fries$5
Chicken Taquitos & Beans (6)$8
Mac N Cheese$9
Ice Cream$4
Cinnamon & Sugar Churro$1.50
Lucia's Tamale Plate$12
Green corn, beans, rice, cheese, avocado, ground beef

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.

Dishes to know on this menu

Carnitas: Pork slowly cooked until tender, traditionally in its own fat, with some pieces allowed to brown or crisp. Carnitas are strongly associated with Michoacán. Dedicated carnitas shops may offer different cuts and textures rather than simply "pork." Maciza generally refers to leaner meat, cueritos to skin and buche to stomach. Carnitas may also be sold by weight for groups and takeout. On this menu as: Carnitas Crisp · Carnitas · Flautas de Carnitas Ahogada (2).
Quesadillas: A tortilla folded around a filling and cooked on a griddle or comal. Cheese is standard in many regions, but Mexico City famously complicates the definition: there, a quesadilla may need cheese specifically requested. Fillings can include squash blossom, huitlacoche, mushrooms, meat and many other ingredients. Flour-tortilla quesadillas are particularly common in northern Mexico and the United States. A mulita, associated with northern Baja and Southern California taquerías, sandwiches meat and melted cheese between tortillas. On this menu as: Quesadilla Special · Mushroom Quesadillas (4) · Quesadillas.
Salsa verde & roja: Salsa verde is a broad category of green salsa, commonly built around tomatillos and green chiles. Salsa roja simply means red salsa and covers countless recipes using tomatoes, dried chiles, fresh chiles or combinations of them. Salsa taquera is the kind of salsa made specifically for tacos and varies from shop to shop. Salsa macha, associated especially with Veracruz, is an oil-based salsa made with dried chiles and often nuts or seeds. Color is not a dependable heat scale. Taste first. On this menu as: Chips & Salsa · Salsas & Sides · Salsa Fresca.
Carne asada: Grilled beef, chopped or sliced for tacos, burritos and plates. Skirt, flank and other relatively thin cuts are common, with seasoning ranging from little more than salt to marinades containing citrus, garlic or other ingredients. Carne asada is particularly associated with northern Mexico and is also the name for the social tradition of gathering around a grill for a carne asada cookout. On this menu as: Sonoran Carne Asada (2) · Carne Asada (2) · Gringa Tacos de Carne Asada (2).
Tortillas: corn vs. flour: Corn tortillas begin with nixtamalized corn masa that is pressed and cooked on a hot surface. They have ancient roots in Mesoamerica and remain fundamental to cooking throughout much of Mexico. Flour tortillas have a long history in northern Mexico, especially Sonora and Chihuahua, and became equally important to border and Mexican-American cuisines. Hecho a mano means "made by hand" and usually indicates tortillas formed or pressed at the restaurant. On this menu as: Grilled Chicken, Tortilla, Avo, Cheddar · Tortilla & Avocado & Cheddar · Corn Tortillas (5).
Tamales: Masa wrapped around or alongside a filling, enclosed in a corn husk, banana leaf or other wrapper and steamed. Fillings vary enormously by region and can include pork or chicken in chile sauce, cheese and rajas, beans, vegetables, fruit and sweet preparations. The singular Spanish form is tamal, although "tamale" is common in English. Tamales are sold individually and by the dozen and are particularly prominent during holidays and celebrations. On this menu as: Carnitas Tamale Pie · Veggie Tamale Pie · Green Corn Tamale.