For over two decades, El Toro has been a cornerstone of the Chillicothe, Missouri dining scene, serving up vibrant flavors and warm hospitality. As a relaxed, family-owned cantina, it is a go-to destination for locals craving authentic Mexican standards and Tex-Mex favorites. Whether you are stopping by for a quick business lunch or settling in for a celebratory dinner with the family, El Toro offers a lively and welcoming environment right here in town.
This local favorite is known for:
Authentic Specialties: A robust menu featuring Tacos, Enchiladas Verdes, and specialty items like the hearty Burrito Pastor.
Fresh Ingredients: Famous among locals for their fresh, handmade guacamole and highly-praised homemade salsa served with warm chips.
Signature Drinks: A fantastic selection of beverages, including the popular Pineapple Jalapeño Margarita and the Sangria Swirl.
Convenience: offering easy online ordering for carryout and delivery options for those cozy nights in.
Customers frequently praise the “hustle” and teamwork of the staff, noting that service remains quick, efficient, and polite even when the house is full. The atmosphere often receives high marks for feeling like a genuine escape, complete with pleasant background music and comfortable booths. Above all, diners rave about the consistency of the food and the perfect balance of flavors in their beverages.
With a reputation built on years of dedicated service, El Toro isn’t just a restaurant; it is a trusted local gathering spot. The family-owned nature of the business shines through in every detail, making guests feel less like customers and more like neighbors sharing a meal in the heart of Chillicothe.
Restaurant
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Adults, All Ages, Casual, Couples / Date night, Family‑friendly, Groups, Kids, Lively, Romantic, Seniors, Solo‑friendly, Teens, Upscale, Youth
Wheelchair entrance
Restrooms available
Kid‑friendly
Accepts cash, Accepts credit cards, Accepts debit cards, Air conditioning, Family-friendly, Free admission, Free parking, Group seating available, Heating, High chairs, Indoor seating, Kids menu, Open to public visitors, Public restroom available, Restrooms, Service animals allowed, Smoke-free, Step-free access, Wheelchair accessible entrance
Taco, enchilada, choice of rice or fried beans.
Chile relleno, taco, fried beans and guacamole salad.
Cheese quesadilla, rice and a taco.
Burrito, rice and fried beans.
Burrito, rice and fried beans.
Chicken enchilada, rice and fried beans.
Beef or chicken tostada and a cheese quesadilla.
Burrito, rice and tamale.
Two Taquitos Mexicanos, rice and beans.
Chile relleno, rice and fried beans.
Quesadilla (Choice of chicken or beef tips) with rice and fried beans.
Two eggs served with rice, beans and tortillas.
One bean tostada, one cheese enchilada, and bean burrito.
One cheese burrito, one bean tostada and rice.
One bean burrito, one cheese enchilada, and one cheese quesadilla.
Bean tostada with guacamole, one bean burrito and one cheese quesadilla.
Two bean burritos with nacho cheese on top.
Two chiles rellenos with rice and beans.
Two quesadillas filled with beans, cheese, peppers, tomatoes and onions. Topped with cheese dip.
Two quesadillas filled with beans, cheese, peppers, tomatoes and onions. Topped with cheese dip.
Flour tortilla filled with beef or chicken, cooked with vegetables. Topped with red sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Choice of protein cooked with vegetables. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico, guacamole and sour cream.
Your choice of beef or chicken with vegetables. Served with rice and guacamole salad.
Made with bacon, chorizo and served with french fries, rice, beans and cheese sauce.
Two chicken enchiladas topped with verde sauce. Served with rice and crema salad.
A flour tortilla filled with beans, choice of chicken or beef, deep fried. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and Pico de Gallo.
Grilled chicken Burrito topped with cheese dip. Served with rice and sour cream salad.
Two street tacos served with rice, beans, salsa verde, lime and Pico. Protein choices: chorizo, pastor, asada, chicken, carnitas or barbacoa.
Corn tortilla with melted cheese topped with eggs, and choice of red or green salsa. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream and tomato. Add Steak or Chicken for $2.00
Soft or Hard Shell Tacos. Filled with lettuce and cheese
Soft or Hard Shell Tacos. Filled with lettuce and cheese
Soft or Hard Shell Tacos. Filled with lettuce and cheese
Topped with lettuce, shredded cheese, sour cream & tomatoes
Topped with ground beef, whole beans, cheese and red sauce.
Topped with red sauce
Topped with red sauce
Topped with Salsa Ranchera
Topped with red sauce
A bed of fresh avocados, pico de gallo and fresh cheese. Served with our fresh-made flour tortilla chips.
Fries topped with your choice of grilled chicken or steak, shredded cheese, bacon, sour cream, pico de gallo and jalapeños.
A skillet filled to the top with melted shredded cheese, chorizo and our traditional cheese dip. Topped with jalapeños.
Grilled corn topped with choice of mayo or queso crema, queso fresco, tajín and lime.
Ground beef with queso topped with pico de gallo.
Jumbo chicken wings coated in our rich, flavorful signature sauces: BBQ, Buffalo or Mango Habanero. Served with fries
Maya dip, cheese dip and guacamole
Beef or chicken quesadilla with vegetables and beans. Served with lettuce, rice, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Quesadilla stuffed with cheese, shrimp and beans toppped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Two shredded chicken tortillas quesadillas cooked with mushrooms and pico de gallo. Served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, tomatoes, topped with cheese dip.
Large quesadilla stuffed with beans, cheese and your choice of chicken, chorizo, ground beef or mushrooms. Served with lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
One grilled steak and one grilled chicken quesadilla. Served with lettuce, sour cream and tomato.
Two quesadillas filled with Al Pastor pork with pineapple, cilantro and diced onions.
Two flour tortillas stuffed with chicken and pico de gallo, topped with cheese sauce, served with rice.
BBQ carnitas served with chips and topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and cheese dip.
Topped with chicken, beef, beans, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Chicken, steak, bacon, onion and jalapeño fresco.
Your choice of protein cooked with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes.
Grilled chicken, steak, shrimp and chorizo.
Crispy flour tortilla with chicken or beef, lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese sour cream, topped with cheese dip.
Choose two: Burrito, Chile Poblano, Enchilada, Taco, Tostada, Quesadilla, Tamale or Sope
Torta filled with choice of grilled chicken, steak, chorizo, carnitas, pastor or barbacoa with onion, tomatoes, beans, queso fresco, avocado, jalapeño and mayo. Served with french fries
Torta filled with steak or carnitas and beans. Topped with a red special sauce, onion, avocado and queso fresco.
Three chicken, pork or beef, enchiladas topped with salsa. Served with rice, sour cream, tomatoes and lettuce.
Three flour tortillas stuffed with grilled chicken, covered in cheese dip topped with avocado. Served with rice and beans.
3 Flour tortillas with shrimp and crab cooked with Pico de Gallo, topped with avocado slices and cheese dip. Served with rice and vegetables.
1 chicken, 1 beef 1 cheese and 1 bean topped with Ranchero sauce, lettuce
Three shrimp enchiladas topped with cheese dip. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes.
Two cheese enchiladas topped with pork (pork cooked with tomatoes, onions and bell peppers) and ranchero sauce on top. Served with rice and guacamole salad.
Grilled chicken, beef, shrimp and bacon. Served on a bed of rice, covered in cheese dip and 3 Tortillas.
Pork tips topped with grilled onions. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, Pico de Gallo and 3 Tortillas.
Bowl filled with rice, black beans, lettuce, Pico de Gallo, sour cream and shredded cheese. Served with grilled chicken or steak.
A flour tortilla filled with your choice of protein. Deep fried, topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, Pico and lettuce.
Three sopes filled with one choice of protein. Topped with beans, Pico de Gallo, lettuce, queso fresco and Sour Cream.
Two tamales topped with lettuce, sour cream, sliced avocado, salsa verde and cheese dip. Served with rice and beans.
Your choice of pork, chicken or steak served with rice, beans and 3 Tortillas.
Grilled chicken, steak, shrimp and bacon, cooked with onion and bell pepper. Served with rice, beans, sour cream salad and topped with shredded cheese.
Two grilled pork chops cooked with onion, mushrooms topped with salsa verde served with rice, beans and 3 Tortillas.
Bean tostada with Guacamole salad, chile relleno, beef taco, enchilada, tamale, rice and fried beans.
One tamale, two taquitos (1 chicken, 1 beef), chips with cheese, topped with rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Four deep fried rolled corn tortillas, 2 stuffed with chicken and 2 with shredded beef. Served with guacamole, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
A combination of steak, chicken, shrimp and carnitas, topped with shredded cheese.
Steak, chicken and shrimp cooked with Jalapeño fresco (spicy) instead of bell pepper. Served with avocado instead of guacamole and covered in shredded cheese.
Steak, carnitas, bacon, onion, mushroom and avocado.
Steak, chicken and shrimp.
A combination of chicken, shrimp, crab and bacon topped with pineapple.
Steak, chicken, chorizo and shrimp.
Shrimp, Tilapia, scallops and imitation crab.
Vegetarian. Mushrooms cooked with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes.
Steak, chicken and shrimp.
A combination of chicken, shrimp, crab and bacon topped with pineapple.
A combination of steak, chicken, shrimp and carnitas, topped with shredded cheese.
Steak, chicken and shrimp cooked with Jalapeño fresco (spicy) instead of bell pepper. Served with avocado instead of guacamole and covered in shredded cheese.
Steak, carnitas, bacon, onion, mushroom and avocado.
Choice of chicken or steak cooked with vegetables. Served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, rice and Pico de Gallo, topped with red sauce.
Flour tortilla stuffed with steak, chicken, shrimp, rice and beans inside with a cheese dip and red sauce on top.
One chicken and bean, one beef and bean burrito. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and red sauce.
Flour tortilla filled with steak, chicken, rice, beans, sour cream and fajita vegetables. Topped with cheese sauce and chorizo.
Tortilla filled with beef tips, beans and rice, topped with cheese sauce and red sauce.
Burrito stuffed with steak, french fries, sour cream, rice, pico de gallo and shredded cheese.
Large burrito filled with choice of ground beef or shredded chicken. Topped with Enchilada sauce, lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes.
Large burrito filled with pastor meat, pineaple, whole beans, onion, cilantro, covered with cheese sauce and green sauce. Topped with bacon.
Burrito filled with choice of ground beef or shredded chicken with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream & tomatoes. Topped with red sauce and cheese dip.
12′ Flour tortilla stuffed with grilled chicken, shrimp and rice. Topped with cheese dip.
8″ Flour tortilla stuffed with pork, cooked with tomatoes, onions and bell peppers. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and rice.
8″ Flour tortilla stuffed with BBQ carnitas, filled with sour cream and Pico de Gallo. Topped with cheese dip, served with rice and beans.
12″ Flour tortilla filled with grilled shrimp cooked with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes, with rice and beans inside. Topped with cheese sauce.
Steak, chicken and shrimp topped with enchilada sauce, lettuce, yellow and white cheese, sour cream and tomatoes. Served with rice.
12″ Tortilla filled with beef tips, chicken and pork, topped with cheese dip, red sauce and green sauce.
Three beef Birria Tacos filled with cheese, cilantro and onion. Served with consommé and rice.
Three flour tortilla shrimp tacos filled with Pico, avocado, and queso fresco. Served with rice and San José sauce.
Three crunchy deep fried tacos with shredded chicken or beef. Filled with Pico de Gallo and queso fresco. Served with rice, lettuce, avocado, sour cream and San José sauce.
Four soft corn tortillas prepared Callejeros (Street Style) or Especial. Choose two proteins: Carne Asada, Pollo Asado, Chorizo, Carnitas, Al Pastor, Barbacoa, Shrimp and Crab for extra $2.00
Four flour tortillas topped with steak, cooked with bacon, chorizo, and onion. Topped with cilantro and shredded cheese.
Three corn tortillas filled with Tilapia cooked with pico and Pineapple. Topped with cilantro. Served withh rice and San José sauce.
Grilled chicken and chorizo cooked with onions and jalapeño, served on four corn tortillas. Topped with melted cheese.
Three flour tortilla tacos with grilled chicken, grilled onion, pineapple and bacon, served with rice and black beans. Comes with San José sauce.
Three flour tortilla tacos filled with Chipotle marinated chicken and topped with cilantro, queso fresco and avocado. Served with rice and black beans.
Three flour tortillas filled with grilled chicken or steak. Served with beans and Pico de Gallo.
Three flour tortillas filled with BBQ Carnitas, queso fresco and cilantro. Served with rice and black beans.
Grilled chicken breast topped with grilled Poblano strips, grilled onion, mushrooms, shrimp, cilantro, queso fresco and Ranchera sauce. Served with rice, beans and 3 Tortillas.
Grilled chicken topped with mushrooms and cheese dip. Served with rice, beans and Tortillas.
Grilled chicken breast topped with chorizo and melted cheese. Served beans, Tortillas and sour cream salad.
Grilled chicken breast topped with shrimp, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers and melted cheese. Served with rice, beans, sour cream, tomatoes, lettuce, and three tortillas.
Lightly fried chicken breast served with rice, french fries, lettuce, avocado, tomatoes and a slice of lime.
Grilled chicken breast topped with grilled shrimp, pineapple and cheese dip. Served with rice and cali mix veggies.
Bed of rice topped with cheese dip and choice of protein with grilled Fajita veggies on top.
Grilled chicken topped with cheese dip. Served with rice, beans and 3 tortillas.
Grilled chicken breast topped with grilled shrimp, crab and mango salsa. Served with cali mixed veggies and rice.
Grilled chicken covered with San José sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, Guacamole and 3 Tortillas.
Grilled chicken covered in creamy sauce with broccoli, bell peppers and mushrooms. Served with rice, Pico de Gallo and lettuce.
Grilled chicken breast, cooked with mushrooms, onions and bell peppers topped with melted cheese. Served with fried beans, guacamole salad and 3 Tortillas.
Grilled chicken breast and 5 shrimp, cooked with Pico de Gallo and mushrooms. Served with rice, guacamole salad and 3 Tortillas.
Grilled chicken breast topped with Ranchera sauce. Served with rice, fried beans, guacamole, Pico de Gallo, lettuce and 3 Tortillas.
Traditional molcajete filled with grilled chicken, rib eye steak, chorizo, shrimp, grilled onions and nopales. Topped with queso fresco, avocado, and Chipotle-Guajillo sauce. Served with rice, beans, esquite and three tortillas.
Rib eye steak with grilled onions on top. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, guacamole and 3 tortillas.
Steak on a bed of grilled onions and mushrooms topped with grilled shrimp. Served with a side of rice and steamed vegetables.
Rib-eye steak cooked with shrimp, topped with mushrooms, onions, bell pepper, melted cheese. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes and 3 tortillas.
Rib-eye steak cooked with shrimp, mushrooms and onion topped with spicy red sauce, queso fresco and cilantro. Served with rice and beans and 3 tortillas.
Grilled rib eye steak, chicken breast, shrimp, chorizo, sausage and Tilapia cooked with onions and Jalapeños. Served with rice, beans, guacamole salad and tortillas.
Rib-eye steak, grilled chicken breast, grilled pork chop topped with onion and one chile toriado. Served with rice, beans, sour cream, tomatoes, lettuce and three tortillas.
Rib-eye steak served with rice and beans, with ranchero sauce on top.
Rib-eye steak cooked with mushrooms, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Served with rice and fried beans.
Rib-eye steak cooked with mushrooms topped with cheese dip. Served with rye and beans.
Rib-eye steak topped with four cooked shrimp, onions, pico de gallo and mushrooms. Served with rice and guacamole salad.
Shrimps cooked to your choice. Served with rice, lettuce, avocado and tomatoes.
Grilled tilapia cooked to your choice topped with shrimp. Served with rice and cali mixed veggies.
Poblano pepper stuffed with crab and shrimp. Topped with a creamy Chipotle sauce and avocado slices. Served with rice and black beans.
Chimichanga filled with imitation crab and shrimp. Topped with San José and cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo and avocado.
Chopped shrimp marinated in lime juice with tomatoes, red onion, jalapeño, cilantro and avocado. Served with mango and saltine crackers.
Mexican shrimp cocktail served with saltine crackers
Shrimps (14) cooked with garlic and dried red pepper. Served on a bed of rice, lettuce, tomatoes and sliced avocado.
Tilapia, shrimp, crab and scallops. Served on a bed of rice topped with San José sauce and shredded cheese.
Tilapia topped with shrimp, covered in melted cheese. Served with rice, lettuce, avocado and tomatoes.
Refired, Charros, Whole or Black
Flour or Corn
Orange, Apple, Pineapple, Cranberry
Jarritos, Sidral, Coke, Squirt
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