El Toro Loco Mexican Bar & Grill

We went in looking for some lunch on a Thursday at about 2. Inside it seemed dead so they were quick to seat us. Our waiter was very attentive to our needs and social. It was happy hour, so we ordered 2 frozen lime margaritas. Very good.
The food is cheap for lunch and they give you plenty! It seems very authentic.
Five stars for great food and amazing service who also made us laugh.
Pros:cheap for lunch, quick, lots of food, happy hour, great margaritas, great vibe inside
Cons: none.

Ok… Steak quesadilla is on point! Cheap and good! Chips and salsa are good. Service is hilarious! The server was super attentive (great!). However, he could never remember who ordered what. It’s hard to fault him, because of his attentiveness. Four stars may be generous, because they had no liquor license for 14 days, so no margaritas. So… food is good. service is fun (ny). Price is good. I got over the no margaritas, because beer was 99 cents!

Wrong. This place used to be edible with decent service a few years back. Not any more. Waiters told is margaritas were $ 4 at happy hour then charged us $ 9. First time in the place in a year or so and will be my last. Too many good places to eat with good staff to eat at a dump like this.

Quick service and a nice neighborhood Mexican restaurant. Prices are reasonable as well. Our family of three ate lunch today for $ 30. They had a Mexican band during lunch and have happy hour everyday from 1pm to 9pm.

Admittedly, the service here can inconsistent. I have had terrible meals that took forever and orders came out wrong, but I have also had wonderful servicers who were attentive, organized and efficient… so it really is just the luck of the draw. That being said, when compared to other mexican restaurants in the area, I think the the food is a little better. Also we get the lunch fajitas everywhere we go (and we go everywhere) and the quantity of steak and chicken in their lunch fajitas has more meat than the other places. Finally, when the weather is nice (like right now), they have a wonderful shaded outdoor seating area. The outdoor seating more than makes up for the occasional disorganized/​slow service. All in, I would definitely recommend this place.

I have been impressed with the pleasant service, very generous and tasty food, and clean dining room for the past 3 years. The patio and speedy to go service are great bonuses as well.

Good/​average Tex-​Mex/​Mexican food. The place is clean and the location is safe-​feeling. The service has always been pretty good. The music is a little loud for my taste (and it’s usually a top 40 station — not Mexican music as I prefer). And the place can get pretty noisy at night. Overall, it’s nothing spectacular, but it is good and reliable if you are looking for Mexican.

This restaurant has consistently good Mexican food and drinks. The service is always pleasant and fast. Sometimes the clientele can get a little loud. Nice outdoor patio, balloon lady, and live bands. Quick place to come for lunch, too.

WOW I am always impressed with the bartenders at this location… They really know their stuff!

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Totally lame. Margaritas were horrible & the waitress had no idea what top shelf was. Very disappointing. Will not be returning

5 stars for the happy hour and Friday night live music set. After the live music, the restaurant turns into a club… a real club… complete with paying a cover to get in.
2 stars for the crappy service you get when there is even a hint of a crowd.
My advice, eat before you come if you want to enjoy the live music. Try to grab a seat at the bar and enjoy the wonderfully strong margaritas they have.

I was out for a nice drink and maybe food, when all of a sudden this prostitute and some «Joe» come falling on my date and I. They were drunk and tried to start a fight. I was so upset that I cancled my order… truly not a safe place if looking for something «nice»

I love Mexican food. It is my favorite! Being from Southern California, I have eaten my fair share of Mexican food. I was scared moving to Tennesse, wondering if they would have Mexican food. There is TONS of choices out here. However, this place falls short of my expectations. I have been here multiple times due to the convenient location, however I have been searching for other places. The prices used to be fair for what you were getting. $ 10 for fajitas with $ 1.50 soda fountain is great! They changed that. Prices on my fajitas went about $ 3 higher. Sodas went higher also. They use ground beef in the enchiladas unless you specify. Yuck! The service STINKS. Every time we go it’s bad service. Sometimes they want to charge me for the diablo salsa, sometimes they don’t. They NEVER ask if my 3-​year-​old wants a drink or something to eat. They don’t even act like she is at the table. She never gets a place setting either. Half the time I end up getting up to pour my own iced tea out of the pitchers they have at the server station because the server never comes around. Since the unjustified huge price increase, we have been going to other places.

I came here because my girlfriend was craving fajitas nachos and had never tried this establishment. We walk in and it looked like your typical chain Mexican restaurant, except a lot darker; I was not a fan of the lack of lighting.
We got the fajitas nachos to split and sadly, they were even below the standard for chain Mexican establishments, which I personally feel are not up to par with local establishments. This was also at a higher price nonetheless. The meat was rather bland in flavor and the whole thing just tasted funky.
The chips and salsa were good and their service was good, but overall this experience did not make me want to come back; especially when there are other notable Mexican establishments in the area. If you’re craving authentic Mexican, I’d recommend looking elsewhere.

I enjoy coming here to their bar during their happy hour. They usually offer regular and flavored margaritas under $ 5.49 and trust me they are huge. Their beers on tap are budweiser, bud light, Dos xxx amber and lager, blue moon, and michelob.
I really like their shrimp and chicken fajitas and their enchiladas. All in all, this is a nice restaurant however it has very dark lighting and for me I like to see my food without straining my eyes.

This restaurant is right across the street from my beau’s house, so we are very frequent guests. The atmosphere is casual and friendly. The music on Sunday nights is fun as is their afternoon happy hour. Many friendly people and you can easily strike up a conversation.
There are so many great choices. The only meal I tried that I really didn’t care for were the chimichangas. Like another poster said, they were swimming in cheese sauce. Just not my preference.
I like the fact that they seem to use lots of fresh produce and especially peppers in their dishes. Standouts that I have tried include the following:
Appetizers: choriqueso grill, Tampico dip, and the cielo, mar y Tierra dip which included steak, chicken, & shrimp smothered in cheese dip & Pico de gallo. That was really a meal in itself even though we shared it.
Meals: Arroz con pollo, the chicken soup, & queso fundido. I tried the molcajetes and especially enjoyed the grilled cactus that came with it. Again all the dinners are huge and you end up taking food home.
The service always seems to be lacking. Whether the place is packed or there is only a handful. But convenience and good food wins out in this case. We will definitely be back.

Good local restaurant. Good margaritas, good food and plenty of it. some items on the menu seem a bit pricey for a Mexican restaurant. We had good food tonight, a good solid margarita, pleasantly surprised that the margarita was a special. There was a band there. Nothing special, but real live music. We ate in the other half of the restaurant as we were on a bit of a timetable. We’d like to come back and camp some time when we can spend the time.

Ordered a few chimichangas from here, to go, expecting deliciousness due to the high rating from other Unilocalers. Instead, we got the chimi’s delivered in a way that we were not accustomed to.
They were not fried and sinking in a cheese sauce. A bit disappointing, but I guess we should have asked if they were fried or not.
The rice was a bit salty and coarse. The beans were good, just beans though.
Another thing, we ordered the chimichungas all chicken, but got beef, shrimp and chicken. I guess its not much to complain about, but its not what we wanted.
Lesson learned, always ask if the chimichungas are fried or in the cheese sauce.

I like this place.
It can be a fun dinner/​date place or a good lunch place — lunches hover mostly in the five dollar range, which is perfect for me.
And if you want little extras, like a taco, it’s only $ 1.75. Not too shabby.
They have a great menu, filled with the usual tacos, chimichangas, fajitas, enchiladas, tortilla soups, etcetera. The food is fresh and good. The service is friendly — I’ve always left happy.