El Torito Grill 21321 Hawthorne Blvd Torrance, CA 90503 (310) 543-1896 www.etgrill.com Click HERE for the PDF Menu El Torito Grill is the upscale sibling of the El Torito restaurant chain. Parent company Real Mex Restaurants also owns and operates Chevy’s, Acapulco, and El Paso Cantina. Menu items at the El Torito Grill are a bit pricier and use different recipes than the other restaurants in the Real Mex family. Seating inside is comfortable... 

  La Capilla Mexican Restaurant 1332 Sartori Ave Torrance, CA 90501 La Capilla is located in the “Old Torrance” part of the South Bay. The area has recently been upgraded by the city and it has attracted a variety of new business to mix with the old stalwarts like La Capilla. The restaurant features both a bar area and a dining area and food can be ordered in either part of the restaurant. Upon entering you are greeted by a hostess... 

Riviera Mexican Grill 1615 S Pacific Coast Hwy Redondo Beach, CA 90277 (310) 540-2501 www.rivieramexicangrill.com Riviera Mexican Grill is located in the Riviera Village in Redondo Beach. Known for their Margarita’s. Their bar is top notch and they also are a full featured restaurant. Decorated in a beach motif it is a lot of fun and has been a main staple of the Village for years. Parking is a little rough, but if you are patient you can... 

El Burrito Jr 3830 Pacific Coast Hwy Torrance, CA 90505 (310) 373-5405 El Burrito Jr is located on Pacific Cost Hwy in Torrance next to Mc Donalds in the Walteria area. This location started off as a Taco Bell but was changed to an El Burrito Jr years ago. Seating is available inside in booths and tables and there is a small patio outside. Food is available to go by ordering at the register or you can sit and have a waiter serve you. The parking... 

Freebirds World Burrito 1509 Hawthorne Blvd Redondo Beach, CA 90277 (310) 214-4850 www.freebirds.com Freebirds World Burrito is a growing chain of restaurants similar in style to Chipotle. According to the Freebirds website: “It all started in ’87 near the beach in Santa Barbara, California when two ex-hippies figured out how to roll some awesome burritos using fresh-chopped veggies, house-made rice and beans, and of course grass fed beef... 

This week we are going away from the home base a little and driving to the East Side of Rancho Palos Verdes. Located on the corner of Western Avenue and Tulide Street is Taxco Mexican Restaurant. From the outside it is tucked away in a strip mall giving it a bland appearance. You could easily confuse it for a simple Taco stand, but Taxco is a pleasant surprise. The name Taxco comes from teh small mining town in Mexico of the same name. The inside... 

El Torito 23225 Hawthorne Boulevard Torrance, CA 90505 (310) 378-0331 Located on the corner of Hawthorne Blvd and Lomita blvd along “restaurant row” is El Torito. Originally called Chubasco’s which opened in 1954. El Torito is owned by Acapulco’s which also owns El Paso Cantina. In October of 2011 El Torito filed Bankruptcy. Oliver:  My favorite Mexican restaurant growing up in Torrance was The Red Onion, next door to them... 

  Cilantro Mexican Grill 3879 Pacific Coast Hwy Torrance, CA 90505 (310) 375-0241 Cilantro Mexican Grill is located in a strip mall along Pacific Coast Hwy near the corner of Ocean Ave. To the left is a massage parlor and a liquor store. To the right are some shops including a hair salon and an educational book store. This location was a restaurant called Piquin Picoso until approximately December 2011. Cilantro opened in mid-January 2012. Parking... 

Acapulco Mexican Restaurant Torrance 3530 Carson Street Torrance – Del Amo, CA http://www.acapulcorestaurants.com/ (310) 542-2270   Acapulco Mexican Restaurant is a chain of Mexican restaurants started in Pasadena in 1960. They feature a California-Mexican restaurant cuisine. The Torrance location is located on the east side of the Del Amo Mall Square, north of Carson. The interior is open and there are plenty of large booths. Parking is a... 

Alfredo’s Restaurant 2372 Pacific Coast Hwy Lomita, CA 90717 (310) 784-0393 www.alfredosrestaurant.com/ Alfredo’s is a free standing restaurant located at the southeast corner of Pacific Coast Hwy and Pennsylvania. According to some online sources this is called “Alfredo’s Restaurant No 4″ – implying that it is part of the Alfredo’s Restaurant chain however, when visiting their website at www.alfredosrestaurant.com...