Jose Alonso had mixed emotions Tuesday night. The El Torito Grill head chef was happy to still have a job, but sad to see that a big part of his life was shutting down, as it was the Newport Beach ...

For a generation of diners, that soft, sugary scoop mattered more than the sizzling fajitas. Vincent Rossmeier is a former journalist who now works in education policy. He received a Master’s Degree ...

For a generation of diners, that soft, sugary scoop mattered more than the sizzling fajitas. For many diners who grew up eating at Chi-Chi’s, Chevy’s, or El Torito, the sweet scoop of corn pudding ...

Since the 1980s the bountiful Sunday brunch at El Torito has been a signature of the popular California restaurant group which also has locations in Oregon, Arizona and overseas. In fact, it’s 20 ...

Taco Bell rival El Torito, which was founded in 1954, operated as many as 187 restaurants in 25 states at its peak in the late 1980s. By 2005, according to an SEC filing, that number had decreased to ...

The El Torito Mexican Restaurant on March Lane in Stockton closed on Sunday, Feb. 2. The restaurant's closure is due to lease expiration, according to a shift coordinator at the restaurant. The ...

At 4ft 5in, El Torito is among the shortest Superstars in WWE history, but that did not prevent him from receiving plenty of television time alongside Los Matadores duo Diego and Fernando (aka Primo ...

Larry Cano is arguably the father of Taco Tuesday, having celebrated one of the first in his little Mexican restaurant in Laguna Hills named after a clay bowl decorated with a painted bull 65 years ...

On the heels of closures in Dana Point and Orange, El Torito plans to shutter its long-standing Westminster location on May 3, according to employees at the Orange County location. The fast-casual ...

The longstanding El Torito Mexican Restaurant on March Lane will soon close its doors. Rachel Pitzer, a shift coordinator at El Torito, told The Stockton Record on Thursday that the Stockton ...