Best Group Dining Gatherings Mexican Restaurants in Torrance
3 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
El Torito
Big, lively cantina with expansive drink deals and classic plates.
Notable Picks
#1
El Torito
8.6
El Torito’s Torrance outpost functions as a classic SoCal cantina, where combo plates, sizzling fajitas, and strong margaritas anchor a sprawling bar-centric happy hour. Locals use it for after-work meetups, big-game nights, and affordable rounds of chips, salsa, and drinks that run well into the evening.
Must-Try Dishes:
Tableside Guacamole, Sizzling Fajitas, Street Taco Trio
What Makes it Special: Big, lively cantina with expansive drink deals and classic plates.
8.4
Tacos El Goloso is a high-energy birrieria on Pacific Coast Highway where crispy tacos dorados de birria, vampiros, and consomé anchor a focused, meat-forward menu. With hundreds of reviews and steady lines most nights, it’s the South Torrance go-to when you want rich, Jalisco-style flavors in a casual strip-mall setting.
Must-Try Dishes:
Tacos dorados de birria with consomé, Birria plate with rice and beans, Vampiro with birria and melted cheese
What Makes it Special: Birria-focused taqueria with crispy tacos and late-night energy.
Mexican Riviera is a family-owned PCH staple with over three decades of service, turning out big plates of combo-style Mexican food in a casual strip-mall dining room. Locals use it for everything from breakfast burritos to carnitas dinners when they want familiar flavors, chips and salsa, and plenty of parking right off Anza and Pacific Coast Highway.
Must-Try Dishes:
Super special wet burrito, Carnitas taco and enchilada combo, Potato tacos with rice and beans
What Makes it Special: Long-running South Bay institution for hearty Mexican combo plates.