The call
This page is kept as part of the dated record. The order notes below describe the place as Roger recommended it, not as it operates today.
From Roger’s notebookRoger, Google Maps review (2008-09-24)
Mexican
Latest recorded visit2008-09-24
“bleh...bad service from server...”
Mexican
El Torito Mexican Restaurant & Cantina
A Chula Vista outpost of the regional El Torito chain that Roger found bleh, citing bad service from the server.
Closed
This Chula Vista location of the El Torito chain has permanently closed; the Bay Blvd space no longer operates as El Torito. The wider El Torito chain continues to operate at other Southern California locations.
Yelp / Mapquest — El Torito Chula Vista listed as permanently closed (2026-09-21) ↗Source-backed notes
Visit history
2008-09-24day precision · source explicit
“bleh...bad service from server...”
Roger described the visit as bleh, citing bad service from the server. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
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