El Toro Tortilleria II — Restaurant in Santa Maria

🤤😋Honestly the carne asada, tortillas, rice, beans AND salsa are the Cure to depression -as well as a seemingly instantaneous transportation to ✨San Diego✨ where no food coast to coast has come close to feeling like home. I moved away from all my favorite spots in my hometown 8 years ago. I hadn't realized until today that I have indeed been depressed since then. 😂 🤯🙄🥺🙀

Enrich your life-taste this food! Not to be dramatic; but I'm contemplating whether or not going to the grocery store is even essential anymore🤣🤭... like, I could probably buy a party pack and just meal prep...

My husband and I honestly cannot eat tamales from anywhere else ever again… Every time we go anywhere else we are completely disappointed. I can’t believe that the prices haven’t gone through the roof like everybody else. They don’t seem to be skimping on the portions either. We moved away from Santa Maria and literally drive hours out of our way to buy a dozen or 2 whenever we go down in that direction. Just make sure you call ahead and order if you want the Chile/cheese tamales (which are the best in the universe) because they will be...

Best tacos in Santa Maria hands down. I don't know how the season the asada or how they cook it, but it is tender with a delicious wood fired taste. The rest of the meats such as carnitas and tripas are equally stellar, and its literally a tortilla factory, so you get the freshest possible tortillas with your tacos 🌮. More of a Deli than a restaurant though, and with the pandemic, it means it's gotta be take out. Besides the tacos, the combos are a good deal for family lunch or breakfast. I highly recommend trying...