El Toro Mexican Restaurant

El Toro Mexican Restaurant in Baytown has an extensive gluten free lunch & dinner menu. I ordered beef fajitas with corn tortillas, rice, and retried beans. The chips are corn and in a separate fryer; the salsa is also gluten free. Huge outdoor patio which is great for dining during the COVID-19 pandemic.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contamination?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked
• Dedicated gluten-free fryer

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for kids
• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout
• Good selection of healthy options
• Offers outdoor seating

I called before ordering to ensure gluten free and the girl I spoke to assured me they had gluten free options. I had enchiladas verde not only did I get horrible gluten poisoning the food lacked flavor and I found a bone in my chicken. It was horrible. I would not recommend this place and I will not be returning

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contamination?

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Poor

Other Characteristics

• Good selection of healthy options
• Offers delivery

There are plenty of gluten free options, made with corn or you can get the taco salad without the taco shell bowl. Staff says chips are made with corn so they are gluten free but they do share the same fryer

Gluten free menu has a great selection - all meats are free of marinade. Staff is very knowledgeable about needs and explaining options. Highly recommend if you’re staying around the Surfside area.

I would not say this is a gluten free place. I’ve gotten sick every time I ate here and was told they put flour on the corn tortillas

Celiac friendly?

No