Los Toros Mexican Restaurant & Cantina

What Los Toros Mexican Restaurant & Cantina does

Los Toros Mexican Restaurant & Cantina is a privately held, independent single-location Mexican restaurant founded in 1967 and operating at 21743 Devonshire Street in Chatsworth, Los Angeles. The business serves individual consumers and families seeking casual authentic Mexican cuisine, alongside corporate and event-host customers seeking catering, private parties, and group bookings. Its product portfolio centers on full-service dine-in across breakfast, lunch, and dinner; a bar and 21+ lounge; private event hosting; off-premise catering; table reservations; and online ordering for takeout and delivery.

The restaurant's technology stack is modest and entirely composed of third-party services: Clover provides the online ordering and payment processing front end embedded in the company website, while SpotHopper powers website design, social media and email marketing, and WCAG Level AA accessibility compliance. Marketing is conducted through the company website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Google Business, and an email newsletter. No proprietary software, mobile application, API, or AI capability is developed or disclosed.

The revenue model is multi-stream and transactional: dine-in service, online takeout and delivery via Clover, custom-priced catering for birthdays, corporate events, and weddings, and private event bookings on-site. Pricing is unit-based across a wide menu range with family plans from $35 to $74 for two to four persons, plus alcoholic beverage sales from the bar and lounge. Happy hour specials run weekday afternoons. The business has remained under independent ownership with no identified institutional investors, subsidiaries, or parent entities throughout its 55+ year history.

Name

Los Toros Mexican Restaurant & Cantina

Legal name

Los Toros Mexican Restaurant

Website

https://lostoros.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Los Toros Mexican Restaurant & Cantina is a privately held, single-location Mexican restaurant in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, founded in 1967. It serves local families and event hosts through dine-in, online ordering, catering, and private party hosting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mexican restaurant dining and catering services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants (THAFACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Mexican restaurant dining
• Event catering services
• Private party venue
• Online food ordering
• Full bar cantina

Headquarters

HQ city

Chatsworth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Traditional sit-down restaurant service with full menu, alcoholic beverages, and specialty items served to customers at tables
2. Online Ordering (Takeout/Delivery): Food and beverage orders placed through Clover online ordering platform for pickup and delivery
3. Catering Services: Off-site catering for events including birthday parties, holiday parties, corporate events, and wedding festivities
4. Private Events and Parties: Group reservations and private party bookings with dedicated event space and curated menu options

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Los Toros Mexican Restaurant & Cantina is a single-location, family-style Mexican restaurant founded in 1967 that serves a full menu of traditional and specialty Mexican dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner alongside a bar and 21+ lounge. Beyond dine-in service, it sells food through online ordering (Clover), and earns additional revenue from off-premise catering and on-site private party/event hosting in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Product overview

Los Toros Mexican Restaurant & Cantina is a single-location Mexican restaurant established in 1967 in Chatsworth, Los Angeles. The restaurant offers a unified dining experience with multiple service channels: dine-in restaurant services with a full Mexican menu and a 21+ lounge, online ordering through Clover integration, catering services for events, private party bookings, and table reservations. The product portfolio centers on the core restaurant dining experience supplemented by takeout/online ordering, catering, and event hosting services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-In Mexican Restaurant Service Full-service Mexican dining experience in a family atmosphere, offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner with menu items including tacos, enchiladas, fajitas, specialty dishes, and a full bar with margaritas.
• 21+ Lounge with Salsa Nights Adults-only lounge area at the back bar featuring events such as Saturday Salsa Nights hosted by Limon Y Menta with a cover charge at the door.
• Online Ordering (Clover) Convenient online food ordering system allowing customers to place pickup and delivery orders through the restaurant's website via Clover POS integration.
• Catering Services Event catering service bringing restaurant-quality Mexican food to birthday parties, holiday parties, corporate events, wedding festivities, and other private gatherings; packages quoted per event.
• Private Parties and Group Events Private party hosting at the restaurant with dedicated spaces, curated menus, and a 21+ lounge for special occasions and group gatherings including birthdays, rehearsal dinners, and corporate events.
• Table Reservations Online table reservation system allowing customers to book their preferred dining time in advance at the restaurant.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ClovercoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline ordering and payment processing platform enabling customers to place food orders through the restaurant's website for pickup and delivery. Provides the technological infrastructure for the restaurant's e-commerce operations.
• SpotHoppercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWebsite design, social media marketing, and email marketing provider. Powers the restaurant's digital presence, website accessibility compliance (WCAG Level AA), and online reservation/order integration.
• Limon Y MentaminorOthersEntertainment partner hosting weekly Saturday Salsa Nights at the restaurant's 21+ lounge area with cover charge at the door.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Tocaya Organica: Modern Mexican fast-casual concept in California with multiple LA locations emphasizing customizable bowls and tacos. Comparable as a Mexican-cuisine competitor targeting overlapping LA customers, though operating in a faster, more limited-service format.

Broad incumbents

• El Torito: Established multi-unit Mexican restaurant chain across California with full-service dining, bars, and catering. Comparable to Los Toros as a Mexican full-service operator but with broader scale and chain infrastructure.

Direct peers

• La Taqueria (LA area independents): Independent California Mexican restaurant focused on traditional tacos and full-service dining. Comparable to Los Toros as an independent, full-service Mexican operator competing in the same local-market category.
• Border Grill: Chef-driven full-service Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles offering modern Mexican cuisine, catering, and private events. Comparable to Los Toros in service model, LA market, and event/catering revenue diversification.
• El Cholo: Iconic Los Angeles full-service Mexican restaurant operating since 1927 with a sit-down dining room, bar, and catering. Directly comparable to Los Toros in heritage, ethnic-cuisine positioning, and single-market LA presence.
• Mercado Los Angeles: LA Mexican restaurant offering traditional full-service dining, tequila bar, and private events. Comparable to Los Toros in upscale-casual Mexican positioning, bar/cantina focus, and LA single-market footprint.
• Casa Vega: Family-owned LA Mexican restaurant famous for traditional cuisine and a bar/cantina atmosphere. Comparable to Los Toros as an independent, multi-generational full-service Mexican concept with a similar dine-in plus event-driven model.
• Cactus Mexican Food: Long-standing LA-based Mexican restaurant group with multiple locations serving traditional Mexican fare and bar service. Comparable to Los Toros in ethnic-cuisine positioning and full-service dine-in experience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Los_Toros
• Facebookfacebook.com/lostorosmexicanrestaurant
• Instagraminstagram.com/lostorosmexicanrestaurant

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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