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The El Gringo Story

El Gringo was established in Hermosa Beach in 1986. Local restaurateur Bill Graw had a vision when he saw the Hermosa Beach landmark El Gringo for sale in 2001. After taking over the operation, El Gringo Mexican Restaurant has become wildly popular with locals and visitors alike. El Gringo has consistently been voted Best Mexican Restaurant by the locals. In 2004, El Gringo opened its second location in Manhattan Beach. In 2006, a location was opened in Redondo Beach based on the same model. The fourth El Gringo opened in El Segundo in 2017 serving full liquor. Through the years, as the beach communities have transformed, El Gringo has adapted to meet the changing lifestyles as a result of listening to the feedback of our loyal customers. We are proud to offer a variety of healthy items in addition to wines and craft beers. El Gringo has certainly come a long way in the past 30 years! We appreciate you choosing El Gringo as one of your dining choices.

Our Mission

It is our belief that Americans are being deprived of authentic Mexican Food. El Gringo's mission is to prepare the most authentic and fresh Mexican food served in a clean, upbeat environment with quality service.

Reviews

"BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT"

-The Beach Reporter Newspaper-

"BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT"

-The Easy Reader Newspaper-

"EL GRINGO IS JUST ABOUT PERFECT..."

-Alton Brown, Star Chef, Food Network

Surfing Monkey

Ceramic Surfing Monkey piggy banks have been for sale at the border just south of San Diego since the early 1970s. Today, many Southern Californians have these unique banks in their homes reminding them of the good times in Mexico. El Gringo's nostalgia for Mexico is represented in our logo. (FYI: It's not a monkey. Its a chimpanzee. Monkeys have tails!)

"El Gringo"

The term EL GRINGO has many meanings. To most Latin citizens, "EL GRINGO" means North American or Non-Mexican. Many Americans believe this to be a derogatory term directed at white people, however "el gringo" is often used to refer to anyone from American regardless of their skin color.

Urban Myth Definition #1: Forklore suggests that it was generated when the United States army invaded Mexico, wearing green uniforms and the people shouted "Green Go Home" thus created Green-Go or Gringo.

Urban Myth Definition #2: Originating from the spanish 'griego' meaning greek. In Spanish, the phrase 'hablar con griego' or 'to speak in greek' translates roughly to the English saying 'it's all greek to me.' The word 'gringo' is an evolution of 'griego' which was used to describe any foreigner that had an accent that prevented them from speaking Spanish - particularly Irish.

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EL GRINGO CATERING

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We have three types of Catering Services. Please watch Catering Video below to learn more.

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Pick Up:
GRAB N' GO CATERING

Delivered:
DROP N' GO CATERING

Full Service:
GUAC TACO CATERING

Please select the Catering Service you are MOST interested in:

Pick up: GRAB N' GO CATERING Delivered: DROP N' GO CATERING Full Service: GUAC TACO CATERING


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Manhattan Beach

El Gringo Manhattan Beach
El Gringo Manhattan Beach

Address:
921 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266

(310) 372-6080

Hours: 12:00pm - 9:00pm Daily

Parking: There is plenty of parking in front and in back of the restaurant. Over 50 spots!

Hermosa Beach — Location Permanently Closed

El Gringo Hermosa Beach
El Gringo Hermosa Beach Easy Reader

Redondo Beach

El Gringo Manhattan Beach
El Gringo Redondo Beach

Address:
821 Torrance Blvd.
Redondo Beach, CA, 90277

(310) 316-8032

Hours: 12:00pm - 9:00pm Daily

Parking: There is plenty of parking in front of the restaurant. Over 50 spots!

El Segundo

El Gringo El Segundo
El Gringo El Segundo

Address:
422 Main Street
El Segundo CA 90245

(310-648-8788

Hours: 12:00pm - 9:00pm Daily

Parking: Free Public Parking Lot next door and street parking available.

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Reservations

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN DINING AT EL GRINGO.
DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS, WE ARE NOT TAKING RESERVATIONS AT THIS TIME.

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