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Illinois, United States Food Guide: 10 Mexican food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Blue Island
Best Mexican restaurants nearby. Discover the best Mexican food in Blue Island. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for Mexican restaurants near you.. Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois, located approximately 16 miles (26 km) south of Chicago's Loop. Blue Island is adjacent to the city of Chicago and shares its northern boundary with that city's Morgan Park neighborhood. The population was 23,706 at the 2010 United States Census.
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10. LaFiesta Azteca
Reviewed By jbrenz
It is absolutely horrible! My brother and I went in on a Friday evening and I should've known since there were only 2 other people in the restaurant. The chips were excellent and the salsa was OK. That was it. We had chicken/steak fajitas and then got ala carte items of a steak taco, chicken enchilada, tamale, and a flauta. The chicken/steak fajitas were OK, but there were like 3 pieces of each, chicken and steak...not even enough for 1 person. The tamale was OK, too, but the chicken in the enchilada and flauta was terrible. However, it wasn't the worst thing we ate that night...the steak in the steak taco was disgusting. It tasted like it had sat on a counter for a month without refrigeration or it was road kill. The best part of it was, our server came by and asked if we needed a box for the taco. I told her that it was not good, the steak tasted spoiled, and it was horrible. She said, OK and went and got the bill. Really? OK? I thought that maybe she would've taken the horrible tasting taco off the bill, but nope...it was on there. And her response to a horrible dinner was OK. We wasted our money on this restaurant. You've been warned...it is horrible Mexican food. Not authentic, horrible quality, and people that don't care if you liked it or not. Awful.
9. Burrito Alegre
Reviewed By elliottq
Don't let the exterior put you off. Do notice all the incredible plants in the window and the awesome plant around the counter. It's tiny with only about 8 tables and a limited menu with the standard Mexican fare of burritos and tacos. The staff was friendly the service prompt and the food was tasty. The tortilla on the burrito was grilled or toasted slightly and had a quite interesting flavor. I would've preferred actual black beans instead of refried beans in the burrito but it was still quite pleasant. The tacos are available in corn or flour tortillas. It's worth visit.
8. Pepe's Mexican Restaurant
Reviewed By mother15
JMJ So disappointed in this neighborhood restaurant. The family was down from the North side and hungry for Mexican food. They ordered and when they received the bill their was a exorbitant tip added to the bill already for a pick up order! When questioned, they went to the back room for a long time and finally somewhat adjusted the bill. What were they trying to pull? Beverly neighborhood restaurants disappointed our family terribly this Christmas Season; a time when good eating is part of the fun!
7. Las Fuentes
Overall Ratings
4 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By RitaLyC
This is an odd place. We've been here several time and never have the same experience. Service has been great, terrible, slow, fast and sometime akward. Some of the food like the salsa, vegetarian enchiladas and carne asada are excellent but other things have just been average. I would not recommend getting anything from the bar that doesn't come from a bottle. The sangria was horrible an so was a daiquiri. This place is close to home so we continue to go here once in a while for those very good food items.
6. Burrito Jalisco
Overall Ratings
4 based on 45 reviews
Reviewed By Seth H
Stayed in the area just found this on TripAdvisor so figured we would try it. Food was good, burrito was pretty big. Has its own take on authentic, from Texas so hard to beat tex-mex. Overall a good place would return.
5. Chili's
Reviewed By KennedysMomma
My family and I like to go to Chili's for aquick meal. We like the food, for the most part service is good and we have fun together. I really enjoy the salmon & my daighter really likes the chicken fingers. My husband likes a variety of items on the menu.
4. Chips and Salsa Taqueria
Reviewed By SmokingChicken
This place is very beautiful inside and service is excellent. The chicken burrito I had was just barely average. This place is rated well on YELP that is why I checked it out.
3. La Finka Mexican Family Restaurant
Reviewed By Tranese E
I have visited this restaurant about 5 times. Each time the food was good and the service was great. The prices are also good.
2. Taqueria Jalisco
Reviewed By ShyoneChicago
Stopped by this restaurant on a whim. The location was very clean and the kitchen has an open view to the public. The menu is traditional Mexican food. We ordered burritos and taco dinners, all of which were very tasty. The portion sizes are a value for the price. The only negative on this visit was that there were only 2 waitresses available and the restaurant was busy. I would return.
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1. Mario's Tacos
Overall Ratings
4 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By Taylor B
My wife and I usually don't dine at ethnic or sushi restaurants. Cajun isn't in my culinary vocabulary. Mexican restaurants usually offer too much salsa or jalapeno or guacamole. But we made an exception recently when my sister, who will eat anything at any time at any place, recommended Mario's Tacos in our hometown of Blue Island, Illinois, one of Chicago's south suburbs. Located at 13325 Olde Western Avenue, one block west of South Western Avenue on the south side of the bridge that spans the Cal-Sag Canal, Mario's is housed in a historic building. Mario Mendez opened his restaurant in 1990, with an outside dining patio garden with cafe tables and nighttime twinkling lights. No neon beer signs in the windows or TV screens in the dining rooms. It's a family-friendly restaurant that emphasizes tacos, tostadas, enchiladas and quesadillas, chorizo and eggs, home-made guacamole and refried beans. Beer, wine and blended drinks such as pina coladas, margaritas and daiquiris are very popular. Two of the best sellers are the enchilada platter and the carne asada con rajas. So what did we have? I ordered Coctel De Canarones (shrimp cocktail), Caldo De Res (beef with rice and vegetables soup) and Tampiquena (steak with rice, beans, salad and one enchilada, no guacamole please). My wife opted for Caldo De Pollo (chicken soup with rice and vegetables) and the taco dinner (three tacos--steak, chicken and steamed beef--served with rice and beans). For dessert, we shared a big plate of flan, or Mexican custard, which is as light and delicious as any dessert you can imagine. We are a pair of retired 77-year-olds who realize you are never too old to try something different. Please give me another order of flan.
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