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    Burrito Express

    4.0 (99 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Closed 9:00 am - 8:45 pm

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    Super king burrito, bacon taco, lengua taco
    Erin C.

    Bigger than it looks from the outside. Kind of fast casual Mexican - you grab your own food from the counter when it's ready. Good variety on the menu. We picked it up to go and even after a half hour in the car, it was delicious! I got the bacon taco and it had a lot of bacon, basically a BLT in a tortilla. The lengua was really tender and crisped up. The salsa was pretty good too. Hubby got the super long burrito - it was huge!!! The steak was well seasoned and cooked. We'd definitely come here again!

    Ovi B.

    Good place to eat. Very testy food they have with good service. I highly recommend this place!

    Breakfast tacos
    Leng H.

    Our favorite Mexican joint in the area! Food is delicious and fresh! You cannot go wrong with any of the items on the menu. Our favorite items are the pork belly & carne asada tacos, tampiquena, quesadillas, horchata, and the huevos a la mexicana.

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    Sherwin C.

    Based on the Yelp reviews, I was really excited to go to this restaurant with all the positive comments and overall high reviews. It's true that the menu does provide a fairly good selection of different items, the restaurant is clean and nice looking for a fast casual restaurant, and the food presentation is pretty attractive. However, the food portions and quality aren't great for the price, there really isn't any service (despite paying tips), the dining room is a bit cramped and has less than ideal seating, and the food is fairly bland. On my visit here, I tried beef tacos, chicken flautas, carne asada, and a chicken torta. The meat on the tacos, flautas, and torta were juicy but a bit bland. The tacos had a good amount of cheese to them and freshly diced tomatoes, but nothing was memorable about them at all. The torta was basically the same flavor combination with large pieces of sandwich bread, but equally bland. The flautas were very crispy, similar to egg rolls -- but the filling inside had very little flavor. The carne asada was charred nicely, but a bit overcooked and surprisingly bland as well for how charred it looked. Overall, the food here is fresh and prepared nicely, but is a bit light on flavor and a bit pricey compared to other Mexican options.

    Carne asada tacos
    Daisy P.

    It's an easy place to drive past if you're not from the area, but highly recommend. Burrito Express may not sound like much, but they make some of the best mexican food in the area. It's been recently remodeled on the inside, and has a fresh look to it, so enjoy your meal inside or on their patio in the summer. There are MANY options to chose from on their menu, but my favorite is their torta de milanesa. They always make it fresh in house, and have just the right amount of ingredients. You can also never go wrong with some tacos with your choice of meat. My husband loves to eat their king burrito with carne asada- this thing is massive, and loaded. Don't forget a fresh horchata with your meal! Highly recommend if you're in the area and craving good Mexican food!

    I really liked the pork belly taco, nice big slice with a sweet sauce. They flavors we surprising and enjoyable.

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    This place is great! I get there beef tacos with extra seasoning at least once a week! It's a bit expensive but worth the price!

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    I like it a lot. I get the cochinita pibil taco dinner. Hot, fresh, good salsas, clean tables. Best tacos in VH.

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    Very good tacos, the tostadas are great! The service is great! Always smiling service

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    9 years ago

    Amazing carne asade fries/burritos, food is fresh, staff is friendly, and the price is great!

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    Great value and food. Very fast service as well. My wife likes the pork belly taco's from this place.

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    Any taco Tuesday specials?

    Not that i know of. Honestly I found the steak burrito to be lacking in the seasoning department. Taco/burrito express in mundelein is better. Imho.

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    Zocalo Mexican Bar and Grill

    4.2
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    I've driven by Zocalo many times, but finally tried it for the first time today. I met a friend for…read morelunch around noon on a Tuesday, and when we arrived we had the entire place to ourselves. I ordered the chicken enchiladas with green sauce. When I placed my order, the server said "good choice" and she was right. They were served with rice, beans and lettuce and really hit the spot. My friend ordered tacos and also commented that the food was really good. By the time we left, only one other party had arrived. Considering how slow business was, we noted that the service was pretty slow. Our server was attentive when we arrived, but once the food came and we ate, it took an awhile for her to bring the check and then awhile longer for her to process our payment. The place has a lot of visual interest from the moment you walk in, with scenic landscapes and photos of people covering all the walls. That made the ambiance fun in what is otherwise a pretty casual place. Overall, this was a good experience and I'd like to return. I hope others try it, too! They need a better lunch crowd if we want them to stick around!

    Just recently tried the shrimp empanadas--on the smaller side, but definitely flavorful. I also…read morewent with two birria tacos. The flavor was good, but they were a bit dry and didn't come with any consommé, which would've made a big difference. Overall, the food has been good my last two visits The ambiance is nice and the space is set up well, with plenty of seating and a good overall vibe. It's just surprising that it never really seems crowded.

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    Uncle Julio's

    Uncle Julio's

    2.8
    (589 reviews)
    0.7 mi
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    07/15/24 - This is the first time I've been to an Uncle Julio's. I've heard very mixed reviews on…read morethe food. The breakdown on the food I ate. The chips were ok, but I enjoyed both of the salsas. They were both good. The red one was very garlicky I really enjoyed this and kept munching on it. The other salsa had more of a smoky chipotle type flavoring this was also very good. For my main course I ordered 2 steak tacos w/beans & rice. The steak tacos were ok but nothing extraordinary. The beans was more of a bean soup than beans. The seasoning was very good. The rice was nothing special. Our server Diana was nothing short of remarkable. When I think of stellar service I think of someone like Diana. She was spot on in every aspect. From the time we got there she was there to take our drink orders & to see if we wanted to get appetizers prior to ordering our main courses. She was always checking back to see if we needed anything. THANK YOU DIANA FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE.

    Great service, but food? Eh…read more Service was overall great. Our waiter Patrick was very attentive and was full of smiles. The vibe is low warm light and cute. There is lots of seating as well. The main downside to my experience was the food. I ordered the quesa-birria tacos which were actually great as an appetizer, but my main dish was just sad. I ordered the enchilada combo, one chicken and one beef. The tortillas were stiff, and there was barely any salsa on them. The chicken enchilada was covered with an overwhelming amount of lime, the rice was flavorless and the beans were watery. I hesitate to call this place clean because my water cup had crusted gunk on it, which makes me believe they don't wash their dishes too well.

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    Bar area in Uncle Julio's Vernon Hills.
    Bar area in Uncle Julio's Vernon Hills.
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    They make fresh tortillas and guacamole.
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