The asada tacos were great also the guacamole, the service fantastic!! The ambiance just like any other Mexican restaurant warm and inviting

Place is trahh Cutting corners Cheaping out on the portions Expensive burrito with 1 oz of steak read more

Love the convenience of Cilantros! They have a bunch of locations popping up around Chicagoland. We ordered the asada tacos which were really good! I also ordered the pollo tamales, which weren't my favorite. There was hardly any meat in them but if there had been I bet I would've really enjoyed them. Hopefully next time! Each location also has a bar so if you're feeling a drink when dining in! We waited for a to go order and the man working the front brought it out to us and made sure we had the sauces we needed! read more

Horrible, typically cilantro is really delicious but this food was absolutely disgusting. The portions were extremely small and the meat was old and tasteless. I got my large Horchata drink and somehow it tasted like soap. Crew from Friday, January 2 at noon. read more

Awful experience. We used to order tacos from this location for many years but today they delivered the worst Pastor tacos I have ever eaten. The meat was shredded and the seasoning tasted awful. It had pieces of something that look like tomato skin. They were disgusting. I called to let them know that maybe my ordered was wrong and the cook answered and said that that was the way the pastor tacos were made now and that there was nothing we could do about it. He was rude and had the worst attitude I've seen in a long time. We will never order from this place again. read more

I have had a pollo burrito and burrito belly bowl here. I ended up getting the belly bowl because they didn't have a two taco meal option and this was cheaper then ordering two tacos with rice and beans on the side. I hope they can add a two taco meal to their menu for lunch time customers. The belly bowl was good but also overwhelming. It just was missing something but it was hard to describe. Overall, good quality ingredients and meat. read more

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The food here is outstanding. The only reason I am giving this place a 4 star is because they either add something or forget something in your order so make sure to look before you look read more

Do not know what they are passing off as carnitas....tasted like old meat...chopped up chunks of fat! No shredded pork whatsoever. DISGUSTING....NEVER AGAIN read more

Complete disappointment between both the service and the food. I've never had an issue with this location until tonight, I had ordered the kids STEAK quesadilla (as included I selected an horchata) and the selected side of double rice no beans, through there online service which is commonly convenient. I walked in to pick up my order as any other would, as it was continuously one thing after another. I had to remind the girl about my drink and ask for utensils (which should be already provided). I make my way home ready to enjoy what I thought was going to be a good dinner average commute of (20 minutes), to then realize my quesadilla had not one piece of steak (which I also paid extra for) and both rice and beans when I had specifically asked for double rice. AND to add on further than found hair in my quesadilla, Instead of them taking their time and reading the order correctly they insisted on throwing whatever together whichever was convenient for them. I had called to speak with the manager regarding this disaster disruption of service and was told I would've received a call sooner than later around 7 PM, 7:10.. 7:30 still no call, I took it into my own hands as any customer would (when their dinner is completely ruined) to further then call and receive any type of sympathy through service especially this location. The girl over the phone left me on hold for another 30 minutes, still not reaching the manager as she continuously gave me attitude and further then lied stating the manager wasn't even on the clock, She also stated "I don't know what to tell you, he's busy" as she further then stated he wasn't there. Never would I recommend this location and as poor service has drastically changed and clearly shows they have no interest in providing the right amount of service for their customers. read more

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Great tasting tacos especially the steak and the veggie tacos, the employees are very nice and working their tails off, definitely enjoy the food here and plan on coming back again. read more

I was hesitant to try this location again after seeing the recent reviews and they're right. The quality has dropped. I tried to place a pickup order over the phone but ended up getting put on hold for over 7 minutes.. I actually made it the restaurant in that amount of time only to find the girl at the front ignoring the phone still.. ordered a steak burrito & had to wait about 20minutes for it to be ready. The burrito was mostly filler(not a lot of meat) & a lot of the steak was chewy & fatty, they must've switched to a cheaper cut or something. Overall not the worst experience but not worth coming back anytime soon. Maybe I'll try back in a year or something.. read more

so bad from the food to the service. I placed my order in person and then was not only up charged by cashier but she had put in the wrong order. to fix it, she then wanted to charge me more than what was originally due. i let it go because i thought maybe there was a language barrier. she seemed pretty annoyed about the whole thing. meat from torta was cold and chile relleno taco was all sponge and literally no chile. i only didn't go back to ask for a refund because i was exhausted. annoyed and still hungry. should've just gone to portillos lol read more

If you're gonna choose cilantro as your stop form Mexican food make sure it's not this location! Went there yesterday for two burrito dinners and was completely underwhelmed when I ate it. Asked for my tripa burritos to have the meat extra fried only to find out it wasn't! The beans tasted too much like old water that left a after taste in my mouth. Really regret not going to the Northlake or stonepark location where the food is in a whole other tier! Do not recommend coming here read more

I only get out for lunch 1 day a week and cherish my taco Wednesdays... I have been going to this location for weeks for 2 steak tacos with everything without any problems... suddenly there was a GOTCHA today with the woman taking my order.. I asked for everything as I always so, she didn't ask any further questions... I got the tacos and they only had cilantro and onion... when I called she answer and said 'everything' has to be specified to include tomato and lettuce... what a GOTCHA and POOR POOR customer service..!!! they need to ASK follow up questions and not assume every person ordering is in line with what they consider everything.. this wouldn't be a big deal IF I hadn't ordered the tacos the exact same way for WEEKS!!!! DO better! read more

Poor service. I waited for 15 minutes for a simple order and then was told it would be an additional 10 minutes. Do not recommend using less you order ahead. read more

First, the prices on the overhead menu are out of date. So when you get your receipt it's kind of irritating. When you mention it they just kind of ignore you said it. Second.... (1) Burrito (1) LG horchata $17.88 with a $2 tip. If I waited to tip until after I ate the Burrito I probably wouldn't have tipped. Let's just say the meat to lettuce ratio heavily favors the lettuce. Heavily!!!!!!!!! I won't be back. I can't figure out how a burrito and a drink for lunch is almost $20..? It's a taqueria, not a sit down restaurant with waiters and waitresses...AND..it was cold in there. I'm sure it was warm in the kitchen though!! I work on a roof in the rain and sleet and go inside so I can freeze some more..? I almost forgot. The guy after us was Mexican but didn't speak Spanish so the girl behind the counter was rude to him..? I'm not sure what that was all about. Silly... My friend got 4 tacos and a drink. Almost $20 without a tip...? read more

Good tacos, burritos and torta's . Great variety of meats to choose from. Good service also. Sides are good. I wish they would invest in a char-grill which would take the meats to next level flavor read more

Have been coming to this location for many years and recently the quality has been declining. Last couple of visits the steak tacos and burrito have had a large amount for fatty chewy pieces. 3 tacos, 1 burrito and 1 orchata $31 with tip and tax. read more

The place was very nice, clean and the staff were friendly. I really like the steak burrito. The green salsa, house salsa is excellent. Will be coming back. read more

Food was good as expected. It was ready within 5 min. Only barstool seating in the window available inside (about 10 seats) and outdoor patio as well. I can't complain about anything here. Pretty good experience. I liked their taco salad! read more

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I was in the area and hungry so I yelped and stopped. Here are my takeaways; - Authentic Mexican flavors are present but subtle - Tacos are teeny tiny - Burritos are on a diet - Salsa verde was my favorite amongst the three options The store was clean and the food came out fast. For $19, I walked away with 3 small tacos, 2 skinny burritos and a few extremely small sides of salsa. The meat was well seasoned but too much gristle. There is some counter seating inside but don't bring a crowd. read more

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Honestly have tried coming here so many times after some weird experiences but officially am done. My taco meat was so disgusting, tasteless, and cold. I think it was old meat because there was genuinely no taste. Afraid to go here again :/ read more

Good food, fairly quick service, pretty simple and good if you want a quick bite somewhere local.

Really bad service The lady who take the orders is so rude she yell all the customers On every order read more

You guys switched to can corn on the "corn in a cup" item. That's disgusting the poor register girl tried explaining it to me as cold corn which I tried telling her that's canned corn. The register girl even stated it's regular corn just pasty and cold, again I said you mean canned corn. Definitely over this location read more

I will never go this location again. I went a couple of days ago to pick up an order and the girl behind the counter had a terribly rude attitude. I dont know if she is pregnant or overweight but her customer service was awful. She definitely needs to find other work because this ain't it. read more

Worst customer service one could ask for been eating here before they remodeled it I'm very displeased with their service I wouldn't recommend it if I needed extra food for my dog. Thank read more

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My friend and I visited this location tonight and got 2 chicken tacos and some chips and guacamole to go. We took them home and my friend bit into hers, and found this hard stick looking thing in her taco. We called the location and asked to speak to the manager. When we were explaining to her what we found in our food, she said "Oh yeah the steak". We didn't even order the steak, and either way that is not something that you should find in your food. She just seemed to be justifying it and not concerned at all. Over the course of the phone conversation, the manager never once apologized for our situation. All she said was "Well do you want your money back or do you want us to remake the order?" Really not a good experience. We paid $10 for this meal and this just made us lose our appetite. Not happy with how it was handled! read more

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Last time coming to this location. Seriously 4 tacos, 1 burrito and 1 torta and 3 of each sauce max??!! So what are the other 3 tacos supposed to have on them? El Famous doesn't pull that. Cilantro your getting too big for your britches. Well found out that El Famous is taking after you with charging for sauces. Both of you guys are off the list. read more

Ordered barbacoa taco salad; meat was tasteless and chunky. Very dissatisfied. They have good tortas & tacos.

Every item on the menu is almost guaranteed a bay leaf (or 10). PLEASE remove all bay leaves from your foods before serving them to guests. And I'm also not quite sure how an entire cluster (stem and all) of garlic ended up in the food. read more

Cilantro Taco Grill - Every time I eat at Cilantro in a Elmhurst there are bay leaves in my food. And yes, that's an entire clump of garlic. - Mexican Near Me - Elmhurst, Illinois

Size of their burritos and prices are inversely proportionate, where size shrink by 10% each year while prices increase by that much. In ten years, I picture myself paying about $40 for zero burrito. Instructed by management or upon the mood of the food prep, I will never know. To add insult to injury, the worker gave me a defective cup for horchata, which leaked and leaked all the way home. Large turned to small in my short commute. Great new diet. Thank you Cilantro! Update: ordered with a lady over the phone at 4:50pm on 8/26. I get there 20 min later and they said no record of order. They said maybe I ordered different location- I show them number and they don't know what happened. There must've been a shift change and the lady rushed out without entering order is my conclusion. My last time at this dwindling bumbling location. read more

Big lady is a piece of work. Unprofessional. Burrito dinner is 13.50 got charged 17.20. She tried to argue and was raising her eyebrows like she was some big shot. Bad experience overall read more

Love the food and good service Asada TacosBarbacoa TacosQuesadilla and it good place to eat food and have a drink.

It doesn't get much better than Taco's Cecinas (thin salted and dried steak) from Cilantro Taco Grill. Seriously, all the food is great. It's so good that my friend Nick has been here four times in that last two weeks. And, he would have even gone more often, but the line turned him away. That's the only downside to this location (there are currently 5 locations) - it's very small. There's very limited seating. There's a counter with some stools and a couple of tables outside. It's pretty much take-out ... or, if you're like me (impatient and favoring hot food) you can eat a couple of tacos standing up. The chartreuse (yellow-green color) cilantro-guac salsa is the best. As of this writing there are 101 restaurants in Elmhurst. I'm eating at, and reviewing, every one. Follow me on Yelp. read more

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Been wanting to try this place forever and have driven by many locations and never stopped. However this one opened up right by where I work in Elmhurst! Ordered three al pastor tacos with onion and cilantro and a small horchata. Horchata seems to get its flavor from red hots candy which I'm not the biggest fan of but it was not nearly as overpowering with hot cinnamon as the chata I had at Big Star. These tacos were decent. It was lightly seasoned grilled pork. The pork was good on its own but lacked that deep flavor I have come to expect from an al pastor at other taco spots. I sampled the red and creamy green salsas on the tacos. The red had a fantastic smoky flavor to it which I really, really enjoyed! I think it would probably go well on ground beef or steak. The creamy green was not messin around! It was delicious and packed quite a kick of heat too! While I waited for my food I tried a spoonful of the tomatillo salsa that was In a bottle along the seating rail, it tasted much like the green verse at Taco Bell only you could tell it was made with fresh ingredients, it was REALLY good! I'm sure it's the bomb with chicken.... I will certainly be back to try more of their selections as I have heard many great things about this up and coming brand and I have to try the salsa pairings on a few other items. Can't wait to come back! read more

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Order always wrong, order from the addison location if possible. Much better outcome when you order from a delivery app.

I have no complaints about his place. The food is tasty and fresh. If I could make one suggestion if you have an online ordering format. Working people need a quick way to order online because we are working on computers and this would be efficient for the customer and the restaurant. Keep making delicious food. read more

Checked this place out on my way back from work around 5pm on a Thursday. I ordered a steak burrito and a vanilla filled churro. The service was quick, staff was friendly, apple pay is accepted, seating is limited and there is a private parking lot with plenty of parking. This store is open Mon-Sat: 10am - 10pm Sunday: 11am - 9pm. I would definitely recommend this place! read more

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I go here with my friend on her lunch break every now and then. The salsa flavors are delicious and the tacos are always fresh. The main issue is the ordering can be confusing because the employees often refer to order numbers that the customers are not aware of and the line gets backed up. read more