Dos Reales has been out go-to for years. As regulars, the wait staff knows our preferences if not our names. Good salsa (skip the mild), hot salsa from the kitchen is the best. Chicken dishes are the safest choices. Prices reasonable. We like that they're open late. read more

Carnitas plate was really good! Wife had the Big Steak Burrito! Both were very tasty! Service was great! Inside the restaurant was warm and friendly! read more

Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant - Steak Burrito Bravo! - Mexican Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

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Always good food. Friendly and fast. Tables may not have fancy covers, but I never leave hungry. read more

Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant - Enchiladas Suizas. - Mexican Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

My husband, 2 year old, and 4 year old decided to try out this restaurant. I ordered my children (from the kids menu) two chicken quesadillas. Our waiter said to us "the grilled chicken quesadilla?" I said yes because there was only the one chicken option on the kids menu so I assumed that's what he's talking about. After we got our bill we were charged $2 extra for each kid because of the way the chicken was cooked. I asked him what the modification up charge was for and he said it's because I asked to have the grilled chicken and I said I never asked for that I just pointed to the kids chicken option and he said that. (Again I had no idea there's more than one option of cooking the meat for my 2 and 4 year olds meal). He told me he would be right back. At this point no one is angry. He came back with the manager who asks what the problem is and I told her the same thing I was unaware of the modification up charge and she then said everyone just knows that and it doesn't need to be put on the menu because everyone just knows. I said we've never been here before, how would I know that and she then decided to question if I was lying to her and questions if I'm lying to her while rolling her eyes and smirking at me, and says whatever and walks away to make the adjustment. After I went to go pay, I confronted her saying that was very rude to question if I was lying to her and to roll her eyes at me. She then continued to laugh at me and roll her eyes and say what do you want me to do, just leave. I have never had someone who I'm assuming is the manager be so rude before. I guess make sure you are not being charged for something random because if you want it taken off you will be laughed at and called a liar for not just knowing it's an up-charge. Also the food was just okay. read more

I haven't been in about 6 months. The new prices are keeping us out of restaurants. We live off of my SS which is ok but you have to pick your battles and I'm a pretty accomplished cook so cooking at home is no problem. I do miss DR and in fact go into somewhat of a case of DT's every time I drive past it. I'm going to have to drop in soon. In the 25+ years we've been going there never once have we had a bad experience. However it's best to avoid during U of I home games. read more

I had the birria tacos and they were insanely good. So juicy and packed with flavor and the dipping broth was next level. The tortillas held together perfectly and didn't get soggy too fast. They clearly care about quality here. The restaurant was busy but staff handled it well and kept everything moving. The music was upbeat and added to the fun vibe. I'll definitely be dreaming of these tacos. read more

Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

We stopped here on our way back to Chicago. The place is not attractive from the outside. But once you are there the ambiance is good. Bottom line is that the food is good, freshly cooked and the service is excellent. Thumbs up. ¡Órale! read more

Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant - This was the steak strips burrito with rice and beans and salad. - Mexican Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

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An above average place in Champaign for Mexican American food. Dos Reales has a typical Americanized menu with lots of the familiar items. It of course has margaritas which are required to be the beverage of choice for any Mexican restaurant. Food isn't all that special but it has decent flavor. The prices aren't bad for the big portions. I figured it was just as good as any Mexican restaurant around here. Probably it's true. The menu is familiar to anyone who has eaten Mexican American food wherever. Drinks are needed of course. Even if you don't want a margarita, there's plenty of Mexican beer too. Oh of course you want a margarita though. It's $3.45 for the House. This is the regular lime flavor, which is the best though. Among the food, they of course have a Vegetarian Burrito. It's $8 for a pretty big one. This is stuffed with lots of vegetables. Be aware they automatically put cheese over everything. This goes for the side items so make sure if you don't want that they know so. Basically it's not bad for being what it is which is a typical Mexican style kind of American food. It has pretty good prices. They have the happy hour too. read more

Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant - House Margarita And Vegetarian Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

In the past, I've eaten at several Mexican restaurants and taco trucks. This place had the worst Mexican food I've ever tasted. The service was terrible. First, the waitress took a while before asking if we wanted drinks. Then, she was gone so long, I thought she forgot we were waiting to order. When we received our food, the adults were served first and we had to wait for my youngest sons food, which was chicken tenders. Not one person in my party ate their food. We were all disappointed. At checkout, the worker asked how everything was, I let him know it wasn't good and he said okay. Needless to say, we will never return. read more

The young lady and the front ringing people out was the most disrespectful dismissive and rude. No customer service skills. I asked to speak with a manager, she lied and said she was the manager. I frequent this establishment often but I will think twice about eating here because of her. read more

Hands down the best Mexican restaurant EVER! The food and portions are amazing & the employees are very friendly. 1000/100

My friend and I went there for dinner. The dining environment was comfortable, the serving people were all friendly and kind. We also saw some people celebrating with kind of traditional approaches, and I felt the enthusiasm as well as humanity of the restaurant! They have big quantities of food, and the prices were very reasonable. We both highly recommend this Mexican restaurant! read more

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Great find in the college town. I have been to many of the Mexican restaurants throughout Champaign, and this one is the best so far. The food was good with plenty left to take home. I have visited here many times and have not been disappointed ever. The food is great, reasonably priced, nice ambience and great service. The alcoholic drinks are good too. Not enough alcohol to get you drunk, but just enough to have a great time with friends. read more

Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant - Chicken burrito - Mexican Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

Food is delicious and the drinks are on point! Wait staff is always great as well! My spouse loves the Acapulco and I always get chicken on a bed of rice covered in cheese with tortilla on the side! Sooo good!!! Don't get to go often but it's our first choice if we are in C-U area for Mex! Great business! read more

Traveling through. Found this place on Yelp. Not bad. Would eat there again. The queso was really good.

Service was very good, but don't order the chile relleno or poblano. There is no poblano pepper served with it. This is a new practice. I have been going there for over 20 years and getting the same dish. Today, no poblano pepper, just filling was served. When I asked the server regarding the change, he acted like I was crazy. All relleno/poblano lovers need to know. Crazy!!!!! Still great food! read more

I just ate here and there was a bone in my shredded chicken burrito. It was super hard and seriously almost chipped my tooth ! I showed the server and the manager came over and said she would only give me a 25 % discount because I had ate some of the food from my plate !!! She argued it was a steak bone which that had nothing to do with it ! I had them take my plate and paid the bill . She was terribly rude and I will not be going back . I did tip the server 20 % because he was very apologetic. read more

The food is outstanding!! The service is amazing. How do they carry all that food? Service is great! Food is hot temperature and flavor! Delivery is prompt and food is delicious! Ambiance is improving! read more

There were only white people in this "Mexican" restaurant... I needn't say more, but I will. Everything was unseasoned and bland. The price absolutely does not reflect the cafeteria quality meat that they dump on the plate in the most unappetizing way. As other users said, this restaurant is for white people who have little exposure to Mexican food and have no problem paying for canned food. If you want good and actual authentic Mexican food, go to tres nopales in Urbana. Even maize is miles better than this place. Literally lost my appetite looking at the food and eating it was worse. Not even hot sauce could save my meal. The staff are great and this is not their fault at all. read more

Some of the best Mexican food I've ever had. If I die tonight, at least I had a great last meal. Thanks.

After spending Thursday night in Decatur, Michael and I were back in Champaign-Urbana Friday around lunch time and picked Dos Reales. The building appeared to be an old fast food restaurant converted. Super low ceilings in the seating area so again, you guessed it, soooo loud! I had recently been getting treatment on my right ear bc of problems with my ear drum so I actually put a cotton ball in. It was really that bad. And I'm not sure if the noise was bothering the staff too, but Michael and I both noticed that not one person working looked and sounded happy. I didn't see anyone ever smile. The menu was the standard 8-10 pages of options. With the free chips I asked for salsa verde and Michael wanted the super hot salsa. They brought both and my verde was really good. His appeared good through the tears from the heat!! He really didn't cry but it was hot. For lunch he went seafood fajitas special and I went chicken quesadilla. Mine was good, but too much for me to eat so Michael enjoyed the leftovers. With only one cash register the line was super long to pay. I believe we could have sat at the table and gave them our ticket and card to take up there but it was just as easy to go stand and wait. For a $23ish bill for lunch, it was good food but I wouldn't rush back bc of the noise and what seemed to be very sad employees. read more

Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant - Fajita Quesadillas and the seafood lunch fajita - Mexican Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

Such a great and consistent Mexican restaurant. Great margaritas and chips. The shrimp fajita quesadilla is the absolute best. I get it every time I'm in town. This is a must go to place when in Champaign!!! read more

Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant - Shrimp fajita quesadilla... AWESOME - Mexican Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

In Champaign, definitely one of the most extensive menus you'll find! Anything you can think of will be on the menu. Their drinks are sooo good and the restaurant has such a fun vibe (pre covid ofc). Great for birthdays! Their chicken fajita tacos are so good! I really like their shrimp tacos as well. I'm not sure how good the quality of food is since they're rolling out food constantly and are so busy- but worth checking out! read more

Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

TL:DR - Cheese sauce is the secret that makes this place so delicious. Got the steak quesadilla and it was fire. I think covid precautions could be improved slightly. Staff is beyond amazing and professional. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pretty solid spot, remembered loving this place as a student, and needed a place for lunch. What really makes this place delicious is their cheese sauce. It's perfect consistency to allow for dipping, covering burritos, that's not to liquid-y but also not like nacho cheese thick. It's also a perfect flavor that's not too fake but just enough to really let you enjoy what you're eating. I got a steak quesadilla and it was amazing. The cheese sauce, the tortilla, the steak, and all the juices from it just worked together perfectly. It's too messy and big to eat like a regular taco bell quesadilla, and is just easier to eat as a salad almost. We also got a horchata. Perfect balance of sweetness and cinnamon flavor, that didn't lean too heavily one way or another. We ended up taking this out and eating in the car, which felt like the right decision. There were a lot of people coming in and out. I wasn't able to see how spaced out they were in there, but I was to see that about 1/3 of the people coming in and out didn't have a mask on at all. People in the front waiting room did not respect social distancing. But the staff were very good about it. I did see them wiping down every menu page with a cleaning solution. All staff was wearing masks. I also want to say, that I did witness a Karen come in and complain about her take out order not being ready. Literally had no flexibility or understanding for staff and how busy they were. Multiple staff tried to help with the situation but she was being super unreasonable. I thought the staff did a GREAT job in dealing with her. They showed her respect even though it was not at all warranted, they did not show an ounce of frustration and treated her with complete professionalism. Kudos to the staff. read more

Very good place to grub when on the road really recommend what I got was very satisfying to be honest and hit the spot also the flavors on the steak was perfect and the rice and beans were definitely on point I know good food from the city of Chicago highly recommend coming in don't miss out read more

Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

Excellent margaritas, food and service. Our server even overheard someone mention it was my Mom's birthday, and they surprised her with a sombrero, confetti cannon, shot of tequila and dessert. So awesome read more

We were traveling(driving) through Champaign. We had some special needs (very unorthodox request that I don't want to mention) that no other restaurant would even consider doing. We advised them we were traveling through town ( so they knew we would not be repeat customers). They completely and kindly accommodated us. My wife and I started with the queso appetizer (we are from Texas and rarely find Mexican food in other states that we consider good). The queso is fantastic. My wife had the enchiladas and I had a fajita burrito with steak. Both meals were fantastic. The service was top notch and the prices are very reasonable. read more

Lunch time at Dos Reales in Champaign illinois is up to 3 pm and we arrived just past 1:30 and checked out at 2;15. There is a lunch price and a dinner price listed on the specials board for the same item. They charged my card for two dinners instead of two lunches with a $5.50 difference in the bill. Cashier wouldn't adjust and said it was my fault for not telling them I'm ordering lunch. I thought I did, but even so, it is lunch time and the waiter should ask, not assume. I told her she can adjust my charge OR forgo the tip. She called the manager, spoke Spanish, and then handed me the phone, which did me no good with my hearing loss. Bottom line, I should know better at my age... never give them your credit card before they hand you the bill. read more

Clearly the best Mexican restaurant in Champaign. Fast, fast service. Margaritas are incredible

We had a party of 12 for a birthday party. We were so happy with the food and our server was so good. I expected to have a few hiccups with party our size, but we didn't have any. The cheese dip was amazing. And oh my gosh the Acapulco as amazing. I'm not gonna put a picture read more

Great tasting dishes. You get way more than what you pay for. The portions are huge. Lot of patrons here on a Saturday night. Service was fast for a full restaurant. read more

Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant - Taco Fajita Salad - Mexican Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

Very good food if you have deep pockets. We used to go there often. It just got too pricey for us, but if you can afford it, it is worth trying. read more

My son goes to U of I, and when I came to pick him up for winter break, he wanted to try lunch at DR. He heard good reviews from other students. The place was not extremely memorable. But, I guess to a broke college kid, it's good stuff. There were a couple hiccups, but for as cheap as the bill was, I overlooked them. Hiccup 1: There was no silverware on our table. We had to ask for some after our food arrived. Hiccup 2: We were given a receipt, but no tray or pen, so we weren't sure if we were to pay up front, or stay seated. We walked up to the front desk, and our waiter saw us and came and grabbed my credit card. I told him my confusion and he smiled. No biggie My chicken chimichanga was actually pretty good. I loved the cheese sauce on top. And it wasn't too big where I couldn't eat the whole thing. It came with rice & refried beans. No extra toppings. My son got a pork burrito, and ate everything on his plate - it was either really good, or he was hungry because his cupboards were empty at his apartment!! (Students love when mom/dad pick up the bill!!) read more

Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant - Chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

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Really good deal, but the bean is too salty to take, i will try buritto next time. If it has menudo is good, seem not read more

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Great food, service, and vibe! Definitely will come back here when in the area! Prices were reasonable.

Wow! If you want REAL AUTHENTIC Mexican food you need to come here. The arroz and frijoles are HOMEMADE not from a can! The salsa and chips were made fresh! I am from Chicago and Mexican and THIS place is the real deal! Outstanding food and service and even the bathrooms were clean! read more

Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant - Pollo con Mole - Mexican Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

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The ironclad rule of BBQ and Mexican joints is, the worse the place looks on the outside, the better the food is on the inside. Dos Reales looks like a dump. The food is outstanding. First off, you'll notice the menu is enormous. It takes some time to sift through all the options. On a friend's recommendation, I got the burrito bravo - just an enormous burrito. You can choose steak or chicken. I ordered steak, but my girlfriend got a taco with the chicken and it was mindblowing. (The chicken is shredded and pulls apart, like what you get out of a slow cooker.) If I went again, I'd go with chicken for sure. The house margarita was just so-so. A little too tart for my taste. Service was excellent, quick and friendly. And everything is absurdly cheap. It's a shame they close so early, because this would be amazing hangover food. (Someone needs to throw their hours up on Yelp. The day we called, they closed at 10:30 p.m.) read more

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Year 2 Review For the price of the food and the variety, it still skates away with an easy 5 star. You have to be selective in what you order. So far everything I have tried at least taste fresh to order and has not been pre-cooked already. It may not be the best mexican food you have ever had or even authentic, but if you want a step up from fast food mexican then Dos Reales will not disappoint. Cheap drinks specials as well. The one thing they could do better is serve some tastier chips that don't taste like they came out of a bag along with the very watery salsa; but for the price what can you expect! Health code rating: B/C. Lots of issues with food temperature based on the reports. I would steer clear of some of the menu items that maybe prepared ahead of time i.e. the chile relleno. http://champaign.il.gegov.com/champaign/estab.cfm?facilityID=754 read more

Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant - Lunch fish special! - Mexican Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

Dos Reales definitely has a tough competition in the Urbana-Champaign area for Mexican food. It offers a few good things that make it more enjoyable than other two good places. First they have ample parking around the place. They have ample seating. Chips and salsa is complimentary and very good. Most of the staff does not understand complex English so keep it simple when ordering. We felt like the waiter was looking for the table as he was guiding us to the table, a little disorganized but efficient because he found one at the end! It is a large place so very good for groups. We had vegetarian plates option A and I. I enjoyed my option I a lot. They had done a great job with Fajita vegetables and making a quesadilla from it. I am usually disappointed in Fajita vegetables but this one was uniquely good experience for me. Overall food is not as great as other two Mexican places but overall dining experience is better, clean and efficient. Certainly a very good option for Mexican food, especially ambiance, parking and service are the things that matter to you!! read more

Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant - Nice large dining space! - Mexican Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

Bland and boring for Mexican food. There are better choices in Champaign. The salsa isn't spicy.