In town for the holidays and we wanted to try something new. My family normally have a go to spot…read morefor Mexican, but decided to check out this place. I remember when this was a fast food joint, but the interior now is totally different. We were impressed with the change. We were able to be seated quickly. For a Sunday it was pretty busy. They've several TVs around the restaurant so you can watch while eating. The menu is pretty extensive and has something for everyone. Lucky us, they had 5 dollar jumbo lime margaritas and 10 dollar fajitas for their specials that night. We were like sold! The husband saw queso and chips on the menu... needless to say we ordered it ASAP. The queso was pretty damn good. Not bland nor was it watery. Very addicting!! The jumbo frozen margaritas were strong and hit the spot. If I weren't driving, I would've had at least 1 or 2 more. Next time tho!! The chicken fajitas were massive. We honestly expected small portions considering it was the special. It was huge! The fajitas were outstanding. Lots of flavors and super tender. My mom and husband finished theirs. I only had room for half of it. Gotta save room for dessert!! The churro dessert we ordered was to die for. The dessert came in a huge cup with ice cream topped with caramel along with 4 churros. We all inhaled that dessert!! We left full and happy. Great spot overall! Great service and food. Definitely coming back next time I am in town.

For Rockford this place is a 4 star establishment!! Pretty solid. (I won't tell you what it would…read morebe in my native Southern California) Got my standard: shredded beef taco, cheese enchilada, and rice. All were pretty tasty for this area. The chips and salsa were pretty good too. Great service! Nice booths! I rank this place above Cantina Taco. One of the very few Mexican Food places that I would frequent again.

The best REAL Mexican food in the Loves Park area. Its amazing!!! I recommend the tacos, and the…read moreTortas.If you don't want to go all the way to the South side of Rockford to get great authentic Mexican food try this place!!! Its right inside of the Victory Golf Range and is just a little hidden gem. They even have live bands on the weekends sometimes. Soccer games are always going on in the winter so you can just take everything in on the balcony or sit quietly inside of the restaurant. Only bad thing is that there is no signage for the restaurant yet. Its hidden but its amazing! Right across from Windsor Auto sales.

Awesome stag and food. The Quesadilla's were fantastic. If you want authentic food with flavors…read morethat pop in your mouth. Stop by and fill your belly. I'll be back.

If you live in Rockton, Machesney Park or Loves Park but hate driving to south of State St to go to…read moreMexico Classico (our favorite Mexican place in the area!) like my husband, get ready to rejoice! There is a new location! The menu is very similar (perhaps even the same, I don't have a head to head to compare) and the food just as good. The restaurant is much smaller but very clean, bright, and with excellent service. Seriously, we are so jazzed we can now go to our favorite place much closer to home. Our faves include the enchiladas suizas and rojas, the seafood chimichangas, and the guacamole. I also like to get a side of the grilled jalapeños to slice into my meal. Yum!! Tonight we were lucky enough to dine at the grand opening. We both got enchiladas (plus jalapeños for me!) and were delighted to experience the familiar flavors we know and love. In addition my husband had to sample a margarita, and he was not disappointed. Get here and get your fill!

Honestly surprised this place has such low ratings. It's not the absolute best Mexican you will…read moreever have, but it is consistently very good and fresh and big portion sizes, value is even better if you go during lunch hours. Quesadilla grande, Pollo Norteno and Chilaqueles are my go to's, always so good. Ignore the reviews from people who will have 100 good experiences then leave a 1 start reiview the moment anything goes wrong with the experience.

Food and service were okay. Shame the entire experience was ruined by wobbly table making us…read morerepeatedly jump for our drinks when anyone leaned on table or put fork to plate. Ps. Who ever heard of a Mexican restaurant that didn't have hot sauce bottles on the table? Beware, this place charges a dollar if you ask for hot sauce, another dollar if you ask for refill of tortilla chips, and another dollar charge for every take-out ltem. So just can't recommend eating were they have such disregard for customer.

I actually didn't used to like this place as much but in the last several years it's become one of…read moremy favorites! If you're in the mood for Mexican food that hits different than what you're used to, you'll find it here. They put their own unique flair on everything from the salsas to the drinks to the burritos. My all time fave is the mission burrito, packed with healthy ingredients but loaded with flavor and sauces. It's delicious! It's a fun atmosphere and all the servers we've had have been super nice and helpful. They also offer a convenient lane outside for takeout so you don't even need to leave your car.

Large portions at a fair price. Everything on the menu is…read moredelicious. Great friendly atmosphere

Delicious food!! I first came here as a teenager and it was great back then... haven't been in…read moreyears and came back tonight on a whim. Got the taco salad and the chicken burrito--both amazing! Friendly service from Bridget, one of the co-owners. Will definitely be back. Thanks for a great dinner!!

Great atmosphere and food, service, cleanliness and dessert not to mention the mix drinks.read more

The space itself is cute and clean, and the service was friendly. I ordered 3 tacos, the shrimp,…read morebarbacoa, and chicken as well as a agua fresca. The shrimp had an odd taste, and the chicken was quite dry. But the barbacoa was good. Maybe I ordered wrong.

Cantina taco has so many options to try and they keep me coming back for more. The Screw City taco…read moreis one of my top favorites that I can't not get at least one of them. The restaurant itself is clean and cute and the staff is super friendly. Definitely worth the trip to Loves Park!

While driving back to the Twin Cities from Chicago a few weeks back we needed a place to stop for…read morelunch. I opened up Yelp and found this little taqueria in the cute downtown of Belvedere so we decided to stop here. The inside definitely makes you feel like you're at a family owned restaurant. It reminds me of all of the pizzerias I went to as a kid in New York. The staff are all incredibly friend and funny and were cracking jokes the whole time to our table. They offer a wide selection of Mexican specialties from some of the more common ones to some of the harder to find ones. Lately, I've been on a Gordita kick so I ordered the Gordita dinner. The rice and beans were so good, and the fresh tortillas, along with the beautiful meat inside were all perfect. I wasn't expecting to have such incredible Mexican in this part of the US, but I need to reassess my biased because this was fantastic. Highly recommend!

Food was fantastic and had enough left over for lunch the next day so portions were perfect! The…read moreflan was wonderful too but didn't get a picture of that. Nice little place and very clean. The people there were so friendly, I highly recommend this place!

My sister and I both enjoy Mexican food. A friend recommended Mexico Classico and I'm very glad…read morethey did! The restaurant's outward appearance shouldn't be a basis for judgment. The place is surprisingly large inside. We got seated right away. Our service was very friendly and responsive, and we both really enjoyed the entrees that we ordered. Definitely give this one a try!

Great food and service. I have never been left there unsatisfied by the end of the night.read more

Had much better Mexican food, but I would eat here if I didn't have another option shrimp ceviche…read morewas way to limey, plain average food

Didn't know this place existed till I drove by yesterday and it peaked my interest…read more I came in around 4:45 on a Wednesday with no one else here yet, ordered five tacos (two carnitas and 3 of their special "Burria" tacos that are not on the menu) and a side of rice and beans for my wife and I to share. The staff seemed fairly nice and helpful, although you could tell they were a little stressed. It took about 25 minutes to get our to-go order ready, which seemed like a pretty long wait given I was one of only two parties there and didn't order much food. To be fair, I was already starving so that made it feel longer. We ordered the tacos Mexican style (comes on a corn tortilla, with onions and cilantro) because a) that sounded delicious and b) I can't eat cheese/dairy and that is what comes on the other option, the American style of taco. It came out to be more expensive than I thought it was so I checked the bill and sure enough, the special tacos were almost double the price of a normal taco, which was not told to me or written down anywhere. And when we finally got the tacos, the Burria tacos were covered in cheese. Now I can't eat any of those plus I paid more than I wanted to for them. I told the lady working at the counter that I didn't want cheese (that's why I ordered them Mexican style) and I thought there might have been a mistake. She told me "sorry that's just the way they're made." All in all the food was very tasty (the two carnitas tacos that I could eat were great and my wife said the special tacos were very tasty although pretty heavy) and I like that it's locally owned and operated, but bummed at the poor communication.