Good basic authentic Mexican food. Things looked clean inside and well organized. Food was flavorful. The chicken on my burrito seemed lean. Our burritos got soggy real fast? Everything seemed very wet on the inside? Maybe drain everything before putting it together? The tortillas were too thin or doughy? or just needed to be toasted a bit before putting it all together? Overall things were good.. read more

El Barrio II is our local go-to Mexican stop! The food is always fresh, flavorful, and fantastic. From the tacos to the corn, everything tastes authentic and delicious. Their chips and salsa are addictive, and the guac! The staff is always friendly and welcoming, making every visit feel comfortable and enjoyable. The atmosphere is small and casual but warm--perfect for both family dinners and nights out with friends. We're so glad to have this place nearby. Consistently great food and great service--definitely a 5-star favorite in Plainfield! read more

The food is good, service quick, ambience is fine. It is good Mexican food close to the house.

Pretty decent, a lot for not a lot of money. Went home with leftovers. Good people that own/work there.

El Barrio II is Plainfield's best Mexican restaurant. Louisa is a sweetheart and makes the experience so friendly and kind. I prefer the chicken or beef but everyone I take here loves everything they get. 10/10 must try read more

EL Barrio II - Beef tacos - Mexican Near Me - Plainfiled, Illinois

Fantastic food and great service! This place is hopping on a Tuesday night! Love the chicken enchiladas Rojas and the guacamole and salsas are phenomenal. My favorite Mexican restaurant in Plainfield! read more

Ordered to-go and the food was perfect. Service was top tier. I got a torta de Al Pastor and it was perfectly made

Food is always authentic and tasty The prices however are outrageous.. 2 steak burritos and guacamole and chips for 50 bucks !!! read more

Recently tried El Barrio II and was very pleasantly surprised. The Al pastor burrito is delicious. I've lived in Plainfield for two decades & never tried this place. It doesn't look like much from the exterior but the interior is cute and clean. The staff is polite and helpful, and the portions & prices are great. If you haven't tried it, definitely stop in soon. read more

EL Barrio II - Al Pastor Burrito. Half of a junior portion. More than enough! - Mexican Near Me - Plainfiled, Illinois

I had a steak burrito and a cheese quesadilla they where great stop by and get some great food .

Service needs improvement they forgot part of my order and then claimed they couldn't do a refund. And they said only a manager could help me and after 3 days now manager won't call me and I went to the restaurant and no one there can help! This restaurant is not prepared to serve customers fully. Avoid save your headache! Food is ok and not worth the aggravation as this is not the first time they have forgotten part of my order. Not coming back ever again! read more

Found my new go to in Plainfield! The tacos were great. The Al Pastor was very very good, House made chips brought fresh to the table. Service was good, the decor on the inside is very nice. I love the chalkboard, the donkey prints, bar height seating by the window, no patio, carry out available and kid friendly. read more

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With two great tasting places just yards apart I often find myself bouncing between them. El Barrio II is a great spot. Great staff, good food, and if you want to stop and sit , fits the bill. Great neighborhood spot!! read more

We stopped here while passing through from Chicago area. There was 1 person inside on a Saturday afternoon, so we were skeptical. It was delicious!!!!! Chips and salsa, shrimp tacos and a chicken quesadilla. They had a steady flow of pick up orders. Don't let a strip mall restaurant detour you, they are the best finds! Authentic Mexican food. I hope we get to go back. read more

I am afraid to write this review for fear this "secret" gem will gain popularity. Yet - I have to write something about this place. The food here is absolutely delicious. My favorites are the breakfast burrito with chorizo and the Al pastor tacos. Everything I've had is tasty, but those are my go-tos. Their red sauce is awesome too. There is table service, but I wish they would just have folks order at the counter and deliver the food to the table. It might be more efficient for the small wait staff who get pulled in a lot of different directions. read more

EL Barrio II - Al pastor tacos - Mexican Near Me - Plainfiled, Illinois

This is my favorite place in the area to get Mexican food from! I love their enchiladas verdes con queso and they have good refried beans & rice. Super cute dining room as well. The cashiers could be a little friendlier but everything is usually in the bag and right. read more

Recommend sampling various tacos (Chorizo, Al Pastor, Steak etc). Best with Traditional Style with soft corn cilantro & Onion. Good Value on Taco Tuesday specials as well. GF options available. read more

EL Barrio II - Mixed Taco plate - chorizo, Al Pastor, Steak. - Mexican Near Me - Plainfiled, Illinois

Delicious food, we frequent El Barrio and usually order tacos and the torta dinner. We ordered to go and food was fresh. Can't go wrong with steak or al pastor. The beans and rice were flavorful and authentic. Will definitely be coming back read more

Spectacular! Great fresh hot food, fast. Clean restaurant and friendly servers. Highly recommend!!

I've been to this restaurant a few times already, especially for their daily specials. The servers are very friendly and the complimentary chips and salsa when dining in are fresh and delicious. Their tacos are worth the price on taco tuesdays. Unfortunately their burrito bowl was a bit disappointing since it was cold - not sure if this is supposed to be standard.. but will still continue coming for their tacos nonetheless! read more

EL Barrio II - Complimentary Chips and Salsa - Mexican Near Me - Plainfiled, Illinois

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Decent food. So rude. Never going back. I went like 20 x and they treat their customers like sh!t.

Extremely good Mexican food. My favorite place for authentic Mexican in the Plainfield area. The AL Pastor is always fantastic, got 2 tacos today and a steak totra...both were fantastic. Wife ordered the veggie enchiladas and she loved them. High recommend El Barrio II, they are consistently good! read more

They don't have a real website so to order for pickup they use doordash website which is pretty basic. There was no option for toppings so I figured the tacos come standard like the picture. Nope. When I arrived to pickup the cashier/server didn't acknowledge me even though I was standing directly in front of her. Eventually she gave me my food. There were no toppings so I ask and she advises I didn't request any. I let her know there wasn't that option to which she tries to tell me how online there is an option for toppings. Well invest in an actual website then tell me how they usually work. Customer service skills are lacking. read more

Don't let the store front dissuade a visit. Excellent menu choices as is the food. There are several dining tables but it doesn't have the Mexican restaurant ambiance, just good food. read more

The food was amazing!! I was born and raised in California, and this spot reminded me of home!! We ordered the Al pastor huarache, a torta de lengua, and asada tacos. Delicious!!!!! If I'm ever in the area again, I will be coming here as much as I can! read more

We Ordered takeout. Ordered two regular steak burritos and a Junior. As well as Two steak tacos. We walked out with just the burritos. Caught it in time before going all the way home. We finally Get home with our order. Only received one regular steak burrito!! The other regular burrito was a chorizo burrito!!!! The Junior burrito was nothing but ground beef, no lettuce, tomato,etc NOT Steak that we paid for!! We are Not Happy! Only positive feedback is the one steak burrito was tasty! We won't be back! read more

We live in the midst of some fantastic Mexican restaurants and we can officially add this one to the list. One non-food reason I love this restaurant: they're open later! So many places are closing early and it's refreshing to be able to place an order for a later dinner after the kids are in bed. I splurged for the Tampiquena Mar y Tierra. When I first opened it I thought "well that isn't much food for $22". I was so, so wrong. The food is all packaged up so tightly, you don't realize how much is included. The steak portion was very large and cooked perfectly, at least 8-10 shrimp that were very well seasoned and delicious, fantasticly charred onions and a full jalapeno, and their rice and refried beans are both fantastic. Overall the highlight was the cheese enchilada. I loved all the meat - but the sauce on the enchilada was incredible, very deep flavor. My husband ordered a steak burrito and the al pastor taco because he wanted to try both. The al pastor taco won out of the two - great seasoned meat and huge portion. The steak burrito was really good, but not the best - he prefers larger pieces of steak. As far as sides - the guac was very, very good but overpriced (small portion for $6), and the chip portion was also small (and didn't taste as fresh). The red salsa was more of a creamy hot sauce - good, but not the salsa we are used to. Can't wait to go back and explore the menu more. read more

The food is pretty decent, but the service and attitude of the two woman up front is something else. They are pretty rude and hostile. First time we went they told my husband chips & salsa was $26. He thought they were joking around but they weren't. She just glared at him. The second time we ate there and we overheard a man saying there was no way his pick up order was $100. He was also getting charged $26 for an order of salsa. He also told them to remove it. Who wants to eat mexican without chips and salsa? I ordered chicken fajitas and it took 20 minutes after our food came & walking up to the counter to get tortillas. They gave me one and a half tortillas. One was mangled. We ordered a margarita but it never came out. When I asked the lady to take it off the bill she said it was coming right up , we were looking for our check at that point. I told her just to cancel it. Then the other lady brought it from the back while we were leaving with a Dare me stare and I told her we already canceled it - which I know she knew based on their side whispering in Spanish - which since we are white but can speak Spanish understood every word. They didn't take it off our check. There was alot of side eye from the two women and one even came up and asked if there was something wrong here - not in a polite way. At that point, we were uncomfortable and just wanted to leave. After bringing the check from removing the margarita, I noticed she charged me for tortillas separately from the $24 chicken fajita price. l just wanted to go. We had to wait to close our check out because a group of three men were getting agitated based on the lack of service. I get servers get in the weeds sometimes. I served for about 10-12 years thru college and in my twenties. But I dont think the right answer is becoming unfriendly with customers. We wont ever be back. I have to believe one of those two woman must be part owner. I can't believe someone would feel comfortable enough to be that openly hostile otherwise. read more

I'm torn leaving this review, but I believe it's in the interest of capitalism that I share it. I refuse to reward, bad attitudes or bad service even if the food is good. This is the case with this location. Food is excellent, although a bit pricey, but the unforgivable element in the equation is the indifference of the personnel answering the phones. There is not one microscopic bit of warmth that transmits from the workers dealing with the clients. Because the food is good, when you call, almost 100% of the time they will tell you you have to wait and put you on hold instantaneously. I have sat on hold for five minutes or longer, with no one ever coming back to acknowledge me. if I call back a second time, I get an unapologetic tone, informing me that they're just busy right now (it's very much a, "take it or leave it vibe."). Even when I called during slow times, the girls answering the phones could care less. So with a heavy heart, because I do like the food, I refuse to vote with my dollars at this location any longer. The treatment is just consistently bad, and for that reason, I can't reward them with further patronage. read more

During a bland and stressful world of self quarantine, we were excited to try El Barrio's second location today, 08/14/2020, around 2pm. That ended really quickly. The cooks did not wear masks and the cashier had her mask below her nose during the IL mask mandate, no plastic shield PPE, or gloves. The only covid prevention they had was a sign indicating you MUST wear a mask to enter at the front door, but apparently employees are exempt from this rule. They do not offer curbside pickup, so at least do your part to protect your customers and coworkers by wearing masks, they couldn't be bothered. I was ignored by the cashier while she stood and stared into the kitchen waiting for another customer's order while mine got cold next to the register (no food warmer); I had prepaid so I didn't have to be in small, enclosed space with a lot of other people during the pandemic. My efforts were carelessly thwarted. Our food was cold, greasy, and wrong; we ordered two burritos two diff ways, but there was no identifier on either wrapper. We were long time regulars at the original El Barrio in Romeoville, we recently moved to this area, but we're very disappointed in this location's lack of BASIC covid response, poor quality of the food, lack of any attention to detail or customer service. I would avoid this place if you value your health/wellbeing/tastebuds. Even corporate restaurant chains have done more to slow the spread. There are too many other delicious places that are taking your health seriously in the area, and the quality of of your food. read more

The wife and I needed a quick bite at 9pm. These guys were still open while many were closing up (on a Saturday night, go figure). I ordered a steak burrito, the wife had the barbacoa burrito. Both were very large and delicious. Also, free chips and salsa if you dine in. The salsa was great. Nice guy at the counter as well. read more

Very delicious, the food is great highly recommend the barbacoa burrito. Great service quick to take orders. Food comes out quick. Aesthetic of the restaurant is very beautiful and inviting. read more

I had a carne asada torta and it was delicious!! They were generous with the meat portion. We have visited previously for taco Tuesday and the tacos were also delicious. read more

Food was really good when they opened, but the quality has gone down and prices have gone higher.

eh .. not the best nor the worst tacos for 3.50 and up i was expecting more meat but aint gonna complain with prices high right now .. the sopes we ordered 2 were below standard the outside too crispy at first i thought they were burnt but in the middle were ok however the asada meat was very dry kinda cold and this was lunch ... both of the sauces the red and green were pretty good read more

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I went with my family for Taco Tuesday and ordered steak, beef and a few pork tacos. Now I will admit they are smaller than their regular tacos, but they are still packed with all the accoutrements you'd expect. I could eat a half dozen easily, and that's because they're delicious! I look forward to trying them again. Now, on a completely separate note. Has anyone seen the new Impractical Jokers Movie? Man, that was a letdown. I thought I'd be soaking my dungarees with the reviews it got. Personally, not even a dribble in my dungarees....not a dribble. Ok. Byyyeeeeeeeee! read more

Very disappointed in this location over the past several visits. Have phoned in the order and they can never seem to get the order right. Whether it's something missing or the order is wrong. For the amount they are changing for the product I expect it to be accurate. Many other quality options available in the area. I will not be returning to this restaurant. read more

What a find in a strip center .. great food .. excellent. If I lived closer I would be using this place as my takeout kitchen. Kind wait staff .. but the food is what keeps me stopping in.. I think this is the cleanest taqueria I ever stopped in .. couldn't ask for a better experience .. Felt compelled to tip additional after experiencing the food and the service .. read more

I placed an order for my family and we were overly happy with the food. The burritos were huge and the steak was perfect. My son only ate half and had the other half for dinner later that week! The al pastor taco was a little greasy but the taste was well worth it. Give this place a try for yourself. I've tried some of the other local places and this one seems to be the best. read more

I'm giving 5 star because the Al pastor is delicious here. Each taco has generous meat and fresh cilantro. Everything is fresh. My favorite menu items here are: Al pastor tacos, beans, margaritas, chips and salsa. Take out is good too. Always consistent! read more