Small location in a strip mall, didnt seem like much. Entered and was greeted by a personable worker who took our order. I got a few steak tacos and my wife ordered the chorizo and eggs breakfast. We both got some Mexican Cokes and waited at a seat for our order. Unfortunately we did not get any chips and salsa or anything so we sat disappointed for a bit waiting for our food. The food came out and was tasty. Limes on the plate (which is a plus in my book hate when I dont get or have to ask). Food was tasty from both of our orders. Worker checked in on us a few times. Overall the food was good, but not enough to warrant us coming out of our way (about 20 min drive for us) to eat here. If we were in the area looking for a meal, it would definitely bee in our roladex of options. Keep up the good work and service. Maybe add free chips and salsa to tempt me to come back more, lol :P read more

Went here for lunch on a random Tuesday and was pleasantly surprised! The owner was the nicest and directed me towards the burrito lunch special + a horchata. The food was great and was everything I wanted when I picked out the restaurant. Definitely will be back!! I would go here over La taquiza as it doesn't break the bank and is delicious. read more

Massive burritos that rival El Famous'. I ordered the chicken burrito and it was the size of a mini football. The beast is hungry, and it fully made its way into my belly. Service was good, and the lunch time experience was good as well. The dining area is somewhat small, but when we went there, there were plenty of seats before the lunch rush read more

I had the pleasure of visiting El Burrito Bronco for lunch and I will be coming back and will send everyone I know. This family owned business makes the best pork taco I have ever had and it isn't close. The service was excellent and everyone was super friendly. Do yourself a favor and eat here! read more

This place is so delicious! The meat is seasoned perfectly. I typically get the steak tacos, however I got the fajitas years ago and think about them all the time they were delicious. The staff is very nice and warm. read more

El Burrito Bronco - Mexican Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

Delicious food! We started going there during Covid and been there ever since. Small business and tacos are great! read more

El Burrito Bronco - Al pastor and steak tacos! - Mexican Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

A last minute pick up for dinner turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Family owned atmosphere without much of a line. Friendly customer service and very quick food service. Good quantity of food for the price of steak tacos now-a-days. Would revisit and try other menu items. read more

El Burrito Bronco - Steak Taco - Mexican Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

I went here for lunch. I wanted to check it out since I hadn't been here before. When I got there, the restaurant wasn't busy at all. There were two people seated at one of the tables and the manager/ owner person was hanging out with them. As I entered, I was greeted and asked how I could be helped. I told him, I was there to pick up tacos to go and I just needed a minute or two to check out their menu. Then manager proceeded to tell me what kind of tacos they offered and what specials they had. I chose to get three tacos on corn tortillas (al pastor, carne asada and pollo) with everything on them. I was told to wait a few minutes while the food is being prepared. The restaurant was clean, the menu had a good variety on it and the prices were reasonable. Most tacos were $2 each. There was one that was $2.55. The service was good. After having the tacos, my reaction was I could've had way better. Neither of the three tacos were any good in taste. Average taste would be the best level for them if that. The pollo one was the worst. No flavor or good taste. Even the green and red sauces were crappy. Their hot (red) sauce wasn't even spicy at all. It was salty and sour. I was pretty disappointed. The food wasn't good at all. Well, at least I experienced it to know not to go back here. There are other, much better taco restaurants nearby. read more

El Burrito Bronco - Mexican Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

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Everyone was so nice and the food is spectacular! I got the breakfast omelet and it was delicious- you have to try the green sauce on it! read more

El Burrito Bronco - Breakfast Omelette a La Mexicana Breakfast - Mexican Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

This place has the best food around, the customer service is absolutely fantastic. The owner is very friendly and kind man. Totally recommend this place you won't be disappointed. read more

The food was the worse burrito I ever had for 13.01 I would never eat there again!!! Can't place a phone order I'm mad

Great food, quick service, and authentic! And Delicious!! I recommend the chilaquiles con carne and the tamales are the best in the area! read more

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The best Mexican food by far in Wheeling. We used to go elsewhere however my hair stylist told me about this place and it has been 6 months since we went to the 'famous' one that I used to go to since High School. The staff here are the best and they have a loyal customer for life now! read more

Best restaurant in Wheeling. Tacos de carne asada are amazing. Staff are very friendly and make you feel at home.

The burritos are good, and big. The burrito de asada are good. The pollo burritos are really good as well. Definitely recommend this place.

The green chicken tamales were decent. A little dry though. The red posole was pretty good. But I had to ask for cabbage and cilantro. I feel that should just be standard when ordering posole. The salsa that came with the chips, seemed like it was just tomato sauce with some cilantro thrown in it and jalapeño seeds to give it a little spicy effect. *side note* -When I used the restroom, the toilet would not flush. I peeked into the tank and there was no water in it. **As soon as I stood up to leave the restaurant, my head felt really strange and I felt dizzy and I was extremely shaky. I had my husband drive and then I ended up puking 6x's in 30 mins. My husband didn't get sick. He DID NOT eat the cabbage. Only I did. So I feel as if something was wrong with the cabbage or I was "poisoned". Because I was completely fine all morning. Then 15 mins after eating my posole, I got sick. My stomach didn't hurt. It wasn't cramping. My head just felt very tingly and weird. Then I was dizzy and almost seeing double. After puking 6x's, I finally got home and everything was fine. I didn't eat anything else that day. read more

El Burrito Bronco - Red Posole - Mexican Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

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Came in on a hot day just for a drink end up getting tacos and a Michelada and I was not mad about it. They did the lengua tacos very well. They weren't rubbery like how most places have them. Michelada were the best. It was sweet and spicy which made them perfect. I would come back just for the Michelada. read more

El Burrito Bronco - Michelada - Mexican Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

Some of the best carne asada tacos I've ever had. Well seasoned, well sized, and well priced. Go with the flour tortilla!

Nothing fancy but great authentic tacos! Large portions for the price. Sopes are also delicious.

Authentic, made to order fresh and delish! The steak tacos are my fave . They are very friendly, don't mind special orders and have excellent service. Always very clean and way reasonable price for the amount of ingredients they put on everything. Bonuses include 9 am opening on weekdays and 8 am on weekends & Dollar Tacos on Wednesdays. Highly recommended!! read more

El Burrito Bronco - Taco Special- Delish!! - Mexican Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

25 years of the best authentic Mexican food. Homemade tamales and Guacamole are the best!

Food is not well made, lacks flavor and presentation. Rice is dry and lacks flavor, beans seem canned. read more

This is an small Bussiness but it was really good I recommend the pozole mmm it has a really good flavor and is pretty decent amount and is not even expensive also is a well done clean restaurant chips and salsa are free and welcome to you.... enjoy it read more

El Burrito Bronco - Pozole rojo - Mexican Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

Delicious food and good prices, tried the burrito posole and tacos all great. Very nice service and waitress as well and good music. And as many free chips as you can eat read more

Food was delicious! Go to lunch spot it has the best tacos and the burritos are always the bomb

Best tacos I've had in Illinois! Highly recommend coming. Miguel the owner is an angel and will be back more!

You got to have the chicken burrito with cilantro onion Hot Sauce Cheese only and it's with hot sauces inside this is outstanding the acentic way that's the way I like it man this is good you got to try it read more

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Such good food always! Been coming here since i was a kid and the tacos are always on point! Love Miguel tons for his customer service! Definitely recommend!! read more

Place was filthy- food almost inedible. Owner has no honor or ethics. Bought an offer off of DOUBLETAKE (a groupon-like local site) and, after collecting the money, they would not honor their contract. If he didn't understand what he was doing when he signed up, he shouldn't take his stupidity out on the customer. This is fraud. It's immoral and unethical. Unfortunate. Here is the pic to prove it. read more

El Burrito Bronco - fraud - Mexican Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

I was surprised by Mike M's review, as I've popped by here on a few occasions (usually after hitting Carneceria Jimenez for whatever dried pepper I'm out of) and been thoroughly satisfied. Then again, I've gotten things with chicken and avocado; maybe the difference is there? Anyway, my taqueria standards are pretty high, and this has been more than fine for a quick bit out this way. Nothing out of this world, but good, basic, filling food. Their chicken in particular is moist and nicely spiced, and happily, they don't shred it into a dry mess the way other places in the neighborhood do. I'm also not that impressed by El Famous Burrito, though. Guess I don't like my food football-sized. Now that will give you a sit night. P.S. It is Burrito Loco on the sign and Burrito Bronco on the menus; maybe a change in ownership but not enough money to change the sign? I like Burrito Bronco better. read more

I'm surprised no one has told Yelp how gross the food is here. This place doesn't have very good Mexican food especially when you have El Famous Burrito right down the road. I stopped here for lunch once because El Famous was swamped due to dollar tacos. The place's floors were so slimy I had trouble standing with my wet boots on. I got a steak burrito and it was bland. I dumped 2 red sauces on this thing and it was still bland. And then it didn't sit right, and made me have a sit night, and you know what that is. Next I got some dollar tacos when a coworker went over there. Supposedly he knows a guy over there, so I was expecting some good eats. I got pork tacos with onion and cilantro. They were OK. I say OK because they cost a dollar each. If they were $1.10 then I would say they sucked. In Wheeling there is one place for tacos, and Burrito Loco is not it. PS The sign says Burrito Loco, but the menus say Burrito Bronco? PPS This is not the same as the Burrito Loco that is delicious in Naperville and DeKalb read more

They have the best deal "burrito combo " only 6:90 plus tax The most expensive tamales cost me 2:70 just for one and was not good Good menudo ,, missing the pata" you know what I mean! Daily deals make this interesting. I'll be back just for the burrito read more

If your want some freshly made authentic mexican food, El Burrito Bronco is a must. If your lucky enough to try there homemade tamales, you will always return to El Burrito Bronco. Thanks for the great food. Steve A Wheeling IL read more

El Burrito Loco.... Well, it has the feel of a very good authentic taqueria from the heavily Mexican clientele to the Jesus Mestizo Iconography hanging from the wall.....I found the place to actually be fairly clean though if you look to hard at the back of any taqueria you wont be seeing sparkling stainless steel tbh... The food...hmm, well I also had a steak burrito with red sauce and I must concede it was fairly bland. Lots of steak, but not lots of flavor. The meat was SUPER cheap and there were a lot of chewy morsels and some actual grisel...which I dont enjoy myself. The portion was huge and the price was right though. Im not ready to totally write them off though bc the tacos and tortas I saw other patrons munching on looked great. But for Burritos the order of the day in the area is still El Famous Burrito imho... read more

Great local spot! Steak tacos are always good, can never go wrong when I order them, cilantro and onion only. If you're adventurous I recommend trying Tripe and Lengua, ask for crispy. Also, don't forget to get a Modelo too! It's always Modelo time at bronco! read more

Quick, Tasty, authentic, chips and salsa, specials... What more could you ask for? I walked in while waiting for my car to be serviced nearby and grabbed lunch. I ordered the taco special, came with 2 tacos, beans and rice, a coke, and chips and salsa. A pretty good deal for around 7 bucks. Tacos were ready in less than 5 minutes and authentic! Can't really complain. I will be back for sure! Keep in mind they have a small seat in area, so if you go during a busy time, you might want to order to-go. read more

That place is really great. I love the authentic feel of both the food and service. I had the steak and ground beef torta which had rice, jalapeño, peppers . Very good. Would order that again next time. The salsa and the cheese dip we had were also just about perfect. You can tell they care about the quality of their food here. If you want an excellent breakfast , lunch or dinner this is the place to go ! The Chihuahua"s are a true blessing to the community with the food and service they provide here ! So good! Highly recommend eating here. read more

NOTE: The sign on this location says El Burrito Loco, but the menus inside say El Burrito Bronco (maybe a change in ownership as some other yelpers have mentioned?) This summer, my friend and I are on a mission to find the best burrito that no one knows about (aka little taquerias that most people don't know about). Our first stop on this mission took us to El Burrito Loco (Bronco?), and I must say that it was a nice start to the Search for the Perfect Burrito. My friend and I each got a burrito loco. I got mine with steak and my friend got his filled with pork. The steak was pretty ordinary in my opinion. It was a little too chewy and could have used some more flavor. The salsa that they put on top of the burrito is pretty interesting - not quite spicy, and more sweet if anything (it actually reminded me of a mole sauce). In any case, the steak tasted better when dipped into this salsa. As for my friend's pork burrito, I didn't get to taste it, but he said it was really good, so I'll probably try that the next time I come here. The restaurant atmosphere was decent. The dining room was clean, but the kitchen seemed a little dirty. Overall, a good place to start if you're looking for the perfect burrito, but by no means is it the perfect burrito. Still tasty though! read more

Lousy people, lousy atmosphere, and lousy food. I stopped in for lunch on warm day to dine in. The young lady who took my order wasn't friendly or welcoming at all. The dark and dingy carpeted dining room was tastelessly decorated and was filled with a musty odor and stale air which made me feel stuffy and break a sweat by the time I finished my food. There was a ceiling fan running at low speed over a table but it was being used by the only other people dining - it's own employees. The meat on my steak burrito was over cooked and dry - resembling the gak scraped off a dirty grill top. Then I bit into something hard - an aluminum rivet. read more

Amazing food & amazing service. i had a busy day at the office, so i called in a lunch order to pick up around 1230. I wasnt able to go get my order until about 130. They offered and insisted i let them remake my food since it had been sitting there FOR FREE. I had to run back to the office, so i didnt have them remake it, but i do appreciate the generosity. and the food was still SO good , even after sitting there for an hour. HIGHLY RECOMMEND read more