Great fast Mexican spot that stays open late. I love getting the chimichangas and chile relleno. More of a takeout place, they don't have must seating. Service is fast. read more

Commuting home after a long day I somehow found myself inside waiting on an order for a steak burrito and single cow tongue taco. It was late night and the street was still. I'd called ahead and now that I was inside, the total wait was about twenty-five minutes. With a bottle of soda the total was about $12 dollars. Was it a fast burrito? I'd say it was an average timed completion. Not Jimmy John's fast. Average, definitely average. The place is found a few doors west from the intersection of Irving Park road and Kimball. Large windows in front display their tiny eatery. So tiny that the dining area shares space with large refrigerators that are in use by the cook. There was a lingering smell I couldn't quite place my finger on, till I read a review here that said it reminds them of a dank mop. That's it! The menu is in English. I don't think I've ever seen a legit burrito joint with the entire menu translated into English. Nothing wrong with that.. although I wondered whether the meal would be authentic Tex-Mex or straight up Taco Bell. Examples from the menu; instead of al pastor it read bbq pork. And instead of lengua it read cow tongue. However the bbq pork is not Mexican style from the spit. (Mexican style is formed on a spit, with a pineapple rind atop and covered in a thick marinade. Accept no substitutes.) The food was decent and the hot salsas were great. The cow tongue taco was succulent with light seasoning and with ample meat. I should have ordered that in my burrito, it could have made for a more enjoyable meal. The steak burrito was as good as something prepared at home. Nowadays I'm used to a certain skill from other burrito joints. A proper mixing up of ingredients so that each bite includes some of all components. This burrito was segmented. Veggies on one side, beans and cream in the middle and meat to the opposite side. It was an alright meal but I doubt I'll go running for another. Burrito joints are plenty in Chicago and there is much competition. However, there are few (decent) burrito joints open past midnight. That's where Fast burrito can compete. read more

El Burrito Rapido - Store front. - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Small storefront restaurant that's really a takeout/delivery please with just 4 tables to eat in. It's clean and the place is simple but the food is better than ratings given here. I have two dinners. First a red mole chicken enchiladas with rice and beans and a steak burrito with everything on it with plenty of red and green sauces. It was quite good and I would come back. If you're looking for more upscale place, this is not it but for what you expect, tasty Mexican food for less, you can do no better. read more

El Burrito Rapido - Photo of menu and counter. - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Delicious food, good service, decent prices. First time customer decided to try a local eatery in my neighborhood. Was very impressed with the food, bought chimichanga & steak tacos, everything was tasty and well prepared. Looking forward to revisiting again! read more

El Burrito Rapido - Restaurant front counter & menu - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I'm so upset. And very disappointed to say the least. I ordered 30 min ago from Uber eats and I just received my order. I was so hungry and excited. I ordered a crunchy steak taco, cow head taco and a stuffed poblano taco. What I received for the poblano taco was a joke. I rather them not have sent me anything at all. All i received was 2 edges cut from the stuffed poblano. With barely any egg or poblano. (No cheese at all eithe) Not to mention how hard and stringy and old it looked and tasted. This is honestly unacceptable. So sad. So low of people to play with food like that. read more

El Burrito Rapido - a close up of a tortilla - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This place used to be very good and one of my favorites even though the service has always been slow. It is under new ownership or something and it is nowhere near as good (service still ridiculously slow). If you like this place, but haven't had it in a while, skip it. Flavors and textures are different. Steak has gristle when it used to be tender and flavorful. Ground beef is now super greasy. Shrimp tacos were some of the best in the city and are now inedible. I doubt I'll ever return. A lost go-to. read more

It wasn't my plan to order for delivery, but the fridge was fairly empty and we finished all of the leftovers. I decided to find a nearby restaurant that opened late enough on the weekdays and was within the delivery zone or radius. I placed the order at approximately 9:30pm. Honestly, I didn't expect a fast delivery as the name suggested due to a number of Yelp reviews in regard to significant delays or subsequent cancellations. However, the food came in at about 10pm. Cool, the wait wasn't that excruciating. The "guisado de tripa en salsa verde," or tripe stew in green sauce, was quite tasty, even though the sides (arroz, frijoles, and tortillas) were semi-lackluster. Oh by the way, the salsa roja that came with our order was spicy. The burning sensation caught me off guard, and I had a few loud hiccups as the result. Hubby also liked the chilaquiles con bistek. I asked to take a bite of the skirt steak. It was flavored well yet a bit hard to my liking. The prices ($12.99 each), the quality of the food, and the speed of delivery were satisfactory to me. Therefore, I, would not mind ordering from "The Fast Burrito" again. read more

El Burrito Rapido - Tripe stew in green sauce - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Yikes. I should have checked Yelp before ordering from this place. Shows up as "El Burrito Rapido" on the Uber Eats app. I tried a pork torta and two different kinds of tacos. The torta was filling, but the meat was quite salty and didn't seem very fresh, it had too much of a charred consistency. I finished the torta, but it wasn't very satisfying. The green sauce tastes really really strange, I can't figure out what it is. The orange sauce is a habanero sauce I am guessing. It has kick to it and is a bit creamy but tastes kind of cheap. I ate the tacos later on and there was more to be desired. Same story with the meat, tasted old and charred. It took a while to get delivered. I dunno if it's the restaurant or Uber Eats, but my order didn't even "leave" the kitchen until after the delivery estimate. This is Chicago, there is wayyyyy better Mexican food at dozens of other places. read more

This restaurant is dirty, not only did I wait over an hour and a half, but the food had hair and dirt in it. (SEE PICTURES) I placed this order with GrubHub and when I called letting them know I was NOT paying for the food, they said, they needed approval from this unsanitary restaurant. I DO NOT recommend this shit restaurant, it is unsanitary, god knows what else they do to the food you are paying for read more

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I work in the area and walked here on a whim during my lunch break and I'm so glad that I did! The workers were so nice and the food ended up also being very good! I had a chicken taco salad and it was so much food for a great price and enough for me to save for later. They have a lot of things on the menu and the prices are very fair. I feel like it is more of a pick up food spot since it is a pretty small restaurant. read more

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The best crispy tacos and great hot salsa. read more

El Burrito Rapido - Crispy carne asada tacos - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I have an eating disorder and a lot of food aversions , and it's really hard to find a great comfort food that's authentic tasting, responsibly priced and on time delivery!! I swear these tacos have gotten me through many late night college breakdowns. i work late most nights, and as soon as I get home you can bet that I'm ordering El Burrito Rapido, it's truly one of my little pleasures in life, I can always count on them. read more

First off, what business takes orders for three dinners, and doesn't provide salsa. When you order 11 SAUCES AND PAY ALMOST 80 DOLLARS for your meal. And then after getting called about it hangs up on you, and doesn't offer any solution. This is absolutely ridiculous. It's a shame cuz their food is great. Obviously management is dumb as hell, and obviously not authentically Hispanic. Never getting the food from here again read more

Best tacos in the city!! You won't be disappointed! Love this place. I've been here many times

I've been ordering from here for years. Recently they stopped having shrimp fajitas which were amazing and my absolute favorite. Then they stopped using grubhub and through their website won't deliver to my address. 1.5 miles away.... I don't know if there are new owners or what happened but I'm very disappointed. read more

They need to rename this place Slow Ass Burrito. There's nothing fast about this place whatsoever. Goes to finally cancel the order and they say they're here and they're not. Then it's five more minutes. I'm pretty sure this restaurant is located on that planet in Interstellar where an hour is actually 27 years. read more

Love the ground beef crispy Taco's. Chicken flautas and quesadilla were good. Not I'mpressed with the fish or steak Taco's.

As my stomach grumbles from the upcoming pain I inflicted on myself I'm reminded as to why I do this...so others don't have to go through the same. After my recent Cuban romp I got a hankering for Mexican food, something I haven't had in what seems like months. While I was placing my order which consisted is the Pescado (Fish) Soup, Ground Beef Burrito & the California Burrito I had this strange sense of familiarity. Ironically, I did indeed order from this place years ago back when it first opened and decided to shelve my review in-order to give them an opportunity to establish themselves and hopefully improve the food quality (which it drastically needed.) On top of that I placed the exact same order! Here we are years later and doesn't seem like much has changed. Food arrived about 15 minutes earlier than expected and was piping hot. It's unfortunate that they used cheap everything to pack the food because the soup container pretty much was half open (the lid came off due to it not being able to withstand the heat from the soup) and spilled everywhere in the bag. On top of that when I was pulling out food to see what was leaking, after grabbing the soup container it promptly raised it's hand signaling it was the culprit as it spilled even more soup everywhere, staining the fabric on one of my chairs. Okay so not a great start...can the food make up for it? The short answer is not in the least. Every burrito has all the fixins' (avocado, lettuce, tomato, sour cream.) All of the meat was over seasoned, a bit too much salt. On top of that the ground beef was overcooked, leading to some very salty crunchy bits within the burrito. Presentation wise things looked good, these were easily some of the neatest packed burritos I've had. They even held up well after taking several bites which shows whoever made them knows how to pack a burrito it's just too bad the quality of everything else isn't great. The fries in the California burrito added nothing and their taste as well as everything else was overpowered by the salty meat. They pretty much just were filler and an excuse to charge more money. I also noticed that the burritos were pretty much 60-70% re-fried beans which for an almost $10 burrito is inexcusable. The Pescado soup should've been really easy. It's literally just fish, potatoes & carrots for a basic dish. What I got was a quart of 95% broth with maybe a quarter of a fish, a third of a carrot, a slice of another vegetable and that's it for $12+??? You cannot be serious. The broth tastes like vomit as well and stunk up my apartment really bad. I totally see why they threw in a stack of tortillas with cilantro and onions for free since I ended up taking the fish out of the broth and making fish tacos. Overall, I can't recommend this place. Food is way overpriced and it's obvious they cut corners every chance they get. While the presentation is good, the overall quality of the food ruins everything. 2 out of 5 stars read more

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My go to burrito place. I like that it's in my neighborhood and local. Not a huge fan of the rice but the crane asada burrito and horchata are great. Been here multiple times and I always get those items. Haven't dined in but take it to go. read more

El Burrito Rapido - Asada burrito came with avocado on it, amazing! - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I love love the meat sope dinner. On Saturdays you can get the dinner and it comes with rice and beans and a soft drink.

Had the worst experience ordering last night.  Places an order and the lady didn't tell us how long it was going b to take.  After 1.5 hes we call back and the lady said it would take 75 min.  like she had said,  which she never did or else we wouldn't have ordered. She then said the delivery time is up to the driver.  We would have ordered through grub hub or something instead of directly from them.  After 2.5 hrs. and we had paid. We still didn't get our food and when we were calling there was no answer.  Never again.  They just lost my business and my families.  Now im trying to get a refund, if I could only get in contact with someone. read more

great late night food been eating here for two years. service is always great. great spot!

These folks are good people. I ordered the burrito special and forgot to say no sour cream. They made me a new one no problem. Good flavor for the carne Asada, not too chewy either. I have it 5 Stars because it is what it appears to be, a Great local late night Mexican option. read more

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The food is good and all, but the delivery is definitely more than an hour and most likely 80 minutes. It's so ridiculous! I wouldn't order delivery if you're hungry. Update: I'm so pissed! It's been more than one hour and a half! Fucking close to 2 hours! I'm canceling my order. Worst service ever!!!!!! read more

Scan new menu or get up charged & an attitude $7.50 for this never again! If no stars available I'd do that! Plenty of other places open late with better food & probably dont have to wait as long in a shit environment! read more

El Burrito Rapido - 2 tacos - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Solid drunk food. Solid left overs, when you're still drunk in the morning. Solid lunch food, when you finally sober up and still are eating your ridiculous amount of drunken delivery. Oh and people, stop blaming restaurants for delivery driver's ineptness or your food taking too long to be delivered. It's the delivery service, NOT the restaurant 99.9% of the time. read more

Definitely fast, and flavorful meat. We enjoyed. Burritos are really big. Guacamole was good. Horchatta was good as well.

The dumbest thing I have ever heard. .On sundays they have a special for burrito dinners for $6.99 so I ordered a veggie one when I go to pick up they charge me $10 but veggie burrito is not include..how does this make sense..only the meat ones are..doesn't meat cost more than veggies unless their meat quality is not good..very disappointing to hear this from my go to place for Mexican..the cashier lady kept saying the boss lady only said meat..I could of gotten chicken on the side and gave it to a homeless and still would have saved $3.99..so bad fast burrito..mgmt needs to think about this..don't good customer service 05/15/3018 This is the worse place..I called at 208 and the owner told me to come in 10 mins..I came at 236 and food is still not ready..she charged me $45 for my food and then $2 on top for using my credit card and then asked for a tip..after charging me she is now in the kitchen making food..I live down the street and will never come here read more

This is a solid and (usually) hassle-free Mexican food experience. Ordering through GrubHub allows you to customize the meat choices on combination platters, which can be an issue when ordering at other establishments. The food (tacos, burritos, quesadillas, tostadas etc) is consistently good with the exception of the sauces that come with every order. They are colorful lies, being flavorless goo that just moistens your food without spicy burn. So bring your own hot sauce. The chorizo is really really good. What kills me is the inconsistency of the delivery. Sometimes it's here in 20 minutes, sometimes it takes 90 minutes with no rhyme or reason. Delivery does not follow any understandable order density pattern or lunch/dinner rush. 4pm on Tuesday or Wednesday ? 90 minutes. 7pm on Saturday? 20-30 minutes. read more

Great late night eat for tacos. You know those nights where it's late and you're scared to order Mexican food in fear that it will be old and gross? Fear not. The fast burrito will serve you hot and flavorful Mexican food. I ordered carne asada at midnight and it came fresh. Great refried beans too! read more

Great veggie suizo burrito, with modifications made to my preferences- they did a good job, and it was a an on time delivery!

We live right around the corner and this is our go-to for nights we don't feel like cooking. Cozy vibe. Nice staff. Simple tacos, quesadillas and burritos that are that perfect balance of guilty pleasure food that isn't too greasy! read more

I ordered from here late night for some food after a show. Got two California burritos and a stuffed poblano taco. I decided to eat the taco first and couldn't bite through it. Pulled at the "pepper" and found a giant piece of plastic that the pepper was inevitably heated in or something. Terrible terrible experience and I will never order again. read more

El Burrito Rapido - Plastic stuffed taco - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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There was a shirt button with thread inside of my chimichanga last night. Didn't discover until I got home. So gross.

Roach in the food. I would never eat at this place again. The food is cold and it's very dirty. It smells like a dirty mop. And seen something that looked like a roach crawling towards the kitchen. STAY AWAY FROM HERE TRUST ME. I was talking to a friend and they said they stopped eating there when they see a inside. I wish I would of known this before. And when I told the lady she asked me to leave Bc I pointed it out. They people that are serving food are not even washing there hands. read more

El Burrito Rapido - Please do not eat at this place they have cockroaches inside there meat. After spending over $80 my family member finds a roach in his food - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The burrito is very small, and full of lettuce. The dinner costs $10 for a spoonful of rice and beans in addition to the burrito. I love trying new spots, however The Fast Burrito was a huge disappointment. I applaud the cashier for trying to make amends by not charging me for 1 of 4 burritos, however I will not be back. read more

This is a little family owned restaurant suffering from poorly chosen name syndrome. The food is both hand and well made but the name implies a garbage fast food Mexican place that provides you Tabasco to spice up your burrito with. Had I not been killing time on the same block I would've never thought to give them a try. They seem like a nice couple and I'm glad I did. The al pastor was very good, portions were solid, the chips were warm and I believe made fresh and the guacamole was delicious. Everything was well seasoned without being too salty. It's a good little place just a bad name. read more

Fast burrito my ass. Ordered at 9:26pm. It's now 10:51pm and I'm still waiting. When I call to check in the status, some girl answers who sounds like she could care less that my orders taking so long. Never again. I'm not even hungry anymore. read more

No, this is not some knock-off Chipotle as the name sounds. Having been on a search for a good authentic Mexican restaurant in Chicago, I think I may have found it. No frills, no fuss, just some good freakin' tacos. Portions are large, the meat is well-seasoned and juicy [side note: I hate that word], and the tacos hit the spot. We tried an assortment of pastor, chicken, and asada. While I always lean to chicken tacos, the pastor were the highlight, as were the chips with the freshly-made guac. Friendly staff and owners, easy on the wallet, and super clean as well. Winner. read more

Do not order for delivery. The food is okay, but there's nothing "fast" about taking an hour and a half for a simple order. This wasn't just one time- I have ordered from them several times, because I'm a fan of second and third chances, but I've learned my lesson. read more