Good for you El Fuego, while other places prices are going up and quality is going down your food quality has gone up. The steak on my tacos tonight was so good and seems like you have changed your chips since I was here last much better! Thank you for a great meal read more

I love this place and used to come all the time! Today I ordered pork & steak tacos with rice and beans for lunch and I'm now feeling really ill. Pretty sure I have minor food poisoning :( Apparently, my parents ordered from here a month or so ago and had the same feeling for about 24 hours. I am a huge Mexican food lover so I'm just leaving this comment in hopes that you address this issue! read more

One of the worst tacos I've had. It was soggy. I also had to take off toppings I asked not to be added. I did an online order and won't order here again. read more

I've always wanted to stop in here but always afraid to try something new when it comes to a burrito. We both had a steak burrito and my husband added avocado to his. They were delicious! So glad we decided to give it a try. Will definitely be back to try something else! read more

El Fuego - Steak burrito with avocado - Mexican Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

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Just got their Taco Tuesday package (ten tacos total, two each of: chicken/pollo, ground beef/picadillo, spicy sausage/chorizo, steak/carne asada and shredded spicy pork / al pastor). It came with a good amount of salsa - medium size tubs of both red and green, a medium size tub of sour cream, onions and cilantro, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes. So it's your choice to go traditional Mexican style tacos or American. Both salsas have some decent kick to them. All of the different meats were prepared well with decent flavor. I especially liked their al pastor and their picadillo. Will absolutely return. Much better than the competition down the street (I don't mean Taco Bell, that's Taco Bell) - I mean the one along Algonquin Road. read more

My order was wrong again. My wife's order had the wrong meat on hers and we asked for it on the side. My dish, the taco bowl, has been different almost every time I've ordered it. It has a taco bowl shell that was crushed because it was on the bottom of the bag. My son's meal had a Capri Sun with it, but they put a staple through the pouch when they stapled the bag closed. It leaked when I removed the staple. read more

Wow ! Not sure what's happened to this place since the last time I had it. But Wow, has the quality gone down hill. Maybe that explains why the had no customers when I came to order. First thing you notice is all 3 of the women are standing around talking, while a little boy is wanting something from them. Second, is the guacamole sitting out on the shelf, exposed to the air, dust,flies,etc-YUCk and GROSS ! Third, took one of the girls a couple minutes to even acknowledge is was there. Once I ordered I thought it all would be good... Nope ! The cook starting to warm up the meat, had to read the ticket 3 times, prep the burrito, and then it sat there, while 4 of them stood around and talked. Finish the order and get it to the customer, then have your chat. Finally it was bagged, and handed to me. Time to eat- Burritos we're very greasy , I mean greasy, like a puddle of grease on the plate, and very salty. Chips were stale, so stale couldn't eat them. Salsa was sour, maybe it sat out like the guacamole !!! My son and I didn't even finish the food, it went in the garbage. I thought to my self, no business and all the things observed, and how the food tasted, Yeah,This place is going down soon !!!! Well , good luck, El Fuego, maybe you hire some new employees that give a shit about the business... Or maybe these are the owners, showing how much the business means to them ! Either way, I won't be back anytime soon !! Go around the corner to Burrito Parrillo, they haven't let me down yet !!! read more

We order from this restaurant very often and every single time it's AMAZING. So amazing that when they forgot my drink for my mobile order thos evening, the food made up for it! Love this place. Staff was very kind and respectful. They offered to come drop it off but I chose to get the store credit. They even offered me some dollars off for next time read more

We've ordered several times from El Fuego in Alonguin. It's been great each time. I've had burritos, tacos, taco salad bowl and flautas. Everything has been just delicious!!! Tonight's flautas were excellent! I asked for extra hot sauce. We received 3 different kinds, times 6 I always order Mexican ala carte because I don't care to pay for really mediocre rice and beans. These were absolutely delicious! Heavy garlic in the rice, and really well seasoned. read more

El Fuego - Bad pic, but the chicken in the flautas. - Mexican Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

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I'm letting you all know right now, you can stop looking for other food options. Just go get yourself some tacos from here. It's a bit busy, but totally worth the wait! read more

El Fuego - Tacos de Al Pastor (Marinated Pork) - Mexican Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

Have had this place 4 or 5 times. First thing that caused them to lose stars, the rice. The only consistency it has is that it is always crunchy. I kept giving them more chances thinking I just had a bad batch. No. EVERYTIME Tacos were good and well filled. Chicken burrito had what seemed to be bone slivers in it. Flavors were good. Not sure they will get another chance with us. read more

Please stop giving chicken-based sauces on the side for vegetarian orders. Also, teach your staff to actually know that the sauces contain chicken. I've been trying to contact the organization about this for some time, I would appreciate a response & if the change is made I will consider changing my reviews. read more

I found them online looking to cater a party. Tried them on Tuesday for dinner and catered from them that same Saturday! Everything was delicious! My husbands family is Hispanic and they all approved lol Great portion size and price! Everything was packed nice, organized, and convenient. Will definitely order from them again. read more

The restaurant is set up like a fast food joint: you go in, place your order and pay, then they call you to pick up your food at the counter when it is ready. The difference is that it is not particularly "fast"-- I'd say our food took about 20 minutes before it came to us, and the rice was not quite lukewarm when it arrived. Food is served on regular dishes with plastic forks/knives and styrofoam cups. The food itself was okay but with my tostada plate, there were no spices to taste. Plain ground beef, tomato, lettuce, sour cream, cheese-- perfect for someone on a bland diet. Hot sauce is available. The food was plentiful, too bad it wasn't more flavorful. read more

El Fuego - Tostado dinner plate (left) and Burrito plate (right) - Mexican Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

Love this place, 3rd tine dining in here with my family. Great spicy homemade guacamole. Super fresh and delicious ingredients. This place is always busy. TONS of takeout biz done here. I'm a burrito connoisseur. This place makes a legit burrito! read more

Food is always good. They r never stingy with their salsas. We get food to go often and always enjoy it. It's always hot and fresh. Favorites are the tacos, burritos, and the taco salad is amazing. read more

food was amazing,great service,and good back ground music,it's very clean in the inside and the bathroom,i love eating here so much and coming to spend time with me family here and we take out all the time. read more

Hands down best tacos in Northern IL and it's not even close. Exceptionally nice people who work here too. Highly recommend.

So good! We did take out tonight. Very happy with the food. So much for a great price! Plus! They have a black bean option which you don't always see, as a vegetarian I was very happy to have that option! read more

Placed an order in celebration of cinco de mayo. Ordered at 5:00 thru DoorDash. Received confirmation at 5:15 that my order was received. Expected a long wait because of the special day. Kept in constant contact with my Door dasher who was waiting for our food and someone else's. At 8 pm, he texts me that he received the other order and was waiting for ours. He was told they hadn't even entered the order yet. I ended up cancelling the order. After 3 hours, Fuego could've communicated better regarding being behind on orders. Instead I heard it from our door dasher. No bueno, Fuego I felt bad our door dasher waiting for 3 hours. Fuego, you dropped the ball, sorry. I want to add that we order from Fuego ALL THE TIME, and are never disappointed with the food. They, by far, have the best tacos and salsa. Clearly, Cinco de Mayo was a lesson learned for next year. See you on our next order Fuego! read more

The chicken taco salad is one of the best I had in a long time. The chicken is seasoned well, fresh generous amount of cheese and the taco shell is crispy yet not burnt. The service is fast by industry standard and for a party of five we got all our food in less than 10 minutes. I will definitely be back and try there tacos or burritos next time. read more

El Fuego - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

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5 well deserved stars!!! Absolutely delicious, the food was well seasoned and so good. I was going to save some for lunch tomorrow but I couldn't put my fork down. I moved to Huntley, I've tried a place 5 minutes from my house and was beyond disappointed. I am so glad that my family and I came across this restaurant. This will be the only place I come back to for my Mexican cravings. Highly recommend this place and will recommend to friends and family. I had the huaraches asada steak, God bless the hands that prepared my food, thank u!!!! My new favorite Mexican place is and will be El Fuego!!!!! read more

El Fuego - Menu cover - Mexican Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

I ordered the taco plate yesterday when I received my order it was cold rice and beans were cold I had gotten sick an hour after I ate plus they forgot my extra sour cream I won't be ordering from them again read more

I've tired an assortment of taco places, this is by far the best. Love it. Get it once a week.

Fast food Mexican at its finest here! The restaurant is clean, the service is great and the food is savory. What more can you ask for? We ordered a taco salad and nachos. There was too much food for just the two of us to eat. Our taste buds were telling us to eat more but our bulging bellies told us to stop! I will be back for more! read more

El Fuego - El pastor nachos - Mexican Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

2nd time here. One word... Perfect! Everything was exactly how I ordered both times no errors. My girlfriend lives in town and she has been hooked since 8 months ago. I will never try another Mexican place in town! read more

El Fuego - Chicken Torta plate - Mexican Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

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Always great food and great prices, hard to beat the king burrito it's massive! Feed a family of 5 for under $40 what a deal!

Good food, good friends, and most of all great conversations are held here, this is the best Mexican I have ever eaten in a long time. Thanks guys for opening this place read more

El Fuego - Mexican Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

This is how my food was handed to me... very disappointed and the staff was VERY rude when I called to let them know: 50 dollars worth of food and we were barely able to eat it. Limes were drenched in the beans. read more

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Thought I'd try something new tonight. Regretting it now. I had the taco meal and they were soaking with grease tortillas. Disgusting! I ate the steak from one of the tacos. Not bad which is where the 2nd star comes in. The second taco of chicken was disgusting. The chicken had a slimy gross texture. I couldn't even eat it. I also ordered my son the children's burrito. It looks super cute but come to find out it had onions and green peppers in it. The ground beef in it just tasted like plain hamburger. There was no taco flavoring to it whatsoever. I had a side of sour cream and it was so watery. The side of refried beans was also dripping out of the container. Very watery!! Won't be ordering from this place again very disappointed. read more

Finding this place was divine intervention. We were next door at an Yelp event and saw El Fuego while we walked back to our car. Something about this place was drawing us in. A very small, quaint inside. The food smelled so good! We are both vegetarians and we very surprised to see how many options they had. We ended up ordering the vegetarian Nachos and the Vegetarian burrito to share. Our food took roughly 10 minutes and they seemed to have a very constant flow of customers. The food was is as good as it smells!! OMG WE LOVED IT. The nachos are fairly generic but delicious! The burrito was PACKED full of veggies. Perfectly seasoned and good well. My biggest complaint about the burrito is it should have rice in it. Last but most certainly not least. THE HOT SAUCES!!!!! OMGERD! I will come back simply to eat their AMAZING hot sauces. I will spend the rest of my life trying to recreate these amazing sauces. I am a hot sauce nut, and was absolutely obsessed with these sauces. The X-hot habanero was PERFECT. I obviously recommend trying this place if you're on the fence. I am already planning my next trip! read more

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I've been to El Fuego probably 100 times over the years. Take out, or dine in eating is totally fire! The name says it all. They make great authentic mexican! read more

The food always comes out fast and never disappoints! I am always left feeling satisfied and happy with my choice. Prices are cheap but the quality is 10/10. The guac and chips are one of the best I have ever had and I love everything about the sauces they provide for extra flavor. Love everything about this place & the food read more

Best restaurant in town great people amazing food! Get the chicken it is shredded and soooooo juicy. Yummy yummy yummmy!

Not sure what happen today rice an beans are cold the rice was actually crispy usually food is pretty food hope there not slacking cause its only pickup read more

El Fuego - Good $#^& - Mexican Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

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Great burrito we loved it. Great service great price what more can I say. Head out to El Fuego and have some fantastic take out

Really authentic Mex fresh food, the flautas are to die for and the entire menu is just delicious. The rice and meats are all fresh, I have yet to taste anything watery or reheated. read more

we walked in and the place was super dirty, and ask if we could order and they never came to come take our order. We ended up leaving after 15 minutes o Waiting. Place was not busy. So disappointed as i had heard good review.. read more

Great value for your buck. Great beans and rice sides. My Tacos were great! My husband lived the burrito. As I have read before our takeout boxes were bit messy, but that did not ruin the delicious food. read more

This place is so under rated! I am so sad that I drove past so many times before checking it out. The pastor tacos are by far the best, but the steak are delicious too. Nachos are great! A local gem with authentic Mexican. read more