Checked out this pretty small Mexican restaurant in Crestwood. El Gallo Tapatio is one of those places you expect to be some bare bones family owned place, and yes it actually is. It has a pretty simple menu of a few items or so. At least it makes it easier to choose anything. The prices are okay and the food is better than it looks. Bad thing is there's no alcohol. It's not a place for margaritas, but rather Jarritos. That's why they have to make good on the food, so you can at least get something. For meat eaters the menu is mostly for them with things like beef and chicken. There's also crazier things like tongue. It's about $8 for guacamole. Pretty much the only vegetarian thing on the menu it seems. Had a chunkiness with a light spiciness to it. The tortilla chips were crispy and simple without being burnt like at many places. For sure it's one of the many places to get Mexican food. It's located on Cicero Avenue at 137th Street. They're open until late at night so you can go when getting the munchies or something. read more

El Gallo Tapatio II - Jarritos With Guacamole And Chips - Mexican Near Me - Crestwood, Illinois

Decent food at a decent price. Got the Al carbon tacos. Didn't really taste like they were grilled and they could have used some seasoning. It wasn't bad but I've definitely had better tacos. The rice and chips and salsa were pretty good though. read more

Always great service. The food is great and made fresh. I love their steak taco dinner. The guac could be made a little bit different, it's a little bland, but not horrible. The restaurant only accepts cash just fyi. But prices aren't bad. My family and I eat here pretty frequently. It's delicious and open late. read more

Loved this place! A true hole in the wall, no frills great Mexican restaurant. Huge portion of fajitas. Meat was flavorful and well cooked. Not the prettiest pieces like the bagged stuff most places used. Chicken thighs whacked into various sizes, steak sliced against the grain then chopped into odd sizes. Can tell they are cutting this themselves. Usual accompaniments of pico, sour cream, guac, rice and beans were all fresh and good. Tortillas were fabulous! Friends both had the 3 taco meal with steak. They both liked them a lot and said they were similar to what both of their mothers made. High praise from 2 Mexican men. Only a few tables inside but most people were doing take out. Very clean inside. Cash only so be prepared. Priced so reasonably you might even have enough pocket change. Will definitely go back next time I'm in Chicago. read more

This restaurant is one of my all time favorite Mexican restaurants around. It's small, cash only and does not offer alcohol beverages but the food and the prices make up for that. They are my go to for burritos, chile rellenos and al pastor tacos. Their green hot sauce is also amazing. Service is always quick and very pleasant, everyone who works there is so friendly. I highly recommend! read more

Fantastic burritos and tacos. This is basically a carryout place with some dining tables. It is not really designed to be a nice eat in place as there is no liquor or wait staff. Just quality Mexican food at a great price. read more

One of the best tacos in town specially tacos de carne asada great service thank you for your hospitality.

Great food, great service. Open late. We've been going here for years. The place is a local gem. Everything we've ever had here was delicious but we order the nachos most often. No cocktails, just delicious Mexican food. Would recommend, would return. read more

The service is friendly, food is good and tasty. Especially the pastor tacos. The only bad thing is they are cash only.

Quick service and filling tacos. Confusing hand written signs and generally disorganized front of house. My favorite was the pastor taco. read more

El Gallo Tapatio II - Asada Taco Pastor Taco - Mexican Near Me - Crestwood, Illinois

The girl at the register has no manners. She does not care about the customers. She just cares about how much she can get away with charging you. Make sure to check your bill before paying. read more

I am very disappointed in this restaurant I go there all the time and I raved so much about it to my 5 coworkers from ingalls that we decided to get lunch I had my husband pick up tacos and bring them to wrk. My receipt for tacos was suppose to be for 8 chicken tacos and 2 Asada tacos. So I called and the manager Ralpha was full blown insisting that he know he did not make 10 chicken tacos , so there is no way that I could of gotten 10 chicken!! Instead of apologizing for the mistake he decided to argue about 2 tacos. Highly disappointed that this happened. He did take my name to give me 2 steak tacos the next time but I see no reason why he couldn't do that first that was clearly a bad move on this manager. I felt bad for my coworker who ordered the steak taco. So much for raving about this restaurant! Make sure you have them check the bag before you leave !! read more

El Gallo Tapatio II - They even had the receipt wrong Didn't even order 4 steak tacos - Mexican Near Me - Crestwood, Illinois

I started eating here last year when I was looking for a restaurant to go to for my lunch break from work. I love the food, the staff are nice, and they work fast. Good food. I highly recommend this restaurant. I love the fact that El Gallo Tapatio is only 5 minutes away from my job and my house. It has now become my favorite restaurant to eat at. I highly recommend this place. Chicken Combination Plate read more

El Gallo Tapatio II - My Three Chicken Taco Dinner from Friday - Mexican Near Me - Crestwood, Illinois

Food always hits the spot, they put a ton of meat in the tacos. Never had an issue with the service or any long waits.

An hour round trip to get these burritos and the steak was burned beyond being edible, right along with the chips. Ok, so make it right, right? No, they told my wife to make another hour round trip to get a refund, instead of just issuing it and having is send pictures. Not the first time they've given us food we couldn't eat, but they're normally good, so we just let it go, but this was really disappointing. You can't overcook steak that bad and just throw it in burritos. read more

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Always fast and consistent. My go to order is carne asada taco dinner with cilantro and onions. Their salsa verde is my favorite. Great agua de jamaica and horchata too. Wish they took card, but their cheap prices also make it worth it. read more

I've always gotten food here to-go but ended up dining in. Their dishes are just simply amazing! You can't go wrong. The prices are reasonable and definitely packed with flavor. My go to is their carne asada dinner. The staff is super friendly and even when they are super busy, because they do get extremely busy, the staff came and checked on us to make sure we were doing okay or to just see if we needed anything. They have made our list for spots to visit when we're in the area. Love this place! read more

Burritos and tacos they have great rice and good service. Only takes cash parking is pain here but everything else is good.

I always frequent El Gallo Tapatio II. I love the authenticity of the food. I live in the area and I live closer to the other location but this location is better to me. Today I visited the location with the intention of enjoying a quesadilla meal. I placed an order for a quesadilla dinner and burrito dinner. The cashier asked if we wanted a corn tortilla or flour tortilla. I stated corn and tried call back to switch to flour but no one answered. The restaurant called me back and I informed them that I wanted to change the quesadilla to flour. The cashier informed the order could not be changed because it was already made but not paid for. Good customer service includes correcting an order and assisting a customer with an issue. I went inside to pick up the food and the cashier stated the food was already made and it could not be changed. The dinner below is not a quesadilla. I am truly upset that even as pleasant as I tried to be the staff did not want to help me fix this error. I have visited this location for the past 7 years but today will probably be my last time. I am disappointed that no one was willing to help me out or correct this today. read more

El Gallo Tapatio II - Not 3 quesadillas with chicken - Mexican Near Me - Crestwood, Illinois

Good, quick, CHEAP food! 7 of us ate dinner for $34, with a guacamole. I had the pork burrito all the way, so good. A bit of spice on the pork, but not too much! We also had a chicken taco salad (FYI - comes with sour cream even though the menu didn't say that), chicken quesadillas, cheese quesadillas and a steak burrito. We got the large guacamole (needs cilantro) and rice and beans (needs seasoning). So, other than some seasoning issues, good visit. read more

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Been going there for at least 15 yrs tonight went in placed our regular order 2 beef tacos cheese only steak burrito everything plus sour cream beens and rice Rice was cold beens warm if lucky Tacos shells were hard as rocks My burrito I watch him make it he took steak from a pile that look like it was sitting for a long time all the while when making other food he was taking from a fresh pile of steak then took the rest of the over cooked steak and mixed it in another pike of steak he just put on flat top My steak was crunchy worse meal ever called and brought food back wouldn't give all my money back because missing taco Will never step foot in there again read more

Good food literally right around the corner. Two thumbs up, you want a bang for your buck, go no further. Personally addicted to the Tostada dinner but nothing on the menu is bad, I dig it all. read more

Best flautas in the state!!!!! They are open late. I love to come here late at night with friends and have some good eats!!! Chips and salsa are very good too!! read more

My favorite south suburb Mexican restaurant!! The best pastor from the wheel!! So crispy and tender. And the salsa pico de Gallo is the best!!! It's just the right amount of spicy and kick. The waitresses are amazing. And they have seating and open late night!! read more

Best carry out tacos around staff friendly. Food is delicious and love their pastor. Highly recommend this restaurant.

The food is delicious especially the rice!! And the fact they stay open really late is a plus! Because who doesn't want tacos at the end of really good drunk night read more

Ignorant staff, bad food and only take cash. Avoid at all costs this place is garbage and serves old food

If you want your food in less than half an hour, order ahead or eat in. Avoid at all costs.

I have been going here for years. For pickup and dine-in service. It is in a strip mall. Not very fancy. But it's a cool place for a quick bite to eat. There's a juke box, about nine to ten tables in the whole place. It does get packed with the rowdy drunk crowd after 12am. I've been one of them. Have never seen any fights break out though...which is always good. But the food has been consistent throughout the years. Everything is good. During dine-in you get complimentary chips and salsa. It does help to speak spanish, but it's not a problem at all. I've never had a problem with my order. The torta of carne asada is my pick. Lots of avocado, beans, shredded lettuce and grilled steak chopped into little bits served in a perfectly toasted bolillo. Ask for the pico de gallo and pour it in. Awesome! Oh and to complement it, a large Horchata. One of the best Horchatas I've had. Not too sweet...not too much cinnamon...very smooth and refreshing. Not in the mood for meat...order the torta de aguacate....the avocado torta. Didn't know you could order that, did you? Well, you can. It's the same as the carne asada one sans the meat. Delicious! Always great and consistent, for lunch, dinner or after those inebriated late-night munchies! read more

Over the years this Polish-Lithuanian man has learned about food from different cultures. Often my mother would make American versions of different foods. Baby steps into great tastes. I can't remember my first taste of Mexican food. My guess would be some sort of taco. Growing up I do remember Taco Bell being my frame of reference for Mexican food. Sad, I know. Then somewhere along the line I had authentic Mexican food. My mind was blown. El Gallo Tapatio II is authentic. I'm not an expert on Mexican food, but I know what I like. One of my barometers for Mexican food is their guacamole. They make a great version that I put on every burrito I get. read more

This place has never failed me! Every time I've gone, I've left saying how good it was. Best tacos, tortas and burritos I've had. And I've tried every type of taco they have at this point. You know sometimes the pastor is a hit or miss at different spots, this is a hit for sure. Mmmh, now I want tacos. read more

El Gallo Tapatio II - Burrito de pastor y carne asada - Mexican Near Me - Crestwood, Illinois

This place doesn't have as much as the other restaurant el Gallo in Alsip for example no burger or milkshake this place doesn't even have half of what they usually have in the other el Gallo I wish I could Have got that burger but the staff was really nice just not as many options of food in the menu read more

Tacos, tortas you name it... It's all good!! Service is great, Excellent compared to their 111th taqueria. I'd come here over el burrito loco on 147th anyday.. read more

Love this place! Always good! I would tell anyone to go. You wont be disappointed. The streak tacos are always on point and they are open late. I always go to this place. read more

Wow. The best breakfast in town. Hot tasty friendly. The rice was wonderful and the service the best. The sauces fresh and flavorful. I'll come back. Authentic and delicious. Easy on the wallet as well. I really want to order lunch before I leave read more

I have been coming here for about 10 years ! The food is amazing ! I like the postor and the asada ! Friendly ppl aswell . I would leave a pick but I have to hit the road and get back to wrk . Maybe next time ! read more

Was on my way home from work, wife says she had a long day at work so I offered to get some tacos. We're new to the area so this was obviously my first time ordering from here. Burrito for me, Torta for her, and some tacos for the kiddos. First thing we noticed was that the asada really didn't look too appealing. I hate half of my burrito, didn't like it so I threw it out as did my wife with her torta. The kids smashed their tacos before they even tasted them. About 20 minutes after I was done eating I was extremely nauseous. Needless to say, I threw up. I know this place deals with ppl everyday, but I called and they legit acted like they had no idea who I was. Avoid this rat hole like the plague read more

Best authentic Mexican food for a great price! This little gem is my go-to lunch spot-the food is fresh, the service is fast and I can get my lunch for under 7 bucks including tip! And did I mention that they close at 4am on the weekend??? what more could you ask for? Parking is a bit difficult during lunch time mainly because of this place's popularity. Oh and be mindful that this is a cash only spot. If you forget your cash there is an ATM in the restaurant. I will most certainly be back for more great eats! They have a regular customer when it comes to me! read more

The food was well worth the money. I normally get to go today I decided to sit in and eat with my daughter. It is however bothering me a little that I noticed every table that was Hispanic automatically was given limes with the chips and salsa except us at first I thought maybe she just forgot ours until another white table that sat down and a Hispanic table at same time and one was served limes and one was not. I know this is stupid to be upset about but I am not a white girl ,I'm Hispanic I just look white and speak very little Spanish. My grandfather was working in fields making cents an hour to provide for his family. I carry his last name and our culture with pride, Did not appreciate getting stereotyped because I look like a gringa. This place is 5 stars based on food 2 stars based on sit down service. Side note it was not our waitress it was the younger one who didn't want to wait on us. I noticed her stop the other waitress and make her switch tables before we ordered food after we ordered drinks. Unfortunately I myself will not be going back. read more

I stopped eating this place a while ago. 1. Because a better place opened down the street. 2. Because they ALWAYS mess up my order. I ordered a steak torta with only beans. Got home to see that they put cheese all over the damn thing. I guess it's partially my fault for not checking my order before leaving, considering this has happened 3-4 times. The steak(asada) isn't that great and their green salsa tastes like it was watered down. read more