**Really disappointing experience.** I ordered my steak medium rare and it showed up well past well done. The enchilada was nothing like an actual enchilada -- I've never seen one stuffed or topped with fried cheese, and it just didn't work. Delivery took ages, and when we tried calling the restaurant to check on the order, no one answered. We called over and over, just endless ringing, and finally someone picked up after multiple attempts. Overall, the food missed the mark and the service wasn't any better. Unfortunately, we won't be ordering from here again. read more

El Taurino Mexican Grill - Tampiquena - Mexican Near Me - Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Went during Cinco de Mayo and Got charged for tips I did not consent. * CAUTION* the server be doing that. I even left cash tips. Tacos were super dry and too rushed. Wasn't even packed read more

stopped by saturday for a late lunch and got seated right away. was a little shocked because there was no one else inside but as time passed more people came for pick up. i got an order of steak tacos with cilantro and onion since shrimp tacos weren't in on a saturday. steak tacos were pretty good, i enjoyed them w the red salsa. chips were also good before the tacos. server was nice and kept checking in on how everything was. read more

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Every other weekend we get tacos after dancing, when the tacos were served, cold, greasy, extremely well done and lacked the delicious flavor we're used to. A new cook we're told, very disappointed, bring back the old one. read more

We go eat tacos every other Saturday after dancing, food took longer than usual, was cold and absolutely a new cook. The food lacked flavor, al pastor taco was very greasy, carne asada was very well don. Asked and yes, a new cook... bring back the previous one, he cooked much better! read more

Food was excellent.. had Skirt stake tacos vuacamole and ordered a Shrimp cocktail The cocktail was full of delicious shrimp and the Cebollitas was also delicious. For mix drinks, had a long Island and a Michilada. Honestly, everything was delicious, I totally recommend. Service was excellent always asking if we needed anything. Steak Taco read more

El Taurino Mexican Grill - Food was excellent.. had Skirt stake tacos vuacamole and ordered - Mexican Near Me - Hoffman Estates, Illinois

I've been here many times since my first review. Their food and drinks have been consistently great. Their service is awesome. This is 5 stars for sure now. Give then a try! read more

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The food was pretty stale and cold... we were the only ones there and the food was cold. How is that possible? It should've been FRESH and hot. The margaritas were good though. read more

Food was very good, margaritas taste very good, loved the 3 different salsas they give you with your chips for free Service: was not so good, very slow but do you under staffing. Our waitress was trying to take care of all the tables in the dining room plus the bar. Maybe an employee called in sick I don't know, but way too much for her to handle on her own. Will go again for sure. read more

No joke, this is the best Mexican food in the area by far. I've never had anything bad from here and I have been going for over 2 years. Sometimes they don't answer the phones when they are packed but I place the order on Uber eats and it's always ready when I arrive. Zero complaints cannot recommend it enough! The quality of the meat is superb. read more

I really use to like this place,, now I have to find me a new taco place, I went to pick up tacos today for lunch and of course again my order was incorrect, and the little girl said it was going to be ready in 10 minutes, but it end up being 30 minutes. I ask for no onion cilantro and they gave me onion and cilantro without any cheese , my second order I asked for everything but they forgot my cheese and my sauce,I asked them to double check but says it was correct and it was not correct, now MONEY wasted and food thrown out. Maybe it was the language barrier that they didn't understand my order , either way this is the 3 time my order has been wrong and my food was cold Won't be going back here. read more

These guys are great. After 2 years of living in the area, I am less than a mile away from them and I am just discovering this spot now? if you know me from my reviews here on Yelp. I love tacos, quesadillas & all kinds of Mexican food, Went there about couple weeks ago and it was a bit late around 11 pm. So gave them a call to see if they could accommodate a party of 8 ppl. My family was here from out of town. They were nice enough to say yes and we ordered chicken tacos, cheese quesadilla for the kids, chicken enchiladas, and few beers and margarita. Everything tasted great and fresh. Ana was our server, she was very sweet, attentive and took care of our order accordingly, given the big order. And shout out to their chef for making everything as requested. Since half of us were vegetarians. Highly recommend this place if you're in the area. read more

El Taurino Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Hoffman Estates, Illinois

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Ambiance: very inviting. Very clean. Good lighting. And it turns into a mini Mexican club at night with a dj and party lights. DJ does take requests. Mostly Spanish music but if you request a song in English he will play it. Service: staff is very friendly. And know their menu very well. Mario is my absolute favorite person. I'm not sure if he runs the place but he seems well respected like he runs the place lol. Food: the food is amazing. Everyone that I have taken there has given the food 10/10. For me I'm basic so I have only had the taco dinner which they only have during certain times. The chicken taco is flavorful and not dry at all. And the steak taco is amazing as well. They have really good rice and the refried beans is super good. Highly recommend eating here. Drinks: Mario makes the drinks. And let me tell you they are food however they don't have Jameson lol but that's the only thing missing Pricing: IT IS FARELY PRICED!!!! read more

Amazing food and drink. They are also open until 3 am on certain nights but the DJ music is so loud it's almost unbearable. Other than the late night noise it's some of the best Mexican food you can get in the area. read more

They always get my order wrong and I always end up getting ripped off during night hours. read more

El Taurino Mexican Grill - Food doesn't bring enough for its price - Mexican Near Me - Hoffman Estates, Illinois

It was a good environment and the food was ok however i felt uncomfortable because they kept asking if i paid my tab every 5 minutes while i was still eating and felt like i was being rushed out so i don't think ill be back. read more

I was excited to try a new taco spot but ended up disappointed. We order delivery, got the steak burrito, lengua and steak tacos. Also ordered a side of guacamole that was a bit old and only a tablespoon full, granted it was only $1 but couldn't even enjoy it. The rice was decent, pretty flavorful but a bit dry. The asada had great flavor but very artificial, like too much powdered seasoning. And the way that it was cooked, tasted like they boiled the meat. The tortillas were stale, could be better with quality. The the pico de Gallo had like 2 small pieces of tomato, no lime and all just onions and jalapeños. The lengua was cooked well but lack in flavor, could use a tad more salt. And the salsa, again barely taste like anything. So all of that factored in, you can go somewhere else for better tacos. read more

El Taurino Mexican Grill - The Pico de Gallo..... uh what - Mexican Near Me - Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Definitely recommend this place! Stopped in for the first time and placed a carry out order for my family. We had a mix of different items, tacos, quesadillas, torta and birra tacos and ALL of it was DELICIOUS! Even as leftovers everything tasted just as good! Plus, you know you had GOOD Mexican food when you wake up the next morning feeling great and no crazy bathroom trips. Also, we had pleasant convo with the owner and found out he opened right before the shut downs so if you're in the area definitely go support him! You won't be disappointed! read more

El Taurino Mexican Grill - Waiting for our carry out! - Mexican Near Me - Hoffman Estates, Illinois

GET. THE. QUESO FUNDIDO! That is all I have to say, You're welcome. There was good music. I've gone back twice

Amazing service,and Awesome decor. The food is so good, all my favorite food The kids food is amazing. The drinks are so good read more

El Taurino Mexican Grill - The starters are Chips and Salsa so good - Mexican Near Me - Hoffman Estates, Illinois

I usually love this place. Their tacos and burritos are great but their tostadas are amazing ! I ordered chicken tostadas with extra cheese and they came with no cheese. I usually get the extra cojita or queso fresco but there was none. read more

El Taurino Mexican Grill - Asked for extra queso fresco and there's none on there. I've always gotten extra except for recently - Mexican Near Me - Hoffman Estates, Illinois

I was surprised to see milanesa on the menu! Got the Torta and it made me say "holy frijoles"! Delicious. Tacos are perfect too. I'm glad to see business operating even with the restrictions. I wore a mask inside like required and I did see one person without a mask, but I'm glad I followed to rules to protect my self! Great service! Attentive staff! Vibrant atmosphere. I called my friend, who I was meeting there, to bring a mask, as required. So good, I thought about reporting this to the authority's for a perseverance award. 10/10 read more

Changed my review because your food started to come late or incomplete or just smaller portions for outrageous price.

After seeing a video of their Quesabirria tacos I knew I had to try it. Only serve it on the weekends but it was so delicious. Margarita was very nice too, they have 99 cent tacos on Tuesday I was give a shot as well but overall very pleased with the experience and food. read more

Tried this place out for the first time and got burritos, steak and Lomo, they were phenomenal. Will be back to try other items on the menu.

We came in for a late lunch as a family and enjoyed our taco dinner and enchiladas verde. It was all very good. We enjoyed the atmosphere as well. read more

Disrespectful Management after we reported our order wrong. Had a prior bad experience two days before with slow service. Never going back.

Used to be my favorite place but their prices went up and quality went down. Not many good Mexican restaurants in the area

Pros: Food and mixed drinks are delicious, affordable and big portions. We had the Carne Asada plate, 2 chicken tacos, guacamole , paloma, and mojito. Paloma could have been a bit better if they change the concentrated juice they make it with, still not bad. Service is nice, informative and attentive, AT THE BEGINNING. Cons: Towards the late night (past 12am), it starts to get full, nobody is wearing masks not even the servers or waitress. Cant even walk around or get to the bathroom, bar without bumping into people. It gets so busy and full we didn't have a waitress anymore, which is fine-we went to bar to order our drinks. But came to find out there were only 3 bartenders/waitresses for the at least 75+ people in there. Ordered our drinks about 5 times till they were finally made. So chaotic as the minutes passed by. They had karaoke, which is 1 of our favorite things to do, noticed mic was not cleaned or sanitized after each use. The Mic was just being passed around over and over again!!! Spoke to 2 lady employees there, I expressed my concerns of capacity, bathroom and masks. They both stated, " that's how it is on the weekend" and 1 added, " I can bring you your check". Bathroom was the worst and that is were we decided to leave: 1 bathroom for again at least 75+ people, no paper towels, no soap!!!!!! You got to be kidding me. What was a great night with Husband, food, drinks, music turned out to be a disaster and unhealthy thru this pandemic we are still in. I wish it would of turned out different. I have reported them to the local news and health department,. Don't get me wrong, I too want this BS pandemic over and done with but with places like these no way. read more

Woke up wanting some Mexican. Recently moved to the area and noticed this place was a 10 minute ride from my place. Hours said 11a was walking in at 11:30a when I noticed a woman was just unlocking the door. Immediately noticed the dirty floors with scraps of paper and other stuff. It also smelled a little weird. We were asked to sit down. I realized this lady was In the building by herself. Everything back of house looked dark and the place was dead silent you could hear a pin drop. Deceived to leave shortly after. 5 star reviews did not reflect our experience. read more

New to the area we have been trying to find a decent late night taco place and we were really excited to try this place since we saw really good reviews/ pictures. We went inside and it seemed like it was a popular spot, it was very lively. We ordered steak tacos to go and when we got home we went to dig in and they were unbelievably soggy, the meat was wet, the lettuce and tomato's were so old and soggy as well and the tortilla just fell apart as soon as we lifted it up. Super flavorless, we were so beyond disappointed we just threw them away. read more

I have been here twice and the food is amazing! The staff is friendly and nice too. My favorite foods are the Ceviche and Camarones de Diablo. My favorite dessert is the fried ice cream! Overall 10 out of 10 rating. The bar is very clean and well taken care of too. read more

We recently moved nearby and saw the Taco Tuesday sign so decided to try it. I checked Yelp and only saw ONE post but since it was so close decided to try anyway. OMG so good! We ordered tacos of Al Pastor, Chicken and Cochinita Pibil. DELICIOUS! The tacos came with 2 sauces and I normally only ever like one from most restaurants but from here, I enjoyed both. And one other thing, I've had "Taco Tuesday" specials from many places and I've noticed that some tend to make theirs smaller. This place doesn't, they were very generous. We'll definitely be coming back. read more

great place i have not tried tasted pretty good for the money and was a good value for the taco dinner two lomo tacos and a lengua ! the lengua was real tender great flavor too read more

Ordered delivery from Doordash. Ceviche, steak burrito, ground beef tacos, chips and salsa and mini guacamole. Food tasted good, but they charged $0.25 to add cheese to the tacos which was the tiniest sprinkle; and I paid $4.25 for chips and salsa but all I got was a few tiny hot sauces. I hope they just forgot to send the salsa, which is way less offensive than if they charged $4 for 4 teeny sauces. Forgetting an item happens, no problem. Boyfriend said the ceviche was really good and the steak burrito was good also. Rice and beans were tasty. Tacos were super greasy but tasted good. I'd order here again, and just stay away from the add-ons which aren't worth the additional cost. read more

The preparation time for pick up was way longer than what it took the food to be prepared . Yelp/Grubhub said it would take 20-30 min but by the time I picked up the food it was so dry and less than what I expected meaning their food is over priced. Ordered enchiladas and Camaron dinner and the portions were way too small for a $16 meal. Very disappointed. read more

Walked in (03/19/21) to order a carry-out and was greeted by a waitress who handed us the menu , as we looked over the menu we spotted some of our favorite foods and we couldn't help but place an order on those two foods . So after waiting for a few minutes ( the restaurant was basically dead at the time ) the waitress came back and took our order so we had 2 Tortas se asada (steak) and a order of French fries because let's be honest who can go wrong with that it's a simple order along with a lava cake for dessert . So we paid $32 for the meal and went home to hopefully inbox some good food that the reviews were so crazy about . We got home and opened the box to see 2 flimsy tortas that cost $7 each and were honestly not worth the price due to the portion they gave us for the meat and the size of the bread itself . The fries were clearly a bit raw and the lava cake was given to us separately from the ice cream they put on top and were instructed to " put the lava cake into the microwave for a minute or a minute in a half" because if they did so at the restaurant the ice cream would melt . All in all the food wasn't all that great I would much rather go to famous burrito and get something worth its price . This is a place you'd go to once in a blue moon and honestly it wouldn't be worth just wasting your money on it in general . read more