Mi Tierra Bonita Mexican Grocery Store (3203 Collinsville Rd, Fairmont City, IL 62201)…read more My love wanted to take me to a place near and dear to him: the very first Mexican restaurant he and his late father dined at when they first moved to St. Louis. It is located in Fairmont City, not too deep into Illinois, situated by farmland and near the raceway. The place is like a mullet: business in the front (store) and a party in the back (restaurant). The aisles of the store have everything one would need, from food staples to household items. We were warmly greeted by our waitress, who proved to be super attentive during our visit--even after we paid. We ordered a top-shelf pitcher of strawberry margaritas. It was a huge pitcher for $32, came with a side pitcher of ice, and we were able to make a total of 12 glasses out of it. They started us off with chips and salsa. The chips were made of super-duper corn and came with two spicy table salsas. For our appetizer, we had guacamole. It was freshly made but lacked salt and lime for what we are used to, so I took my lime from my margarita and squeezed it over the guacamole to make it better. I ordered à la carte: one quesabirria, a grilled chicken taquito, and a chicken gordita. The taquito and quesabirria were on point. The gordita was not the mainstream version of what I had been used to seeing, but still good. I would definitely return!

I ordered the chicken fajitas for lunch. I had some chips and salsa and the salsa roja and salsa…read moreverde were very spicy. Watch out. The strips of chicken were a little overcooked. The chicken had a nice flavor. The grilled bell peppers and tomatoes were also a little overcooked. The flour tortillas were the hottest ever which was nice. We received great services and the restaurant has an upbeat vibe.

Good was amazing as always, service is great. Staff is so friendly and welcoming. We love this…read moreplace!

These are without a doubt the best tacos in Fairmont City, the St. Louis Metro East and all of St…read more Louis for that matter. Every order is made fresh. They have Tacos, Quesadillas & more. Meats include Asada, Pastor, Cabeza & Lengua. Tony's is only open on Friday, Saturday & Sunday but trust me, it is worth waiting all week. Drinks include fresh beverages like Horchata & Rompope as well as a variety of Jarritos and Mexican Coca-Cola in glass bottles. Located in the food trailer next to Indian Mound Motel.

This is my go to spot for steak tacos to go. The tacos are delicious especially when they don't…read moreskimp on the meat The service is usually fast and the prices are reasonable. They even have Taco Tuesday deals.

We have been coming to Taquiera for about 5 years now! We prefer this over Chipotle. Staff is…read morealways friendly, food is FRESH, and facility is always kept clean. Stop by here and try a local favorite!

Small restaurant behind a market ,with colorful decor and a parking lot . The chips and salsa were…read moregreat and so were the agua frescas we tried . The service was friendly but our server made errors with the order and didn't ask to fix them or check on us . The food came with rice and beans , both of which were "DELISH". The tacos were fine , the shrimp was rubbery and I got two chorizo tacos instead of the al pastor . The chile rellenos were great per my husband. The check was very very reasonable so definitely value for money . The store looked great and wish we had time to shop .

I am still confused. Is Tienda El Ranchito a grocery store with a restaurant attached? Or is it, a…read morerestaurant with a grocery store attached? Either way, it is a winner. It was a long drive for me. I had to use my GPS to find it and I cannot tell you how many Mexican restaurants I passed to get there. The parking lot was packed when I arrived, but lucky for me as I entered a booth was opening up and I was seated immediately. A visit to a Mexican restaurant is not complete without a Margarita. I just ordered a regular on the rocks with no salt. The salsa that came with the chips was delicious. I also couldn't resist adding, orders of cheese dip and guacamole, too. When I eat Mexican alone, I can double dip and I love that. Dipping in cheese dip and then salsa or guacamole is messy, but acceptable when dining alone. My entree was a, Chicken Quesadilla. It came with Refried Beans and Mexican Rice. It was only cut in half, so I had to cut again to get manageable pieces to eat. The tortilla was crispy, which I like and the stuffings made for a flavorful quesadilla. The service was attentive and friendly. As stated earlier, it was a drive for me and I'll tell you it is a drive I will make again. It was totally worth it.

This was, without a doubt, THE BEST burrito I've ever had in my life. Staff was friendly, food came…read moreout promptly. Can't wait to go back!

This place is a bit difficult to find, once you pull off 13, just past Eckert's, just keep your…read moreeyes peeled for the small direction signs. Solid tacos and carnitas with good refried bean. We came for lunch on the Saturday before cinco de mayo and they were setting up outside for a fiesta. A bit pricey for Mexican but it was good.

My hubby heard great things…read more It was "meh". They have steak but don't offer steak fajitas...... Chicken was a little over cooked, and the rice had ZERO flavor. Also- they gave me a DOLLOP of sour cream for 3 tortillas. I also agreed that if you have a business don't skimp of the important things-! STREET CORN HAS CHAR!!!!!! It should NEVER be canned corn- I mean, c'mon. But he did say it was decent. He ordered the Sunday special- and he didn't like it, at all.... He said the meat was all fat- No meat in it. And the "consommé" had zero flavor, and was oily. The best thing I ate was my daughters French fries....sadly. The margarita was ok. Not the best.... Not in a hurry to go back. But had to try it.

Very fresh and super delicious! Great portions and good service The atmosphere is cool, the…read moreoutdoor patio had beautiful plants and flowers.

Food is amazing and service was great! Will definitely be going back. We ordered some casa dip and…read moreit was so so good you could damn near make a meal out of it.

Let's taco-bout-it! Yummy tacos, great spot! Very busy, so it must be good right!!?? And it was!!read more

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One of the girls from my running group swears by this place. She's in here every few days. She…read moremight be crazy. I'd never heard of it, and I may have never visited, if it weren't for the fact that I was meeting a group here. I'm against both cultural appropriation and food that doesn't have any meat in it. There are no vegan Mexican restaurants in Mexico, right? Do they refer to regular Mexican restaurants as Mexican restaurants, or just restaurants? I've often wondered the same thing about Chinese restaurants in China. Certainly, they don't call them what we call them here. I don't even think they do that elsewhere in the US. Terror Tacos has tables named after horror films and a QR code-based ordering system. I was lucky that my group selected a table named after the Lost Boys, a staple of my childhood. Death by stereo! I've seen old people get up and leave restaurants because they preferred not to order via QR code, or they couldn't figure it out. It's a testament to Terror Tacos uncompromising nature that they employ such a system. I mean, if you couldn't already tell that from the decor. I briefly considered seeing if they had any real meat in the back they could put in my tacos, then decided I'd better not. Old people might consider dining elsewhere anyway, for the protein. Apparently, there's a pizza place across the street that also doesn't serve meat. On my run, in the neighboring streets, I saw several people kinda stooped over. Was it the vegan food, or the drugs, or a little bit of both? I kid Terror Tacos, but this was honestly great. In a few cases, I could hardly tell I was eating fake meat. Some of the meat substitutes were obviously not real, but still not half bad for what they were. If they used these same recipes with actual meat, they'd have a line down the block and around the corner, as if they were selling especially potent heroin. You can get tacos in a flight, like at a winery, and if you order at least five of them each one is discounted. Five is probably more than most people need, but not anything I couldn't handle. When I mentioned that I ordered five tacos, members of my group were shocked and concerned. It's that kind of group. They use a lot of go containers, which I'd oppose philosophically even if I needed them. An obvious standout was the Basic Witch, basically their version of one of the regular crunchy tacos at Taco Bell. It's surprisingly similar, but more hefty. It'll run you, but it's the cheapest of the tacos on offer here, and if you get five of them, they knock a couple of dollars off. If I return, which of course would only be because I was meeting someone, I might do just that. The other ones were pretty good too. I appreciated some of the other fake-meat options because they were spicier, but I didn't care for the texture as much on the ones that were meant to resemble whole cuts of meat, like a steak. The guy who brought them out pointed to each one and said what they were, but I immediately forgot. I know I had the Citrus Mistress, the Cowboy from Hell and a Quesabirria. Anyway, individual names are less important when it's all just ground up agricultural byproduct, soy and various other things RFK Jr almost certainly wouldn't approve of. The key is that they've somehow gotten it all to taste not half bad. They may have made a deal with the devil.

We were dying to check this place out. I'm a huge fan of spooky thins and the decor did not…read moredisappoint! Super fun inside and would definitely make for a fun night out. We went during the day so it wasn't busy at all! Plenty of open seating options and and each table is themed! We stayed at the Beetlejuice table. When you are seated, you scan the QR code at the table and then order the food on the website. I got the quesabirria taco, chips and salsa, and horchata. My quesabirria taco was okay, I wasn't crazy about the "meat". It was a bit sweet for me. I loved the salsa!!! Chips were perfectly crispy, too. The horchata was pretty good, too. I'd come again if I was feeling spooky.