Everything was INCREDIBLE! I was welcomed and seated right away. The staff was incredible, but the…read morefood...... Speechless!! I travel for work so it was a great surprise to find this place. I had the Carnitas dinner. Everything was perfect. Thank you too the staff for making this visit enjoyable. 10 out of 10!

El Vado used to be my favorite Mexican Restaurant in McHenry County. The food was good, the service…read morewas friendly, and the prices were fair. Plus, it seemed to be run by women, which gave the place a festive family feel. But then some loud young guy took over the restaurant floor, acting like a slick, fake salesman and messed up the whole vibe. The menu became all glossy pictures of food, as if suburban folk needed to see photos of the Tacos & Enchiladas in order to know what their names meant. After that my girlfriend and I stopped coming here. It only takes ONE bad experience.

This place is one of our favorites! We love the family that always greets us, the food is top…read morenotch, authentic, and plentiful, and the ambiance is fun. Walked in recently with the World Cup playing and a game of Uno on the table. Service is always top tier. Such an enjoyable experience each time!

Stopped in on a Thursday night for dinner. They run dinner specials during the week that are worth…read moremaking the trip in. We started with guacamole and homemade fries chips. We liked both. My wife had carne asada soft shell tacos and I had the burrito dinner with carne asada and churriso. It was presented like a hand held burrito with a pan fry finish for a crust on the tortilla. We both had rice and beans. Both were good. The beans were a combo for refried and pinto and the rice had great flavor with a lot of lime and was hot and fluffy. Good service Limited menu but seems like what is offered is excellent!

The absolute best tacos, burritos, Mexican food in town. It is a small Mexican supermarket and in…read morethe back corner they have a little restaurant with the best priced and best tasting Mexican food I've ever had!! I've moved here about a year ago and tried most the Mexican food in mchenry county hands down the best from here they never fail‼

Awesome tacos. I had skirt steak, round steak, pork. Gotta go back a see if they offer ground beef.read more

Carlos's Mexican Grill is located in an easily accessible part of Fox Lake with a parking lot. The…read morerestaurant is comfortable, family-friendly, accessible, and cute. The staff are polite, smiley, and show great teamwork. I had a very nice time during my visit. The food was super yummy and was priced reasonably as well. We ordered the chimichangas and burritos, as well as chips and salsa

Still obsessed. Still the best Mexican restaurant in the area, and dare I say Lake County…read more Everything is just so dang good. My go to is the combo with a steak taco, chicken toasted, and cheese enchilada. My toddler son smashed the chips and salsa as well as a chicken taco!

The food is amazing!!! Service is great!! So happy to have found a great place to eat!!!read more

This is a very nice Mexican place in Mchenry. The combo platter I had on my first visit was good…read morewith the chicken tamale, taco and enchilada. Salsa is nicely balanced and not too spicy for me. But rest assured, they have other salsas that are hotter. The fried tilapia I had my second visit was just exactly what I was craving. Crispy fish with warm tortillas. Really good. The people there are very warm and welcoming. They provided attentive service. My husband really liked it here too.

I've stopped in to try this place, I had the worst reaction to their mango marg. I have no idea…read morewhat it was but it made me puke for a day. I tried one taco from this place and the authenticity isn't 100% The only great thing was the view of the lake and some sort of good customer service.

Food was not very good the rice was dry and carne asada was flavorless . I asked for it cooked…read moremedium and it was over well done , my husband got the enchiladas and he only ate them because he doesn't like to waste food. The server was okay he only talked to us twice to take the order and to give us the check well three when he asked if we were good . The vibe was nice very pretty view a little cold tho.

The Best Mexican food in McHenry ! They have fabulous Mango Margaritas with Tahin and Birrraria…read moreTacos are out of this world!

Tacos El Norte in McHenry. The absolute best tacos anywhere…read more They also have the best chilies rellenos and wonderful shrimp soup on the weekends.

Real cool swings at the tables. Try not to swing into your table. Traditional Mexican cuisine using…read moreMexican ingredients with American flair. Got carne asada burrito. It was huge and delicious. Shrimp bowl. Spicy bowl. Pretty cool bathrooms. Worth the trip! Great service too. Beautiful.

Bring salt! Good atmosphere, good drinks(Mango Tango!), good service. Sadly, the food was…read moredisappointing: I ordered tacos and my husband ordered a Chile relleno burger; both were pretty tasteless. The proteins (beef and chicken) were not seasoned. Even the 'spicy' sauce for the tacos was bland. We had to request salt just to be able to eat what we ordered. However, the tableside guacamole and chips were good.

Came in on NYE as the other Mexican restaurants were close, this was open at night. The men working…read morethere were kind, respectful, helpful, and fast even when they were busy with continuous people trickling in and out, We ordered tacos, burritos, chile rellanos, tamales, chips and salsa to go. The entrees came with rice and beans. They were all good.

We ordered a little bit of everything and it was all great we ate everything! The guy behind the…read morecounter was super helpful running around getting things done. Seems like this place is run by a very nice family. We will definitely be back! 10/10

This place has a cozy little dining area and we grabbed a booth at the end of the night. Had some…read moretasty shrimp fajitas and delicious horchata. Their house salsa is served warm and we could not get enough. Our server was super kind and very attentive. Great spot!

Best Mexican food I have had in Illinois so far ! I moved a year and a half ago to Illinois from…read moreCalifornia and haven't found a good Mexican restaurant till today ! I highly recommend coming here the atmosphere is nice they are very kind warm and welcoming they give you time to look at the menu and answer any questions and will modify your order to your liking if you ask. the skirt steak burrito was the best it's a big burrito stuffed with more meat then anything lots of cheese and the perfect amount of rice and beans lettuce and tomato if you want all the fixings on it I have zero complaints they even give you sauce very hardworking chef and passionate about his cooking!