He was looking for a Mexican place in the area and we found this place by chance. It was huge parking wasn't an issue and the place was packed. The service was great. I ordered something called aMocajete which had a mix of chicken ribeye and shrimp and some cheese and the sauce also came with rice beans and salad it was a huge portion and I've never found a place that has this. They had several kinds of it and we also had the steak fajitas and some quesadilla and they had a cheese chimichanga dessert that was amazing. Will definitely come back here when in the area. Happy eating! read more

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If you eat here, pay in cash. They tried to run through our debit card twice ... 2 months apart. I had to get the bank involved to remove the charge after the proprietors refused to take responsibility. read more

Fast service & good food. Very reasonable prices. The staff is super friendly. Easy & close parking. While the food is not something you will find in a five star hotel, it's full of flavor and you just cannot beat the prices. We frequent this restaurant. I recommend it for a quick dinner, on those nights you either forgot to defrost the meat, or decided it's just too hot to fire up the grill. It's not somewhere I would go for a special anniversary dinner, but the food is basic and good, and the portions are generous....and we find ourselves returning again and again. Recommend! read more

Everything went well!!! Love the atmosphere, staff and the food! We weren't rushed at all and they allowed us senior discount!

The service was absolutely atrocious! Let's start off at the beginning, we sat down nobody talked or offer drinks at all for 10 minutes we had to wave down a waiter. Once our waited showed up... ps: it was the manager once she came we ordered and she had an attitude the all night like she knew all and eveyone else knew nothing. Food took over 45 minutes, they brought two plate out of 8 and then took them away. Once all 8 plates came it took them 10 minutes to get tortilla, and all the sides! Food was cold, raw onion on a quesadilla, WAY too salty, and on our meals with shrimp there was only 2-3. We tried to talk with the manager and she was not receptive at all she rolled her eyes and told me to shut up and stop talking. Once that was said another group member said we are not trying to be overwhelming but there were some issues with our meals and wondering what we can do to make it better! The manager said NOTHING!! The ambiance could be nice if their attitudes were better! I DO NOT recommend this at all! read more

Mi Veracruz Mexican Grill - Raw onions! - Mexican Near Me - Tuscola, Illinois

Service was prompt. Order was accurate. Food was well prepared. Ordered from the lunch menu, with value appropriate for the serving sizes.

Better than the other mexican place in town but nothing I'll end up craving Relleno was good red sauce was weak Salsa was good Service was great read more

It's the classic Mexican style restaurant. Colorfully decorated walls and beautiful chairs. The menu is pretty standard for around here. What sets this place apart from other Mexican restaurants in this area is the service. We had multiple servers checking on us throughout the meal. We were surprised by the portion sizes compared to local restaurants. They were large but somehow less expensive than another restaurant a mile away. The food was delicious, the service was outstanding and prices amazing. We have found our go to Mexican restaurant. Give them a try, you won't regret it! read more

Fajitas were very good. Service was also good. Restaurant was clean and nice atmosphere. I would eat here again.

The food and service is wonderful it's just pricey. However most places are now. But makes it so we eat there less often. We almost always get it to go and the order is almost always correct. Love the cheese sauce but that really ups the price! If it was a bit more affordable (even just the cheese sauce a bit cheaper) I would have given it 5 stars. read more

Horrible service. Food taste like dog vomit. Meat was grease and probably past due. Server was rude . I will not recommend this place. read more

Some of the best Mexican food I've had. Giant margarita special had excellent smoky mescally tequila. Chile relleno was buttery and crisp. Flour tortillas that came with pablano fajitas had an excellent smoky fire-grilled taste. Both chips and salsa were homemade and excellent. Generous portions. Wait staff whisks around with super efficient flair. We'll be back the next time we drive through this town. This place is a find! read more

After living in Guadalajara Mexico for six months and in Chicago for years, plus visiting Mexico and other cities with authentic Mexican food, I have to say that this restaurant definitely impresses me with their food, drink and service. My favorite thing to order are tacos. I recommend asking them to use two corn tortillas for each taco that way you can eat one over top of the extra tortilla and end up with an extra taco from whatever drops while you're eating. They also have excellent agua de Jamaica (hibiscus flower tea) read more

Great service!! Staff so friendly and attentive. Amazing food. Highly recommend Tacos Al Carbon, Enchiladas Bandera. Most of the food in the menu is incredibly yummy read more

Perfect spot for a lunch while road-tripping! I had a grilled chicken burrito with rice and beans and a lime margarita on the rocks. Yum!

I have eaten at many Mexican restaurants so my expectations are pretty high. I don't know why I assumed that Mexican restaurant in a small town, like Tuscola, would automatically be subpar. I read a few reviews on Yelp. Most reviews were pretty positive so I decided to give it a shot. The interior of the restaurant is like typical Mexican restaurants. They had some cool art on the walls. The waitress was very friendly. Another server brought our chips and salsa. He was friendly too. I feel I need to stress that because I read some reviews saying otherwise. The chips and salsa were great. I got an order of queso to go with it. Quite delicious! Some places make it too runny. This was just right. I ordered the chori pollo. It was on point. The biggest surprise was the beans and rice. Wow. Some of the best I've had in a long time. If I'm in the area, I'd definitely come here again. read more

Really good food. Service was pleasant and pricing was affordable for the amount you receive. Would definitely come back!

Very diverse menu and quick service. I ordered the vegetable fajita, and it had several types of vegetables (mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli, etc.), not just onions and bell peppers, however, some veggies were slightly burnt. The waitress and greeter are extremely friendly, and they were attentive (refilled water, asked if we wanted more salsa, etc.) The atmosphere is bright and there is a lot of art on the walls. Look forward to coming back again! read more

Mi Veracruz Mexican Grill - Vegetarian fajita - Mexican Near Me - Tuscola, Illinois

Each time we've been, busy or not, we have waited more than 30 minutes for drinks/order. And when the food arrived it was wrong and never corrected. Also served cold. We quit giving them chances. Residually after seeing an employee buying chips and salsa in the local grocery store. read more

Posted hours say that they are open from 11am-9pm on Monday. A group of us stopped by at 12:30pm for lunch, and they were closed. No sign explaining why, or that the hours had changed. Nothing. read more

Jose and the fam are the best at what they do! If anyone thinks its just so so you have no idea what true authenticity is then. Resturaunt is clean , beautiful and tons of dishes to choose from. I love watching them make fresh salsa & chips amongst many other homemade items. They are so sweet to my girls and always very cautious with any allergies you may have . read more

Pretty typical Mexican restaurant. Nothing outstanding. Nothing horrible. Just okay. read more

We agree with what everybody else said. It's a hidden gem, I real hole in the wall, out in the middle of well, nowhere. The vegetables were very fresh, the warm chipsand freshly chopped salsa were a nice touch. They have a good size number of vegetarian options. I ordered the vegetable fajitas with my choice of tortillas, which were corn. there were three kinds of bell peppers, squash, two kinds of onions, mushrooms and more. My husband got a nonvegetarian dish that he really liked. I'll post some pictures. Everything was great, And it came out pretty fast. read more

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Our waiter was friendly and accommodating to our odd quesadilla request from our son. They seemed understaffed with only 2 waiters working lunch, but they did their best. The food was your typical tex mex; nothing mind blowing. A great local eatery if you don't feel like driving 30 minutes to Champaign. read more

Literally the greatest Mexican place of all time. I've eaten here DOZENS of times and never had a bad meal! Everything is always immaculate. The staff are lovely and the food is so damn delicious - it's actually the best. Do yourself a favor and stop in. read more

This is a great place off the beaten path to stop when visiting the Tuscola outlets. We have been here twice now. The service is friendly, the margaritas strong, and the food is fresh with minimal grease. I've had the pollo loco and lunch fajitas. Both were delicious. Check out this local gem and support small businesses! read more

Beware! I just got my credit card statement and the amount charged to my credit card is different than the amount on the receipt that I signed my name. Why would a restaurant do this to a loyal customer? It is so wrong and worse yet they don't care. read more

Best chips and salsa starter ever. Super huge menu. Very reasonable prices. We had Fajitas de Chorizo y Pollo (fantastic), Combo plate w taco, tostada, and chilli relleno, and a huge plate of 3 giant scratch made tamales with large chuncks of meat all drenched in a very tasty red sauce and cheese. Fast Fast Fast. Super tasty! This place is THE place for great mexican food. read more

Mi Veracruz Mexican Grill - Los Potros is a few miles off the highway but well worth the short hop. - Mexican Near Me - Tuscola, Illinois

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Not a bad place at all to stop by if you've been shopping at the outlet mall. Nice staff and enviroment. The Tamale Tripicos we got was a good price for the ammount of food we got. read more

Mi Veracruz Mexican Grill - $7 worth of Tamales - Mexican Near Me - Tuscola, Illinois

I stay in Tuscola for work a few times a year and usually head to Monicals for dinner. I asked the gal at the hotel if there were any other places in town besides Dennys or Pizza Slut and she suggested El Patro. Nothing against Monicals but I wanted to try something new in a three or four restaurant town. The decor is small town quaint, clean and homey. They have some soccer jerseys on the wall behind the bar. The staff is friendly and attentive. The standard starter chips and salsa was good, chips were warmed up which I think is a nice touch. I got the enchiladas verdes dinner and was very happy with it. The rice wasn't dried out like most Mexican restaurants unfortunately, and the enchaladas and green sauce were very good. All in all I give it 4 forks up! read more

AMAZING FOOD!!!! Off the beaten path so really special local experience. Great service and clean restaurant. You don't want to miss it. We were traveling through (500 miles from home) and are so glad we stopped. I had Fajita Poblanos, wow!!! read more

My wife and i ate there the service was pretty good and the food was excellent but i do like Tex Mex better but it was a good substitute lol... any way my advice if you like Mexican food and your in tuscola i highly reccomend it. read more

We came to Tuscola to go to the outlet mall and find this place to eat before hand. The restaurant was clean and well decorated. We got a pitcher of margaritas for $12! The food was very good and reasonably priced. The staff was very friendly. What more could you ask for? read more

Very cute casual place. Chips arrived hot. Attentive service. Had a taco salad. Was very tasty. Husband had quesadillas. Also really good. Will stop by again when we are in the area. read more

Amazing margaritas and food. Ordered the burrito deluxe with chicken and a jumbo margarita. The jumbo margarita was huge enough that my wife and i shared it. And the burritoes were also big portions. 2 meals and drinks were $27 so the price is reasonable. If you are in town check this place out. read more

I travel for a living. I eat at many restaurants. I tend to avoid Mexican restaurants though, since most are just alright. Most can't compare to what used to be my favorite one. I think I found a new favorite. This restaurant is delicious. So happy in fact I'm posting this before I've even finished the meal. read more

This restaurant serves great food. It is always packed full of flavor, and cooked to perfection. My favorite dish Is two fried steak enchiladas with cheese. It comes just like it sounds. The perfectly cooked steak is packed inside a fried tortilla and seasoned to perfection, With the best tasting cheese poured on top. I only gave Los Potros four stars because the waiter I had was difficult to understand, due to his thick accent. As well as the time it took for the food to arrive. If you stop in tuscola, this is one of the best places to eat. I recommend coming here. read more

Great service and great food. My family and I have always been treated first class by the staff.

I had the chicken fajitas and a margarita and both were very good. The service was really good as well. The only draw back is the restaurant was a little dated but no big deal. Next time I am in Tuscola and need to eat I will go here. read more

The best Mexican food hands down I've ever had. The chips were warm. The salsa tasted like it was freshly made. The burrito I had with beef tips and red sauce was perfect. I would eat that red sauce on anything it was so wonderful. My girlfriend had fajitas and she was so thrilled also. The food was served so fast. It had to of been 3-4 mins tops from the time we ordered to the time we had plates in front of us. Who'd expect this from a small town in Illinois? read more