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    Taco Dale

    4.0 (335 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    This was a great michelada (clamato, beer, tajin spiced rim) and for a fair price, too
    Eric S.

    ¡¡EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! There's a good reason Taco Dale is one of our favorite Mexican spots. Back when we lived closer to the city, my wife and I went to a few different places to enjoy chips + salsa while getting hammered--Margaritas on Oak Park Ave, Maria's on Harlem Ave--but have yet to find a suitable replacement in Bolingbrook (best we can do are tequila shots at home). We later found out about this delightful place in between Jewel Osco and Panera Bread on Boughton Rd. Though unassuming from the outside, over the years we've grown to love Taco Dale's commitment to authentic, tasty Mexican food. I'd estimate we've been here 10 times since moving to the area in 2020. Chips & salsa are free if you're dining in, otherwise it's $5.50 for carryout orders. Their house margaritas are delicious and fairly priced (starting at $7), plus you can add fruit mix-ins like mango, strawberry, and kiwi. Get 'em frozen or on the rocks! The Mexican style nachos ($5.25 for a 1/2 order) are terrific: individual chips topped with beans, cheese, guacamole, and sour cream. Add meat for $3 more--I recommend steak. Stop wasting your time with lame "American style" nachos, which are 80% dry chips and 20% soggy mess! Enchiladas Suizas ($13) have been my go-to: three tortillas filled w/beef, chicken, carnitas, or cheese, topped with salsa 'rojo' or 'verde' and served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream. The individual tacos ($3.50) are excellent, especially anything 'al pastor'. So far the star of the show has been the 'quesabirria' ($14), a trio of tacos with shredded beef, melted cheese, onions, cilantro, and a cup of consommé. This consommé is a broth similar to an Italian beef gravy or the 'au jus' served with a French dip sandwich, very dunk-able stuff. Bread = 5 Circuses = 4.5 You can get an elote (corn w/mayo, cotija cheese and chili powder) at the adjoining counter, regular ($4.25) or large ($7). They also have walking tacos (bag of fritos w/chili, cheese and onions) for $7. A large horchata is $3.25, bottled Jarritos are $3. Desserts include churros ($3.50), flan ($4.25), and scooped ice cream. They've got a freezer filled with paletas (frozen fruit bars) which come in two varieties: water-based for $2.75 (mango con chile, watermelon, strawberry) and cream-based for $3 (piña colada, pistachio, chocolate). The staff have always been kind and do their best to keep up with high demand of hungry patrons. I can't think of a single instance where our order got messed up or we were less than satisfied with something off of the menu. This Taco Dale has a VERY consistent track record.....they're basically batting 1.000. * TL;DR * There are other Taco Dale locations in Aurora, Lisle, and Romeoville, but this one is ours and we absolutely adore them. Taco Dale is several orders of magnitude better than whatever refried nonsense gets served at Casa Margarita. For what it's worth, I think Taco Dale also has better food than On the Border (although I dig the atmosphere and drinks better @ OTB). Food and drink are a good value and the dining area is brightly lit. Cinco de Mayo gets NUTS (avoid May 5th unless you're cool with tons of people and/or a ridiculously long wait) and weekends can get crowded at times. Clearly, we're not the only ones who love Taco Dale!

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    Danny S.

    Amazing food in an unassuming strip mall. When you walk inside it is a lot bigger than you would imagine. I got the Birria Taco dinner that included refried beans and rice. The tacos dipped in the consommé satisfied that birria fix. The rice on its own was really flavorful. I have been to a lot of Mexican restaraunts where orange colored rice just tastes like regular rice. This had a limey zesty flavor. My wife ordered a virgin pina colado which looked beautiful with its garnishments. Looked like the fancy pina colada I had ever seen. We got the original nachos. The guacamole was nice and chunky. My only suggestion would be to ask for less sour cream, unless you like sour cream.

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    3 years ago

    Always great food and service, the place is very clean and friendly. They have a great bar as well.

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    I got two tacos and they were the worst taco ever. No favor. I would not recommend this place.

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    3 years ago

    Food was very good, timely and friendly staff! The restaurant is quiet plenty of room and clean! The food portions are more than adequate!

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    4 years ago

    Great spot. I tend to like pastor with bigger chunks of meat rather than ground up but it's still tasty. Their birria tacos are excellent!

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    4 years ago

    Good variety and good quality Mexican food. Good service. I like that there is an attached ice cream store.

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    4 years ago

    Consistent food, clean inside & the staff were very kind. I recommend giving this place a shot.

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    5 years ago

    Absolutely delicious food. We always choose steak as our meat and it is always perfect. No fat, no grizzle and seasoned perfectly!

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    5 years ago

    I had a steak burrito from there and it was really good. Real steak inside, worth the price.

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    Glad you liked the steak burrito Mark!

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    4 years ago

    This is our go to Mexican restaurant in the neighborhood. Fast, clean and friendly service. Highly recommended

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    I'm showed this place doesn't have a higher rating…read more Don Angel's is something I always crave when I'm in town visiting family! The food is delicious! The kitchen might not be as manned up as it should be but that's okay, just be patient for your food, I promise its worth it. When you walk in there's a traditional ranch vibe to the place that is super inviting. There's plenty of seating as well. We orderer a Taco Pirata, Chicharron Botanero en Salsa Verde Gorditas and Deshebrada en Salsa Verde. The Taco Pirata is a quesadilla with Carne Asada in a flour tortilla. The cheese is delicious and the asada is juicy making for a delicious bite. The Botanero in Salsa Verde Gorditas were delicious too with the meat being cooked perfectly in the salsa and the Deshebrada was surprisingly the best thing we had. So simple but so delicious with great flavors. The food was all so comforting. We also ordered a Piña Agua Fresca that was so refreshing. Ibadan had other Agua Frescas here before and we wanted originally ordered the Pepino but the server politely informed us they were out. We waited roughly 20 minutes for our food but again, its absolutely worth it!

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