The Al Pastor was so flavorful, this was my 1st time trying them and was pleasantly surprised. I opted to get flour instead of corn tortillas and it still was good, the flavors melted together so well. The rice and beans were good ...but the chips were stale sadly. Give them a try they absolutely do get busy around lunchtime so that shows how good they are. 8.5/10 read more

Taco Express - Taco Al Pastor, with Elotes, beans and rice with extra onion! - Mexican Near Me - Westmont, Illinois

The chicken tacos were nasty. I think they had the worst mole sauce on them ever with nothing about that in the description

Good service, good food. I grew up in the Berwyn/Cicero area that is predominantly Hispanic so there are many authentic Hispanic restaurants in that area. Taco Express is one of the better Hispanic restaurants in the Westmont/Downers Grove area that I have had since moving here 5 years ago read more

This is review is based off of one breakfast taco. It was that good. My friend's chorizo and eggs were good as well. Not a big place, but a good place. Even though I ate dinner, I maybe back tonight. Friday night chicken tacos.... read more

This is our go-to spot for Mexican carryout and it always hits the spot. Food is great and staff are always friendly. read more

Been going here for years, never disappointed. Burrito and street tacos were great great food and service.

We stopped there for lunch. It's truly authentic, food was delicious. We enjoyed our horchata and tacos plus side of beans. A lot of food! I am particular about chile rellano and this was outstanding. Nice little space full of plants that felt very comfortable. Service was great. Thank YOU! We will be back! read more

Taco Express - Chile Relleno taco - Mexican Near Me - Westmont, Illinois

Fantastic! This was my first time here and I'll definitely be back! This place is a hidden Gem that looks like the typical restaurant in the corner of the plaza. You don't need to order a burrito, doblada, and Chile relleno to feel full. I was full after the doblada and relleno! Let me tell you about the steak doblada. Handmade quesadillas filled with your choice of condiments! The steak with sour cream, onions and cheese is incredible! The Chile relleno was good, I'm going to try mine with a little rice as you get a lot! The steak burrito was good but I was too full to finish it! I'll definitely be back to try the other meals: tortas, tamales, huevos rancheros, and the mexican style potato patties! This is a local family owned restaurant that serves great Mexican food. Give them a try, you will not be disappointed! read more

Taco Express - Steak Doblada - Mexican Near Me - Westmont, Illinois

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Absolutely ridiculous service. I walked in for my order and still had to pay. Was just watching them for 10 mins. No one came to ask me anything they just kept looking at me and then working. When the lady finally came - she told me they made my order wrong and I can just take it like that. I had a lot of back and forth and then she finally agreed to make it again. I had also ordered chips and salsa and she told me that she gave the salsa to the people in front of me and that now they are sold out of all salsa. This was at like 6:45pm when they close at 9. read more

The fresh Chile Relleno was delicious and it was still hot when we got our takeout order home. The steak tacos were also very yummy! Masks are still required! read more

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I love the food & service and I support family owned businesses. My favorite is the steak tacos.

Had chicken and steak tacos. Not at all oily however was lacking a little flavor . Not crowded so we ate outside , a nice change during this lockdown ! Masks are required for anyone entering read more

Taco Express - The outside seating - only 2 tables available , this was taken July 29th 2020 - Mexican Near Me - Westmont, Illinois

We were long time fans and customers of Taco Express in its former location in downtown Westmont. No longer. We visited the newer location last night. It was run down, beat up looking and quite uninviting. We could have tolerated that if the food was as good as it used to be. It was pretty much inedible. The worst tacos and enchiladas I can remember ever having.. We tossed half of it. Never again. read more

Not being from the area, but from Texas working. I'm always on the hunt for authentic TexMex food. I have to say that over the last year of being up north that the Taco Express is hands down the best I've had. The staff is very nice' the facilities are very clean and the prices are ver fair. read more

Taco Express - Huevos con charizzo with rice and beans. - Mexican Near Me - Westmont, Illinois

I'm SO spoiled to have this place in my neighborhood- my guilty pleasure is a nice, filling Chile relleno burrito, and these folks do it to perfection! I'm sure that everything else on the menu is great, as well; as this is a well-run little joint with attentive and friendly staff. read more

Been coming here for over 10 years....Food has always been fantastic and authentic! Staff is always friendly and restaurant is always clean. What more can you ask for?? Go for the taco dinner, it won't disappoint and their assortment of sauces are so flavorful. read more

Good double steak burrito as big as a football, their spicy carrots & Horchata is the best around no one even comes close

We eat here 2 to 3 times a month. Food is excellent. The owners are friendly. Service is usually good. Often like today 8/5, there is a white girl, I say that because she is the only one working there, is incredibly rude and unfriendly. We order beans, among other items. Chips are suppose to come with it. She does't bring them with the beans, we have to ask her, she says it will be a min. A few min go by, then we see her deliver chips to another table that ordered after us. Wtf, my wife's eyes were shooting daggers at her. She knew what she was doing. The thing is, this same shit happens with this person all the time. Another time we came in, they obviously had a problem with their AC. I asked this same person is your AC not working. She said it was, and offered no further explanation. Finally the owner walked over and said the back room was a lot cooler and it was. This ass wasn't going to say anything about the back room. Would give this place a solid 4 stars if not for the frumpy grumpy POS! read more

Good small family owned taco joint. Good tacos and burritos, but what really sets them apart are the Dobladas. Worth trying, they are a heartier hand made tortilla with some very interesting filling options (de flor de Calabaza are my favorite). read more

The place where I was going to order form tripled their prices, so I needed to make a last minute large order. Taco Express came through for me!!! I needed 100 tacos and gave them 2 hours notice. Food was great and ready on time! Thank you Taco Express! read more

Taco Express of Westmont on Fairview is for sure my favorite! Their Chile Relleno dinner is incredible. The homemade tomato red sauce is exactly what won me over. The dinner has 2 stuffed peppers and they are generous in size. I always have leftovers for lunch the next day. I believe this location is family owned and operated. Super nice staff and the homemade chicken soup is worth buying a quart of and taking home. Great job Taco Express! read more

Taco Express - Chile Relleno dinner - Mexican Near Me - Westmont, Illinois

We got a taco salad, fish tacos, and steak tacos, along with chips and salsa, beans and rice. The taco salad was good, but the fish tacos were pretty tasteless, and not much steak on those tacos. We asked for mild salsa, and we definitely didn't get that. Very spicy, but still not very tasty. And even though we got it back to the house within five minutes, everything was cold. On top of this, nobody in the place was very covid careful. We're trying to get takeout from as many places as we can to support local businesses, but these guys didn't do much to want us to come back. read more

This restaurant deserves a full 5 stars.... But they choose to not give you the best salsa they have!! One per entree would be nice when you spend 200 bucks a month eating here. It's bs!!! Completely ridiculous. I went here weekly during the pandemic to show that we wanted this place to survive... Great thanks!! Oh and always order grilled chicken. Their regular chicken is not what your looking for... read more

I ordered a chicken burrito as did my daughter. I do not ever throw away food and I threw out my entire burrito. There was no meat and the meat that was there was horrible; absolutely tasteless. My daughter threw out half of hers. Chips and salsa (which were extra for dine in) were good. My high school aged son ate his steak burrito but noticed the water stains on the ceiling. I would love to find a good local burrito/taco joint in Westmont. read more

Taco Express - Mexican Near Me - Westmont, Illinois

Love Mexican food but I'm usually disappointed when I try new places. Not here, food was amazing! Great prices, great food and they make it quick.. definitely coming back here! read more

I recently stopped in at Taco Express to get pricing for a next day catering order. It was around dinnertime and the place was slammed, so I grabbed a menu and decided to call later when it was not busy. I called around 9:30 PM on a Saturday night and explained to the lady, Jasmine, who answered what I was looking for. She said to call back in 20 minutes so she could go ask and get the appropriate pricing for me. I said ok and hung up. About 10 minutes later, I received a call from Jasmine who told me the pricing and I told her it sounded great and placed my order for the next day. Awesome - or so I thought... The next day I went in with my dad and nephew to pick up the order for my son's birthday party. When the lady rang it up (not Jasmine but Reyna) she told me a different price than Jasmine told me the night before when I placed the order. It was about $100 more than what Jasmine told me!!! I explained to Reyna that I spoke to Jasmine and she told me the price almost $100 less. Reyna said to hold on while she called the manager. We waited. Reyna then came back and said that Jasmine was wrong and the owner said the price was the higher one. I argued saying that that was NOT what I was quoted and something should be done. This was terrible customer service and they really need to talk to their employees about giving out false information. Especially when it is a large catering order. Clearly, I would have gone elsewhere or adjusted my order as I was on a budget for this party. I then asked Reyna to call the owner back so I could speak with him. She said no, he was at the game (the Bears game I would assume). I said that this is absolutely outrageous and something needs to be done. Whether they discount my order or something but this is NOT how you should treat customers. A few people in the back started speaking Spanish and another older woman came up and explained that nothing could be done. That I was given the wrong information by Jasmine. I told her that was not MY fault, that it was THEIR employee and they should give me the price I quoted. My dad then stepped in and spoke to the others in Spanish. They did not know he spoke it, so this totally caught them off guard. They argued for awhile in Spanish and the older woman seemed very apologetic, however she said her hands were tied. So my dad said that they needed to take some money off or we would walk. Now, at this point I have like 20+ people at my house expecting food, so I told my dad that we should just pay and I would spread my opinion and be very vocal about the TERRIBLE Customer Service I received. They ended up taking like $20 off my bill, which was an insult, but I was not about to ruin my kid's family birthday party because he wanted tacos so badly for dinner. When we got the food, the older woman said she was sorry again and I told her it was not her fault, but that someone needs to talk to Jasmine or fire her because she is clearly giving out wrong information. Reyna then said she has done it before so I am not sure why Jasmine is still working there to be honest. Reyna told me that the owner would follow up with me. It is only the next day, so I will give it a week but I am not holding my breath. So, needless to say I will NEVER go back to Taco Express 2 in Westmont off Fairview Ave. TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE and WRONG PRICING GIVEN OUT. Also, the order was wrong when I arrived, but I was not about to get into that too. I am so glad my 10 year old nephew was there to witness that. He said he learned a valuable lesson in standing up for yourself, trying to negotiate and never underestimating someone (when my dad spoke Spanish to the workers even though they didn't expect him to speak it.) It is very unfortunate that this went down as my family really likes the food here, but alas we will have to find a more HONEST Taco joint. The end. read more

Still lovin' this place its 10 minutes from our house but still worth the trip. The kitchen as little as it is in size is tastier than the one by the WESTMONT train station. read more

Best tacos I have ever had in my life- seriously!! No other place compares and to me, there's no point of getting tacos anywhere else because they won't live up to Taco Express'. I especially recommend the chicken tacos, but steak are really good too. Also, reasonably priced, and kind and friendly staff. read more

Super friendly staff. Very clean and the food is so good! I highly recommend! The lady in the front was extremely helpful for recommendations and very nice. I'm not from Chicago and I was looking for a place just like this. read more

You will not meet friendlier people working at a restaurant. Great staff! The food is authentic Mexican. If you like spicy salsa, order the salsa and toritilla chips! The salsa is pretty hot with lots of cilantro! The one thing I like at this restaurant that I haven't found at other Mexican restaurants are the dobladas. They are tasty. I don't know how to really describe them other than they're kind of like tacos. The tinga and cecina are good here, which aren't in every Mexican restaurant, either. The tortas, horchata, tacos, gorditas, and dobladas are all good here. I usually get them with either tinga, carne asada, pollo (chicken), or cecina. Cecina is a marinated steak and the tinga tastes similar to pulled pork - Mexican style. My usuals are tacos de cecina, gordita de pollo, doblada de tinga, or doblada de carne asada. You can also ask for a torta cubana. It's not on the menu, but they make it for me when I ask for it. It's a sandwich with eggs, milanesa (breaded steak), ham, avocado, sour cream, refried beans, and tomato. Usually very good and filling. Also try the tacos with cilantro y cebolla (onions) instead of lettuce, onions and tomato. It's better that way (in my opinion). Been coming here for over 2 years now. Good food that's reasonably priced with a great staff. read more

This is the spot for Mexican food! Never greasy, meat is top quality, rarely find grisly meat in your food. The mole chicken is amazing but the pastor is my favorite. Chicken soup is always good. Inside is always clean and the family that runs the restaurant is always welcoming! A little pricey compared to other joints in the area but the quality can not be compared to. read more

Taco Express - Pastor taco on corn tortilla - Mexican Near Me - Westmont, Illinois

I absolutely LOVE THE CHICKEN TACOS here! When I'm craving tacos I like to stop here because it's so close to home. The guac is pretty fantastic too! The place is not usually busy which makes the wait time go fast! Recently they redid the signs in the place which makes it look a lot nicer. The staff/cooks are so nice and inviting. They always know their regulars! NOTE: There is a minimum amount that has to go on your credit card, but with the good food it's worth it!! read more

Man I really wanted some delicious burrito this past weekend. I had just gone to Brookfield Zoo all afternoon and worked up an appetite walking around with the hubby and kiddo. We got back home and decided to try Taco Express. I ended up really disappointed because my burrito was probably the worst I've ever had. It wasn't horrendously offensive, just extremely bland and tasteless. I got a chicken burrito and apparently they don't use ANY seasoning on their chicken. So I got a tortilla with lettuce and cheese and bland chicken. Yuck! As hungry as I was, I couldn't finish it. My hubs got a beef burrito and it had seasoning on it and tasted miles above mine. So I guess if we decide to go back, I'll have to avoid their chicken. read more

This is the most authentic Mexican food you'll find around the area. It's not fancy to dine in but the food is authentic and delicious. It's like I'm eating in my grandma's kitchen. Anyone rating this less than 5 stars have never had real Mexican food! read more

Just stopped in for a quick bite to eat . Ordered the chicken tostadas .horrible . It was so bad I tossed it out save your money eat elsewhere read more

I remember this place years ago, it's garbage now. Place is rundown, the prices are misleading (+$2 for a suizo burrito with barely any cheese?), and the food quality is lazy and lacking. I made a mistake, don't be like me and go to Los Burritos on Cass instead. read more

Avoid the chicken at all costs!! I ordered a Jr. Chicken burrito that was one of the worst Mexican dishes I've had. The chicken seems sweet, like they tried to do a mole sauce, but it went horribly wrong. I didn't even finish half before I threw it out. Also, the only thing that made it Jr. was that it had less filling. The tortilla was the same size, so it was tons of tortilla, which I guess wasn't totally terrible because it drowned out the awful chicken taste a bit. The salsa was only okay. It, too, tasted like it had sugar added to it but was under salted. The refried beans were dry and the rice was too sweet because it had too much carrot. My husband had the steak tacos and enjoyed that, but could only give 2 stars because of the dry beans and sweet rice that came with it. This is about 3 blocks from our house, but we will gladly drive to Los Dos or Taco Diner for better. We probably won't be back. read more

I've eaten here many more times since my last review and I think I was too hard on this establishment. Their food is consistently good, the restaurant is consistently clean and well-maintained, and it deserves 4 stars overall instead of only 3. I said in my original review that I thought the chile relleno dinner was too oily, but now I don't think so. A lot of the liquid is oozing from the fresh poblano peppers and/or the cheese inside rather than oil from the fried batter covering the pepper. Everywhere else where I've had this same dish had similar liquid coming out of it. The more I've had their chile relleno dinner, the more I think it's great. Highly recommended! read more

The food here always comes out extremely fresh. I go here a lot since I live close. Unfortunately there other location closed down after they had a fire but this place rocks. I've had quesadillas. Tacos. Enchiladas. Highly recommend read more

Food was really tasty and service was very friendly. I decided to try the Doblada - for $4.50 it was NOT worth it; I should've had a burrito instead. But it was tasty. My friend had the steak fajitas and she LOVED them!! I can't wait to return to try something else on the menu. I recommend. read more