This restaurant was recommended to try. We went last Sunday afternoon. It wasn't too busy at the time we went. We were seated right away. I saw our waitress was headed towards our table with chips and salsa but got distracted by another customer and sat our food down on the counter and began talking. I watch to see how long it was going to take to stop social talking because I was close enough to hear the conversation. It took her a good 3 minutes to finish talking and proceeded with our food. We ordered our food which came quick. The was great and the salsa was on point. Only problem was how the waitress was waiting on the customers. read more

Food was decent - nice portions Taco lengua was lacking flavor sadly. Adding guacamole did help. Great options for Mexican in the area read more

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Love this place, especially the quesabirrias and guac and chips! My fav in all of Aurora.

Fast, friendly. I think I am use to other cheeses on my tacos. Mozzarella cheese kind of threw me off.

Don't order the Cheese fries from here. They were 7.99- and no cheese. Tortillas from tacos were cold at pick up. read more

Taqueria Aurora - Cheese Fries - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

I came here and ordered the birria tacos with consume. Honestly it was alright, the birria tacos were very dry and not dipped and colored like other birria tacos I've had before. The consume wasn't very flavorful either.. it was mainly just like light broth. Very disappointed read more

If you're craving true Mexican cuisine, Taqueria Aurora, is an absolute gem. From the moment you walk in, you're greeted by a warm, inviting atmosphere that feels like home. The hand-painted artwork makes it clear that every detail is thoughtfully chosen to reflect the culture and heritage of Mexico. The flautas and tacos are our favorite ! read more

My husband wanted Mexican nachos, so we ordered the deluxe ones. They were delicious! The homemade chips stayed crispy even when we got home. I highly recommend them and the location. The staff was very friendly and the location was clean and organized. Definitely, trying this restaurant again! read more

Stopped here to try. The food was good, I got the birria tacos, my kids got steak tacos. We all liked everything except the horchata. The bad parts was one, the service. Absolutely horrible, I don't know if it was the servers 1st day or she just didn't care but wow.... And then second was the food was WAY over priced. Good food but not good enough for that. read more

Tacos and gorditas are good. Chilaquiles are way too salty, ordered a couple times and both times with same outcome. Food is definitely over priced as well, found a new place with same quality food and location at a better price. Service is also not the best, we asked our server for water and she said "I'll see if I have time for that". Needless to say it was the last time we stepped foot there. Definitely check other places out before going to Taqueria Aurora. read more

Another taqueria in Aurora. Finally tired Taqueria Aurora recently and it was okay overall. I had the 3 taco dinner with all al pastor and it was made fast the meat was kinda dry but the rice and beans and salsas made up for it. The place is new, clean, love the natural light with the windows, and service was good. It's nice to have another local restaurant nearby. Getting in and out of the parking lot is so so as it only has one entrance and exit. They as offer combo meals and weekend food items as well. read more

Taqueria Aurora - 3 taco dinner to go - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

I've been here a few times now to give them a fair chance. Every time I'm disappointed with the food, it's either the wrong order or the food tastes bad. Today I got a torta de milanesas and I had a second opinion on it, and the taste was that of old food reheated. Now I know with covid things are harder but this is the same quality even before COVID-19, I hope they do better in the future but I know I won't be back myself or recommending them to anyone. My wife got the Al Pastor tacos and I know she enjoyed them so like I said I hope they do better in the future. read more

Taqueria Aurora - a sandwich wrapped in tin foil - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

We had a lovely family meal here. This restaurant is SO clean! And the server was excellent. The serving sizes were ample. When you eat in, they give you chips and salsa which are good and they offer to refill throughout the meal. We ordered the nachos supreme. Loved almost all the toppings except the cheese which was the processed cheese sauce but, as my companion stated, that's what comes on nachos so, not their fault. Also, the nachos use a different chip than what you get with the salsa. Our food was good. I ordered a burrito which, although not on the menu, they happily made vegetarian. My companion ordered flautas and enjoyed those as well. None of the food is overly spiced so use the hot sauces they provide to adjust seasoning. Overall, a solid dining choice. Excellent service, clean establishment, good food read more

Taqueria Aurora - Vegetarian burrito - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

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Food was overly priced and salty Portions was also ridiculously small for the price. Do not recommend taking out from here read more

I've gone back quite a few times and lately it's been a hit or miss. There's been some times that their shredded beef is perfect but my most recent visit was very different. Our tacos had a lot of pieces of wiggly fat in them. I called to complain and we had to take the tacos back and show them the fat. As if they didn't take our word for it. We had them exchanged for chicken ones. I'm not sure when we will be back again if ever. I'm not sure if they have new cooks but their quality is just not consistent. read more

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Great local restaurant. I've eaten in the restaurant and gotten take out. The tacos and burritos are delicious. My dad is a picky eater and he said their rice is the best he's had. The chips are fantastic. We have ordered takeout during the pandemic. The staff is friendly on the phone, the food is ready so quickly, and the safety measures in place are just right. As soon as I pulled up in the parking lot, a friendly person brought my food right out to me. Support your local restaurants! read more

Aurora has a-lot of Taco Restaurants but this is the newest one in town so I decided to give it a try. Located on the corner of W. Illinois and N. Elmwood in a brand new building. This place looks very professional and clean. Not like most Tacos Restaurants in Aurora that are run down and dirty. This place takes it to another level. Has plenty of seating, good music and very clean. The people there are very nice and they have a fairly big menu. They also ask you if everything is okay kinda like the bigger chain restaurants. You don't normally see this in smaller taco joints. I guess that's a plus. Parking was good but with another business opening soon in the same building kind of concerns me. I think parking will be a problem, but you can always park in the lot next door at the other taco restaurant and walk over. LMAO They serve Free Chips and Salsa but could be alittle spicer. I had 3 tacos; Chorizzo, Chicken and Arracheras. All were pretty good but not the best I have had. The pastor was dry and the chicken soggy. They taste good but not what I excepted. The Arracheras tacos would have been great if the were grilled but there not. Over all it's a nice place to take the family or just have a few tacos on the run. I think there can be some improvements on the food thou. read more

Taqueria Aurora - Tacos Arracheras plate - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

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Love this place. We go a couple of times a month. It is our go to Mexican restaurant in Aurora. The Quesabirrias are so good. They make a Keto friendly bowl for my wife. It's not on the menu but they make it for her anyway. Prices are reasonable for the quality of food. read more

Food is great but these folks really do great work with the Quesabirria taco. Queso (spanish for cheese) and birria (spanish for freakin awesome braised beef). They're like amazing pot roast fried cheese taco layers. Take them home, crisp them up in the air fryer, msg thanks later. Ive eaten nearly 100 at this point and they've all been outstanding. read more

Very disappointing lately. Just today I called in an order. Only to get there and find out that my order ticket never made it to the kitchen. The cook was pretty much done putting everything away at this point, after waiting for my order to be made. I come home to find my order was incorrect AND literally cold to touch. c'mon I coulda gotten past the wait, but to come home to disappointment left an unpleasant taste to this place. read more

I very much wanted to like this place when they first opened. However the prices for the amount of food served is off the walls expensive! I can recall a friend and I going there a few months back and paying over $30 for our lunch... granted we didn't even order a drink or anything too fancy. The food tasted decent and the place was fairly clean, thus the 2 stars vs. the 1... read more

Very short on meat. The saddest burritos I've ever had. Not to mention they're very expensive. Order for my family of 4 was approximately $50. Just tacos and burritos. read more

Taqueria Aurora - Very short on meat. The saddest burritos I've ever had. - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

I ordered soft shell chicken tacos and each taco was $2.50 each. The tacos were pretty good, however, the french fries need serious work! First, let me say the fries were hot and fresh. The problem is they serve the crinkle-cut fries that are thick and taste EXACTLY like the fries you purchase at any grocery store! Lacked flavor and tasted bland. I felt like the fries were a complete waste of money. We basically had to try to spruce them up a little bit with ketchup and ranch sauce. It was ridiculous and a waste of money. When I purchase fries I want to taste fries that are different than what I can buy at the grocery store! Get the tacos skip the fries. read more

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The food isn't bad but I think it is a little more expensive than most other taco joints in Aurora. On the flip side, this place is also cleaner than most taco places in Aurora. I would say this restaurant is a little more Americanized. No tamales either? Why? Gringos don't like tamales?! Easy for takeout and the employees are nice. There is also plenty of parking right out front read more

Food was Great Service was wonderful highly recommend this AUTHENTIC Mexican restaurant!

I feel an update to my previous review is needed and my apologies for the length. The last few times we have been to the restaurant, we've overlooked the subpar service (always new waiters) and cost increases because the food has been pretty good and we try to be pretty easy going. However, I took my family from out of state there recently and was really disappointed that our service was poor and the waiter has been there for awhile now. The restaurant was not busy, it was middle of the week and we had to ask for refills on chips and salsa, drinks, correct our order a couple of times and yet, it still came out incorrect with a whole extra meal being prepared. You want beans and rice, be prepared to pay to make it a dinner to the already pricey food items. Portions are also small so for the prices they are now charging, you can go elsewhere where they give you bigger portions, better food (rice was over cooked/scraped from the bottom of pan not the first time for this but again, we don't make big fuss' and part of my family had to wait for their rice to be cooked after their main dish had already been served)and much better service. I really hope the service and pricing is reviewed as I really liked the food and the environment. We've def seen a drop in customers o er the last year. I really would like to see this restaurant succeed long term so hopefully some changes are made. I will note we mostly frequent the restaurant in the evening/night hours. read more

I finally made my way in for a big delicious burrito. Beautiful new space, very clean and bright. Staff was very helpful and attentive. Salsas are on the mild side. Loved the Horchata too. read more

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Ordered a few chorizo bfast burritos. Each of them were greasy, and overloaded with chorizo with some beans. Unsure if eggs were inside. Also ordered juevos a la mexicana. That was pretty good. Unsure if will order breakfast again from here but may try another meal. read more

Taqueria Aurora - Chorizo breakfast burrito. Unsure if eggs were included. - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

In an endless sea of Mexican restaurants around Aurora, this place is one of the best!

Apparently, I ordered an "arrachera" salad instead of an "arrachera" burrito because it was 90% lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes. I was very disappointed. I can't believe they'd let this leave the grill & onto a new customers plate, talk about being cheap and no quality control!!! Aurora is doomed again to suffer another mediocre taco shack no matter how pretty the exterior or interior looks. It's still obviously run by another cheap owner thinking they can fool their customers and call this quality. The "arrachera" meat was no different than any carne asada meat in all of aurora, some actually better. My friend clearly ordered a $10 combo then was told he got a regular taco combo without the fries and got charged for 2 cokes. Seriously?!? The tacos- pastor tiny portions, the beef tongue was like grizzle and old, arrachera taco was skimpy in the meat portions again and poor quality meat, ugh!!! The only bright spot was the desebrada tacos, until the oil bath that came with the taco meat gushed out. I was also confused with the tiny 46 inch TV's mounted 20 feet in the air, talk about the tell take signs of a cheap owner. If you all needed my Costco membership to get some 65 or 75 inchers, I'd help out. Also, being a former server in college I can't believe they had about all the chairs up 45 min before close with 3-4 tables full of customers. How rude!!! Insanely expensive for a burrito, 1 drink, what should have been a 10 dollar taco combo plus two extra desebrada tacos and a coke that came with it. Poor quality meats, tiny meat portions, zero quality control all for $40 plus tip. Aurora has no idea what an upper end Mexican food experience is or ever will be. If you want mediocre, continue on with the your regular disappointing spot, no need to spend more to be thrilled less. I literally went to the place next door by accident a month before for 1/2 the price and was 200% happier with gray made local tortillas. This place is a pass for food quality, food portions, food price point and mediocre food service. The sever obviously knew she had assumed and cause some of the price point issues and confusion about the combo orders and drinks but chose to be passive, not good or acceptable service. If I could, I'd give this place 1.5 stars. It's nice looking, but you can put lipstick on a hooker, but it's still a prostitute. read more

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This is a good place to get a good meal Mexican food. The enchiladas are very good the tacos are good. The restaurant is very clean and the staff is very helpful and friendly. read more

Our go-to Mexican restaurant. Great service, great food, nice people, good prices. Highly recommended.

Delicious, wish there were more chips with the nachos just because there was soooo much topping but it was still really good so 5 stars and the tacos are amazing read more

I ordered 2 sopes with rice and beans plus an horchata, the price was 21.00. The price for the food wasn't worth it.

I rarely write reviews anymore, but this place is by far the best Mexican Restaurant in Aurora and there's well over 100. First off, it's clean.Staff the staff is friendly. Third, the prices are very moderate. Rarely do you see a new restaurant that seems to have remembered the important parts of being a place I want to keep coming back to. read more

By far the worst fucking place I've EVER been to! I called 2 hrs early to have 3 tacos and a order of nachos ready for my lunch. Got there wasn't ready, then got back to work with 15 mins left. Nachos had everything I asked them not to have. Taco salsa and meat were wrong. I then went after work to get my money back, and there excuse was" well in the mist of me giving the chef, your order there was alot of ppl in here". Seriously? Its lunch, that's what happens. Didn't get my money back. They wanted me to pay again, and then wait a week to get it back. So instead of paying again, which i was not about to do, they gave me a credit. So long story short i just went and got them today, and I SPECIFICALLY told them what and how i wanted it. STILL fucked them upp. Ridiculous, and there nasty as hell! Too expensive, not good food. Customer service sucks. Do not recommend. read more

The food is really good! The tacos are my favorite and the drinks are good too. The service is good too the waiters are really good. And the Ambiance is good too the place looks very fancy and neat. read more

Disappointing flavor at a big price. Three strikes, they are out of my options for Mexican food.

I really want to like this place, but remain unimpressed after a few tries. The menu looks good on paper, and some items are very good but, every meal seems 50% good and 50% really poorly thrown together. Nachos are served with stale chips and stadium style cheese sauce - far below the standard of most Aurora area taquerias. read more

Love this restaurant been open several weeks already grand opening was 4 weeks ago. The last two times I've been here I treat myself to food here every Friday or Saturday. The last two times I've ordered tacos with everything on it. I love their chili relleno tacos when they're done right. The last couple times I've been there I been given a chili with cheese and that's it when I've asked for everything which includes your lettuce tomato onions and cheese. before ordering I make sure that they understand what I'm saying the young girls do their bilingual they work hard they're awesome. But I think that I will be taking my business next door which was like the original taco place in the neighborhood. I just lost interest with taqueria Aurora. read more