First time visit. Crowded and noisy restaurant. Many tables in a relatively small place. Parking is also limited. Price is comparable to other local restaurants I frequent. Food was good and service was a little slow but considering how busy they were, it was efficient. The spice in the spicy jalapeño Margarita appears to be dependent on how hot the jalapeño is. I was hoping for a truly spicy drink but have not found that anywhere - yet. The only downside for me was the extra charge for paying by credit or debit card. read more

Very cute!!!! Please be good! Please be good! Please be good! Update: The steak had an odd taste, almost had a sour or spoiled taste. Never had bad meat before so I wasn't sure, but I couldn't eat it. Asked what seasoning was used but she never came back with an answer. The drinks were great. But I would be afraid to order food again. Ugh!!! We really wanted to love this place, so cute and close, but no. read more

Taqueria Mi Palenque - Mexican Near Me - Northlake, Illinois

The food is flavorful, delicious , authentic , and tasty. The service is on par with high end restaurants. The ambience is enticing , inviting, and upbeat. read more

Taqueria Mi Palenque - Great food and good vibes - Mexican Near Me - Northlake, Illinois

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My husband and I stopped by for lunch after church. I had the carne asada platillo with shrimp. It was amazing! My husband had a 4 taco dinner and his was delicious as well. The fried ice cream is a must try...soo good! The service was superb. Staff was very professional and attentive to our table. The prices were reasonable and the ambiance was excellent...very clean! We will definitely be back! read more

Taqueria Mi Palenque - Fried ice cream - Mexican Near Me - Northlake, Illinois

The new Taqueria Mi Palenque is so beautifully redone! The food is as delicious and fresh as always and the service was also great! There is a nice little bar and spacious patio as well! read more

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I loved the the decor with the Mexican art and the design of the sign outside. It was a busy Sunday and they seemed short handed. The host tried to attend to us quickly. I tried the taco dinner with Al pastor and milanesa de pollo. The tacos we decent. The rice and beans were pretty good. I didn't rate it hire because we were sat at a table that was not clean, we had to ask for silverware and napkins. read more

Taqueria Mi Palenque - Taco dinner - Mexican Near Me - Northlake, Illinois

We arrived for dinner as a party of 5, the host sat us in a booth meant for 4. We had to request a larger table. We were not able to remove our coats because it was freezing, even the waitresses were wearing their coats. The waitress brought us a basket of chips, the basket had 12 chips. My daughter ordered tacos and the tortillas were burnt, they were black! The waitress said she didn't notice, but the cook had to realize it. The fajitas lacked seasoning and tasted like boiled meat. The music was full blast- I couldn't even hear the others talking. We visit Mi Palenque regularly and the service and food has declined. Unfortunately, we won't be going back. read more

DO NOT ORDER. this place has gotten better in quality for their food since they moved to a new location but now their service sucks! Same meal I've been ordering for 3 years I can no longer order because they changed as to what can be included in a dinner. Then I tried to cancel my order and they tried to tell me I can't cancel because the EMPLOYEES get charged for food that's cancelled. I don't know what's going on over there but it's completely changed from when I used to order. They charge you extra for a credit card and don't even let you get multiple kinds of tacos. Yeah after 3/4 years I am never going back. As someone who used to take customers out for food and drinks at this place, that won't be happening anymore cause my customers deserve better service. More of a reason to not order if they're taking money out of employees checks for food. Super disappointing. read more

I can't get enough! Family-owned business and the whole crew are SWEETHEARTS! Always greeting their customers with a warm hello and smile. HOW AMAZING IS THAT!? I'm pretty basic, I always go with the steak burrito! SUPER FILLING! read more

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I had a gordita, it was pretty good! Nice and soft, not oily . The meat was good as well. I will come back here for my gorditas and try something new. My husband had steak with cheese and Rajas , came with hand made tortillas! So yummy. read more

Taqueria Mi Palenque - Gordita de asada - Mexican Near Me - Northlake, Illinois

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LIPSTICK ON A PIG, this place. I don't understand the poor eating habits of so many people. This food is HORRIBLE. The audacity of owners/manager is something to be upset about. To dine out is suppose to be a treat, especially with the cost of it, these days. How dare you serve this quality of food to paying patrons! Question, how many days ago did you cook the rice you serve? Unbelievably despicable. Lazy. Poor ethics. Bad, bad, bad. read more

Love this place! Especially since they moved to a bigger location. The pozole is OUTSTANDING! If you're gonna order, order early cuz they run out fast! I love that the tortillas are hand made! read more

I've been coming here for years, the service and the food only keep getting better and better very time. Their pozole on the weekends is the best! Highly recommended this small business establishment read more

Taqueria Mi Palenque - Dinne in area - Mexican Near Me - Northlake, Illinois

I recently went here, I ordered a pick up and when I got there my total was $22.22 I saw it on the receipt which I didn't even get a copy of I paid with $25 in cash and when the lady gave me my change all she gave be back was 8cents when I should have gotten back $2.78 yeah that's not that much but just beware if you do go here make sure you're getting the right change back if I was going to tip that should have been my choice. I will not be going back. read more

We ordered take out for a group of 6 & it was ready by the time we finished our beer. The chips & cheese had lots of cheese! The food was good & service too. I took off a star because they only have canned soda- no fountain. read more

Taqueria Mi Palenque - Mexican Near Me - Northlake, Illinois

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Been coming here since i was a kid and the food has not changed! Carne de asada tacos get stuffed with meat and are bite sized chunks of carne asada! Super good and pretty good price for the area. read more

Taqueria Mi Palenque - Taco de carne asada with onion and cilantro - Mexican Near Me - Northlake, Illinois

New month, so I'm going to try something new and write this review in Spanglish. Sabes que? Este taqueria es muy delicious. It opened about uno o dos meses ago, and everytime I pass it, hay siempre muchos customers inside. I was like "orale carnal, I need to go to this place to get me some comida so I can cure this pinche hangover, porque trague muchas cervezas last night. Pinche crudo chingadamadre man!" Anyway, like I was saying, the food aqui es muy bueno. Mi cosa preferida is the steak burrito. Pero the tacos are bomb too. I've had the tacos al pastor y lengua. The al pastor here es un poco diferente than most places, porque no es dulce and it's... como se dice? Oh yes, "saucier". Pero it's pretty good anyway. I don't order tongue tacos too often pero they were off da chain. I added some lime y salsa verde y ya se chingo. Speaking of which, las salsas aqui son excelentes. Especially the green hot sauce porque es caliente e hizo que salen mis boogers. No joke. It has some kick to it. Pero I aint no puto, so I ate it all! My only complaint is the gorditas. No son malos pero they aren't great either. Honestly they tasted like some burrito supreme mierda, como algo de mierda de Taco Bell que los pinche gueros cabrones comen. I like gorditas con las cebollas y cilantro solamente. Not all that lettuce, tomato n sour cream bullshiz. Will not order these otra vez. Pero todo es bueno and this place is a nice addition to Northlake. Me volvere. read more

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We had been searching good fast Mexican place. We love their pork burrito!! They are awesome and friendly!! Very flexible and fast service!!

Excellent and authentic Mexican food served with a smile by accommodating staff in this cozy neighborhood spot. Highly recommend. Service dog was treated like royalty! read more

Taqueria Mi Palenque - Mexican Near Me - Northlake, Illinois

Food is delicious and decently priced. Love the homemade mole, handmade tortillas. Great for kids. Friendly service. Perfect lunch stop.

Not gonna lie, 'Taco Tuesday' drew me in here for lunch, where I was able to get 3 individuals tacos for $1/each. They came with fresh cilantro and chopped onions, as well as a side of beans & rice. While 2 of the 3 tacos were fine, the third (chorizo, I think) was oddly inedible. Maybe it was a bad sausage, but I just couldn't eat what to me tasted like fried gristle. I tried some standalone pieces and they had the texture of shoe leather, so that taco remained virtually untouched. Ecchhhh. The customary chips and salsa were good, as were the two bottled hot sauces (green and red) that came with the meal. Horchata was tasty, overall value was solid. There's TONS of mid-90's crap on the counter, like Ring Pops, Push Pops, Corn Pops, Pop Pops (?). Okay, the last two I made up, but even still, it's surprisingly cluttered for an ordering counter. It seems sorta cute and kitschy, but in all honesty the retro sweets display belongs somewhere else. Not bad, but I've definitely had better. read more

We got the pozole for Christmas and it was excellent! Lots of meat, not fatty @all and just the right amount of spice for me and my family. We enjoyed it very much read more

The food is average & nothing to go out of your way for. The 2 stars is because the service is horrible & the server is very racist to non Latino customers like myself. The salsa is good though. read more

Went there last Saturday for lunch on a whim. I ordered chicken fajitas and the waitress brought out a steak flautas dinner. When I told her I ordered chicken fajitas she just stood there and acted like I was supposed to just keep what she put in front of me. I handed her the plate and she brought it back to the counter never said sorry or anything regarding her mistake. My boyfriend had his food 15-20 minutes before mine came out correctly. The original order took over 30 minutes to come out. All of the sudden another waitress was serving us who was nicer than the first girl but it was still ridiculous to have to wait that long and be brought the wrong food. Then we were charged $1 for extra tortillas we didn't even ask for. Also we were never offered salsa or sauce we had to grab it from another table. We won't be returning! read more

New to the area so I tried this place because of Yelp and huge disappointment.... Just to keep it short... I ordered sopes and the meat was cold... steak had no flavor and the pork tasted ok... read more

Order a torta to go, picked it, 4 minutes later I open to eat while a was driving, IT HAD MOLD , the must disgusting thing I have ever seen.Went back and argued, this is what she said: "do you have the receipt? Otherwise I can't refund" You kidding me??? Forget all said , just look at he picture Mold on the bread? Imagine what you can't see!! Tortas con lama! Mucho cuidado, tienen lama en el pan, te imaginas lo demás? read more

Taqueria Mi Palenque - Mexican Near Me - Northlake, Illinois

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Best mexican food in the area. I live in Elmwood Park and go out of my way to North and Wolf for this place. The steak is AWESOME. Very good. Would recommend to everyone in the area. read more

This place is where the Quiznos used to be. Decided to go here on a whim on my way to visit the wife in the hospital. So, I picked up two burritos de carne asada. WOW it was gewd. Chips n salsa were yummy. Of course we went back a second time with the kids to sit down and have a late lunch. Not the same day, but pretty close. Had burrito dinners with arroz y beans (lil spanglish for ya) and it was excellent. Service was nice. Will definitely eat here again... and again. read more

It was new and I wanted to try it bc I had heard good things. Yuck! Don't waste your time or money.

Great quality in the meat, the Al Pastor gordita was amazing but I did not care much for the tacos. Wide selection of good and reasonable prices, Tuesday they have taco special but only ground beef and chicken. read more

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Not bad, kinda pricey, but the food is pretty good. I give it a 5 out of 10 read more

This will be my Northlake taco stop from now on. The restaurant was very clean and the service was very friend. They serve a tasty salsa and chips before they even take your order. :) I enjoyed a horchata while waiting a short time for my steak taco dinner to arrive. The tortillas were smaller than my other favorite taco joint in Itasca, but the quality made up for it. I really was satisfied with the entire experience and will be back again soon. read more

Taqueria Mi Palenque - Steak Taco Dinner. I already ate 2 of the tacos. Very good food! - Mexican Near Me - Northlake, Illinois

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I am typically careful with my online reviews, because in this day and age, reviews can make it or break it for businesses. This place is average at best. Service is OK and so is the interior. The food is tasteless and made with not quality ingredients. I ordered the quesadilla and the meat was very tough and bland. Even the cheese didn't seem to be right. The only good thing was the tortilla which appeared to be made fresh from masa (corn flour dough). Overall I give this place 2.5 for the price they charge vs the quality you get. Not the best Mexican restaurant in this neighborhood but also not the worst. read more

This was my go to Mexican food for a while then I wasn't in the area much. When I started to go back, the serving staff had changed during lunch, and it wasn't the same. I started doing take out because I still loved the Torta De Milanessa de Res and their pozole on Sundays. However every time I would go in the place looked more unclean every time. Sad to say I haven't been back read more

This spot is not good for business. They're short staff, you got the counter lady taking phone calls (deliveries&takeouts) and also taking your order as you come in. We order tacos and they dragged making them and on top of that it was cold as if they're microwaving their food. Not a good place to eat. All though, it gets busy, not sure why? read more

The food was ok. Nothing extravagant. Wasn't too happy about the lady putting my tortilla chips in the bag with her bare hand. Thus 2 stars.

I had to download and create a yelp account just to tell you this is the best place in town whether its food pricing convenience or how they treat their customers they ate 5 stars all around. read more

Arrived at 11:30 and 30 minutes later no food. It seems the drill is to call ahead with your order if you want it ready when you sit down. They were so busy with the call ahead orders that those who ordered at table appeared to be ignored. We left after 40 minutes when several inquiries about our order proved fruitless. Good luck everybody else! read more

Great authentic food within a great atmosphere of people. Prices are good and the salsa is spicy! I always try something new on the menu when I come in! read more

Work crew enjoys the dollar Taco Tuesdays, can't beat the quality and price! Really like the steak tacos for flavor. Keep up the good work! read more