Tobby’s Mexi-Mart & Restaurant

super fast service, amazing food, friendly staff

The first time we were here it was very good .
This time awful, service slow, food cold and blah… Salsa with chips tasted like it came out of a bottle not homemade. Restaurant dirty. What happened?

Favorite mexican restaurant in area. Simple décor, quick friendly service. Prices are very reasonable. Love the red enchiladas. Rice is delicious. Honestly have not had bad meal here. Chips and salsa are always filled and drinks are kept full. Hope they never change!

Our whole family loves the grande tacos ! Huge and very filling, and the salsa is the best in Morris. Fast service and always freindly

I ordered a dozen of mixed tamales. There were really good. The owner’s daughter was great and helpful.

My wife and I love this place. Great food and great service. If you like good margaritas at a great price then look no further.

Okay… you can’t always trust happy Unilocalers, I guess. We were headed to back Morris after visiting family in Pontiac. (Just visiting Morris too, from the southeast.) Hungry. We went to Unilocal for dinner ideas. We LOVE Mexican food, hubby and I. The reviews for this place were so positive! Authentic Mexican food! We bypassed La Mex which we like but it’s run-​of-​the-​mill and a bit bland. Saturday night, 5:30, no crowd. Waitress brought a basket of crushed chips and two condiment bottles containing a tasty red salsa and a verde. We ordered guacamole which looked authentic but wasn’t above average. Hubby ordered the wet burrito pastor, he thought the meat was well seasoned but dry. I ordered the chicken burrito with beans and rice as a side. Burrito had chicken, shredded cheddar, refried beans… I honestly don’t remember what else, only that the entire meal was lukewarm. Cheese shreds were solid. Hubby poked a finger on it to confirm the temp; maybe I was just being picky? No it was barely warm. The waitress took it back and heated it for me in the microwave while the woman behind the kitchen counter glared at me. It was better hot, but had little flavor. People of Morris, you deserve Authentic Mexican food. This isn’t it.

Finally went to Tobby’s instead of passing it by for the 1000^th time. The «mart» part is tiny and next door, not part of the restaurant. As other Unilocalers have said, and I believed, the food, service and selection was awesome. The guacamole some of the best ever and you could tell it was made there, not just scooped out of a vendor’s bucket. Also, the drinks were very good and fresh tasting.

My usual spot in Ottawa (Weitz Café) is not open at night. I checked nearby Unilocal reviews and «authentic Mexican» caught my eye. I was not let down. Great food, prices and service… very friendly. The carne asada and al pastor were excellent!

I always make a point to stop by Toby’s when i’m in Morris. This the only place, in my opinion, that you can get real authentic Mexican food in a 100 mile radius. The service is excellent and the owners are an amazing family. If you’re ever in the neighborhood, do yourself a favor and stop by.

My son introduced us to this place. It’s a good, low key place for solid Mexican food, at prices that won’t bruise your wallet.
I had a steak burrito, my son had the veggie burrito, and the rest of the party had various dishes. The salsa (green and red) was nice and spicy hot, and the food was great. The service was prompt — just remember to pay your bill at the cash register, where they keep your ticket.
One minor complaint — it was cold in there — then again, it was –5 F outside. They could really use an airlock to help keep the warm air in.

I love Tobby’s! Best Mexican food around the area bar none. I agree with a previous reviewer, carne asada torta is the best! Only suggestion is the lighting, it would be more inviting with dimmed lights. That being said, I would not go anywhere else for Mexican food in the area. Always prompt, polite service. Authentic Mexican, hard to find in this neck of the woods!

I love this restaurant. I’m from San Diego, and anyone who knows anything about Mexican food knows that we have some of the best being so close to the border. I consider Toby’s the BEST Mexican food restaurant in IL. I look forward to spending time there every year when I come into town. Tuesday’s and Thursday’s are ½ price margaritas. The tamales are so good and the Carne Asada Torta is the best I have had ANYWHERE! (San Diego included) Bonus with the Mexi-​Mart next door. I love me some Mexican coke!

Foods decent they give you chips but no salsa, the burritos are sorta bland. The green sauce is watered down. Pop has that nasty Morris water taste. Waitress was very nice

Great tacos, and Menudo. Great selection of Mexican and domestic beers. Friendly staff and owners. Located in a great area. Old School Downtown. I highly recommend the «Rudy» tacos.

Really good as far as Mexican food in a small town. kids liked the cheese fries. Steak tacos were very tasty. We also like the soda in the old-​time bottles. Wait staff was very friendly.

Horrible experience!!! There were 3 servers, sign said «seat yourself», one of the bartenders DIDNT look 21 to be mixing drinks, and was LOUD. Truthfully, seating yourself causes for a disaster. The servers didn’t know which table to serve because of the high volume coming in. Sitting across the area in which food was being served noticing the dirty dishes container and trash in our vicinity was NOT pleasant! We waited long for our food and food that was sitting there for about 10 minutes was probably cold considering it WAS chilly towards the back. The what ‘appeared to be owner’ and I say that loosely looked at my brothers fajitas that were sitting there AFTER being done again and didn’t bother to acknowledge it. My mom had to physically walk to the counter and ask the cooks if this was the fajita dinner! The «owner» instead, waited for his dinner, plopped himself in front of the tv to watch the soccer game and adjusted the thermostat. SERIOUSLY?!? Before you plop yourself LOOK at your cooks arguing and flustered staff. I along with my family walked out with a headache and an unpleasant experience. Very disorganized place.

Good food. Fast service. Authentic but not as flavorful as others places I’ve been. The green sauce was watered down. Still a good place to get lunch. Liked the town too, very quiet and well kept. Nice to see a downtown thriving.

I remember when this was just a grocery with a small restaurant in the back. It was just as great then as it is now. Lovely owners. Extremely pleasant to eat there. Good quality food. Hope to make it back in soon. Order the Alambre – if you like spicy, this will hit the spot!

4.5 stars
Has been in the area for quite some time and its quite surprising that there’s no listing.
Pretty much, its half restaurant, half grocery store but pretty much everyone patronizes the restaurant portion. I went in during the tail end of my hike and much to my delight, the table adjacent to me were watching Trailer Park Boys the movie. I got 3 tacos, which are $.99 each on Mondays and Tuesdays, 2 large horchatas (it was 105 outside), and a pork burrito, which came to $ 11.50.
Tacos were the authentic kind, small and no lettuce or tomato, only onions and cilantro, just the way I like it. The carnita pork burrito was a breeze to finish as they packed the rice and bean side dishes in it.
They’re know for their tamales, which are for sale on Sunday mornings but unfortunately sell out rather fast. A great option in Morris. Nice owners.