Azteca Restaurant

The food was deeeh luscious. I had the milanesa de pollo it was so tasty! The right size with some cheese avacodo & mayo. I also ordered a side of beans which were pretty good! It was a really nice size and the packaging & wrapping was well done. I made my own rice so disregard that (although it is really good if I don’t say so myself) I also had the guacamole which was not bad, needed a little more salt though & the tortilla chips didn’t seem authentic like I thought they would have been. Hand cut & deep fried is how I like them. But otherwise I can’t complain! The food was delicious, service was fast & prompt, prices were reasonable. I’ll be back!

I tried a few different kinds of tacos and all were REALLY good. Very authentic Mexican. Posole looked really good and will have to try that next time. Service was fast and friendly. The salsa is AMAZING!!! So glad to have found a great taco place close to home!

One of our favorite local restaurants. Great service. The wait staff is always friendly. Good food and excellent prices. We like the carne asada, bIstec in salsa verde and sopes. Menudo and posole on weekends are served in huge bowls. Particularly liked the posole. Chips are always fresh and the salsa is spicier than most places. Terrific. Generous portions as we always take food home. My only complaint is that is can be somewhat chilly in the dining room.

The search for some more authentic Mexican food has come to a close. Loved Azteca from the super clean table to the fast service. But of course I was looking for good food and reached out to my fellow Unilocalers for some recommendations
Started with chips and salsa (with nice smoky heat!) then moved quickly onto a burrito with pork filling while my lovely bride went with the highly recommended steak tacos (perfect tacos. more street style than overloaded stuff you sometimes find.). My burrito was huge! Mostly lettuce volume wise but every bite had some portion of pork within.
THe only slight downside of Azteca is the lack of alcohol and the sparseness of the room design. Not a spot you are going to spend all night lounging in.
But good super fast and super tasty food. SO stop in and get something to go or sit down and take a few minutes to enjoy.

The food was good, served exactly as I requested it. The service was fantastic.

In my experience this is the only place for miles with real tacos. If they even ask if you want lettuce and tomato on your taco you’re not in the right place. This place does the real deal tacos with onions and cilantro.

I love this place! I went there for the first time on Saturday with some friends that live in the area. We started with the chips and salsa (who doesn’t?) and the guacamole, the guacamole was perfect I am still thinking about it, the guacamole is a must! I also ordered two steak tacos that were also just as great, the meat they used was much better quality than other places I have tried. I can’t say enough great things about this place! I will be back, they have a HUGE menu and I can’t wait to try something else!
OH! they also have an orange juice squeezer machine! FRESH SQUEEZED ORANGE JUICE! Need I say more?

Really not very good… I ordered a chicken burrito with guacamole and could barely find ant guacamole. … I even sent it back to the kitchen saying I see no guacamole and it came back saying yes there is guacamole so that is why I’m giving it one star and the burrito really didn’t taste very good anyway so I would suggest going to Taco burrito express down the street

We come to Azteca frequently! I love their fajitas plate. I also think their salsa is very good. The prices are very reasonable, and their horchata is great! This is definitely what I consider authentic Mexican food! On the weekdays they even serve soup to you (complimentary). Love this place!

Azteca is soon becoming one of my go-to’s. No, it’s not high-​end Mexican, but you can’t beat the prices, and the food is delicious! Quick service, and the staff is so friendly! Going back tonight :)

I’ve been a regular here since I moved into Mundelein. I LOVE seafood, and it’s really hard to find a place that serves fresh food. After I ordered the vuelve a la vida (back to life) cocktail for the first time, I immediately fell in love. I come here to get that 2 – 3 times a week. Heavy on the cilantro, but I do not mind.

5÷20÷14− Had a taste for mexican today, (not taco bell). Just happened upon this place. Opted for the taco dinner/​lunch, 3 tacos, beans & rice + drink=$ 9±.
Very pleased. Beef tacos were more like grilled steak, rice very good, beans also good (could use hand-​full of chips though).
Next time I am in that area a for sure for lunch or dinner.

Quick, reasonable, clean and fresh! I’m thrilled to have stopped into this place. Ordered chili rellenos and tostadas, yummy! 2 types of salsa with the chips. Waitress was super friendly. I really hope this place makes it! Will be catering a party from this establishment. I’m all about supporting an independent place like this. The waitress knew the menu and was able to successfully get the order correct. Everything was hot and fresh. I’ll definitely be back! My friend loved it too!

If you are looking for BIG SPICY flavor look elsewhere. That being said, if you are looking for something that tastes good and is reasonably priced, this is an excellent choice.
I had the carne asada, chorizo and ground beef tacos with cilantro. They are a bit on the small side, if you are expecting Taco Bell sized tacos, but definitely worth the price. The carryout is quick and the staff was all very friendly.
I will definitely be going back.

Get carry out frequently for lunch. The burgers are good as well as tortas, nachos and other mexican staples. The chicken soup offered when dining in is great but the one time I got it as take out it was much spicier.

have an ongoing love affair with their steak burritos. One of my all time favorites & I’ve been to many, this is in my top 5. Please keep in mind that I hardly ever order anything but burritos at any Mexican restaurant, I’m not trying to be a food snob I just love me some salsa, tacos & BURRITOS!!! If you’re a true burrito eater you’ll love this place. I keep it gangsta with my burritos, so if a place puts rice inside a burrito I will definitely pass.
All the salsa’s are nice & spicy, not watered down for the gringos. The recent change to a different «crujente» type of tortilla chip still doesn’t sit well with me, but they make up for it with a nice char flavored steak in their burrito. I always order mine with extra meat, it make a world of difference!

BURGERS!!! LOL
You heard that right, although Its a mexican restaurant they do have typical american fast food. The burgers are great. my guess is they ground their own beef and make them fresh. The burritos are good too. The rest of the menu I have not tried but I am giving them 5 stars just because the location, the parking and the food I have tried for the price i paid was great.

I’ve returned several times to Azteca and I’m not sure it was necessarily about the quality of food. Maybe I felt it was my pet project because I first posted the restaurant? Introspection aside… I’ve come back and tried dining in and also carry out.
Most of my original positive observations stand: 1. fast, 2. cheap, 3. clean restaurant.
New observations: 1. Carry out is fast and they provide you with plenty of salsas and accessories, 2. most dishes are kinda bland.
Each time I’ve returned I’ve tried different dishes (I had an assortment of taco’s one time and a dinner plate another) and neither were particularly good… not bad… just not good.

I tried this place out for breakfast. What’s better than a good breakfast burrito? Well, that’s what I ordered, but what I got was an omelet looking pad of eggs with bland chorizo and some taco sized tortillas.
Ok, I didn’t get what I ordered. No big deal. If what I got was excellent, who cares if it isn’t exactly what I originally wanted. The problem here was that everything was very bland. Some red salsa was in the bag when I got home, I was hoping it would be a nice hot habenero sauce. Nope.
The place was very clean, but that is because no one goes here because the food isn’t very good. If you don’t use the equipment, it’s not going to get very dirty. Skip it.

Azteca has taken residence in the original Mundelein Burger King, which went out of business years ago (don’t worry Mundelein has TWO other Burger Kings.) The place is clean enough; the menu contains a variety of choices, pictures and easy to understand descriptions. The bathrooms are clean.
I arrived right around lunchtime. There was only one other table of patrons at this point. (When I left, the place had picked up considerably.) Upon being seated, I was presented with a basket of chips and a variety of salsas as mentioned in a previous review. I ordered my regular– the steak taco dinner. It came out literally in minutes and was presented in the traditional manner– corn tortillas with steak, onions and cilantro. The steak was minimally seasoned and in my opinion, rather bland. It was also fatty– which I understand is normal for the steak that is used for carne asada, but it was apparent there was no attempt to trim the excess gristle before preparing this meat.
As with most Mexican restaurants of this kind, there is no soda fountain, so you pay per can of coke (or Jarritos), which may be a problem if you are intolerant of hot food (i.e. the salsa).
My bill for a steak taco dinner and a diet coke was about $ 8.50, with tip, $ 10. Meh, I shoulda saved a couple bucks and gone to Burger King ;)