El Hogar Mexican Restaurant

****Simon cowell voice**** its a NO for me.
SOOOO…It was a choice between here and Taco Bell and I’m sad that I came here…,.two stars for the Bueno horchata, but the large size was more of a medium size anywhere else.
Thanks for ripping me off, first and last time trying this joint.

I’m in town for a funeral: everyone attending it is from somewhere else, mostly places with decent-​to-​great Mexican food available, and the *last* thing *any* of us expected to find was good (nay, awesome) Mexican food in the middle of the west burbs of Chicago. The lengua at this place is _​amazing_​, and any pozole variant is as good as you’ll ever get for a Mexican style pozole. Please, o ye suburbanites, do not let this place die — the food here is just *way* too good.

How is this place still open??? Disgusting veggie burrito filled with cabbage.
Would never go back.

I doubt you will find a better Al Pastor Taco or Chile Relleno anywhere. I’ve been looking for over 20 years. Monroe Washington has a taco truck, in town, that has comparable Al Pastor. The Ranchero sauce (secret recipe, I have asked) makes the Chile Relleno out of this world!
It’s a Mom and Pop (Mamá y Papá) style eatery. Fast food style layout. Very clean and friendly.

Love this place! Their horchata is the best! It’s one of my favourite places to go for a couple of authentic tacos and a drink!

Nice service and decent food in a decidedly no-​frills setting. Order at the counter from a wide array of Mexican favorites then grab a booth and try to ignore the tv blaring in the corner.
If you are getting tacos, choose al pastor. The steak was tough little nodules, cut in too small pieces. I liked that they put the refried beans in a little tortilla «cup» so they didn’t ooze into everything else. Horchata was very cinnamony and very sweet.
They stay open very late (4 am on weekends), so if you need a late night bite in Naperville, or just want a temporary tattoo of the Lady of Guadalupe (see vending machine in the entryway), El Hogar is a convenient choice.

Carne Asada tacos were awesome… great size and flavor. The salsa was so good… not quite spicy enough for my preference but the flavor rocked.

Drive a bit further east to Los Burritos Tapatios. You will get your money’s worth and the chips and salsa are actually free with just a burrito purchase. The «giant» burrito is a joke. Seriously the skinniest burrito I’ve ever seen. The rice water wasn’t bad but I do prefer that it is in a bubbler rather than a pitcher.

This place is the best! Their horchata is probably the best around and I will come here to just get that sometimes!!! Most of the time I get the mini burrito because it’s perfect for me. I get that awesome burrito in a small package… just like me awesome but petite! :)
They have late night hours so it’s great for those weekend nights after the bars! Perfect bar pre-​hangover food.
Only weird thing is though is that the drive thru is going to be on the passenger side of the car when you pull up… don’t worry though… they have a basket on a pole to get you your yummies!!!

Great place to get a burrito through the drive thru and not get crap like at taco bell. I really like their chicken enchiladas and the beef or chicken burritos. Not the biggest fan of their al pastor but it’s ok. Love the Verde salsa and the Rojo is also very tasty. Good version of horchata as well.

A good middle of the road Mexican restaurant. Nothing great, but not bad either.
Had an Al Pastor taco which was good, and a steak mini burrito. The mini burrito was average at best. Way too much lettuce in the burrito, and lacking on the meat. I know I only ordered a mini, but it seemed like I had more meat in my taco than my burrito!
The salsa mini bar was good, but the sauces, were, well… original. It was like a purée, one orange and one green. Good flavor but definitely very strange to look at, and a weird syrup like texture.
They claim the best Horchata around? Me thinks not! I ordered it and they filled my cup from a pitcher in the cooler… REALLY?
If you are driving by and want some Mexican food, go for it, but I wouldn’t go out of my way.

Meh. Late night taco joint bit wouldn’t search them out. Decent steak tacos… didn’t care much for the shredded chicken or hard chips. Did love the little selection of salas and spicy veggies — carrots are awesome. But unless in the area, won’t be eating here again… and it kinda shows — were pretty empty. Owner seems nice enough… but definitely not THE place to get tacos… but I never trust that advertisement anyway. Worth 3 stars. Clean… speedy and good for after some drinks

I haven’t had anything from El Hogar that I didn’t like. That being said they have sometimes messed up my order of a simple order of a steak taco with avocado (instead giving me a taco with ONLY avocado and one time a tortilla with lettuce). Other than that I’m willing to drive the 20 minutes to eat there.

This place is awesome! They deserve better reviews! People are so damn picky and give bad reviews because they feel like it. That’s so bogus! I travel from Sycamore to go to this place. This is some of the best Mexican food I’ve ever had! Yeah the place doesn’t look all that great but so what! It’s about the food not boohoo there’s no servers, you have to use plasticware, and it’s not up to my super high standards. Grow up people!!!

I am only rating this on El Hogar’s tacos only, since that is the only thing I ever get here. I love their shrimp tacos, which are grilled shrimp with avocado, cheese, sauce, lettuce and tomato. I also like their chicken tacos a lot. They use shredded chicken, which is very moist and flavorful. I go for the red hot sauce, as I’m not a big fan of the green sauce.
If you’re looking for a simple meal with friendly service and a little different taste, you should give this place a chance.

this review is only based on their horchata.
I got a large horchata for 1.75 and its really good.
go get some.

It’s Cinco de Mayo and like terrible Americans, the fiancé and I decided to go out in search of Mexican food. After reviewing our options on Unilocal,he chose El Hogar, which terrified me because I’ve driven by and, c’mon, the place looks like a shack run by Satan, weird fluorescent lights glowing from the windows all hours of the night and about 2 feet by 2 feet in total space. But alas, I love him (and tacos) so we tried it out.
It definitely wasn’t bad, but I have to say the overall shack-​like atmosphere did permeate into the interior — greasy, dumpy, unkempt kind of a place. The fiancé ordered the carne asada, and I got the chiles rellenos burrito. We sat down with our giant styrofoam cup drinks and waited for our food.
The food was fast and hot, and clearly freshly cooked. If I had ordered the carne asada, I’d have been PISSED. It was tough and completely unseasoned. Dom didn’t hate it, but left a lot of it uneaten in favor of the rice and beans. My burrito was REALLY flavorful but SO greasy that I felt kind of gross afterward. I ordered the «giant» size (don’t judge!) and wasn’t really overwhelmed by the Chipotle-​esque size. We ordered two churros after we ate because hello, churros! and they, too, were a little bland, but tasty enough.
Overall, if you’re looking for a fun restaurant with free chips and salsa and some semblance of atmosphere, skip this place. If you’re hungover as hell and want to indulge in some grease-​tastic mexi-​debauchery, then this is your spot. As for me, I probably won’t be back. Unless I take up a tequila problem, or decide I need saltless meat, STAT.

Good location, good hours, meh food.
Perhaps I’ve been spoiled by burrito sizes at other locations, but when they say «giant burrito,» I expected something huge. Thus, I opted for a mini burrito only to learn that I could easily have finished the regular size. Considering the price (which will most likely be more than what it says on the menu) and taste of the food though, you definitely have better options in the area.
They do have a (unnecessarily?) large parking lot and drive thru window though. Just don’t… go through the drive thru the wrong way…

This is at least the best and most authentic Mexican food I have stumble across in Naperville at least.
I was turned onto the place by a friend. She had been studying in Latin America for about a year and a half, we wanted to celebrate her coming back and we both had a craving for Mexican so she told me about this place for lunch.
The food was seasoned well, staff was extremely friendly, the free cup of soup was nice (I always get the black bean, it is amazing). I have never had anything greasey or that did not taste good on the menu. Although I am not much of a chicken person nor flautas, but the tamales and the roasted poblano are quite good!
… I just wish it wasn’t like playing russian roulette every time I ate here.
About half of the time I have eaten here, the food takes revenge and does terrible things to my body an hour later coughcough
I don’t understand this because I have never had this issue with any sort of food, especially Mexican food, before in my life. I consider myself to have a pretty strong stomach because I am always eating the more «interesting» things in life.
Just, this resturaunt…

A Naperville restaurant open really late. Awesome. Plus a drive thru… with a surprise. Just go through it, you’ll see.
A-​Ok Mexican food, hits the spot after a long night out. I had the chicken flautas. He had a chicken chimichunga. Pretty basic.