Mi Familia

This is without a doubt my favorite Mexican place of all time.
This is your typical no-​frills-​adjacent-​to-​a-​grocery-​store Mexican eatery. The interior is simple, yet authentic. As of late, this place is boasting more plants and Lady of Guadalupe candles.
First, the homemade chips: AMAZING! So buttery and fresh. And it is served with two different salsas: a red and a green. What I really like about this place, is that the salsa is very different depending on who made it for that day. I’ve come here many times while I was a student at Bradley University, and the salsas were rarely the same (minus the always consistent red and green colors).
I am always a fan of the burrito. Only $ 5 (used to be $ 4, but this place does have to survive somehow) for a huge, authentic burrito. No need to order sides: this thing is HUGE and tasty. But I’ve also had the tacos, sopes, nachos, huevos rancheros, and almost anything else they offer here. All amazing.
I recently came here with my girlfriend, stuffed our faces until we were full beyond belief (or at least me), and it was $ 15.60 for the both of us. I ended up leaving a 40% tip, because I felt anything less was robbery.
Overall, don’t let the shady location scare you away. Inside lies a real treat!

My family got sick from eating at this place. Not clean. Food is ok but I’ve had better. I can’t go again. Service is unprofessional as well.

Excellent and very authentic Mexican food. Very, very low key. I had the taco dinner, my son a burrito dinner with Mexican sausage & my daughter had a burrito dinner with steak. They were HUGE portions and came with beans (with cheese) and rice. Wonderful flavor and cooked to order. We had enough to take home and eat that evening. The total cost for the 3 dinners (with drink & tip) was only $ 26! While I was there, there was a continuous flow of customers coming in to eat or having take-​out.

TLDR: Wow, proper Mexican food in P-​town. Try the chile rellanos– it’s real! Beans are über tasty, too.
I just moved from San Diego, mecca of cheap, tasty, REAL Mexican food. I have this secret that I totally judge Mexican places on their beans and chile rellenos.
Since I’ve come here, I’ve tried Jalapenos and Good Tequilas. I really don’t know what possesses these restaurants to add ground beef to their chile rellanos, but THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!! A proper chile rellenos is a WHOLE chile, stuffed with cheese, breaded and deep fried with red sauce on top. Good Tequilas on Glen Ave gave me a whole chile, stuffed with cheesy ground beef, fried and served w/​out sauce. Jalapenos in the Metro Centre gave me the poorest excuse of chile rellano I’ve ever tried: two spoonfuls of meat covered in cheese, with a square inch of chile on top. L-​O-​FREAKING-​L. I’m telling you: you can absolutely judge the authenticity and tastiness of a Mexican’s place’s food by the chile rellano!
ANYWHO ONTO MY FOOD FROM MI FAMILIA:
As you might have guessed, I got the chile rellano meal. It came with two chiles, cooked correctly, with red sauce, a side of beans and rice, and tortillas. Chile rellano: 8.5÷10, beans: 8/​10, rice: ⁵⁄₁₀ (does anyone really LOVE this stuff?). Try it, you won’t be disappointed!

OMG. This place is so good. Every time I come here I get steak tacos with cilantro & onion. They make their guacamole in house, and it is amazing. They also fresh fry their tortilla chips in house. My husband swears by their carne asada burrito. We live in San Diego now but we were regulars when we lived here. The food stands up to the Mexican food we can get there. It’s actually better than most we can get there.

Best Mexican food in town. Just wish they were open all night.

Really great authentic Mexican. Honestly the best I’ve had outside of Chicago. Have been there probably 15 – 20 times over lunch hour. I’ve only tried the steak tacos and the torta sandwich but both are freakin amazing. The neighborhood isn’t the best… But the food is definitely worth it. Tiny place with very little seating, so I probably wouldn’t take my family (kids) there. But still one of my favorite places to eat in town

I think I’ve tried everywhere, and this is my favorite Mexican food restaurant in the Peoria area.
Americanized Mexican food restaurants have their place, but if you want something closer to real Mexican cuisine, you have to get in here.
I fell in love with the small and modest but excellent Mexican food restaurants sprinkled about Chicago, and Mi Familia nails that better than any other around here for me. The free corn tortilla chips and two different kinds of salsa (red and hot green) are freshly homemade and already delicious. If you’re on a budget, the vegetarian burrito is substantial, tasty, and only $ 4!
Bail on restaurants like Jalapeño’s, Los Jimadores, and Good Tequila’s… Check out Mi Familia and your tastebuds, stomach, and wallet will all thank you for it.

If you want authentic Mexican food, this is the place. The dining area is small but clean and orderly. The staff seems to barely speak English, but they know how to put together and order of delicious tacos!
Connected to the restaurant is a Mexican grocery. The same review applies. I love this tiny shop, and although I don’t buy much fresh meat there, the chorizo is very good and they will always have typical Mexican produce and other products.