Checked out this pretty small Mexican restaurant in Alsip. It doesn't look like much from the inside or outside. Burrito Alegre is one of these hole in the wall places that usually isn't busy. Has pretty limited food choices. The prices are okay for this it seems. Be sure to have the correct expectations. It's nothing fancy. This is seriously a bare bones type of place. Has limited options. There's no margaritas or any other alcoholic beverages, so this part about it sucks. It's about $2 for Jarritos. There's also some other kinds of pop. Food is limited. It's about $3 for Chips And Salsa. A lot of the menu is meaty. There's tacos with beef and pork. Even though it's not much it's still okay for a pretty authentic experience. It's located just off Pulaski. They close pretty early so it's not a late night kind of thing. read more

Burrito Alegre - Jarritos With Chips And Salsa - Mexican Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

Food is great but the service is terrible. I've been coming here for years and the main cashier/host is rude and unfriendly and treats black people with a sense of disdain. I went to the restaurant on Saturday May 23rd 2026. 4:30pm. Hours are listed that the business is open from 8AM-5PM. I go into the restaurant and there is a table of people eating and talking. The host comes out and says "we're closed." I inform her that the sign outside is blinking "OPEN", door is unlocked. She says "we're closed" and tosses her hands up in the air. I leave and with a table of customers still inside she follows me and locks the door. So you close at 4:30....with a table of people inside eating. Open til 5PM but somehow you close randomly. This type of behavior isn't the first incident. read more

Stopped in this little hole in the wall not expecting much. Omg was the food great. We had chicken, pastor and chorizo tacos. One was better than the next. Chips and salsa also were great. Chips are warm and fresh. read more

Is fajitas and tacos the service is amazing. The food is high-quality. The service are very nice and friendly. They bring all the food out to your table, custom-made hot and fresh order highly highly recommend and in addition to that the prices are amazing. read more

Family owned... watched their kids grow up. The atmosphere and food is good. My fav is the chicken Tacos on flour a d the steak burrito

I think the food here is very tasty. Minus one star because they aren't always open when they should be. I came here on three separate occasions when they should've been open and they weren't. read more

Cute little family owned Burrito Joint. The food is good and consistent. I've never been disappointed by this shop. Lots of lovely plants and cacti in the front window. They also have a Ms PAC Man upright game. read more

Burrito Alegre - two boxes of cremetto biscuits - Mexican Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

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This place has the best chiliquilies Verdes! I get mine with either 2 or 3 eggs. Always on top. Served with rice and beans. It is the best! read more

When my husband and I went there for dinner yonight, I saw a hugh cochroach and when I brought it to the attention of the cashier, she did absolutely nothing. They didn't even apologize or give us anything off our meal. I lost my appetite anyway. I guess they use them to flavor the good (See picture). read more

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Not the best Mexican food I've had but it's good! Fast service, clean, and friendly staff! I recommend the chicken tacos on corn shell! My fave along with chicken tamales when they have them! read more

Burrito Alegre - Ordering station - Mexican Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

The tacos are FAB! I got 1 chicken, 1 pork and 1 steak and all were so darn good. I only paid $10 and that included a coke too (and free chips). I will definitely be back. read more

I just had carryout barbacoa & it was awesome! Hope to sneak in for lunch one of these days soon. read more

My wife and I were on an all day road trip from Madison, Wisconsin to Detroit, Michigan and were very pleased with the quality of our burrito al pastor. It had some subtle, remarkable seasonings. This is a clean, happy, order-at-the-counter, family-run place. Food quality is nearly perfect. Ambience shows a woman's touch I think: it's very homey, full of interesting plants, humble but handsome. One note, be prepared to see some folks on the streets here who are a little down on their luck. Still, Burrito Alegre was totally worth pulling a mile (at most) off of I-294; it basically made our day. read more

This is 2019 I shouldn't have to try to dig up a menu online. I called to ask if they have an online menu/ or at least a social media menu to see what they offer as well as pricing, cashier told me "no no menu." I asked if she could fax me a menu so that I can place an order, she told me to hold on the phone, after 6 minutes of holding I hung up called back twice with no answer. If this is how you treat customers by not answering a phone call that is horrible customer service. I mean what business doesn't have a fax machine or an online menu now a days? Horrible!!! read more

I finally found out how the lamb is cooked. It's barbacoa, which generally means slow cooked over an open fire. Barbecue is actually derived from barbacoa. Generally beef is used for this, but here, they use lamb, and it's spectacular. Just make sure to call ahead if you're in a hurry, 15 minute waits are common! read more

Closed- Please keep hours posted outside of Door or a note. Google shows that u guys Are open. It's common sense and courtesy of the customer. read more

Great tacos! The Steak is flavorful, the Chicken is good, the Al Pastor (Marinated pork) is GREAT! The Chorizo is good, and the Guac is good too! Be warned...if you go during peak lunch...12 - 1p you WILL wait. I go around 1130 or after 1p. read more

My grandparents and I love eating there tasty food. The bestest mexican joint in alsip by far. Barbacua tacos are the best !!

They have lots of plants in the window and hanging around. and great tacos. and wonderful salsa. i dont like how huge their chunks of chicken are though in the enchiladas (yes i just complained about a food being too big!) but theyre tasty as well. also, during the lunch hours it has taken way too long to get your order filled - maybe they have a very small kitchen or not enough help, but 35 minutes for 3 tacos is too long, especially when youre at work and dont have time to sit around. the girls up front are always nice....i always look forward to going to this "hole in the wall"! if theyd take that giant old (non-working) tv out, it would open it up a little, making it seem less crowded. read more

Cheap tasty Mexican food best compared to anywhere nearby!!! A burrito for less than 5$ bucks I'm game I haven't been here in probably two years but not much has changed my only suggestion to the owner would be freshen up the front window it always looks like an Asian plant shop in the front and seems very odd to me if the place was named cactus burritos maybe it'd make more sense but nope it's burrito Allegre haha read more

I was hoping for more. It was alright, not bad, just not outstanding. Very cliche rice and beans, chips and salsa were ok, people were very nice. I had the lamb taco, crane Asada taco and carnitas, all of them ok. Just didn't feel there was the long slow cook process with good spices and sauces read more

Burrito Alegre - Counter where u order - Mexican Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

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Visited (02-23) after co-workers recommended. I order a chicken Gordita and 2 chicken tacos while my friend ordered 2 steak tacos. I thought these were the most tasteless tacos I have ever had. Seriously, how can you mess up a taco? Meat was not seasoned and food was made sloppy and filled with lettuce. Sauce was grossMy friend shared that her steak tacos tasted like sausages. Woke up the next day sick due to this food. Will not return/ recommend. read more

Don't listen to the reviews that don't know a real Taco from Taco Bell. This place has excellent food and super hot excellent Salsa. Probably the best Salsa on the southside! They may be a little slow on preparing your food during a lunch rush but it is worth the wait! A+++++ in my book! It is in my Top 5 fav Mexican joints! read more

This place is good if u want a quick bite or a quick lunch. The cashier Marisol was amazing! Great smile and great service. Properly introduced her self and took my order perfectly. But... the food was ok today, they had no avocado, cook seemed like he didn't care much about the food and some old lady walking around just kept meaning mugging me. Made me feel uncomfortable. I would go back only cus the cashier made me feel comfortable to eat there again. read more

I got the burrito , it was moist and tasted good. Smaller than the standard size burrito, but probably better tasting. Price is good on the menu, but I got a mixture of steak and chicken, and seems I was charged extra 2 dollars. No problem, I like the the burrito ! Honestly all authentic Mexican fast food places are par with each other, and this one is as good as any other burrito place! They are better tasting but on the smaller size. I'm still hungry after eating the whole burrito, and usually I have some left over at other places. read more

I am literally sitting in the restaurant right now. I have never waited or Mexican good so long in my life. I hope it's worth it. This is shameful waited 50 minutes for a taco dinner UPDATE I finally got my food there's is now way it should take that long and the food is not amazing. I'm so disappointed I will never go back there again. This was shameful. read more

I've been patronizing this place for years, even back in the day when it was Dos Amigo's. Guys, your food is great, please get more help during lunch!!!!!! Time is precious and my entire lunch break was consumed by the time it took to pay for my lunch. Luv your place still, but c'mon. Please improve the lunch time wait, hire more staff read more

My son loves the burritos here. Whenever we are in the area he requests we go for lunch. They are delicious. I always get steak which is very good. My son has had the beef, the chicken, and the chorizo, and he liked all of them, but thought the chorizo was a little too spicy, and couldn't finish the entire burrito. But these burritos are enormous! Whenever I get a burrito here I am done eating for the day. I have also gotten steak tacos, and chicken flautas, which were tasty as well. I don't recommend taking home flautas though, eat them there while they're fresh as they don't hold up well as leftovers. The platter has 4 flautas with rice, beans, lettuce, and tomatoes; if you eat the flautas and get full take home the sides and garnish? That's what I'd suggest. So everything we've ever had here is yummy, highly recommended. read more

First let me say the food is very good. The portions are sizeable and filling. You get a good value for portion and flavor. The décore is ok for a small place and a decent amount of seating. Downside is the long wait for food during the lunch break, so allow some time. read more

Very fast service and the chicken tacos had great flavor. Authentic Mexican food. We ate in and we loved looking at all the different plants! read more

This place is the best for a nice taco. Their steak tacos are amazing and filled with so much flavor. They are generous with the ingredients and the food is always fresh & hot. Great for dine in & take out. Love this place, oh and their prices are pocket friendly. read more

I've been going here for 12 years. I've slowed down the past couple of years due to the lunch time slowness. You know most of your patrons omw at this time just get help doe 2 hours. Food is great, well the steak is, service is slow, answer the phone so I can call in. Cashier is always pleasant. read more

Good food, but be prepared to walk away hungry if the chef messes up your order and you come back to have it re-made. It happened to me, after waiting 15 minutes for my food to be re-made, the girl came out and said she was sorry, but the cook "didn't feel like" making my food, he was too busy. There was no one else in the place. I almost laughed when she asked if I wanted my money back. read more

I thought from the reviews this place would've been really good, boy was I wrong I ordered a veggie burrito it was bland and stuffed with lettuce and sour cream and to top it off my tortilla was burned. My fiancé got a torta the meat tasted like it's been used over and and very overcooked. I Don't recommend this place read more

Like any self respecting Chicagoan, I eat a ton of Mexican food. Like gross quantities a lot. With that on the table these tacos are a solid 8.5/10. I'd say better than just about anywhere though. Now the burrito? Best in chicago, best in my life. Best burrito in my life, let me be clear. Best in my life. Dine in, get it fresh and hot, be blown away. read more

Tacos are very good and food came out quickly. Customer service was good and I will definitely be back!!!!

OK so we come to this Mexican restaurant alot, the food is always good. Today we come here for lunch and we order two enchiladas dinners. The restaurant started getting busy with the lunch crowds. We waited for our order that never came out so Lauretta asked the waitress what the hold up was, she said the cook messed up the order so he had to redo it but the grill was full so it would take 10 minutes. No problem. 15 minutes later the waitress came out with our money and said the cook messed our order up again and now didn't want to cook it. In other word you have to leave. Reluctantly we left but I was very upset that one of our favorite restaurants treated us like this. I want to kick the cooks ass. Never will we go there again. Terrible customer services read more

It used to be are go to Mexican food joint but now they're getting cheap. They never have bread for tortas and they put more beans than meat on there. In the menu it states that the tortas come with avocado but it's been plenty of times that they don't. Just not the same quality as it used to have. read more

This place has the best tacos I have ever tasted. Everything I try is the best thing I have ever had. One day i was in line and someone suggested chicken tacos to me, and I never order chicken, but it was the best chicken taco I ever had. I recently had the tacos al pastor, and I cannot describe into words how good they were. There isnt anything too fancy about the decor, but the food is incredible! read more

NEVER will I walk in this place again. Ordered 3 steak tacos and apparently a cockroach was an extra ingredient. Place is no good to be in business. read more