Okay... Tried this spot because I love tacos and they're really close by. The place is really clean and neat but they had just opened so that's to be expected. Had 4 tacos and an order of fries and they was very good, well seasoned and everything was nice and hot I only gave 3 stars it's not very good value for money. Although the tacos were good they're street sized tacos and almost $4 per is just not in the cards for me. Other places offer standard tacos for the same sometimes less. read more

I gave them 5 stars not because they're a five-star tier cuisine but the food is delicious and they're pretty consistent. I always have a good experience and they make chicharrones tacos! They're a 'mom-n-pop' run shop and I'm happy to support their business because the price is decent for the quality. Thanks Burrito Express read more

The prices for a burrito have gone up exponentially. Cheese is no longer included. If you would like to add cheese, it's an extra 1,95. So. Basically a 50% increase. I love to support local. You're not fooling anyone. Good luck. Long time fan, never again caller. read more

This place is mid at best and that's from someone who is called Burrito Joe from getting burritos so much, I wouldn't want to come here again after paying for that and I live in town, the meat seemed old like it was left out and didn't really have a good flavor, the burrito dinner and horchata came out to over $20 which is ridiculous, I can go downtown and get some real authentic five star food for cheaper, it's hard finding good Mexican food in the south suburbs. read more

Love burrito express. Been coming here for 10+ years. The food is real cheap - $2.95 for a chicken taco and they're loaded. The burritos are huge tho I haven't had one in a while so I can't speak to their deliciousness I remember them being pretty outstanding tho. It's a bit of a hole in the wall type place- small without frills which is one thing I love about it, but kinda makes it easy to forget about. Great people, quick service, and good food read more

Burrito Express - Grilled Chicken Taco - Mexican Near Me - Homewood, Illinois

East Chicago back alley tacos for north side yuppie prices bullshit ...the steak is greasy an chewy and for 10.62 a 40% increase not worth it go to Taco Bell read more

Burrito Express - This is a $10.63 greasy steak Burito...nope raised prices by 40% nope and then some - Mexican Near Me - Homewood, Illinois

I tried the chorizo torts and it was delicious and they had wonderful service. And the decorations were nice and the staff were just wonderful. read more

Burrito Express - Chorizo Torta - Mexican Near Me - Homewood, Illinois

The best tacos in the area. Meat is well seasoned. Rice and beans even very tasty. Service is polite and relatively fast. Establishment is very outdated and gloomy. I always order carry out. read more

Burrito Express - Taco dinner...2 steak and one al pastor... DELICIOUS!!!! - Mexican Near Me - Homewood, Illinois

Can't handle Cinco de Mayo Well, I just tasted a chicken flauta for the first time and it wasn't bad at all but.... Ordered: 2 steak flauta dinners cheese and lettuce only with fries One steak taco on corn cheese and lettuce only. One steak taco on corn onion and cilantro only. One chicken burrito no tomato. Received: 2 steak taco dinners cheese and lettuce only on flour. Possibly the chicken burrito. They told us to keep the tacos "on the house" and gave us chicken flautas ". No pics but ummm.... read more

Burrito express clearly has changed hands recently the new owners started out with shrimp tacos at $3.60 per taco a month later I guess it was going well they changed the price to four $4.50 Cent today I ordered two shrimp tacos it was over nine dollars they literally gave me three tiny shrimp. And they get the order wrong often. I personally will never step foot in the door again. It's unfortunate they came into a good thing and they're ruining it by doing a dis service to their customers. I remember the lines being out the door there's a reason why the place is empty now! Don't support businesses that aren't fair to their customers! Don't buy from burrito express! read more

An excellent meal for the price!! Anyone in the area looking for a quick genuine mexican meal should go here.

Burrito express is simply not on par with the other mexican places in this town. The service is just okay. There is definitely better options in homewood. For being called burrito express it was not a very good burrito and it was slow. read more

whoever was on lunch yesterday absolutely slayed our tacos and elote. it was truly delicious, flavors were immaculate. this will be our new go-to taco spot in the homewood area for sure read more

Burrito Express - Al Pastor Taco, Elote - Mexican Near Me - Homewood, Illinois

Great place. Only place to get Mexican food in the area. A few more words to satisfy yelp. read more

Burrito Express - Menu December 2021 - Mexican Near Me - Homewood, Illinois

I ordered steak nachos with fresh jalapeños. When I got home with my order, I got pickled jalapeños and they forgot the lettuce and the tomato from my order. So basically, I got some steak, cheddar cheese, dripped on it, sour cream, and pickled jalapeños. I called to complain about my order being wrong and I told them I wanted to return the product and get a refund. They told me that they do not do refunds even though the cook had screwed up many other orders that same day. The amount of food that I received for the price was not even proportionate. When they first opened, they were a good company. Now they take advantage of their customers and don't make things right when they are the ones who made the mistake. I give them zero stars. There are too many Mexican restaurants around now for them to act so selfishly. read more

These burritos had my boyfriend and I on the toilet NONSTOP. I don't know what is in them, but they are NOT friendly to the body.... and they weren't even that good! Especially for the price. Do not go here. I don't know if anyone has had the same experience. read more

Came here with a friend for lunch after he vouched for their food. We went during the lunch rush, so all the tables were packed, though turnover was good so we didnt have too long to get a seat. This unassuming little spot in downtown Homewood has some solid Mexican food! We ordered a steak platter with peppers and onions along with rice and refried beans. I ended up ordering extra beans because they were so good! Service was fine, and this place isn't fancy, but the food is worth a return trip. read more

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The absolute best place around for tacos..I always get the steak tacos on soft corn..The employees are always friendly and prompt..

Awful, awful, awful. Blandest food ever. Never going again. What a waste of money that was. Dry rice, awful refried beans. Just horrible. I don't know if they had a change during the pandemic but if so, it was for the worst. Had food there last year, I don't know what happened. read more

I get the steak and chicken tocos all the time when I'm stoned wit my friends . The employees are super friendly and the prices are great! Overall great spot! read more

Ironically Burrito Express has by far the best hamburgers in the area. Order ahead, walk in and right out.

Great food and carry out service. Dont be fooled because it's not extravagant, focus on the food! Excellent quality and price for family size orders. read more

The food is always good. Had a steak burrito and it was fresh and good. What impressed me today was the service. They we're pretty busy 12:30 lunchtime, but an extra person stepped up to the counter and took my order right away. I got my drink out of the cooler and before I got to my table, a waitress beat me there with chips and salsa. My napkin fell on the floor and before I could pick it up and sit back up, the waitress was handing me a new one. That was amazing. What more can you ask for? read more

Burrito Express - Mexican Near Me - Homewood, Illinois

Great steak tacos and steak fajitas, it's our local go to for Mexican takeout cuisine! Give it a try!

​After having a couple of bad experiences with them, such as leaving the requested sour cream off of a taco, I decided to give them another try. MY MISTAKE!! I ordered a chicken soft taco with sour cream, and two tamales. I was enjoying my tamale until I got to the third last piece, I saw a nasty piece of hair mixed in with the corn and meat. I won't do it again. read more

Huge burritos and delish chicken fajitas! I only selfishly wish they had homemade corn tortillas. We always order take out.. very affordable and quick cooking times. Something for everyone in the family read more

I was truly disappointed in this item. The rice and beans were good but the steak inside my chimichanga seemed old like it was frozen and then thawed out. It was super watery and greasy which made the entire thing fall apart. I was starving from not eating all day so I just eat the rice and beans and tortilla. I came here after trying their tacos which were pretty good. I probably won't go back again after this.. read more

Burrito Express - Steak chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Homewood, Illinois

$2 tacos that can most definitely not beat anywhere in this area. The food is authentic and the salsas are flavorful. The customer service is really great because even though they're busy they will make sure everything is good and you're taken care of! read more

Nasty as hell! OMG My job loves to order from here- but the food sucks! It's like warm slop all mixed together. No matter what you order- the food looks and tastes the same. Eww!! Yuck. Wish I could give them NO stars... I love Mexican food, this place is HORRIBLE. read more

Seriously, I find that most people have a very skewed idea of what Mexican should taste like, most of which are extremely Americanized. That said, Burrito Express is your best bang for your buck, the Birria is fantastic, there salsa and hot sauces are authentic and delicious, and the staff are quite pleasant. This is a very "at home" place in an older building, but don't be fooled by ignorant pallets, try it for yourself! P.S. The Horchata is actually pretty good.... read more

Conveniently located in downtown Homewood just across the street from the local library, Burrito Express is a conveniently located mostly-Mexican restaurant. Aside from the standard fare of tacos, burritos, and the like, they serve a handful of more generic dishes such as hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, and fish. Despite a diverse menu and friendly staff, the food at Burrito Express is sorely lacking. Although they start promising with pretty good chips and salsa, the meals were not pleasing. I had a cheese quesadilla dinner, with pretty awful quesadillas soaking in grease that dripped everywhere. The rice was flavorless and bland, and the beans were overwhelmingly mediocre. There was a minor bright spot in the hot sauce, but I was overall displeased with my meal. Based on anecdotal evidence from someone who joined me, the meat is pretty gross. The steak burrito was mediocre, with the meat being overly fatty and greasy, making for a pretty unpleasing burrito. Although it isn't the worst Mexican food I have ever had, I won't be at Burrito Express again, being that the much better Burrito Station is only a mile away. read more

Not sure why this place is only rated 3 stars (at the time of this review). I grew up in Northern California (and went to college in Southern California) and I think the food here is positively delicious. Hole-in-the-wall feel, positively delicious tacos, legit horchata, service was nothing to complain about either. On my last visit, I got lamb tacos and al pastor tacos, and felt like they knocked it out of the park! Haven't tried anything else, but I'm definitely coming back to sample more of the menu. read more

I haven't had Mexican food in a very long time. My sister and I were in the area and decided to pay a visit. Inside was nice and clean with your basic Latin decor, not much else. Waitresses looked unhappy. Now the food was a different matter. Upon seating, we were given chips and salsa. That gets one star. I ordered a chicken chimichunga dinner with a corn in a cup (corn mixed with mayo, hot spice, and cheese sprinkled on top - served in a paper cup) and my sister ordered two beef tamales. The server brought my corn in a cup, not in a cup, but on plate. The corn on a plate wasn't to bad so it gets one star. My sister's beef tamales were bad. Small and hardly not worth it to appease a hungry appetite. My response to sum up how bad they were: "where's the beef?" The tamales were so laughingly pathetic, that the tamales sold at Food4less in Chicago Heights are better. Lastly, the chimichunga dinner. The dinner came with the standard boxed spanish rice with zero flavor and sodium enriched refried beans with a small speck of cheese sprinkled on top. The outside of the chimichunga was nice and crispy. Cutting open the chimichunga it didn't even look fresh at all but like pig slop. It looked like they took a few days old burrito and just quickly deep fried it, hence the name "burrito express". There wasn't that much filling to begin with let alone the lack of chicken and the over abundance of deep fried tortilla. Soggy lettuce, beans, rice, a few chicken pieces, cheese, a huge tablespoon of salt and (no sour cream?) .....definitely not worth 9.25 Over all, i wish I would of just bought taco bell instead. At least I know it's not real mexican. But this place, who are you fooling? Wouldn't recommend. read more

I purchased 3 beef tacos from burrito express. The meat tasted gamey as if it was some other kind of meat that was made to look like ground beef. I won't return there. I will go to taco bell before I ever purchase food at Burrito Express. These mom and pop businesses are trying to make that dollar stretch in this pandemic by serving poor man meat as if we are a third world country. That wasn't ground beef. read more

Still wish the menu was bigger but it's my go to for Mexican food. The chilaquiles in salsa verde are superb!

For $2.50 a taco I expect a regular size taco and not a street size taco. The food is good but they are over charging! Literally only two bites out of each taco. read more

Yikes. Grease, grease and more grease. I know when you order cheese quesadillas it's to be expected, but not the quantities that were literally oozing out of the ones I got here. Very lackluster service, which matched the equally lackluster food. A friend who was dining with me had a steak burrito with steak that left a lot to be desired. Very fatty and gristly. Eww. With the myriad of choices for Mexican cuisine in the south suburbs, there is no reason why I would ever feel compelled to pay Burrito Express a return visit. read more

This is authentic food. Steak tacos are the best I've had and the horchata (rice milk) is fresh and delicious. read more

Burrito Express - Mexican Near Me - Homewood, Illinois

LOL I'm stating facts- DO NOT GO HERE PAST 2PM. Food after that time period is so salty you'll throw it away because they re-use the same oil/grease ALL day. They do not change it until a new day. read more

This place was soo delicious. I love Mexican food so I was excited to try this out, as I have been meaning to for a while. I ordered 2 steak tacos and a steak sope, along with rice and beans. The food was cooked perfectly, and tasted amazing. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is because I ordered and paid for a horchata and did not receive it. Although, it's also my fault for not realizing before leaving. Anyways--I will be returning!! read more