This is the best Mexican restaurant in the area. Their salsa and spices are very real compared to most Mexican restaurants in the area. Many places from Fox River Grove through Crystal Lake have received the 'Best of the Fox' award and their food tastes flavorless in comparison to Cuco's. read more

Good and relatively cheap Mexican food. The Sombrero in nearby Fox River Grove is better but also more expensive. Avoid this place during the week around noon during the school year as it becomes jammed with Cary-Grove students and the waits get long. read more

I have not had a burrito and taco this good since the last time I ate at my favorite Mexican growing up. The rice and beans were perfect, pork taco was great and the King burrito was amazing. The hot sauce is actually amazing hot sauce and not that vegetable hot soup those other places give you. If you have not tried this place it is a must go. My order was complete within five minutes and I was out the door. The staff that helped me was ver incredibly nice as well. read more

Delicious!!! It's always super busy do a wait can be expected. Food seems more traditional and is always good. One of my favorites for take out. read more

Finally real Mexican food in Cary. I have been to this place about five times now and have never been let down. I am a taco person and have tried them all. These are smallest taco's priced right and are very flavorful. I have also had a great tamale, fantastic enchiladas and more. I will be back to savor more of the items they have on a very extensive menu. This is not a fancy restaurant but it has solid Mexican food. read more

I have to say, food was very good. They have plain beef taco meat which my fiance likes, I had steak taco dinner and horchata. The steak was very well seasoned, not salty like el burrito thank god. Very tender, great steak tacos. The horchata was excellent. The girl at counter taking orders, very nice. Now, if only they start delivering would be great. Def will be back. read more

I didn't find the food here to be appetizing at all. I threw away my enchiladas after a few bites.

We are huge fans of El Sombrero in Fox River Grove and are very picky about our Mexican food, but Cuco's definitely gives them a run for their money. It's closer to us so we've been going to Cuco's more, but shhhhh don't tell El Sombrero! :-) read more

I had to visit one of our offices out in Cary and decided it felt like a Mexican kind of day for lunch. I came across this place and any business with a donkey on the door grabs your attention. Very clean and nice inside, placed my order at the counter and they brought me out chips and salsa, followed by my food. Had a few TVs on so got to catch some Criminal Minds while I ate my lunch. While the look of the place made me think this might be a little more Americanized, the food ended up tasting fantastic. I got steak tacos with cilantro and onion on them and french fries (not knowing about the chips & salsa coming to me) and left very full. I would definitely come back here next time I'm in the area. read more

I do a lot of reviews when I'm on the road but often forget when I'm home. I know when traveling how handy the reviews of the local people can be when picking a place to eat. Easy to miss this place because the mall it's in doesn't face the road. It's in the same lot as the Cary Inn restaurant. I have been eating here since they opened and have enjoyed everything. I've never been a big taco guy but ordered a pork taco with onions and cilantro one day along with my meal and wow. I have been eating pork tacos ever since. Squeeze on some fresh lime and look out!!! read more

They have really great prices. My Bistec Ala Mexicana was only $10 and a medium horchata was 1.65. The portion of my meal was decent. It came with sour cream, guacamole, rice, beans, and tortillas. The steak is cooked well, but could use some more flavor. Most of what I'm tasting is the jalapeño, not bad, but I've had better steak (why this place isn't getting my full 5-star vote). I'll definitely be coming back to try their other menu options. read more

I work close by so I go here for lunch. It's not the best, but it's damn good, reasonably priced, and the best I have found in the area close enough to grab it for lunch and still make it back to work on time. No complaints and would recommend for a very tasty meal. read more

I absolutely love this place and they have phenomenal food! My dad and I come here all the way from round lake just to get their tacos. Only reason for a 4/5 is they messed up my girlfriend's order and put onions on her taco when she requested no onions. read more

Just went here for lunch with my husband. I got chorizo tostadas and he got a steak burrito. Prices were very low. We got two meals and drinks for $13. Food quality was suberb. Authentic Mexican food. Well spiced, fresh and delicious. Staff was extremely friendly. I love Mexican food and am so happy to have found this hidden gem close to home read more

Have been there many many times and never had a bad experience dining in our eating out. They gave a great punchcard rewards program. And their food is always fresh and tasty! One of the best Mexican restaurants around here without a doubt. read more

The cochinita pibil dish wasn't real cochinita pibil, it was mediocre. Burritos are ok, but the meat were very bad quality.

First time here i had a california steak burrito and chilaquiles . Very good and the price is fair enough they cashier is friendly and very helpful so the cooks they even offre chiles en vinagre . is worth it. Definitely I'm coming back. read more

Amazing food! Personally I have been to several local Mexican restaurants to find the perfect burrito and perfect margarita and they have both here. You can either get a queen or a king size burrito and make it dinner with the beans and rice for less than $6-$8. Perfect portions. The margarita I got there was huge as well. The environment was also super laxed here (I'd compare to noodles & co.) makes perfect for a nice cheep quick lunch or dinner with your friends or family. read more

Be aware my stars are based on the meal and not the service, experience or atmosphere.... Being a lover of Mexican food and being a local Cary resident I was quite happy to learn this was opening up a couple of years ago. I visited here a week after it opened and was disappointed. I usually initially gauge a Mexican restaurant on their steak. I felt it to be very bland and chewy. It was their first couple weeks so I gave the benefit of the doubt, fair enough. I've since been here three times. I have to say that the services is quick and the prices are very fair. However, the menu lacks combinations or lunch specials. The menu to me seems to be limited in it's variety mainly focusing on burritos (fair enough the place is called Cuco's Burrito which just makes it a burrito joint and not an authentic place such as Pueblos or El Moline). So to compare this to small "burrito joints" this place is just average. I come here out of convince if I'm pressed for time since it's close. But the last couple of meals I've said to myself "won't get this again". I'm having the King Beef Burrito Suzio. For a place like this I expect a load of cheese on top and there's hardly any except for their watery ranchero sauce which there's a lot of. In fact, the inside contains no cheese although they include in their other burritos. This meal is very wet. Too much sour cream and lettuce inside is a bit wilted. Too messy for me. By the way, where's the cilantro. Not offered anywhere. When I do return for convenience I will try something else until I find what I like. I hope this place improves as I support local business' especially in my home town. read more

Friends have recommended we try this place. We grabbed some rice and beans to go the other day and loved it! We are pretty particular when it comes to rice and beans and they did a great job. Can't wait to go back for the rest of the menu. I wanted to at least give a shoutout for the little bit of food we had. We will be back! read more

A great spot for takeout Mexican. Portions were great especially for the price. Large steak burrito dinner was around $8. Not much of an atmosphere inside the place. But for takeout I will be a repeat customer. And their horchata was delicious as well. read more

We love Cucos! The steak tacos are fantastic...as are the fish tacos. We love that our little town of Cary has this great restaurant...with a great family who owns it! read more

Really pleased. I had the king bean burrito dinner and it was really flavorful and made quickly. Everyone we went with loved their food. The only negative was the long lunch line to order food...but with delicious burritos I guess that's inevitable. The price was great and I can't wait to go back. read more

For a steak burrito and it was one of the best I've had in a while. Really nice spot, easy to get to

I frequent this establishment as it is convenient and fast. Every time I leave I always ask myself why I waisted my money again. The servers are ignorant if they don't like you, which is bad customer service. I always try and be pleasant so I cannot understand why they treat me this way. They talk in Spanish about you and I know they are saying nasty things as I understand much of the Spanish language. This would be very much more acceptable (but still wrong) if they had somewhat good food. Their food is bland, it doesn't taste like Mexican food not to mention most of the times I've eaten here the food tastes old. Mexican food usually includes cilantro, I have never seen any cilantro on any of my food. Their burritos are tiny compared to other burrito places claiming to have a giant burrito. If you ask for extra condiments they act as though you are robbing them. I have given this place their last chance and will never give them any more business. I feel they owe me money for the amount of money I waisted here over the past year. Please people take my advice do not waist your time or money on this garbage establishment. If you decide to try for yourself I wish you the best of luck because I have yet to have an experience where I felt satisfied in a little over a year of subjecting myself to this torture read more

Very good quick food.. Have had the burritos many time always come out good. Staff is Very friendly!

I've eaten and ordered here many times. I never try and give negative reviews about a company but this has happened every time I have ordered take out. The food here is decent, nothing extra ordinary but definitely horrible . I order food for my entire family and usually spend about $50.00+ dollars this includes ordering a beer every time while I'm waiting for my food to be finished. When they call my number they ask if I would like any sauce. I tell them the amount of sauce I want which amounts to 3 sauces per meal which is barley enough as we all love making sure our food all has sauce on it when we eat it. It never fails they always give me half of what I ask for, this is not good practice. They do not even tell me, they just put whatever they want in the bag and wait for me to find out when I get home and realize our meal is ruined. I will never give this establishment another dime of my money. They could at least tell me they would need to charge an extra .25 or whatever per sauce instead of being deceiving like this. Last dime I spend here, I hope the sauce and deceit was worth losing a customer over. I am not the only one with this complaint either, I know a lot of people in the town who say the same exact thing. So long Cuco, way to much competition out there to treat loyal customers this way. read more

Some of the best Mexican food in McHenry County. Dinning in has always been a great experience. Vastly underrated.

Service was fast, efficient, & friendly. Guacamole and burritos were great. Salsa & Al Pastor very spicy. The prices are affordable! Highly recommend! read more

first time i went right after they opened, was not real impressed, but have gone a few times since and they have greatly improved service and food. Have gone there for lunch several times now, good portions for the price. read more

When this place first opened they were delicious but my last experience was absolutely awful. I normally get their al pastor tacos and the meat was all fat on it and the tortillas tasted like they were sitting out for days. I couldn't even finish it it was terrible. Its sad because we used to eat here often. read more

YUMMY!!! The service was fast and friendly. The food was fresh, perfectly cooked and light. I would Def recommend the fish and steak tacos

Finally great Mexican food in Cary! I ate here two days in a row, both days food was great! Tacos are yummy (a little shy on the tomato though) Tamales are yummy too. Beans and rice were also very good, my daughter ate her rice and then mine! Staff is very friendly and welcoming. Hope they do well here. Heard thet might get their liquor license, that would be the icing on the cake! Margaritas!! read more

It is perfection every time. Un Real! The people couldn't be more nice and the food is delicious! I am a BIG FAN!

Love this place! Great Mexican flavor at a very good price. Must try if your in Cary, Fox River Grove or Crystal Lake area.

I got the queen steak burrito meal and hubby got tacos w avocado. Meal came w chips and salsa. DELISH!!!

If I could give this restaurant 10 stars, I would. They are by far our family's favorite Mexican restaurant! The spicy shrimp is delicious, the fish tacos are absolutely scrumptious, and my wife swears by the steak taco meal. My kids love the chips that come with the meal, and the atmosphere is quaint and family-friendly. We couldn't ask for a better restaurant! When I asked my daughter where she wanted to go for daddy date night, she said the Mexican restaurant! We eat there once a week and have for about a year now. I've never once been disappointed. If you like true Mexican food, this restaurant is for you! read more

soo good try to go there every chance i get i wouldn't judge by how it looks i was surprised of how many people i saw go in and out !

Another great find! I was warned in advance there would be a line to order but also that their turnaround was incredibly quick, enough so that I was in & out the door within 10 minutes. Great food, very fresh, tasty salsa, & the bill was cheap! Guacamole was so-so but both burritos were awesome, so were the chorizo quesadillas & horchata... read more

We've only had pickup but it always seems to be busy there when we order. In and out and the food is so fantastic. HUGE burritos and definitely my #1 choice for authentic local Mexican. YUM! read more