When I review restaurants, I am often asked about the food, the service, and the ambience. First,…read moreI'll start with the last - ambience. This restaurant is well decorated and taken care of. When you arrive at the large expeditious parking area and you come inside, immediately you feel like you are in an authentic Mexican environment, complete with natural native music - at the proper volume level. Next, service, since I speak Spanish, I enjoy speaking with the staff, however, they treat everyone in a cordial manner. My wait for food to arrive on the table was normal, and I did not see anyone complaining. Finally, the delicious filling food is excellent, and again, I hate to use the word redundantly but, it is very authentic and properly spiced. I have had the taco salad in both chicken and beef, which unlike many others, has more than enough sour cream and guacamole to enhance the dish. Today I opted for an appetizer, the shrimp cocktail. This dish is rather deceiving. You only see four shrimp on top, garnished by lime slices. However, in the sweet relish sauce, you will find more tender fresh plump shrimp. A wonderful beautiful cool dish for a hot day. I would encourage everyone to come by and not only enjoy the restaurant, but the magnificent view of the largest man-made lake in Illinois - Carlyle Lake. Next time, I am going to have the combination shrimp, steak, and chicken tropical pina fajita served on a pineapple half, or maybe, perhaps the Pollo Fiesta. We shall see. Until then "Tener un apetito agradable!"

Good street tacos Especially the pork. I love when there's a…read morelittle bit of char on my meat Service was good

10 out of 10! Great food, great drinks, great service. Highly recommend. Stop by and try the…read moremargarita flight!

Decent Mexican food. Not the best in the area, but honestly pretty good. And the colorful decor is…read morefun.

This is a great small town find! They are the typical run of the mill Mexican grocery. They have…read moreall of the hard to find mexican ingredients, herbs and spices. They usually have a smal but good quality vegetable selection. Count on Avacados, tomatoes, and cilantro being there at least. The lady that runs it will give you great hints on how to make AWESOME Mexican food. One night I was in there, and she came out with a type of Spanish Rice to try. I do not care for Mexican or Spanish Rice, but not wanting to be rude I go ahead and eat it. I had a mini food orgasm! It was delicious. I asked for the recipe and she gave it to me. I now make great Spanish Rice! The same lady makes all of her own bakery products. I do not know the name of the pineapple filled turnover she makes, but I imagine it is LOS ORGASMOS! (Plural because you will become multi-orgasmic) One the weekends they have La tienda fare (tamales, tacos, menudo, etc.) I have only had the Tamales and they were incredible! This is really a place you should try out!!!

Awesome little place in an out of the way corner of Carlyle. The food was delicious and fresh! Try…read moretheir hot sauce if you like it hot. It was amazing!!

DONT EAT HERE!!! food was cold, queso was watery, it took forever to get someone's attention. we…read morehad to go up to the desk to get someone. chicken was soggy, chips were hard and stale...paid 80 dollars for a cold and nasty meal!!! should've went to mcdonald's or made something at home!!! 10/10 don't recommend DISGUSTING!!!!!

Delish Mexican food. Had the chimichanga and it was amazing would come again. Service was fast and…read morefriendly.

Trivia time: What do you call a place that pre-makes its food, has mariachi music playing,…read morewaitstaff that don't speak very good English and has Corona signs all over? Ding, ding, ding. The average Mexican restaurant. And Don Ole is just that. The food's not bad, or that great. If you want Mexican food in Highland but no Taco Bell, Don Ole is for you. And if that doesn't satisfy, I hope you don't mind driving to Edwardsville and O'Fallon (IL) for more selections. I remember when the place was a gas station (for real!). The bathrooms could use some fixing.

Oh my gosh my son and I went there today and it was awful we spent $40 I couldn't eat my food it…read morewas awful . There was spaghetti sauce on a burrito with Parmesan cheese. It was bad. So bad.!!

Little establishment in a small town with a big menu. This was a decent Mexican restaurant with a…read morehuge selection of dishes with fair prices and good service. Nothing to write home about but good food overall. Next time you find yourself in the area and you're looking for a bite, consider stopping by. We had a party of 8 and they had plenty of room for us.

Comfortable dining area. Plentiful refills. Great, speedy service. Food was hot and tasty. Only…read moresuggestion: remove the bay leaves from your beef.

Great place for quality food. The menu offers a wide variety for any taste. The food is fresh and…read morewell prepared. The portions are great. i got the Shrimp burrito and it's the size of a fat baby's leg. I have tried several different items and enjoyed them all. Service is excellent and the staff is very friendly. It can get quite busy at times. Quite an extensive margarita selection and they are all very tasty. They have a full bar. TVs at the bar with a variety of programs. I've seen quite a few larger parties and in the warmer weather they have outdoor seating. Definitely recommend this place. I go a couple of night a week when I am in town as it is a short walk from the hotel. Prices are good for the amount and quality of the food.

I have not been to a restaurant with bad service in quite some time and this was no exception…read more Service was great including recommendations on food and drinks. My wife ate the fish tacos and loved them. My son tried the cheesesteak tacos and loved them as well. I orders chicken fajitas and they were just ok Our server suggested the Spicy Mango Jalapeno Margarita and my wife loved it. She said she would come back for that alone. The feel and ambience are definitely nice. I would come back and just order fish tacos

Not a ton of flavor & the margaritas were not great. I won't be returning. Taco Bell is an…read moreimprovement in food quality to what I had (chicken enchiladas).

So this place is in a real small town right by me and I never heard of it so I decided to try it…read more It was busy and lots of people drinking margaritas (go figure). It was immediately evident the wait staff was overwhelmed with the crowd. We sat awhile before we got our food or drinks. But once the crowd died down it got much better. And the staff wasn't too inviting. They seemed mad or grumpy and I get it, they're busy and tired but come on. Anyhow, to the food...The chips and salsa were warm..decent enough. Tried to order a beer on tap like the menu says but apparently they don't have beer on tap. So ordered a Tecate in a bottle instead and it was so good I ordered another. For my meal I ordered burrito Mexicano. Just a flour tortilla filled with shredded pork, peppers and onions topped with white cheese sauce. I wouldn't say it was bad. I was satisfied. But it wasn't great. I've had worse in the area so that is why I give it three stars.

The parking lot was small and packed! We were taken to our seat by a very young lady, 6 or 7 years…read moreold? She did a great job! I got the burrito bowl. It was large and looked gorgeous. It tastes good. English was not the first language of our primary waitress and that made the ordering process just a touch harder than it needed to be.

Ordered the pollo encremado (regular, not spicy) tonight and it was delicious! Excellent service…read more Highly recommend!