This place is beautifully decorated. I love the vibrant colors, the music that is playing, even the woman at the front counter is vibrant, loud, and friendly! They have a beautiful covered patio area to sit out and enjoy the nice weather. I wanted to love this place.. unfortunately, we did not like the food at all. I ordered fish tacos, my dad had steak tacos, and my mother had beef enchiladas. All of us agreed that the food lacked seasoning. My dad and I still ate ours because we didn't want to waste the money but my mother was so displeased that she didn't even eat more than two bites. I love the atmosphere of the place so much that I may go back just to have drinks and maybe chips and salsa, but definitely NOT the best Mexican food I've ever had. read more

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You have to stop in here. Fish tacos were amazing. Enchiladas were fantistic!!! Friendly service. The ambiance was really cool with the tables and everything. When I got my food, I couldn't talk, I just ate. They have a nice little tortilla bar with fresh Pico and other sauces. If I could give them more stars, I would. Fresh food, fresh made and nice and spicy. They have a food truck that goes to the farmers' market on Thursday at Evergreen Park. read more

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The ground beef tacos and gorditas were not good. The beef didn't taste or smell right as if it was old. We didn't end up finishing our meal. read more

El Coyote - Beef taco dinner - A taco with ground beef, shredded lettuce, tomato slices, and shredded cheese inside a soft flour tortilla. The taco appears partially eaten, with some paper wrapping visible in the background. The ingredients are fresh and typical of Mexican-style tacos. - Mexican Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

Had food from their food truck at a concert Saturday. Chicken and green chili tamales were delicious, but the star of the show was the steak burrito - the meat was so seasoned and amazing! Great portion size too!!! read more

I placed an order to be delivered and I must say the food was superb. It was delivered hot, the caldo de res was extremely flavorful, well prepared, authentic and separated appropriately for delivery so that it could be combined fresh upon delivery. We also had the enchiladas suizas which was a very good sized portion. This restaurant knows what they are doing. This was my first time trying El Coyote but I am definitely returning and I highly recommend. I took a chance since I wasn't feeling well and needed a good soup. This restaurant and it's food did not disappoint. read more

Always great food, freshly made, nice people, fresh salsa bar, big portions. My go-to place in Alsip and love the new outdoor patio. Been going since they opened and always support Lourdes and her beautiful family! read more

I stopped by on Saturday for lunch and placed a take out order. I ordered the steak taco dinner and the chicken tamale dinner. For my steak tacos I had onion and cilantro garnishing, and they provided us with the red and green sauce. Everything was freshly made to order, it was my first time ordering here, and I wish I knew how big the tacos were -- I would've wanted more as they are a little smaller than what I'm used to. They have a variety of proteins that they put on tacos as well, and another thing I wish I saw was where the chips and salsa was listed on their menu (it was hiding under appetizers the whole time) and I clearly was looking at the side orders. I would've loved to try it as it looks like they freshly make the chips in house, and you get them at your table if you dine in. The tacos were decent but I've had better -- their steak reminds me of minced hamburger meat (ya girl has been spoiled by flank steak in Chicago), and I'd be open to coming back again to try a different type of taco and will know to get more because of the portions. I'd recommend El Coyote to anyone in the area looking for Mexican food. read more

El Coyote - Taco Dinner - A foam takeout container holds two tacos filled with seasoned meat, topped with chopped onions and cilantro. Lime wedges are placed on top of a paper lining inside the container. In the background, there are two small plastic sauce containers, one with a light-colored sauce and the other with a darker sauce, along with a plastic fork. The image depicts a typical Mexican takeout meal, likely from a restaurant serving traditional dishes such as tacos. - Mexican Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

Al pastor burrito. These burritos are huge and there's homemade salsas for free at the salsa bar. Great friendly staff as well read more

El Coyote - Al pastor burrito - Mexican Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

Our employer catered from them and the food was just tasteless, tacos were small, no flavor what so ever! Customer service was bad also, its a shame because I live near by... read more

Moved to the area and was recommended to try this place. Let's just say I'm still looking for a good Mexican restaurant around the area. Deff Americanized Mexican food. Don't recommend it. The prices were decent and the food was ok. That's about it. Don't order steak tacos! Rice and beans had no flavor.. Maybe other stuff in the menu is good and they might have good drinks but food wise it's not good. read more

I have been to this place about 4 times and every time the food is different. I only had good food twice so I will not be coming back. Today the steak tastes and look like roast beef with no taste. I tried the Mexican corn and it was not for me. I like it off the cobb and not out if a can.My son did like the chicken taco and tostadas. read more

El Coyote - Supposed to be steak - Cooked ground beef with small pieces of green onion on a white surface, likely part of a meal or food preparation. The beef appears to be seasoned or cooked with some visible herbs or spices. - Mexican Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

The place has slightly improved. Food is decent. This used to be an old taco bell. The original seats are still inside. These seats are made for high school kids. Anyway, this is a basic Mexican fast food place. Nothing special. Nothing really bad. read more

This is our favorite go to pick up Mexican food!! It is all homemade food and very authentic! The serving sizes are large with emphasis on lots of meat in the tacos, enchiladas, burritos; whatever it is you've ordered WILL fill you up! The authentic flavors of Mexican cuisine are in every dish; fresh ingredients and savory salsas and sauces! We love the pico de Gallo with their homemade chips. I ALWAYS order slices of avocado on my tostada and/or tacos; they are VERY GENEROUS WITH THE AVOCADO SLICES!!! The service is great with a take out order generally ready in 10-15 minutes!! read more

Just don't even.. ....service is good though. It was near us so we gave it a go but left highly dissatisfied read more

Complete garbage. Do not go here. I have no idea how people find this good food, they're very poor tasting in all aspects. Gave it a shot cause it was close to where I was & it was money HORRIBLY SPENT! BEANS ARE GARBAGE, RICE GARBAGE. GOD DAMN PICKLED CARROTS WERE SUPER NASTY read more

Sunday Morning and wanting some Tamales. Didn't want to travel to Pilsen and Yelp near by places. This place was not a Good choice my Yelp friends. HORRIBLE is more like it. So waited 25 minutes and then asked what is taking so long for a dozen of TAMALES?? Come to find out they had to Microwave them. Nope I want fresh NOT FROZEN. I got our money back and head elsewhere. I wonder what else they Microwave?? DON'T GO HERE.. read more

Love food & prices The steak taco el coyote the best!!! I really enjoy the tamales. Eat in Call in Or delivery read more

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Homemade Tamales!! Yes, I said it. Homemade tamales. I highly recommend this place. The food is spot on. Everything from the tacos to sopes. Authentic Mexican food. If you dine in they offer a salsa bar with a wide variety of homemade salsas. Take out is fast and everything is made to order. read more

I purchase today a red snapper dinner, steak taco dinner and quesadillas. However, the taco dinners and quesadillas was okay. The red snapper was fried so hard, that you could not eat it. I was very disappointed. I know this was my first and last time. The money I spent on the Red Snapper Dinner, they should have been to serve someone that garbage, before they packed it up. This was my first and last time there. read more

Steak was burnt. Tamales is watery.. the only thing good was the elotes. Will never eat there again read more

El Coyote - Burnt steak tacos - Mexican Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

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Amazing. Incredible staff, REALLY great food. Consistently homemade taste and quality. Tamales are as good as my own. Chicken is well seasoned. Beans are a deal breaker for me and theirs are perfect texture with no canned taste at all. Best of all- their carnitas! Simply amazing. read more

This place is nasty . They cook with no gloves ... cough in the back . The ground beef is recycled and reused ... it stinks bad like it was out for a couple hrs !!! It has a sour taste ! The sauces are watery . This place is disgusting and cheap read more

The tamales are fantastic and you can't leave without ordering a soup. Always very happy with the food and fantastic service!

This review is a little skewed, because we have only ordered from them through GrubHub and never dined in. That said, everything we've ever had from them is delicious! The green salsa is mild and flavorful, and the red salsa is actually spicy (a rarity when it comes to scratch salsas). The fish tacos and shrimp tacos are our FAVORITES, and the elote cup is a good treat; the corn is always cooked perfectly and it's seasoned well. The horchata and Jamaica is good too. We don't eat red meat, but my mom likes their steak burrito and pork torta. Again, can't speak to the ambiance or service, but we have always enjoyed the food! Wish you could order pickled veggies or salsa through the online menu, though... read more

I live just around the corner from El Coyote, and go there often for their taco salads. I was first drawn there because it was a locally-owned business, but I knew from my first visit that this would become a regular spot for me. The inside is vibrant, cozy, and clean, and the staff is nice. As far as the food goes, I can only really speak on the taco salads, churros, and tostadas, but I have not been disappointed thus far. Moving soon, but i'll miss this place! read more

I ordered takeout and was there within five minutes. The tacos were cold and almost inedible like it was someone else's order that never got picked up and had been sitting around for a while. I was told they did not have green sauce for takeout despite having an entire vat of it to dine in with. They do provide small condiment cups for dining however there were no lids. I asked about a lid and was told we don't have any despite looking behind the cashier and seeing stacks of them. There's plenty other options in the neighborhood for quality Mexican food and let's just say I'll be exploring them from now on. read more

AMAZING FOOD!!!! My favorite Mexican restaurant!!!! My family owns this business, and no I'm not being biased cause trust me it's AMAZING. My family be having parties there and I even go there on regular days for dine in and take out and they never disappoint!!!! I can tell you right now the tamales are freshly made all the time. One of my aunts is the one who makes them and she makes them for a reason, cause they are amazing. I've seen first hand how they make the food and everything. The sauce bar is immaculate and they freshly make them all the time. The service is amazing as well. I've seen all the improvements that they've had over the years. I would definitely would recommend to try it out sometime just to check it out and it might just become your go to; true and authentic Mexican restaurant with real Mexican recipes and also ran by a Mexican family. Truly this is a great restaurant! read more

Ordered through door dash, order was picked up and delivered without incident. Food looked great, but then the love affair stoped. Everything was bland. The rice, beans even the meat had no seasoning on it. It was like everything was boiled and put in a to go box. Carne Asada... no bueno. Do yourself a favor and go to TBK in alsip on Pulaski. Carne asada is cooked perfect and has tons of flavor. Even the beans and rice have some soul! read more

This place has fallen off to me. I used to go way back in the day religiously, it was that good. I've since returned a few times and I'm just no longer impressed and can't recommend them like I used to over their competitors. Tacos are way smaller and I understand times are different from 5 years ago. Lately the condiments has been empty. Nice upgrade to the electric one btw I'm assuming someone didn't like the plastic one that went from the fridge to counter. But the staff is always super friendly and nice. If I'm craving it I'll stop here. read more

The food will have you on the toilet! The cook does not use gloves! He will walk around eating and touching other items while cooking your food! read more

The owner is very RUDE and unpleasant to customers. Leadership starts with her if you ask a question she seems bothered by you asking her anything. ALSO the food is ok I'm just disappointed in the customer service after spending $30 during a pandemic to receive poor customer service. read more

We placed a large order over the phone. The woman who took the order was polite and gave us a time to pick it up. I arrived and the order was just getting finished. The woman said she put both green and red sauce in it. When I got home the order was 100 percent correct and the food was delicious. Their tocos were hot and plentiful. Rice was moist and pico was tasty. Give it a try. You won't be disappointed read more

Stopped in about 9:45pm. Sign showed they were open. Went to door and was told they closed. Oh well.

Everything is homemade, everything is delicious. The people are nice, the food is priced right and cooked right, and it's really tasty! I've been coming here for ~9 years now, so here's what to order: Highlights: -Horchata (so good here, and homemade!) -Killer salsa bar selection for dine-in customers (between 6-8 options to choose from) -Tamales (again, homemade of course); the chicken one with spicy ends I cannot get enough of! I must warn you though, they sell out quick a lot of days so get them while you can! -Their one steak burrito is piled high with at least an entire avocado. It's huge. -Cheese. I am a cheese FIEND, so their enchiladas, quesadilla dinners, & queso fundido hit the spot. -Open REALLY late (3-4am?). Never go to burrito station again! ;) For this kind of greasy Mexican deliciousness, it gets 5 stars. Just don't be expecting gourmet or anything. read more

Was very disappointed tonite we ordered dinner from here had a really long day, and food was horrible. We ordered 3 steak tacos, 2 steak tostadas and 1 chili relleno taco. We sat down to eat and no steak in tacos or tostadas, it looked like ground beef, very tiny pieces and very dry. I called the restaurant and the girl laughed and said oh no it's steak, your the second customer that called tonite and said the same thing. I could not believe she thought it was funny. I told her we will never order from them again. This is not the first time the meat was like this dry and crumbly hit or miss last few times. They used to have good food. We spend anywhere from $25 up to $78 depending if we have company. Tonite was $29. I ate the one tostada and the whole thing fell apart and meat was so dry, I never even tried a taco. If the young girl had not laughed about it I probably would have just told her how dry the meat was and would have gone in to have them replace it. read more

El Coyote - Supposed to be a steak taco. Tasted more like dried out hamburger meat. - Mexican Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

Well I was kinda bummed about this place. I was using my awesome MY DEALS discount app with my WV membership. I had driven past this place hundreds of times but with so many Mexican options in the area I never stopped in. We decided to try out our app, as El Coyote was listed in the app and their logo and address all matched. I never had any problems using the discount at larger chains and this was my first time using it at a mom and pop type place from the list. Anyway, we dropped in and began to order two entrees with the idea that we would get half off an entree. And as in ordered I presented the online coupon and the woman somewhat rudely stated that the restaurant didn't accept those coupons and she had no clue what it was without even looking at the screen. At that point, I was turned off by the reaction to my presentation of the coupon that we decided to leave and head down the street to another Mexican restaurant. An apology and courteous explanation is all I expected. I would have purchased our meal without the coupon but I was left with a bad impression with the dismissive response. ACCESS/MY DEAL participants, just want to point out that this place is not honoring the online coupon, just an FYI... My rating is based on my experience during my visit and not the food. Not sure if I will give the food a shot anytime soon. read more

Good spot...reasonably priced and the owners are great people!!! Super late hours, which is good for those late-night munchies! Husband was in love with the homemade tamales and I sooo enjoyed the Tres Leches cake that was also homemade!!! Will be a Pulaski Rd. stop for sure!!! read more

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We always order from this place for delivery and they are always on time and the food is just right. Might be a bit price but worth the wait. Their Horchata is good. read more

I was craving tacos and searched Yelp to find something close to me. I got 3 chicken tacos to go, and they were very good! They were made to order. The chicken was flavorful and delicious, and the salsas they have are fresh and yummy. It is a family owned business, and the couple who runs it are exceedingly pleasant and welcoming. The prices are reasonable and won't strain your wallet. Please support this wonderful local business! read more

Food is good, fresh, and priced decently! The flavor of a corner taco stand in a restaurant! They offer carry out, dine in, or delivery. Workers are always so nice and friendly. The best meat I have had there has been the pork! Great food, NEVER had a bad meal from here! read more