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    El Tequila

    4.7 (15 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    1 year ago

    We'd been wanting to try! Excellent food. Great and happy staff. Lovely environment. Will definitely return.

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    2 years ago

    Nice small town Mexican restaurant. Friendly staff. Generous with the meat in our dishes. Solid dinner choice.

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    3 years ago

    Good food and good service. Love the chili's poblanos and burritos pirratta. Their hot salsa is excellent so I ask for it every time

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    4 years ago

    Enjoyable Mexican restaurant in Goreville. Much bigger inside than it looked from road. Staff was very nice and food was good.

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    5 years ago

    Solid place to eat! On our way to Little Rock and came across this. Super clean food was good and great price and it's authentic

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    9 years ago

    Great little Mexican place. Reasonably priced, great service. Outstanding enchiladas rancheros!!!!!

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    Taqueria Pequena

    Taqueria Pequena

    4.9(41 reviews)
    15.4 mi
    $

    I've been coming here for nearly 30 years for their tamales all the way from Benton, IL. These are…read moreamazing

    Forgot to check in here twice, but came here 2 days in a row. Small hole in the wall with pleasant…read morestaff. Male in front was helpful and is always the one working the front I hear. I ordered multiple tacos, tostadas, quesadilla with meat, and tamales. I got all the meats to try them all. Tamales only come in pork though. Food was authentic and tasted fresh. Loved the tacos. Has a corn tortilla. 2 soft tortillas for every taco to hold it together. Lime and green sauce (mild) add that nice kick to take it to the next level. Toastada was fine. Crunchy shell, but I would rather spend the money on tacos and tamales. Quesadilla was good. Right amount of natural melted cheese (white) and did not ooze out of quesadilla. Got chicken. Tamales came with the corn husk. Tasted great. Corn dough or masa was soft and had good texture. Slightly wet though from the steam I suppose. All of them come in pork only, and mine did not have much pork in it. Got the guava jarritos and the green apple soda the second time. Now to talk about some meat! Steak - thinly, small cut. Crispy and chewy. Perfect balance of spices/flavor, but not overpowering taste of the steak. Chicken - tender, small shredded. I do not think spices are added to this one or you can not really tell. Pork - tender. Good and also plain (no to little spices added to me) Tongue - very tender. Had lots of natural flavor. If you never had it, it's worth a shot. Better not to know until you've already eaten it :) Chorizo (sausage)- has a spicy kick and lots of spices on this one. Makes the meat orange/red in color. Meat is crispy. The next day I came back again in the late afternoon and they ran out of Chile relleno and tamales :( I guess you have to get there earlier or quicker than the rush. The employee told me you can call ahead so they can reserve some for you if needed (he could tell I was sad). The Chile relleno varies in spiciness so it's a fun/dangerous gamble.

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    Taqueria Pequena - Tacos! (2 steak, 1 chicken, 1 pork)

    Tacos! (2 steak, 1 chicken, 1 pork)

    Taqueria Pequena - The front. Order at the window

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    The front. Order at the window

    Doña Camila

    Doña Camila

    4.9(24 reviews)
    17.9 mi
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    An unassuming little eatery at the back of a Mexican grocery store. Dona Camila means showings of…read morerespect to the owner Camila. She took care of the entire store and restaurant all by herself. The restaurant is very tiny, but the food is delish. The restaurant was empty when I arrived at 1pm. She put on the Mexican music when I arrive. Service is fast. The owner explained the menu and provided good recommendations. I tried 4 tacos of different meat: birria, lengua, steak and carnitas. All are served with onions and lime. I love birria and lengua the most, followed by carnitas. I picked an authentic Mexican soda from their fridge. I love all the drink options available.

    Checked out this Mexican cafe and grocery store in Carbondale. Dona Camila looks like it wouldn't…read morebe a good place to eat to be honest. It looks like a simple family owned grocery store. However in the back there's a dining area. They make tacos and tortas. After looking around a bit we found where to order at. It's got a window in the back. There's a small menu of a few authentic Mexican items and the choices of protein. Mostly it's tacos of course. These are pretty easy to make. It's $4 each. Protein choices include beef, chicken, or get beans and vegetables. Got us a couple of tacos with the beans. These were topped with cilantro and onions. Small but full of flavor. The store has drinks such as Jarritos, and you can get big ass cans of beans so you can make tacos for later. Good place to get authentic Mexican food. It's located on West Jackson Street at Illinois Avenue in a building that looks unassuming from outside. There's taqueria is located in the back, and you order at the window.

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    Doña Camila - Menu Board

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    Doña Camila - Steak and Birria Tacos. Very juicy and delicious.

    Steak and Birria Tacos. Very juicy and delicious.

    Doña Camila - Pork Tamale made with Maseca very awesome.

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    Pork Tamale made with Maseca very awesome.

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    Don Sol Mexican Grill

    3.9(61 reviews)
    13.2 mi

    I stopped here during one of my visits to Marion. It was highly recommended to me by an elderly…read morelocal and the reviews looked good in Yelp. The place looked great, and I had high expectations. But after one visit, that was my last. Bleh! First, they had not the friendliest staff. They were all chatting with each other and not very friendly to the customer. Not very attentive to the customer either. Wth? Where is the Mexican pride and Mexican warmth?? For this alone, I give them a 1 star. 0 if I could. I was born in Mexico, so I know good Mexican food. In my opinion, the food was very TexMex. More Tex than Mex, if you catch my drift (did they get all their food from Sysco??). I found the food to be quite insipid. The salsa tasted like it came out of a can, lacking the amazing flavors that generally give Mexican food that oomf. The fajitas were nicely presented, and the meat was good, but the accompanying rice and beans were not very tasty. Come on dudes, where's the pride in the food? Where is the Mexican seasoning?? Where is the Mexican love??? I was extremely disappointed. I guess the appeal of the place is the alcohol. But as a traditionalist who loves good Mexican food, I give this place a 1 for the taste of the food. I didn't partake in alcohol since I was just driving through. The only redeeming grace of this place was the decor and ambiance. They get a 4 or a 5. So, if you factor in the 1 for service, the 1 for the food, and the 5 for decor, I give them 3 stars. It is unlikely I'll be back here again.

    Tried Don Som Mexican Grill hoping for authentic Mexican food, but left disappointed. The service…read morewas lackluster, and it seemed like everything was an extra add-on. The menu claimed to be authentic, but the flavors didn't deliver -- honestly, I could've made this at home better but I was here for work. Hard to find the true authenticity I was expecting. Definitely not what I hoped for left food there !

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    Don Sol Mexican Grill - Celebrating a birthday and the staff gave my mom a hat, dessert, and sang!

    Celebrating a birthday and the staff gave my mom a hat, dessert, and sang!

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    Complimentary Chips and Salsa

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