If you're searching for the best Mexican food in Des Plaines, look no further than Los Azares…read moreMexican Grill. Their Mixed Fajitas are one of the best meals I've had--perfectly seasoned shrimp, steak, and chicken with fresh veggies, plus all the sides you could want. Everything tasted fresh and authentic. I'll definitely be back again soon!

Flavorful Mexican food with a casual vibe!!…read more I recently ate at Los Azares Mexican Grill and had a really good experience. The food was tasty and well seasoned, especially the tacos and grilled items. Everything came out fresh, and the portions were filling without being too heavy. The restaurant has a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere that works well for both quick meals and sit-down dining. Service was friendly and attentive, though it slowed down a bit when it got busy. Overall, Los Azares Mexican Grill is a solid spot for good Mexican food at a fair price. With slightly faster service during peak hours, it would easily be a favorite.

Came here for lunch on a weekday with a group. It was busy but had no problems getting a table…read more Service was prompt and helpful . Food was absolutely fantastic. Loved the quesabirria, pastor, tostadas . Table salsa was nice and a little chunky with some heat . I like having the bottles of red and green sauce handy as well. My own place for improvement is you can't order a small consome to go w one birria taco. The smallest option is 6 oz and cost the same as the taco. I like to mix and match my tacos and didn't want to get the whole dinner . Overall great authentic spot and I can't wait to come back

Food is pretty good! Service was attentive n very friendly…read more Small spot but huge in service and quality!

I came here based on yelp reviews and the location near O'Hare airport. We got a shredded chicken…read morequesadilla and shrimp and grilled chicken burrito. The complimentary chips and salsa were okay though the salsa was quite watery. The quesadilla was outstanding with a slightly grilled and smoky flavor that was wonderful. The burrito was good but no better than Chipotle. The dining room is basic, more like an elementary school cafeteria. Portions were reasonable and prices no bargain.

Party of 7, everyone enjoyed their entrees. Service was great. We went during lunch time. My…read moreshrimp fajitas was okay.

The portions were generous and the food delicious. The sopes were perfection. Just the right…read morebalance of crunch and dense. Burrito dinners were also excellent.

I order the stuffed chicken empanada and it was delicious. Reasonable prices I have always ordered…read morefood to go and they have been always fast and friendly.

I was actually pretty impressed by this place! This is more of a 4.5 star review, but I can bump it…read moreup because maybe it was just a "bad night". If you are looking for a good ol Mexican place, this is the place for you! They do take reservations and are pretty sizable. We went on Saturday night which was a bit crazy. It was very crowded and we were concerned about the service. While the service was a little bit on the slower side and we were there for almost 90 minutes, all the food came out hot and delicious. I got the Enchiladas in Mole Sauce which was excellent. It also came with a soup or salad which was a nice surprise. I went with the black bean soup which was great! If there was any downside, my House Margarita tasted a little weird. I probably could have complained, but I kept with it. Pretty good size, but I think there was a little too much tequila in it! Either way, this place isn't inexpensive, but you do get quite a bit of food and everybody at my table enjoyed their meal. Sometimes thats enough! This is a great icon in this part of Chicago/Rosemont.

Maria's has gone downhill!…read more Very disappointed with Maria's today. I'm never going back after what happened today. First of all, there's nothing vegan on the menu. So when I usually order veggie tacos or they're called vegetariano I used to have a good time with them. This time, I ordered the vegetariano tacos and I said no cheese and I also ordered the black bean soup. The black bean soup came with a whole bunch of grated cheese on top of it. She dumped it on the table and left.She just walked away. In my mind, the waitress was telling me to uck off. I could be wrong. Instead of waiting for her to come back and sending the soup back, I scooped up all the grated cheese and threw it on the plate next to me and ate the black bean soup. When the veggie tacos came, there was no salsa. So I waited for the waitress to come back, and I said, I want some green and red salsa, and she brought me two bottles of hot sauce and left. So my sister asked the busboy in spanish, "green and red salsa" and he said, okay, I'll get it for you. He didn't, the waitress came back, and we told her I wanted green and red salsa, and she told me the green salsa was very hot. I told her to take back the veggie tacos cause they're cold already, and I can't eat them. Wth all this back-and-forth, I'm now in front of naf knaf grill, and I'm gonna get some falafel there. What a waste of time I'm never going back to marias, again, never, never never never! I think the waitress did not speak English that well too bad. So sad, i'm never going there again and I eat veggie tacos several times a week, and many other places which are better than maria's. If you're thinking about going there, forget it, there's much better places out there in this world that are vegan friendly.

While in town for a work seminar, the front desk assistant at my hotel recommended this place with…read morea personal rave review. So, I stopped in during the week, just after lunch time and found this little hole-in-the wall of a restaurant conveniently nestled in a shopping center next to the local Walmart. Even though I walked in and the restaurant was completely empty, the pure vibrancy of the decor and the cheerfulness of the staff encouraged me to stay. Not to mention that the aroma making its way out from the kitchen was absolutely mouth-watering. I took a seat at the bar while I perused the menu and was delighted in the simplicity of it. You know the food is about to be fire when the menu is simple and a restaurant focuses on what it does well. In addition to the excellent service, the food was absolutely phenomenal. I started off with some chips and salsa.... which was delightfully flavorful and perfectly crisp. Then, I had a bowl of the tortilla soup. Each spoonful was like deja vu. Each bite made me feel like I was in my grandmother's kitchen as a little girl all over again. The broth was perfectly seasoned and each bite came with a chunk of chicken and an assortment of veggies... truly perfecto! Once I was done with the appetizers, I made my decision to try two tacos from the menu. The first was a salmon taco--and it didn't TASTE FISHY. It was grilled to perfection and then paired with an unexpected yet delicious topping of crispy potato strings and chipotle aioli. I ate every bite of this. It was the perfect combination of crunch and flavor, I just couldn't get enough. Then I also ordered the carne asada a cabron taco. Simple, yet dynamically flavorful. I was so full at this point but took this one home to eat at a later time. Still as amazing as the day I ordered it i'm sure. While I neglected to have any desserts or margaritas here, I was assured that they are just as remarkable as anything else. I had a wonderful meal, excellent service and I greatly look forward to going back if i'm ever in the area again for work. 10/10 Highly recommend!!

Nice spot and beautiful decor on the ceiling inside. Warm chips and salsa are offered when you sit…read more Kids Steak Quesadilla: good, but a few pieces of steal were tough for my son to chew. Nice that they give an ice cream dessert. Enchiladas: good portion, my son tried mole that was spread on top for the first time, he didn't like it, but it doesn't mean it wasn't good, just something new he didn't enjoy. Cactus taco: they made it right. Nice texture with the crispy beets on top. Fish taco: this was ok, it fell apart bc there were so many tomatoes on top the juice softened the corn tortilla. Salad: good but they didn't have many dressing options and the one that came with it didn't have much flavor to add. Overall, cute spot, price is a bit higher here. They have many seafood entrees, seems to be what many guests ordered so maybe thats popular here. Service was good. No issues and things came out timely.

Can't say enough good things about this restaurant service was above and beyond. Food was…read moreexcellent . Cu service is a lost art nowadays but not at this place.

This was a to go order that I picked up since my parents live so close. I eat out a lot and visit a…read morelot of restaurants and this is the first time ever that I've been charged a $2 container fee??? Charge me something reasonable if u want but a $1 per container is ludicrous! Anyways, I ordered the quesadilla and a carnitas taco and beef taco. The quesadilla came in 3 pieces but were all stuck on top of each other so it wasn't packaged properly to go. The carnitas and beef tacos were kinda bland and just included a little lettuce and bits of tomato. Maybe the rest of the menu is better dining in but I wasn't impressed with the order to go. Although the owners mother who greeted me was very nice. So I'll give it another chance dining in since it's so close.

The food was really good! Great and friendly service. We will definitely be going backread more

The only words I can think to start off with: Just wow. I didn't have high expectations when my…read morefamily and I stopped in. Situated in the far corner of a shopping complex, La Autentica Donita is pretty unassuming. Lined with colorful flags, plants, and string lights, the restaurant has a cute but vibrant atmosphere. Upon entering the party starts, with music blaring and drinks flowing, you know you're about to have a great experience when you see the happy faces of other guests. The drinks looked amazing, but we came here for the food. Recommended by staff was the ceviche & molcajetes -- they weren't kidding when they said those were good. We were so full when eating but kept going back for more as the flavor was addicting. The ceviche, made with tilapia, came out shaped like a fish -- an extremely cute way of plating that caught our attention inmediately. The flavor was amazing, not too fishy, perfectly paired with citrus, and minced small enough that we weren't left chewing our seafood for long. This paired perfectly with the accompanied chips, or if you're me, just eat it by the spoonful because it was that good and refreshing. The molcajete was....insane. You can't go wrong with flame grilled meat piled high in a stone bowl, but each piece had it's own flavor and was so delicious. Though served with homemade tortillas to make your own wrap, I couldn't stop myself from just grabbing the meat on its own. This was the first time I tried cactus as well, and to my surprise it had just as much flavor as the meat. The salsa that is poured on top of all the meat pools at the bottom of the molcajete after your meal, making for a great treat at the end with some rice. Speaking of rice, their rice is perfectly fluffy and has great flavor as well. I'm typically not a fan of beans but I couldn't stop eating the ones that accompanied our meal...how did they season everything so perfectly? I also ordered the enchiladas oaxaqueñas (mole), but ultimately was served the verdes. This wasn't a big deal for me and I didn't even bring this up since I devoured my plate anyway, but after reading a few reviews have found out that they often are out of the mole sauce and possibly just served me the green sauce for that reason. Something to be aware of in case you were set on trying their mole! All in all, this restaurant packs flavor, quality, and great service. Staff was always attentive and I wish I lived closer to try more items.

Excellent Circuses, service was good, we had reservations so was seated promptly…read more Food was good but overpriced. Drinks were smaller than expected for that price. The decor was second to none Asians the Bar and restaurant area had nice wall decoration and ceilings had dahlias hanging - nice touch. First time visitor should say that so wait staff may recommend items. This menu, we were told was fairly new so if you been here before, the menus are also in this review. Cheers!

I was in town from Jacksonville for the weekend and ended up at Lady Dahlia. The food was good. The…read moremargaritas were great. Abby may have been operating at an entirely different level. I ordered the flautas. They were exactly what you want flautas to be: present, edible, and not causing any problems. The vegetarian tacos with avocado, however, were the sleeper hit of the evening and probably deserved more attention than they got. But let's talk about Abby. Abby was funny, fast, attentive, and somehow managed to appear at our table exactly when we needed something. More importantly, she made margaritas that tasted like they had been blessed by a tequila wizard. I'm convinced she put extra love in mine. Either that or she saw I was from out of town and decided I needed professional assistance. At one point I started wondering whether Abby actually works for Lady Dahlia or if she just travels the country improving restaurant experiences one table at a time. The food was solid. The atmosphere was great. Abby was a five-star experience trapped inside a four-star review. If every restaurant had an Abby, Yelp would go out of business because nobody would have anything to complain about.

I have 0 clue why people are hating ? The food was amazing ?! Very clean rest and good vibes. Solid…read moreportions and great sauces! The food in this area sucks and this is a gem! Check it out for yourself.

More of a 3.5 and that's because of the horchata. The horchata was sweet and creamy but it had a…read moreslight chalky aftertaste that I could not get pass. I ordered online for pickup and burrito with double rice, elote and horchata. I should have not assumed they had silverware in the bag and checked my order. I got back to my hotel and there was no double rice and no fork. I couldn't go back because they would be closed by then. The burrito was solid and full which I enjoyed. The elote was just okay could have used more of the cheese. Looks like a decent place to dine in but it had a very terrible smell when I went it. Overall it feed me but not the most satisfying job of that.