This is an impressive restaurant with a few tiny weird oddities to it. On the weekend they seat in both the small dining room and the fast food style cantina. During the week only the dining room and bar are open and the cantina is only available for the restrooms. Only on the weekend do they serve gigantic windshield sized tortilla chips. Safelite repair Safelite tasty glass read more

This was my first time trying this Mexican eatery. The salsa was good, both red and green. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the green salsa! I ordered the steak tacos. Very good. I probably should have ordered the three taco meal. If I returned I'd order the three taco dish. I did not try dessert and when I return I think I will! Service was quick and they were attentive. Looking forward to a second visit! read more

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Went here on Cinco de Mayo, so that being said we expected longer wait times and slower surface. Our food arrived an hour and forty minutes after ordering. I was informed an hour and 10 minutes after ordering that they were out of shrimp. Food was bland and the meat in my burrito was tough. They didn't seem prepared for a high traffic night. read more

My coworker had been recommending Salsa Street to me for quite some time and I am so happy that I finally had a chance to check it out. Their food is so fresh and really delicious! I absolutely love their black bean tacos, the street corn, and their guacamole. I would also highly recommend checking them out! read more

Baker Street Fascination Street Love Street Cornelia Street Sesame Street The Street Where You Live The Dark End of the Street Shakedown Street Main Street 52nd Street Alphabet Street Streets that you know? And if you're in the Palatine area, add Salsa Street. This is the place to go when you want colorful, flavorful and reasonably priced tacos. I enjoyed my pastor taco and fish taco. Tasty complimentary chips with two salsas. My friend enjoyed their barbacoa taco and elotes. We were the only diners one Sunday afternoon. read more

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I go here often, I order different things every time and it is ALWAYS delicious!!! Authentic, delicious and very friendly staff!

Salsa Street is a cute place! It's small inside, but offers both tables and booths. Our server was very friendly and attentive. We received complimentary chips and salsa before ordering a guacamole appetizer and our main dishes - chicken enchilada for me and a burrito for my friend. The food was good, but the decor was more memorable, with festive colors and a random life-sized cutout of Kevin Hart holding a giant margarita right behind my seat in a booth. Not sure what that was about! But overall we had a nice experience with service and would not hesitate to explore more of the menu another time. read more

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If you like Mexican food, check out Salsa Street. It has great Mexican food, great service, and overall great dining experience. While you wait for your food, the table got some warm chips and salsa. Warm chips. It's a nice touch. The guacamole ok taste, wish there was more seasoning, but the texture and overall dish was still good. I ordered the chicken fajitas. It came with ample amount of chicken, veggies, and tortillas. Our server was nice and our food came out pretty quickly. Overall, a good dining experience read more

Salsa Street - Complimentary chips and salsa - Mexican Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

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Quick service, tasty tacos, and unbeatable deals on Taco Tuesdays! Definitely a go-to spot. I love the chicken tinga and al pastor.

We were pleasantly surprised by this small Mexican place and will definitely be coming back. The prices were great for the portions and value and the food was delicious. We both got taco platters and we were blown away. The margaritas are also amazing. We got our food quickly and our waitress was friendly. By far the best Mexican place we've tried in Arlington Heights. Not the most aesthetic inside but the food is perfect read more

Salsa Street - THREE TACO PLATTER - Mexican Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

We haven't dined in here but do takeout every so often and really enjoy the food!! Excellent flavors and portions. Highly recommend! read more

Salsa Street - Front of menu - Mexican Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

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Best tacos. picking up at least 5 orders a day for the office. Haven't dined in but their staff manages to deliver amazing service in the short time I've spent I side picking up. read more

We have been to the Dundee location a few times and my work has gotten take out from this location (the first time I ever had it) Still one of my favorite Mexican restaurants around. This was the first time we have been to the Palatine location. it doesn't look like much on the outside or inside but the food is great. Service was quick and attentive, it was later on a week night and there was only a few other tables filled. I love their black beans, I think they are the best I have ever had and the cilantro rice is excellent as well. Since we have noit been in a long time I didn't deviate from things I had and love. The 3 taco platter with One Wild Mushroom, Queso Fresco and Relleno Taco. All were just so good, the Queso Fresco with the carnalized cheese alvacado and elote is just a stunning taco. I really love this place and this location is as good as the Dundee location. Dont pass on it read more

Salsa Street - 3 THREE TACO PLATTER - Mexican Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

100% must try! A true Hidden gem in the treasure chest of inadequate Mexican restaurants. Great attention paid to detail. Black beans tenderly cooked to perfection, the Crab cake taco is to die for ! I've never had a better taco! The perfect combination of texture and flavor! Cold Crispy cold slaw with a hot, tender, crispy crab cake this is heaven. This is a must for any foodie. read more

Salsa Street - About to try that mega- Rita - Mexican Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

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Good taste really really bad would not recommend. Stale chips, the rise taste like it's min made rice the beans were also bad way to salty Asada Steak Chorizo taco dinner read more

Food is always good! The sizzlin chicken and shrimp are my go to. And so are the margaritas (La Paloma)

I had a group meeting here this afternoon and I have to mention that our sever was great. She was attentive, polite, patient with us. She was able to split checks, and make to go orders quickly (great food). I must mention that the Togo order was packed perfectly! I have been if the food service and this was done nicely to keep it warm and not over wrapped. I have been here before and it is always great food and service!! My check had the server name of Brenda H. She was very classy, polite and attentive. Thank you!!!! Cheers! read more

I had a birthday party there and we were well served. Food was excellent, hot and fresh ant they have one of the biggest fried ice cream balls for dessert, which can serve 3 or 4 easily. Give them a try. read more

I had a pretty okay experience here and would recommend. I wasn't thrilled by the tacos but they were tasty. Our service was really good, got seated right away and chips we're constantly being refilled because they were very tasty & seasoned well. I don't recall our servers name but he was super pleasant and attentive. A little on the pricier side for just mediocre tacos & chimichanga. read more

Salsa Street - Steak THREE TACO PLATTER - Mexican Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

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Excellent customer service at reasonable prices. Their tortilla soup is the best around - especially if you add fresh avocado and a dab of sour cream. The street taco recipes give you many options to choose from so you can't go wrong. AND you should enjoy dining out of their patio - either under the sun - if you are so inclined - or under their tent. Salsa Street's patio is the largest patio around as well as the most quiet and relaxing- not like some other Mexican restaurants that have blocked off the parking lot so that you enjoy exhaust fumes with you food. This place is a legit dining experience. read more

It can be a challenge to find interesting vegetarian options at Mexican restaurants that go above and beyond grilled fajita veggies and a tortilla, but Salsa Street rises to the occasion. Their black bean and mushroom tacos are so flavorful and the rice and beans on the side are a nice touch. The service is always fast and friendly. A hidden gem of the NW suburbs. read more

WOW. I mean, just WOW. Let me start by saying my fiancé and I have tried every Mexican restaurant within a 10 mile radius of this place, so you could say we've tried a taco or two. This place is fantastic!!! Some other reviews mention the food as "upscale Mexican street food", which I think is partially an understatement because the quality of the food and service were through the roof! Not to say Mexican street food isn't good stuff, but Salsa Street is cranking out some high quality tacos and enchiladas that I'd only expect from a restaurant. The quality, creativity, and delicious food at Salsa Street easily puts other nearby Mexican restaurants to shame. Bottom line: This is our new favorite restaurant, and it should be yours too. read more

Salsa Street - From left to right; barbacoa, el pastor, and steak tacos. Deeeelicious!! - Mexican Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

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Where do I begin? The food was actually quite tasting. Not exceptional but good. The serves was very friendly. And when they made an error on one of our orders, they corrected it without question. But the serves was so unbelievably slow, it bordered on insulting. Yes, it was Cinco de Mayo but this restaurant was no where near filled to capacity. There are three other Mexican restaurants in the same area, La Presa, Isla Veracruz and Tacos del Norte, and any one of them would have provided faster service with food just as good or better. My personal preference is La Presa. We chose to come here for a change of pace. Don't think we will be back. read more

This is our new "go to" Mexican restaurant. The wait staff is great, the food is great. It absolutely blows away the local competition.

Do not come to this establishment. First of all, it is not clear that there are two Mexican restaurants side-by-side. I was in between business appointments, and I was eating by myself. Usually, I would use the restroom prior to going to my table so that I don't have to leave my purse and coat unattended. I went into the restroom and the owner followed me into the restroom to tersely announce that it was not a public restroom. I informed her that I intended to eat in the restaurant. FYI, the restaurants are connected. It is obvious that one is a walk up window, and the other one is sit down. I went to sit down in a booth and placed my order. The same woman/owner came to take my order but before she would take my order, she wanted to scold me on the difference between the two restaurants and that I should not have used the restroom that I used when I walked in the door. When I asked her to not talk to me, in that tone of voice, she asked me to leave. I was happy to leave! read more

Salsa Street - This is what the restaurant looks like from the outside. It is not apparent to me that these are two different restaurants. - Mexican Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

My family came here for lunch on Christmas Eve after seeing a movie, and the food was super good and verrrrrrry reasonably priced. Tacos are around $3.50 each, but they are way overloaded, so you're getting a lot more food than you get at any typical taco place. I ordered the chicken tinga and grilled tilapia tacos. The tilapia tasted fresh and I got a *generous* amount of chicken on the chicken tinga taco. Both of the tacos were drizzled with a rich white sauce. Two tacos were enough to fill me up because they were so generously loaded. My sister ordered ground beef and citrus marinated steak tacos and she really liked them. My dad ordered a chicken quesadilla meal, which entailed one absolutely massive quesadilla with cilantro rice and black beans. It was a lot of food for him! We were the only customers at the restaurant at the time, probably because it was 2pm and a holiday, but the service was *super super* prompt and very friendly. Our server also checked on us *several* times. How could food that tasted so good be made so quickly?? Additionally, the restaurant is super spacious and seems like it could be great for groups! The atmosphere is colorful and festive, with lively music playing in the background. Would return! Parking situation: on-site read more

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Love the food, atmosphere, and the owners are so kind and genuine! Highly recommend, you won't be disappointed. read more

Salsa Street - FAJITA COMBO - Mexican Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

We had the cravings for some Mexican food and decided to see what was out there that we haven't tried yet. We stumbled upon Salsa Street. They have quite the extensive menu. I placed an order for pick-up for an early Saturday dinner. Pickup was easy depending on how you ordered your food, there was a specific table based on how you chose to order. All of the food was packed very well, too. It was ready within about 30 minutes of ordering and everything was correct in the order. I ordered the Shrimp Burrito which was delicious. It with a small side of beans and rice. We opted to split the Mexican Street Salad which was very fresh. The other entree was the sizzling chicken which was awesome. One of our favorites was the mango pineapple salsa we ordered on the side. That was excellent! Overall, do not miss going to Salsa Street! The food was great and pickup couldn't have been easier! read more

One of the best Mexican food joints around. The food is not basic junk food, but well plated and delicious cuisine. The chef obviously takes time to cook the food (rather than microwave). Prices are reasonable and service has always been good. Worth a short trip out of your way!! read more

Looking for a cheap night out that's pretty good? This is your place. The quick version of this review would just to be say that this is a good Mexican food experience for the price. The longer version starts out by saying the staff could have been a little nicer (not that they were rude, they just seemed a little disinterested despite the restaurant not being all that busy) and the overall atmosphere kind of blends into the background. Neither of these are big deals, I'm mostly about the taste and price of the food, but when the staff's disinterest results in an error, it's a bit annoying. The person who took our order (my party was just two people, just two entrees) didn't write it down and had to come back to confirm something we had already discussed. And then the food my wife got was incorrect (she asked to hold the pico de gallo and that request was ignored). My wife liked the tacos she got. They weren't mind-blowing, but for the price they tasted good. I got a chimichanga and actually really enjoyed it, and again, good for the price. I wish I could go 3.5 stars, because it really was an overall good experience, but the thing that tipped the scales to 3 instead of 4 was the tortilla chips. They seemed like the run-of-the-mill chips you'd get at any grocery store. Not the Mexican restaurant chips you'd hope for. read more

Salsa Street - Mexican Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

This place was fantastic. We were craving tacos, but usually just make them at home because as vegetarian/pescetarian it can be difficult to find a place with veggie items that we couldn't just make at home, but after having this one pop up in our area we figured we'd give it a try. They start you off with a complimentary chips and salsa basket, the chips are fresh and well seasoned and the salsa verde is mild and creamy, just the way I like it. For our app we got the street salad which was LOADED with deliciously fresh veggies, corn, beans and topped with creamy avocado. For our Entrees we ordered the 3 taco platter with the wild mushroom taco, which is out of this world, the relleno taco, perfectly fried, creamy and mild on the heat. I am not usually a big fan of relleno (due to my aversion to spice), but this one could convert me. We also tried the Citrus shrimp taco, very well balanced flavor with a nice pop of sweet, and added a Crispy fish taco, which was impressively crispy and paired very well with the mango salsa, just be sure if you do order it that you eat it right away. Once it cools down a bit, as with any fried food, it looses its crunch. Probably will ask for some cilantro next time as it would have been nice to jazz up the tacos a bit. The chiptole black beans (mild) were a nice accompaniment and the rice was well cooked and well seasoned. We also ordered the vegetarian fajitas. Huge portion, great mixture of veggies that were perfectly sauteed with plenty of rice, and who doesn't love that sizzle as the plate comes out. The only downfall was not getting enough tortillas to go with it, but I am sure if we had asked they would have provided more. On top of the delicious food and affordable prices, the staff here are very friendly and attentive. They also have a full bar, great premium margaritas, and a pretty decent drink special menu that has good deals pretty much every night of the week. Needless to say, we will definitely be back to try out some of their other vegetarian fair and maybe give one of their mojitos a go. 9/10 would recommend. read more

Salsa Street - Vegetarian fajita skillet (left) Street salad (right) Relleno Taco (back) - Mexican Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

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When one craves tacos in the suburbs, it isn't difficult to find supply. However, it is hard to find a place that matches the quality and authenticity of Salsa Street. There are some amazing tacos to try here, including Relleno and Al Pastor, a personal favorite. The portions are large, and it's a filling amount of food, especially for the fair price. The free chips and salsa are also delicious and are nice for munching on while waiting for your entrees. One of my friends ordered the Chimichanga, which was massive. I'd recommend it for those with especially large appetites! I'm eager to head back someday as there are plenty of more tacos to try out! They have a fairly extensive menu, so one can definitely find something new to order whenever they come. Service was also prompt and friendly, and we were able to get a refill on the wonderful chips! read more

Carry out order . 18$ for a steak burrito supposedly "big". Not big at all . Not a lot of meat and to many of veggies that you normally find in a burrito. Never again do me. read more

I absolutely loved this place! It was my first time going tonight and I will be back time and time again. The drinks are really affordable and absolutely delicious. The food was very moderately priced as well. My boyfriend got an assortment of tacos and I got the Asada steak. Both were excellent. The complimentary tortilla chips were warm and the salsa was the perfect level of spice read more

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Unique, elevated Mexican "street" food. Really different from anything else around. They were a bit backed up when we tried them, but they're brand new and it was Cinco de Mayo, so no points off. The menu is pretty extensive; I had steak and chorizo tacos, which were delicious and quite filling, and Missus S had a mushroom quesadilla, which left her too full for dessert and with enough left over for another meal and a half. The prices are a little higher than a lowbrow taqueria's, but their food's flavor, creativity, and portion size easily justify that. The staff was delightfully friendly, and quite knowledgeable and on-the-ball for such a young establishment. We will definitely be back! read more

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Three authentic beef tacos, rice & beans. Make sure you go here if you love Mexican. Perfectly seasoned beef on double soft shells were delicious! Topped with fresh tomato, onions, cilantro and crema. Had ample portions of hot red and mild green sauce to go with them. This sauce is the bomb! Not the stuff you get at Taco Bell, people. It's the real deal. The rice had a hint of cilantro wafting with aroma. Black beans were obviously prepared from scratch. They were still whole and tender with just the right amount of heat. How did I not find this place before. I could eat this fare every night. I feel like I'm dining in Mexico. Don't pass this place by. read more

Salsa Street - Three tacos plate - Mexican Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

After several attempts during the evening trying to order, we were told they were no longer accepting orders. We finally decided to try another day and placed a to go order. After we picked up and had food missing I called and was told I would get a credit on my credit card. Days go by and I did not receive anything. I called the restaurant and the woman I spoke with took down my information and said the manager will get back to be when they are in. Several weeks later I have not received a credit or call back from anyone. Food was also mediocre and would not go back after my experience. read more

This place has never failed us yet! Been steady customers since 2018. Food is outstanding, staff always pleasant & restaurant is clean!

I don't know why it took me so long to try this joint... Best Mexican food I've had in a long time. The steak is so flavorful and juicy, bursting with flavor. I had a steak burrito (I know, very cliché order) but it was honestly one of the BEST burritos I've had. Even their sides of rice and beans are super tasty and unlike the usual rice & bean sides you'll find at many other places. We also tried the queso dip with their homemade limon tortilla chips, too tasty. All around great place. The inside looks real nice too, looking forward to being able to dine in once this shelter in place is lifted. read more

Salsa Street - Steak burrito, rice & beans, queso dip w/ limon tortilla chips - Mexican Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

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Food, service, and ambiance are excellent. Go to place for special occasions especially birthdays. Nothing better then shits with a giant sombrero. read more