First time here. I'll be direct with my review. Menu was ok. Ordered 2 tacos. Guaco and chips. 1. Chips were old. I asked to have new ones. They made them fresh for me. Great. 2. Tacos missing lime wedges. I asked for Limes wedges, they had to cum them Fresh. The reason why I never got them at the first place it's cause the lazy cook did not want to go and cut new lemons to re stock his station. 3. Worst guacamole in my life. No flavor whatsoever. Come on people learn how to proper seasoned! Over all. Not great! read more

Very bad customer service the lady who works on the cashier she have a very bad attitude

There's lots of seating it's very spacious. The menu is pretty diverse and the prices are very reasonable. I tried the king burrito. It was humongous and filled with goodness. I couldn't finish it but I'm really glad I tried it. read more

Taco Burrito King - King burrito - Mexican Near Me - Des Plaines, Illinois

After seeing these chain restaurants called TACO BURRITO KING, I decided to try one and it was very expensive food served by employees that were filthy gross and bad attitudes. After waiting forever with my food sitting on the counter waiting to be bagged and handed to me I just grabbed it and left as putting it in a paper bag with napkins and plastic ware was proving to be too difficult for the employee that was suffering from either lack of sleep or he had consumed something that was making his mood and behavior less that respectable. Well I gave it a try and was terribly disappointed. Terrible value, waist of money. Terrible service. Nasty & gross read more

What an embarrassment never answer the phone i called multiple timess not an answer.

Any Mexican will know for sure this place is disgrace to Mexicans! It should be called Taco Diarrhea King ! Unbelievable the level of low quality of cooking! My friend got so sick from the chicken for some reason! Experiencing headaches and vomiting for two days! Sign of contamination right there . Steak or chicken either gets half way cooked or fully cooked until it's burnt! No taste or flavor whatsoever. Staff can barely read your lips to take the orders , either they get it right or if they nail it, something will be not right! I warned my folks to stay away . Health department should visit the place probably and the King needs to invest in quality food and cooks as well ! read more

Stopped by after a concert, so it was very busy, but wasn't hard to get someone's attention even after receiving our food. Not sure how long the wait was when it was crowded; the line reached the door. Prices seem better than other spots now. read more

Taco Burrito King - Taco (Corn Tortilla) Horchata - Mexican Near Me - Des Plaines, Illinois

The absolute worst Mexican do not spend ur money here. I got chicken nachos made me sick.

ICK. That sums it up. A huge chicken burrito-King Size-that had absolutely no flavor whatsoever. I could have been eating chunky wallpaper paste wrapped in a flour tortilla. When I tried adding a bit of one of the two sauces, big mistake: now my mouth was on fire. My husband felt the same way. $17.04 thrown in the garbage. I was very hungry too, but hunger was preferable. Never make that mistake again! read more

I just place a order I Order chips and Guacamole the Guacamole was black and chips stale no salsa tacos very dry I would never order from here if I could I would give them no stars very expensive and food disgusting read more

It pains me to write this review. However, after the last three visits I will no longer do business with this establishment. This place used to be my favorite place to cure my late-night taco cravings. The last three visits, my father and I have gotten seriously ill. I'm unsure if the meat or the veggies are to blame, but I will not gamble on this place again. The other reviews are right. The steak looks and tastes like my dogs food. I'm not sure if they switched suppliers or what, but it's in no way USDA meat. The tacos and burritos have been dripping in grease and topped with wilted tomatoes, lettuce, and spoiled sour cream. It is so sad that they have ruined a nice establishment. The food is also tasteless, as other reviews have mentioned. It's sad when a place goes cheap to the point of losing customers! I'm not going to risk getting food poisoning again at this establishment. I'll go down the street to Las Asadas, or head to chipotle. Also, the cooks there have a very bad attitude. You feel very uncomfortable picking up food there. The only person who was very friendly was the woman at the register. She'd always talk to me and was so sweet! However, I haven't seen her in ages! Either new management or cheap new ingredients, either way a terrible loss! It's not worth getting sick to the point of going to a ER. Sorry TBK, but you need to shape it up! read more

Taco Burrito King - Nasty Taco That Made Me Violently Ill. Wilted Lettuce and Spoiled Meat! Greasy As Can Be! - Mexican Near Me - Des Plaines, Illinois

Years later.. this place is still not as good as the other locations. It's just so close that we tried it again. Burritos were very dry and lacked flavor. The saving grace was the taco with steak. It wasn't great, but definitely not as bad as the burritos. read more

The staff was super friendly, helpful, and food was very good. I would go there again. Thanks for late night snack and being open late so delicious. read more

There is a help wanted sign outside of the business right now. Please anyone who can cook and needs a job, please go in. They got 2 stars because the flavor was not bad, but I have never seen a quesadilla with so much meat on it, that it looks like an unfinished burrito. Plus they don't seem to know how to drain grease off the meat. read more

Ordered STEAK burrito and I get ground beef. Top it off the burrito had no flavor. Good thing it was cheap so I didn't complain but also didn't eat it. First and last time I'm going. read more

We were here today, no masks or gloves on employees. There was a customer in there with no mask. No masks, no purchase! We will never ever go back, if this is how they handle food during this time how do they do it when there is no pandemic. read more

I came here on a Saturday evening (6:30-ish) with a friend. We ordered burritos to-go. Typically my husband picks up dinner for us, so this was my first time physically going into the restaurant. I really wasn't impressed. I found the location to be somewhat dirty and there were 5 employees standing around not doing much of anything. The cashier was friendly, but not overly friendly. The head cook was very matter-of-fact with the other employees and I guess I didn't care for that either. I prefer Chipotle and Qdoba to TBK. I like the fact that I can get black beans and/or pinto beans, not just refried. My burrito was wrapped pretty poorly and I ended up eating it with a fork instead...and it was just a veggie burrito. I don't know about anyone else, but the ingredients taste sub-par to me compared to the competition. read more

They don't know what they are doing. Won't answer the phone. Ordered a toco salad, 5 tacos de asada, a torta no sour cream. Got 6 tacos, no taco salad and the torta bathed is sour cream. Will not be going back here again. This was on February 2018 read more

They suck they said they put everything in the bag but they lied! Bought a guacamole and they gave me no chips and I asked for hot sauce and she said she gave me some but did not give me any hot sauce really bad Service!!!!!! read more

Not sure what's going on at this location, it used to be really good...maybe new staff, new cook I don't know, but I received the worst tasting meal I've ever had there yesterday. First of all, when I walk to register, no greeting (not the usual cashier), not sure if she understood English or maybe it was the new register because after asking me several times for clarification, she still got the order wrong. I asked for ground beef, I said it twice and got home and it was steak (and tough poorly seasoned steak at that). Ordered chips and salsa and when I took the bag of chips out, there was a whole in the bottom of the bag and the chips in the bottom part of the bag were soggy and shredded, yet nothing else in the bigger bag was wet. Completely lost my appetite and will not be eating there again!! read more

Taco Burrito King - Wet soggy chips in bottom of bag...Yuck! - Mexican Near Me - Des Plaines, Illinois

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Ordered steak nachos with no sour cream and jalapeños to dine in. Cook made the order to go in a to go box. I reminded the cook that the order was dine in. The cook angrily opened the to go order and dumped it on a plate mixing all the ingredients, then dumped more cheese on top of the nachos and more meat due to him getting upset about having to change a to go order to a dine in order. Management would not replace the order. Was told by management that this how they make their nachos and I was told to either accept it as is or buy more chips for $1.50 extra to offset the extra cheese and meat. read more

Okay!!! What kind of garbage place is this!! Geez DONT COME TO THIS PLACE!!! I'm letting y'all know so y'all don't waste y'all money. I ordered off Uber eats and everything went smooth. And as soon as I opened my order I was just disappointed. First of all the presentation is horrible and so messy. Now let me continue on with the rest of the order, that night I happened to order some chilaquiles but fuck they were bland as hell. NO FUCKING FLAVOR!! I got cold as frijoles and beans. now don't get me started on their steak meal GARBAGE!! the meat tasted old and beside that point it wasn't seasoned I think the only seasoned thing in that meal was the fucking bell peppers that came with the steak. I'm honestly so fucking disappointed with that place. Geez my own people disappointed me. I will never get from from here and that's on . ( get it, PERIOD! ) read more

It is a Mexican fast food joint, very spacious but feels almost as dull as a McDonald's. Cheese quesadilla turned up so quickly that it cud not have been freshly prepared, probably they sell the frozen stuff. In the veggie fajita, we only got green peppers and onions, simply grilled with no salt and pepper and only 2-3 tortillas which were not exactly corn and not completely refined flour, somewhere in between. So the only thing Which was really good compared to the food and decor is their spicy salsa, both tomato (red) and chilli (green). I am definitely not going back during the regular hours and would think twice for late night hours. read more

Taco Burrito King - Dinner - Veggie fajita! - Mexican Near Me - Des Plaines, Illinois

I just moved from the south side of chicago to the burbs and so far this is the best taco's I had

The food is great it is my first time here. The portions are huge for what you pay for. They are also fast to make it I was literally sitting down with napkins and drink and food was ready and they 24 hours yes read more

Taco Burrito King - Mexican Near Me - Des Plaines, Illinois

Carne asada is pretty good only problem is tortillas are flour and that is not my favorite. Guacamole was a little weird could be better it tasted kinda in a weird way flavorless. However it wasnt an entire let down we were still able to eat the tacos cuz of how good the meat was and the horchata! read more

Just ate here and will say it is the dirtiest restaurant I have seen in a long time inside or outside of this country. I'm no prude - I eat at mom and pop places a lot. Almost every table and the entire floor had food debris, napkins. We are taking about a couple dozen tables. Lunch had just finished but there were no people in line and the staff was essentially waiting around for the next order. No one was cleaning. In the bathroom walls had been patched and a urinal was covered in a plastic trash bag. To me there is not a corporate commitment to cleanliness. If this is how they run the front of the place, I can't imagine how dirty the back must be. read more

Quesadilla I ordered had so much oil the first quarter soaked through 8 napkins. Absolutely disgusting anD gave me a stomach ache. When I informed the employee I was told that was how it I is supposed to be. read more

Taco Burrito King - Oil with a side of quesadilla - Mexican Near Me - Des Plaines, Illinois

OH MY GOD! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE? DES PLAINES TBK IS AMAZING! ::cough cough:: Ok, I'll calm down now. Seriously, I come here a lot at all hours of the day and night and always, always get good food, friendly service, and fresh horchata. It blows my goddamn mind that a local Taco Bell is getting more stars than this place. Taco Bell serves grade F meat that is so processed, it needs a caking agent in order to continue resembling meat! Come on! TBK is always generous with their toppings, too. When I eat a taco here, there's just too much tasty stuff in it, and I end up forking up a bunch of fallen tasty bits out of my basket when I finish. Did I mention they have horchata? Did I mention they are open 24/7? Did I mention it BEATS THE HELL out of freakin' Taco Bell?!? They also have their very own spacious parking lot with two points of egress and high chairs for kids. Go! Drink horchata! Eat tacos! Have burritos! Your mouth with swear fealty to His Royal Highness, the Taco Burrito King. read more

This place is newly opened, when I first walked in, I was pleased with the layout, then quickly noticed all the dirt in the place. The floors and rugs were dirty, the stainless steel cabinet that the soda machine sits on has fingermarks all over the door, tables were not cleaned off etc. Its a shame that a new place would look like this so quick. Youre better off going down the road to las asadas. And the worst part is there were NO customers in the place, so no excuse for not cleaning. read more

Taco Burrito King - Mexican Near Me - Des Plaines, Illinois

This place sucks bad! Matter of fact all TBK's really are horrible. The food is plain bad. Tiny little niblets of fatty steak as your meat, the most bland rice I ever had and yea, I am at a loss of words how so many people dig this place?!?! In this case, 1 star is 1 too many! read more

OMG @ ELIZABETH W you must have never had a mother to cook you a meal. I like an idiot went here today again just cause my coworker was hungry and we work nearby. I should have read my own review before I let him go to this place today to waste my money. Once again a disappointing meal. It was funny though I didn't start eating yet and turned around and looked at my coworker after he bit into his quesadilla 2 times. His face said it all. I regret the 3 nicely stuffed tacos that had ZERO flavor/taster etc. Even after adding the green crap all it tasted like was grass from the fields at Maine West. WOW I have to say to anyone crazy enough to give this joint 5 of anything let alone 5 stars. PLEASE STAY AWAY go to TACO BELL down the street. or even try Sam's Club Pizza across the street. it will be better then any of this. read more

I don't know what the hype about this place was...?? Their always busy but their food sucks. I went here for lunch and honestly it was just below average and the prices are expensive. I got the double steak burrito and it was below average, I don't know why my friends thought TBK was the best Mexican place ever because its not. There way better Mexican food places with cheaper prices. I wont be going back here. read more

It's a Mexican place that is open 24 hours a day (+2 stars)! Awesome! I think this my new local late night hangout. I will say that it's a little expensive for a fast food Mexican place (-1 star). The place is big, clean and the employees behind the counter are friendly (+2 stars). I ordered the steak taco diner which came with two tacos (lettuce, cheese, sour cream, tomatoes) and rice and beans on the side. I thought the tacos were A-OK. I did enjoy the Horchata (rice drink)! Mmmm... I usually add a lot of cinnamon when I drink Horchata, but they didn't have cinnamon to add. read more

Doubtful I will return. I got a burrito plate. Total 9.99. I ate half of my steak burrito. And I may not have if I wasn't so hungry. Like other raters say...it just didnt taste right. Not flavorful (low quality meat) and was sorta greasyas I am not used to taking a bite of burrito and seeing an orangy ooze drip onto the paper. (no hot sauce!) I did enjoy the rice and beans or this would make it one star. Also, the staff is the least friendly I have seen a long time. This place needs serious work in many areas to be acceptable. Friends who live nearby have been more than 3 times and twice their order was goofed. Not acceptable. If you are looking for the best steak tacos- check out Las Asadas next to the Old McDonalds. read more

truly tragic. please do not waste your time nor money here. the order was so way off from what we requested is laughable. I ordered a veggie burrito with multiple ingredients and got a huge burrito with only cheese and guac in side... and cold. not heated at all.... the guac is so brown I cant believe they serve this. also ordered a side of the guac and its so brown its barely green. what a waste. all 4 of us cant eat what we ordered. honestly one of the worst fast food taqueria experiences ive ever had... and burritos are my staple. I am coming back in to edit 4 hours later: I still cant stop thinking about how bad the food was at Taco Burrito King. I was served a chilled burrito, with cheese and brown guacamole--so disgusting. ill add that when I got home, I threw the 'burrito' out after 2 bites and went to El Famous and ordered another round. read more

So I was actually really excited when they first opened this location because the one I used to go to in the city was pretty good. And of course the late hours! I've tried it a few times since it's really close to work but every time we go I get the same result. It's not horrible, especially for Mexican in the area but it lacks the flavor, the spices, etc. It's overall taste is bland. Their horchata is pretty good but it doesn't make up for their taste. Service is pretty quick but it can get crowded very quickly. I called ahead and it worked out fine, good thing because their lot is small and can be difficult to get in and out of when crowded. read more

i called them to order food on my way to work .. they answered the fone and asked me to wait a min .. i waited 10 mins no one came back .. by this time i was already at the location to order the food in person .. when i walked inside the restaurant was almost empty and the guy who answered the fone was busy in eating ( i respect that , he might be hungry . but he should have at least told me on the phone that im busy ), the phone was still on hold .. i told him u kept me on hold for over 10 mins .. he didnt even apologize or made me realize that he is sorry for it .. he acted as its nothing .. i know its pointless to write abt it, as their each location has problems and owner doesnt care at all .. read more

Taco Burrito King - 10 mins of wait ! - Mexican Near Me - Des Plaines, Illinois

Food had a chemical taste, as well as the Jarritos. Think the food was tampered with. Be careful!!!!

The only reason it got any stars at all is because 1) the inside was nice, and 2) it's open 24/7. Which turned out to be pointless - as pointless as the staff who, no lie, got every order wrong. They just could not get their shit together. I ordered the flauta dinner. Twenty minutes later (!!!), I'm handed a bag and I bolt. I was so hungry I was shaking. Got home to find I had paid $13 for rice, beans, and about 5 lbs of lettuce. No flautas. Too tired to go back. And now I just won't go back at all. read more