I went there for a quick lunch. I ordered the Birria Estilo Jalisco (lamb soup) with corn tortillas. It was so good...served with limes, cilantro, onions, and special hot sauce. I also really loved their salsa! Tasted very fresh, not like some other restaurants. The serving lady was so friendly and always smiling! Fast service with affordable prices as well. read more

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Stopped in at 8:00 on a Friday night. The menu selection and prices are great. The food was even better. The salsa and green and red sauces are homemade. The red sauce has some kick, but not too much, and sooo much flavor. The Margaritas were not too sweet like so many bottles mixes. They actually had a nice sweet-tart flavor and the beer was cold. We will come back. read more

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I ordered the shrimp fajitas. It was really good Mexican food in this area Looks like a family restaurant read more

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Recommend it 100% everything is delicious!! Server is fast especially when it's not that busy, waitress are super kind especially a girl that's there !! Will come back for sure even if I have to drive 4 hours read more

I went there with family and a friend after it was recommended to me. Went on a Saturday around 1 p.m . There was only 1 other couple in there. They were almost finished. We asked for a table and was seated at a half booth/table. Strike 1. We ordered our drinks(water) . Waited for the waitress(owner) to come back and take our order. I asked for hot salsa for the chips. The chips were stale . Strike 2 . The hot salsa was good tasting. I ordered a combination. Chili Rellanos looked like it was put in a microwave(cheese was hard and darkened) The shredded beef taco the meat looked like it was leftover and was hard. I left the tostada,Chili Rellanos and part of the taco. My friend ordered fajitas and it smelled good and was sizzling when it came to the table. No cheese,sour cream or guacamole to go with it. Another person ordered steal tacos. Very little meat and cheese. Strike 3. The owner never checked if we needed anything. The owners kids were there eating and the daughter came and took dishes away. Would not recommend their food. Big waste of time and $$$. I'll drive to Dos Amigos in Byron or El Jamidor in Dekalb. read more

This is the menu from 5/22 I had the steak burrito with guacamole and chips. Great flavor. It was a very flavorful burrito. read more

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Nasty. Stale, old chips. Salsa from yesterday. Do not eat here. You will be disappointed. Nasty. Nasty. Gross. Main dish was plain. Plain. I'm glad they had salt on the tables so at least I could taste that. read more

Tecalitlan Restaurant - Nasty chips. - Mexican Near Me - Rochelle, Illinois

The food here is amazing! We stopped in on our way out of town and glad we did. Everything we had was excellent. We had the bistec con queso, guisado de res, and huarache all great. Guac and salsa were made fresh. Nice family place. Highly recommend. read more

I'm a trucker and I happened to land in this town, and to be honest this is my first review to post!! Let's start from the beginning, this place is terrible, what's even worse,is the reviews I read before looking for a Mexican restaurant, what a bunch of BS!! When you walk in the waitress was sitting at a table and said"seat yourself " wait!what??? I ordered the shrimp fajita, and after pulling a piece of shell out of my mouth really @&$@@&@ me off! The chips tasted burnt, trust me, go to McDonald's instead! read more

Walked in and placed an order, we waited maybe 10 minutes at most. Food was great, the restaurant was clean, and the overall experience was excellent. read more

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Being in Rochelle does not offer a wide variety of restaurants, but I enjoy coming here for some Mexican. The food is good, hot, and pretty tasty. I'll usually get the carne asada tampiquena along with some guacamole. The margaritas are decent and a meal with with drinks for two is between $40-$50. The owner is always there, and she remembers you. Service is good and food comes quick. read more

Great food. Cozy atmosphere and super service! Don't let the tiny storefront keep you from trying this little gem. read more

Pretty standard fare, at least what I ordered Chips were over cooked and had a little burn taste. Queso dip should have been a little warmer. Ground beef taco was good, pico shell was a bit tough, but good. Cheese enchilada was good. Salsa was lots of veggies in a thin sauce, not my taste. Definitely would eat here again. Good service. Prices are fine read more

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The food was ok we asked for a steak fajitas there was no cheese or sour cream offered or given. The waitress was more engaged with drinking and entertaining other who appeared to be family members. custome services suck read more

I shat myself in the bathroom here and got yelled at by the line cook, manager came out and started screaming at me for getting creamy brown feces all over the floor, food was mid service was horrid read more

We got takeout. The staff was polite and helpful. My husband's shrimp cocktail was five stars, the flavor was just like his mom used to make. My house special torta was also delicious but I wish it had something more for sauce. I ended up adding mayo at home. We'll go here again next time we are passing through. read more

Food was delicious. Had the $6 lunch special and added a Chile relleno. Salsa selection was authentic and was excellent on the pork tamales. read more

Enjoyed Enchiladas Verde and Veggie Fajitas - both visits great food, flavor and fresh! Salsa was not too spicy. Highly recommend!

This was my first time here & it was an amazing experience. Food was delicious, so was the horchata ! read more

Tecalitlan Restaurant - Horchata. Very good - Mexican Near Me - Rochelle, Illinois

My steak burrito ranchero was filled with tender diced steak and was very flavorful. My group loved their tacos and entrees. This is a lovely restaurant with friendly staff. Easy parking in front too. read more

Rochelle, Illinois. 20 years ago, a sleepy little village. Rochelle today, industry has come back, and strangely, a bit of tourism based in the famous "Lincoln Highway" and maybe more-so in the "Rochelle Railroad Park", a great little spot where trains go by often and people from around the world visit. I have been coming here for years to watch trains. In the early years, the food choices were not much and so-so. In the last bunch of years, since interstate 39 was finished and the railroad park got built, an ethanol plant and then the Union Pacific Railroad built a large facility, Rochelle has been booming. Along with the industry, there are a lot more choices for food. Tecalitlan is a place we didn't really notice, in a quiet corner of a strip mall. Years ago, small town mexican food was not done all that well. I had some bad experiences that made me never want to try mexican food outside of Chicago, where it's mostly great and available 24 hours a day. Now that many more hispanics are spread out all over the country, the food has improved. Finally the other night, we stopped in. We ordered a couple of Negro Modelos. They came really cold, with a frosted glass. The second round came with a new frosted glass. So many places don't bother, once you have the glass, so right away they get props. I don't drink much at all, but I like a cold beer when I have a beer. There was a cute little girl, peering at us from the next booth. We played hide and seek games with the menus and she giggled. Why did I bother bringing that up? Because this is a family place and it felt really warm and friendly. Our waitress was great and very sweet. She beamed with pride when she told us that everything was homemade and freshly made. My only regret is that I don't remember the actual names of the dishes we had. Chips tasted fresh, salsa was not too oniony and not too hot. My friend ordered a fish dish. The fish was grilled perfectly and covered with a tomato based sauce, with lots of green peppers and onions. I had a pork dish that was described as "very hot and spicy" with a very special and uncommon kind of sauce. (sorry i can't remember details!) The pork was tender and the sauce was really nicely spicy. Not super hot, but hotter than most places that claim things are very spicy. We also had some Chile Rellenos. A beautiful dark green pepper, bursting with cheese, with a light breading. Delicious. The rice and beans were also very tasty. The beans were not heavy and not lardy tasting. The food was great, the service very attentive, a clean dining room, and now we have a new great place to go after a long hard day of sitting on our cabooses and watching trains rumble by. read more

Got the shrimp enchiladas was very authentic. I'm from California where there is a Mexican restaurant on every corner.. trust me when I say that the food is good. Shrimp cocktail is also very unique. I usually add lime and salt to give the cocktail more flavor but in this case there is no need. Probably the best shrimp cocktail I've had. Definitely recommend this place if your passing through Rochelle, IL. Nice setting and waitresses was very nice. read more

Tecalitlan Restaurant - Shrimp enchiladas and shrimp octpus cocktail - Mexican Near Me - Rochelle, Illinois

This is the Best Mexican restaurant I have ever eaten at. I'm from Baton Rouge, La and everything I come visit my husband (because he is working here) I have to eat here. The margaritas are definitely the Best In Town but also the Best I have ever had!! Service is great too, of course. read more

This is a good spot in Rochelle. Food has been good here consistently. Takes awhile to get food. But other wise really good.

Staff are friendly. Prices are reasonable. Food is tasty! Stop in for Lunch or Dinner, you won't be sorry. I had the fajitas and a margarita. Super good. read more

We just ordered some takeout and it was delicious! Nachos Supreme and some Steak tacos. Would love to come back after the quarantine and try their margaritas! read more

Good prices and service. The food was good, although not amazing. I got the hard tacos and the shells tasted a bit stale. Definitely recommend if you're looking for some cheap eats. Would visit again. read more

Stopped in yesterday and got an order to go. Chicken flautas were hard as a rock, shredded beef was tough and bland. Pretty much everything we ordered was bland and disappointing. Chicken quesadilla was *not* a quesadilla, it was 3 tiny tacos with barely any chicken in them at all and I paid 8 bucks for them. I paid way too much money for this garbage. Do not waste your money at this place it's not worth it. I'll never go back here. read more

I don't like writing bad reviews but this was the worst Mexican meal I have ever had (Arroz con pollo). I could have had more tender shoe leather at Rack Room or DSW than the grilled chicken breast I was served. The meal took a long time to get, perhaps because they were overcooking it so much. My colleague had an enchilada he said was good. (But he had had really bad Chinese the night before so he may have been desperate! ) I will never return here. Some people might like the salsa and chips, but salsa had such an afterburn that I could not take a second bite. Chips were thick and tough. If that's authentic, it's not my choice. In fact, with exception of Rosati's Italian and another place called Flight Deck, I would never eat in Rochelle, IL or DeKalb, IL again if I have a choice. read more

Food is great with a lot of different dishes you don't normally see on a Mexican restaurant menu. My only complaint is the staff is a little slow. read more

Delicious!! Probably best burrito I've ever had. Sad I don't live close! I got the burrito with cheese on it and the red sauce on the side. Didn't try the chips and salsa but husband said it was spicy. read more

Fantastic Mexican. You never know what you are going to get walking into a strip mall Mexican food joint, but the table full of older Latina ladies made this look promising. The menu had a great mix of traditional Mexican food like mole, menudo, and other items along side the expected nachos, fajitas, tacos and burritos. A great surprise find while driving through town. read more

Best Mexican food in Rochelle. Along with the best margarita's too, loved the staff, very friendly and helpful, eat there almost once a week! read more

Was driving through Rochelle and decided to look for some good Mexican food. This place had good reviews so we thought we'd take a chance. One review stated that food was good, but service was slow. I take everyone's opinion with a grain of salt because you never know the reason unless you're present at the time. But I do have to say, there were only 2 wait staff and the place was full, but it shouldn't take 20 minutes to take my order. Order was taken, food arrived after a while. Can't say it was anything better than good. I'll be back in Rochelle from time to time but will not stop here again. :( read more

I have eaten at this restaurant numerous times. My most recent visit with a couple of friends on Valentine's Day was great! The restaurant was pretty busy, with only a few tables open, but the service was still good. I had the Especial Teca and my friends had fajitas. All three of us enjoyed our meals and left the restaurant feeling full. Out of the three Mexican restaurants in town, this is my favourite. read more

I'm not sure what happened between my visit and everyone else's but I was very unimpressed with the food " very bland and very small portions " and the service rated as one of the worse I have ever had no drink refills they dropped the check off BEFORE the meal arrived and I guess they thought they didn't have to come back will never eat there again so be wary read more

I am torn on how to rate Tecalitlan, I would give it 3 1/2 stars if I could. I feel like a regular here...since there are not many Mexican restaurants in Rochelle this has become my go-to place. The restaurant is always busy, they have an extensive menu, reasonable prices, the food is consistently good, but the service could be improved upon. There is usually only one waitress waiting on the entire restaurant which makes it impossible to provide quality customer service. If visiting Rochelle, I would suggest Tecalitlan for its food but I would also recommend you arrive earlier in the evening to increase your odds of beating the rush and slow service. read more

Was disappointed in the stale chips and flavorless salsa. Waitress barely asked how we were.

Service was very good!! They have a great authentic menu and was impressed to see some of the choices. The food was good. Nothing to rave about at all. Steak tacos were average and the enchilada was microwaved. When you over cook cheese in a microwave and it sticks to a plate and then gets hard well that's how I think it was cooked. I would come back. They have a decent steak taco salsa is good so I'll give it another go and try an authentic dish next time. read more

I fly to this area about twice a year and have eaten here twice. Both times the food was very good, the salsa great and spicy and the people very nice! Standard American Mexican fare mostly but I love that they real Mexican dishes as well. And a few items for in case someone in your party still wants meat and potatoes foods. Easy place to relax and watch a game while you have your chips and salsa fix. And not too loud either! I'll go back, probably on each visit! read more