They had a good appetizer. Chorizo and cheese. The taco salad did not have much beans or rice in fact I barely seen any. The rice was dry and the beans are very bland. You do have to ask for cilantro. My other half had a goat burrito, that was good. And my other person had pork stew that what she said it was, by this point I didn't try it, she liked it though ,again she said rice was dry. The food was bland,dried out and incomplete. The service was good, brought sides too late although they were very nice. The place was clean . Plenty of parking. Would I go back no. You get what you pay for. It is affordable. read more

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Needed to stop off for a quick bite, wanted a steak taco. Clean and very friendly staff, was greeted right away. Those two factors right there could make for a great restaurant but the taco did not have any flavor and was dry. So much potential, but must work on the taste, great location, and fast service. read more

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A stellar place just south of O'Hare. Great food and great service. Chips and salsa were provided when we sat down, and the salsa had a nice kick. I had their Arrachera Asada. A thin pounded skirt steak that . . . I don't know how they did it with it being so thin, but was a perfect medium rare. Grilled cactus, jalapeno and bulb onions. Was excellent. A great find read more

Zacatecas - Arrachera Asada. A thin pounded skirt steak that . . . I don't know how they did it with it being so thin, but was a perfect medium rare. - Mexican Near Me - Franklin Park, Illinois

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The tostadas de al pastor were delicious, meat was tender and they put a lot, service here is always friendly, employees are great. read more

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The steak Tacos, Burrito, and quesidillas my wife and I had were delicious!!! Service was also very good. Only complaint (which was from my wife) was that the salsa from the free chips and salsa was too hot for her. Unfortunately because of that we won't be frequenting there too often as chips and salsa is my wife's favorite part of the meal, lol. I wish they offered a "gringo" or milder version of the salsa, b/c then it would definitely be in our Mexican rotation! read more

Food was alright aside from the mess it came as. I got a burrito dinner and the beans and rice were all over the uncut burrito, just making an absolute mess when handling it. But what really just stuck to me was the service. We came in and were promptly greeted, handed a menu and once we were ready to order we stood there for a minute or three. I am a patient customer- but to have 2 other workers just sitting and watching tv (tv was behind us) while I'm standing there with the menu shut and ready to order was rude. The lady who greeted us, was working the window and after she was done she assisted us. First time going and although the food came quick (yay!) wouldn't be surprised if it were my last. read more

La comida muy rica me encanta el cafecito ,siempre bien amables sigan así no cambien

Was hungry and I thought it's my fav zacatacos restaurant order a steak . It comes in with something that I didn't know what was it. It's starched in photo , steak wet full of extra juice not steaks. Charged me 26$ for carne asada no drink. The steak tasted like raw bull balls. Had a door to it. Wasted my 26$ and fucked up my hunger always happen to me that my personal thing. Fucked up experience. I wish they tasted their food before giving it to customers. Please don't go here don't destroy ur peace just go another place u know it's good food. Their food is miserable read more

Zacatecas - Idk what is the green things. A bulldog left testocles spread out or a hulk back skin scrap. - Mexican Near Me - Franklin Park, Illinois

First time eating here. Small space but clean and very friendly staff. I had steak tostada dinner and my hubby had steak tacos both dishes were top notch. We definitely recommend this eatery! read more

Absolute best Mexican food I've ever had. Steak taco salad, chicken torta, chicken flautas, on and on. The steak is SO flavorful and the chicken moist and delicious. Can't say enough about Michelle and her place. Will keep going back again and again. read more

Este Restaurante es una basura es el peor lugar de comida que yo e hido en mi vida.se tardaron cerca de 40 minutos para traer mi plato y le dije a la mesera que no me quemaran mi carne y me dijo no lo pasa es que dura mucho en cosinarse. Cuando me la trajo estaba negra co un pedazo de carbón esa carne ni los puercos se la uvieran comido yo le pregunté que me la cambiara O que mediera otra comida que no tuviera quemada y me dijo yo no puedo hacer nada read more

Hands down, THE BEST BIRRIA TACOS I'VE HAD!! This place here is a hit. It was recommended to me by a nurse at Gottlieb named Perla. She hit the nail on the head with this place. This was the best consume. So much flavor, so much cheese and I was full off just one. But believe me the second one didn't last long, I ate that within two hours. The presentation of the plating was beautiful. I can't wait to come back here. Seriously my #1 spot. It's near Ohare where I work and the hospitality here is immaculate. I just want to come back and take pictures of all the amazing food. The horchata was nice as well. Very fulfilling. The pineapple water was delicious. It hit the spot on a hot sunny day in Chicago. read more

Zacatecas - Quesabirria Tacos with Consume - Mexican Near Me - Franklin Park, Illinois

From the outside the place looks like an office. I saw the sign zacatecas so i thought its a restaurant. The food and service. I tried the caldo de res and an order of taco asada. The broth was just parfect and the meat is very tender. It was good. I went here on a mid afternoon. So the restaurant was quiet and i was served fast. read more

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This place was so good! I got the chicken taco salad, and it was one of the best things I've ever had. read more

Zacatecas - Chicken taco salad - Mexican Near Me - Franklin Park, Illinois

Food and staff is awesome best tamales in the area. Small restaurant sitting but ambience is very nice, highly recommend

Well originally craving for Mexican going to franchise Pepe's but unfortunately I couldn't make it there because I am around the vicinity in Franklin Park by just tires to get a wheel alignment and it's going to take him almost the entire day since I came late around 11:00 a.m. and was craving for Mexican food specifically Pepe's franchise but had to look for a local Mexican restaurant in Franklin Park in this was given rating reviews. It's a decent Mexican hole in the wall Mexican restaurant locally in Franklin Park. That's the three stars I don't know why it's considered the best? The corn chips they bring out to you with the salsa was okay especially the tortillas it wasn't the freshest but it wasn't the worst it was good now they're guacamole that I ordered extra was very fresh that I give them good credit for if not great thank. I know this is not true Mexican eating tex-mexer fajitas but I do give them a decent credit on the beef, shrimp and chicken combination fajita with your standard mole sour cream and that fresh guacamole I liked. I usually don't order sodas but I went for the jarritos lime soda which was what I was craving for. No fried ice cream like Pepe's but went for the flan instead which was also delicious and fresh but nothing unique or out of this world. Staff was a super attentive and quick delivering the food price wise a bit expensive especially for fajitas getting up to $20 was expecting a little more but it's satisfied since I've experienced other Mexican restaurants generously giving a lot more in fajitas. Otherwise to summarize a good decent hole in the wall local Mexican restaurant but not something I would be obsessed going to since I don't consider it the best but at the same time from the other hello Yelp reviews trying to say it's the best would be an overstatement but it's decent and good. Note beware if you are paying with credit card they charge an SVC or service charge that shocked me. It was $1.78 more which I didn't understand because they already gave me the bill yet when I was submitted my credit card to pay my debt I saw like a difference in the cost. I had to dress the cashier about that and I told them despite that they have a sign up in front about that on credit card payments they should put it on their receipts. read more

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The take out food was very good!! It was hot when picked up from the restaurant. The staff were friendly and the cost was reasonable.

Love this place. If you're around the area and looking for some great food stop there. One of my go to Mexican joints. read more

Zacatecas - Lunch specials - Mexican Near Me - Franklin Park, Illinois

The saddest burrito ever 2/10 the tortilla is not cooked and was cold I've never giving a bad review but this disappointed big time!!!! read more

Zacatecas - Yea it's not it - Mexican Near Me - Franklin Park, Illinois

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Not worth stopping. If u want FRESH FOOD.,go to Burrito Amigo it's right down the street. read more

Zacatecas - El burrito Amigo - Mexican Near Me - Franklin Park, Illinois

Food was good, but not great. Nice variety and selection. Food was presented well. Flavor could have been more enhanced

This is my second review for Zacatecas restaurant. I ordered the enchiladas de pollo con mole. It was served with rice and refried beans. A complimentary basket of stale chips and spicy salsa with onions and cilantro were brought to the table. My husband ordered the ground beef tacos served with rice and refried beans. I asked him to rate his food on a scale of 1 to 5. He rated the tacos with a 4 and said he had "better tacos at other places." We arrived on a Sunday at 12:25 for lunch. Our food arrived at 1:07 p.m. When we walked into the restaurant all the tables were occupied except one. It was loud. It was very busy. There are only nine tables and we were given the very last table. Right next to the short hallway leading to the bathrooms. Our server was very apologetic when she delivered our food to the table. It would have been nice to receive a refill of water. This was not the case. Since it took them a long time for us to get our food a complimentary dessert would have been nice. This was not the case. Nevertheless, I enjoyed my chicken enchiladas. The meat was mixed with dark and white (breast) chicken. Of course, it is my fault because I did not ask if the tacos are 100% chicken breast which I prefer. The rice lacked spices and seasoning. It was somewhat bland. My husband and I both agreed that we will not come here on Sunday for lunch anymore. It was very loud. It was very busy. The service was excruciatingly slow. I certainly don't mind waiting for my food (15 minutes tops). I understand restaurants become very busy so please find a solution to compensate your customers. When food is delayed for over 30 minutes a complimentary dessert or a complimentary beverage is the way to take care of customers. It's called common sense customer service. On this particular Sunday afternoon customer service was lacking. read more

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I used to have my insurance officer across the street from here. They used to make me the most amazing burrito bowls because I was avoiding gluten at the time. The owners are so nice and their guacamole was so so so good. I'm coming back soon! I'm so glad you're still around. read more

I always get the steak tacos with onions, cilantro, and cheese (extra crispy steak/ super well done) with their red salsa BRAVA. It is always delicious! I've never tried anything else from here. read more

My wife and I are always looking for a nice authentic Mexican restaurant while we're on the road. Zacatecas was a great option. We had to get creative with ordering. I ordered a burrito and she ordered the fajitas and boy were they filled with flavor so much we wanted to enjoy every bite we took our time. The burrito had some special salsa on top of it and have beans mushrooms and was loaded with vegetables. My wife's fajitas had mushrooms peppers spinach tomatoes and sliced carrots and she had it with a side of rice and beans and guacamole and she really enjoyed it. If you're a picky Mexican foodie, you may want to check this place out the next time if your in the area. Pros: authentic, food was seasoned to perfection, affordable, extensive menu, good size portions Con: No veggie menu options read more

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My go to place for Gorditas and chilaquiles. Staff is friendly and food is good and priced accordingly. Service always prompt.

delicious food, great and quick service. my only complaint is that wall coloring. it's a gray, with added gray paintings. it's still a wonderful restaurant, but i think having more colorful walls and paintings would really add to the atmospher. read more

My boyfriend really likes the Hawaiian torta here. I hadn't been to Zacatecas yet, so I thought I'd give it a try. The direction we come from, it's right before the tracks--so that's nice! We came in and the restaurant had maybe four full tables, so they weren't that busy. I ordered a chicken torta and a horchata, he ordered the Hawaiian torta. A simple order that should've taken at most 10 minutes. It took 30 minutes. Flippin RIDICULOUS. They only had one cook on staff and evidently there were many takeout orders. But sweet jesus! We sat there just staring at the cashier and the cook. Would it have killed the cashier to at least apologize for the wait? When we finally got our food, we asked if we could get the chips and salsa. The dude said it was extra. BRUH. It's free when you dine in...PLUS we waited eons for TWO TORTAS. Just give us the damn salsa and chips. We deserve it. My torta was okay; the chicken was dry. My boyfriend didn't even receive a Hawaiian torta. No idea what it was. I feel bad for the cook. Don't know if I'll be back. read more

Zacatecas - Nearly empty - Mexican Near Me - Franklin Park, Illinois

I was in the mood to try someplace new, and I remember passing Zacatecas a few times, and being surprised to see a Mexican restaurant open in this location. I don't know why a Mexican restaurant opening anywhere would surprise me. But with Gene n Judes just down the road, it's a bit of an odd location for Mexican. For me personally, a less than impressive experience. The place itself is pretty nice. Plenty of room to dine-in and enjoy your meal. But the food ranges from average to slightly below average. I would have put off reviewing until sampling more of the menu, but with much better places in the area, the chances of me coming back are slim. I ordered three tacos de al pastor with rice and beans. The al pastor almost looked like chorizo. It was dry looking, and too sweet. It's pretty hard to screw up refried beans, but even this tasted off. It was too orangish, and also had a bit of a sweet flavor too it. Nothing noteworthy about the rice either. Just "meh". Even the red and green salsa were mediocre. Too watery and not enough kick. I don't completely rule out ever coming back, since they are open till 12AM on weekends. Another slight advantage they do have is they deliver ($10 minimum, $2 delivery charge). It also gives the drunks at Hala Kahiki another place besides Gene & Judes to absorb those pansy fruity cocktails they've been drinking all night. read more

Zacatecas - Mexican Near Me - Franklin Park, Illinois

Food is super super good and the staff is so friendly. I come here all the time and love it every time. Highly recommend!

The amount of food/drink you order is not worth the money. It doesnt make sense that a champurrado is like $4 and ONLY sell the one size but they can not fill it up at all. I came last week for a champurrado too and after I payed and waited 5 minutes, only for the cashier to tell me they do not have any more and offered just plain hot chocolate for the same amount of price and i stupidly agreed. It was not filled up as well. However, I thought champurrados were already made and ready to sell but I waited a while for mine only for AGAIN to to be filled up to the inner line. When I brought it up, the older waitress said something like "if it's for here its x amount and if it's to go it's x amount". What? So they only offer the one size for same price but its different amounts of liquid depending if it is for here or to go??? I shouldve just had my money back but I waited to damn long for my drink. Please reconsider coming to dine in or take out from this location. It's overpriced for the amount they give. This is not the first time they skimp on their stuff read more

Zacatecas - This is the "one size" but they can not even fill it up to the inner liner. Please reconsider spending time and money here. - Mexican Near Me - Franklin Park, Illinois

Why? For the love of God, why cant they get a take out order right? We have ordered from them probably 50 times over the last few years and the order is wrong at least 75% of the time. Why do we keep ordering? Cause the food is good, real good when it's right. We've called and complained, and they dont care. They just say there is no manager available to speak to. We cant be the only ones this has happened to numerous times and have called to complain. Wouldn't the manager or owner get someone to check the orders before they go out? This was absolutely the last time we give them another shot. Too bad cause the food is good. read more

Excellent service English/Spanish waiters, very quick and professional. The food is great. The chefs are awesome!!! Very good taste and freshness. We got the very recommended "Menudo" not an easy soup to make with this great taste. My respects to the Chefs Norma and Juan! read more

We ordered Steak dinners, they were very delicious and the rice and beans were very tasty also. Exceeded our expectations and delivery was fast and courteous. Definitely ordering again! highly recommend! Loved the food and excellent service. read more

My husband and I go here sometimes once to twice a week. We have brought so may friends here too. It use to be Mr. Taco, which was our go to taco joint till it closed down and up went Zacatecas. I can say its even better than Mr. Taco. Its not a huge place but only had to wait to a table one time so far. The entire staff is super nice, never had a bad experience with the staff or the food. I love the spinach quesadillas and the caso fundido. My husband really likes their horchata too. We have had their tacos, tortas, tamales...pretty much half the menu : ) ALL of it has been amazing. Its real Mexican food, no Taco Bell type tacos here!!! The only thing I can say bad is they either have it too cold in there or too hot for some reason. We really love this place and it is our new go to taco place and all our friends love it too and get requests to go there when they visit us read more

Usually their food is pretty good. But tonight we tried the torta cubana and the quesabirria with consomé. The milanesa was super hard and dry. Now the quesabirria. They were soggy by soggy i mean you couldn't even grabbed them cause they felt apart. Couldn't even dipped them in the consome. Super disappointed. Don't waste your money on buying the quesabirrias. read more

I Used be huge fan of this place came once week , but now they just getting cheaper with their portions, nickel and dime you for everything! They should have never left from by the tracks . The steak tacos are dry , their burritos are always bland and fall apart and eveytime I do a Togo order something is wrong or forgotten ! Sad to say I've found another taco joint locally that has better food , quantity, and prices ! read more

Zacatecas is an ok place to stop for a quick bite if you are in the area. We had some tacos and I had some guacamole. The tacos were ok, nothing exciting. The guacamole was uninspired at best. This is one of those places you stop when you just want something cheap, fast and not too bad. There is very little else around, so it is an option if you are in the neighborhood. read more

Writing as I dine. Expectations are high going in. I'm not sure why, other than it feels warm and inviting in the dining room and that I haven't had good Mexican in a while. Fun music and dim lighting do wonders to make you forget that you just walked past a takeout window. Waitress was friendly and prompt. I was served some rather awful salsa and oil-drenched chips. Not so impressive. Reviews noted the guacamole so I ordered. Quite bland and probably made with lemon in stead of lime. Odd. Beer was delivered immediately, as was all food I ordered. The former served beside a frosty mug. I ordered the pork sopas dinner plate and was served a very uninspired plate with the main dish separating the rice from the beans. I will never understand this. The first time I dine at Mexican restaurants I always order pork as it's usually the tastiest choice. This is the first time I wasn't able to taste the pork. In fact, it was hard to distinguish between it and the potatoes in my sopas. Everything else about the main course was nice; the gem was finding the hidden pineapple wedge under the pile of crema, chihuahua cheese, lettuce, and tasteless pork. Still unimpressed. For some reason I decided to give the place a third try and ordered dessert to wrap things up. Three times a charm? More like three strikes and you're out. Anyone can roll store-bought ice cream in corn flakes, but not everyone calls it fried ice cream. The service and the beer were the best parts of this meal; two things that I'm sure I could have gotten at BW3's. This will be the last time I listen to the restaurant recommendations of the guy manning the counter at Super 8. read more

Hole in the wall looking place from the outside that's OK inside. Reviews on this place are all over the board. After my visit, I kind of understand why though. I stopped there early for breakfast - right at opening. Was looking for a dish that was traditional Mexican but most of the options were American style. Then I saw the Mexican omelet with chorizo. Sounded good so I went with it - came with hash browns and toast. Well, it took awhile for the food to arrive and I was the only person in the place. I'm thinking this was more of a kitchen issue than front of the house. I wasn't in a hurry, but something to consider as a future reference if I'm looking for something quick. The omelet was like nothing I've seen - rather than folding the ingredients into the egg it was all infused into the eggs, making for a burnt orange hunk of eggs. While it didn't look super appetizing, it was truly delicious - flavor like no other omelet I've had. The hash browns were good too, took up a good part of the plate, though they were kind of flattened on the plate too, so an average size order. I'll give this place another try - probably for lunch or dinner to see how they stack up. Price was good - $7.25 for a reasonably sized order. Hopefully they can shore up the timing of their service and other issues that other Yelpers noted. read more