Atotonilco Tortilleria

I thought for sure I'd eat a torta, some tacos, a side of cebollitas, and then consider dessert...but, I started with the order of a torta de carne asada as to not scare my family.  It wasn't pretty, but it was tasty.  At the table were tacos of all kinds, tortas, a carne asada plate, agua de tamarindo and horchata.  It was all very tasty and filled us up.  The prices are very reasonable at $4.50 for a torta and $11.50 for a carne asada plate which is a huge portion of meat, rice, beans, half an avocado, grilled serrano peppers, and green onions.  It's not fancy, but it's a good place to get some solid Mexican food.  They have a small parking lot, and be warned everyone in the area seems to drive an oversized SUV, so you might not fit in a space or drive down the street with ease.  Otherwise, definitely worth hitting up.

Me and my bf are regulars at the Atotonilco in Joliet. We love the chicken tacos there. When we came here, it was a horrible experience. The tacos were just diced pieces of chicken. No seasoning, no flavor. The chicken was overlooked and made it taste worse. When the server came out, we saw he had his hand in his mouth. After we saw that we just left. We don't try the other food, but we decided to never come back because of the experience.

Talk about OVERRATED! Well, someone, (namely ME) is finally here to knock this franchise down a few pegs.

I ate at the one in Worth off 111th...and since this IS a franchise, one can intelligently assume the food basically tastes the same at all their locations. SInce I ordered 3 different types of tacos there can be NO CONFUSION that this wasnt an off night for them.

I ordered 3 tacos on flour (flour is the ONLY way to order a taco..btw..corn is for the chips)

Steak, Chicken and the much touted "Al Pastor", ie, marinated pork.

Aside from the chicken (which came in chunks instead of shredded and marinated) these were the DRYIST, blandest tasting CRAP tacos Ive ever eaten!

The steak and pork were chopped so fine and from being so dry they basically DISINTEGRATED in my mouth as if I were fed sawdust. YUCK. The cheese wasnt even a good mexican crumbly cheese but was the melty no flavor type they use at Pete's Market when ya order their bland stuffed chili relleno.

Dont believe the hype about their pork tacos folks. The best and I mean BAR-NONE B.E.S.T  marinated pork taco in the city is LA PLAYITA and ZACA TACOS.