Don Chico Mex Rest

hands down the best Mexican food around. if you're in the area you won't be disappointed stopping here. not only is their food great but their service is second to none!

Don Chico's is the BEST.  You have to love a place where the owner is there to greet you and puts your order in for your favorite appetizer before you get completely into the door. Food is excellent.

I am giving the rating, based on the food exclusively.  It is authentic, there is plenty, and it is very reasonable.
I am not sure about the cleanliness of the place, although they received a 97, I believe, on the inspection which is posted on the wall--a fact that I really appreciate in Dekalb County, AL.
The decor is, well, there isn't any, and the place is very old, and not very well-maintained, BUT the quality of the food is good, and the authentic flavor profiles are spot-on.  It disturbed me when a customer came in (I guess, for a take-out order) and was dictating loudly enough to the server that we could all hear him say, "I want a beef burrito, but with no beans, and no guacamole" (???--why order Mexican, then? LOL)...anyhow, for the food, a 4, for the annoyances a 2 (barely), and for the cleanliness a big fat ?? (we didn't suffer any maladies from it, so......)