Los Potrillos

When we lived in Bloomington this was always our favorite place to eat.  The food is excellent and the service is fast.  They've become increasingly popular and more busy over the years (good for them) but the restaurant is huge so there's never much of a wait.  And the wait staff is always running around, even though they're extremely busy at times we're never left long without attention - refills, more chips, salsa, etc.

I'm a vegetarian and always get the vegetarian burrito.  It's stuffed with rice, beans, grilled onions, and grilled mushrooms and then topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, tomato, and guacamole.  The grilled onions and mushrooms are delicious!  They're not the slimy half-cooked canned mushrooms I seem to get everywhere else.

Only down side IMO is the decor.  The painted walls inside and out are not at all appealing (ugly contrasting colors, tacky textures).  The seats and tables are long past their prime but still comfortable enough.  It can also be pretty loud.  I'll overlook all of that for good food and their food is great.

When we moved to Peoria a few years ago we started searching for some place comparable.  There isn't.  Nothing in Peoria is even close to Los Potrillos so we try to go whenever we're in Bloomington.

Decent service. Great food and portion sizes. Drinks are very reasonably priced (THEY HAVE MARGAROTAS..you know the carona margartias). Bathroom was a little icky. I think if they remodeled they would probably get a lot more clientele. I am giving a 4 for the value and food quality though.

Not terribly authentic, and very very greasy