Taco Village

This is my new go-to place for quick Mexican food.

Now, let's not kid ourselves here. This isn't your fancy-schmansy restaurant. It is a simple, no fuss joint. Still, they cook most of the food right in the open kitchen when you order. So the food is very fresh.

My favorite is the Taco Plato, and I often order it with lengua (tongue). It is not on their big menu board, but it is on one of the many posters they tacked on all over the restaurant (they need to update their menu if this is going to be permanent). There's also fish taco and shrimp taco that are not on the menu. I like the tacos because they serve them with onions and cilantro, no filled with the standard shredded iceberg lettuce and other nasty stuff that you would typically find at Taco Bell. I have no issues with the quality of the meat, although it could use a bit more seasoning. I can also do without the standard, Americanized rice and refried beans.

Unlike another reviewer here, I kinda like chunky guac. It means that it is hand made and didn't come out of some mechanized process. So I have zero complaints about the guac.

I've also been to their new breakfast buffet offered on weekends. It is OK, nothing spectacular, but no major complaints either. You get what you pay for.

Considering the amount of money I spent, and the quality of food that I got, Taco Village is one of my regular places to go to get good Mexican food.

This is my favorite Mexican restaurant in Des Plaines. The food is really fresh and high quality. The red sauce is to die for. Please make it back to the way it was. It's a bit too spicy now.

Good food from what we've had, some days are better than others, but we have never had anything but a good experience.  Nice staff and I will say a good chicken taco is hard to find, this one is excellent!