Taqueria El Nero

They moved! My heart stopped a little when I saw the other location closed down. They’re now in West Chicago off of 59 in the same plaza as Aldi. Yum!!!

Great little place. Food is outstanding. Always crowded and always good. If you are looking for great décor, chatty wait staff and china tableware, this is not the place for you. If you are going to focus on the food and understand what Mexican food is outside the Taco Bell Drive Thru, then come on over to West Chicago for this place.

Honest review: bad michael jackson bad lol taco bell places like these gives real mexican food a bad name.
First off its dirty not like a dump where theres trash on it but u know what i mean like when u walk into a place like wtf is this. The service was bad sometimes if u speak english in a mexican restaurant they give u bad service they treat u different and they might talk bad about u in spanish but im mexican so i just laugh. I was there so i saw how they prepared it everything was premade so they just took it out of a bucket, already cooked, put it in the Microwave to warm it up then just put it on the grill for a second. This is the type of places u come to when ur under the influence i wont come here again lol
Carne asada: there lil tacos like the small tortillas and a lil meat. It was really bland it needed alot of seasoning. It wasnt heated well. It came with cilanrto and onions.
The red salsa was really good tip if u dont like something put alot of hot sauce on it and itll make u like it trust me i do that quit often
Al pastor: no piñapple so how is that alpastor it needs that thats like having guacamole without avocados doesnt work the flavor of it was really bland nothing special

The food here was so small and horrible. They overcharge you for items and don’t give you any service or reason to stay. The place is a filth hole and is one of the worse dumps I have seen yet. Chips were as stale as ever and the meat real tangy and tasteless.

I went there once and ordered about $ 20 worth of food and when I got the food it was cold. Also, I waited 30 minutes for my order and the place was not busy.

I had a bad experience about 3 years ago with the agua de Tamarindo. I was too afraid to order any food this time. My sister in law Imma order stake a la Mexicana with beans. She really seem to enjoyed her food our friend ordered tacos de carne asada with aguacate and cilantro he was very please and loved them. I only order a sangria no alcohol is a Mexican pop. I just played it safe. The waitress we had did not understand English so it was hard for my sister to communicate with her. I personally will not eat here so my friends did loved the food but not the service.

Uhm yeah, just go here if you are a wannabe hipster or you are a true hipster and appreciate truly authentic Mexican food.
This place is a dive but in a good way. If you know Spanish it’s a plus. West Chicago has a large and very nice I might add, Mexican population. This place is the real deal. If you are OK eating beef head and know what true Corundas are is you will drool over this place. Their Mexican sammies are top notch too and massive.
It’s in cute litte West Chicago. Hey hipsters… this is where the town you SHOULD invest your real estate money in. Metra train stops in downtown, and they have some unique and oh so affordable housing, not to mention some cool shops and restaurants. But I digress… This place serves up the type of food you find at authentic dives in towns outside of the resorts you visit in Mexico.
The staff is friendly and tries to understand my broken Spanish. It’s clean but don’t expect ambience.
If you don’t go here I don’t care but us that know true deals and authentic fare will keep this place going without you!

Am I going to be bias on this review? Maybe a little! :)
It’s was a bit of a drive (from Oak Brook) for a late lunch but I managed to peel myself off of my work laptop to visit a family members, family’s place. Does that make sense? Of course it does!
Was wanting a plate of the infamous «Corundas» (which I used always have to as a child visiting my family in Zinapecuaro, Michoacan) but they’re were out. –_​–
Instead I DEVOURED a plate of enchiladas, two tacos de cabeza (beef head tacos) and slurped a large hibiscus tea drink. ALL was great!
Be careful with the green salsas (both of them), they have a nice bite!
Next time I want to try their tortas, to see if they bring back childhood memories too! :)

Hole in the wall Mexican food. Seems to be ran by a husband and wife team. I love their small corn tortillas. The chips and salsa are stellar. I make it a point to stop here if I’m even remotely close. A buddy of mine swears by their cubano sandwich and that thing is massive!

Clean, affordable, fast, friendly. The chips and sauces were just okay. The $ 6.50 cornudas were hot off the grill. Too spicy for me. I’ll try something milder for my next visit.

Chicken burrito & a side of rice was delicious! Small place, they don’t speak a lot of English but they didn’t mess up the order and it was hot and fast! Prices were right. Couldn’t ask for more then that. Must be a town favorite because there was a steady flow of customers.

Yes… a serious hole in the wall. They’re lucky the walls are even standing up. The food was fantastic! My three boys and I had tacos of several varieties. All had very fresh meat and were very yummy. Seriously HOT sauce if you want it. Authentic as it gets in the Chicago burbs. Knowing a little Spanish wouldn’t hurt, but the wait staff was very friendly. Going back soon.

Great deal, fast service. Came out under $ 12 plus tip for 2 people (and we drank horchatas!) Highly recommend the $ 1.50 tacos. Will be back ASAP!

Tears rushed down my face as I took my first bite of the cornmeal doughs on my Cornudas plate. The shapes as well as the fine, starchy texture were so similar to well-​cooked sticky rice dumplings (Zongzi) I loved growing up, yet they are made from completely different grains, indigenous to two different continents. I was finally convinced the Bering Straight Land Bridge really existed.
Nostalgia and sentiment aside, what made the Cornudas the most delicious $ 6.50 plate I’ve ever had were the tender chunks of braised pork covered in a spicy chile sauce. Kudos to Johnny G. for Unilocaling about it in 2009!

It’s interesting that the little hole in the wall Mexican places on Main Street in West Chicago that cater to Mexicans make the very best food. The other, not to be named, Mexican restaurant is always filled with white customers and makes equally bland food.
I love this place. The taco menu is the best. It is a pleasant surprise to order a vegetarian taco and for it to be filled with the most delicious pepper and onion blend and no cheese. Lots of yummy options here, and at $ 1.50 a taco, very inexpensive for the delicous food that they make. Very satisfying.

In my opinion this place makes the absolute best guacamole in the entire world and the best mexican style chicken tacos I have ever had. I am pretty sure I have dragged every single house guest I have ever had to eat here, because I think they have the best Mexican food — at least compared to anywhere else I have tried. The place doesn’t look of much, but has sort of the feel of a old diner — and everyone who works here from servers, to cooks to the owner, have always been very nice to me. I eat here or get take out at least twice a month — and as my 5 start rating says: Woohoo! As good as it gets!

Great little place — my barometer of a solid Mexican joint is the chiles rellenos, and the batter was spot on in my opinion and great tasting. The tacos are great, and the tort as are awesome. A great find! And inexpensive!

Nothing fancy, just good food. I really like their Carne Asada Tortas. Can’t be beat! If you want to eat outdoors, walk around the corner and you’ll find a couple of tables in front of the West Chicago Public Library.

This is one of the better places that is in West Chicago. It has that small restaurant in a wall appearance but great on flavors and service. One of my favorite things that they do is they place a side of grilled onions with the tacos. It adds so much depth and flavor to the tacos! Ive had the tortas there as well and they were good too but the shining star is the tacos. The desebrada is a favorite of mine and my only complaint is that they do not offer in hard shell. But other then that is AWESOME!!!

El Nero is Mexican cuisine in the Style of Zinapecuaro.
There are some interesting items on the menu here and although the place is small and lacking in ambiance it certainly lacks no character. You may find yourself out of place if you do not speak Spanish as very little English is spoken here if any.
The food is always well seasoned and very reasonably priced. One of my favorite dishes is called Corundas. It consists of Tamale dumplings with a chile braised pork and topped with Mexican crema. It is unlike anything I’ve ever had but I would compare it to an inside-​out tamale. The taco’s are made with regular corn tortillas and the variety is good as should be expected. On weekends you can find Menudo which is a treat. My wife usually gets the chicharron burrito which I find to be outstandingly delicious but I worry about the fat content — it is not for the faint of heart.
Don’t go here expecting a fine dining experience. It is a classic taqueria with very good menu options including Tortas, Burritos, and Enchiladas. The Horchata gets an honorable mention as one of the best in the area and there is a selection of Seafood items.