North of the Border

North of the border is a the best place to munch on some authentic Mexican food. Great service and the fish tacos taste amazing ! Try the monster quesadilla

I wasnt a super big fan. The location and décor are nice, great salsa, and service is excellent but my steak burrito was just underwhelming. I got it with all the ingredients except rice so it was still pretty big but they made up for it by bulking it up with refried beans instead of balancing any of the other ingredients. There wasnt alot of steak nor did it have alot of flavor

This place is top shelf Mexican food for my taste. I went to both Mexican restaurants in this strip mall to see which was better (both are 4 star in Unilocal.) The other has a menu in Spanish only, an «order here» counter, stale chips, and mid-​range flavor. North of the border is a casual environment too, but with table service and outstanding tasting food. My new local favorite.

Great food, fantastic owners… Whole family is involved. One of our family’s favorite destinations

This place has fantastic food at even better prices. The staff is always friendly and timely.

Just ordered take out for lunch. The man who took my order didn’t make a great first impression, but based on the positive reviews, I was still excited for lunch! I ordered tacos and a side of chips and guacamole. The tacos were excellent. I ordered 3 steak with onions and cilantro. I wasn’t asked what kind of salsa I wanted, but was told it was in the bag. In the bag I found 1 red and 1 green. I don’t use red, so that was a waste, but I would have liked another green. Extra salsa can be purchased for $ 0.25. I wasn’t given any lime for my taco and I was honestly too afraid to ask — this guy was not having a good day and I didn’t want to make him angry!
Now the chips and guac — both are good. The guac is a little onion heavy, but I love onion, so no bother there. The portion, however, is silly. They serve a large Styrofoam clam-​shell of chips — enough for 2+ people to share, and a tiny two-​ounce portion of guacamole — for $ 4.25! I don’t mind paying for guacamole — avocados are expensive, I get it, but this was just silly. What do I do with all these chips?

The best! Always friendly and prompt service and haven’t ever had anything less than outstanding! The Diabla sauce is amazing!

Terrible service!!! Waited over an hour for sub par tacos with no one in the restaurant. Not to mention the waitress had a very poor attitude about everything thing that we asked for. I would not recommend this place to anyone!!!

Great chicken tacos! Guacamole and chips is good but guac is not very good size portion. The fajitas were good but over done. Would recommend.

Was not a big fan. The chips where stale, salsa that came with the chips was really watery. We ordered two taco dinners and four gorditas, one with ground beef, two with cheese and peppers and one with cheese and beans. Tacos were just ok and the gorditas were a good size but they were too greasy and flimsy. I just ended up eating the insides. It was worth a try, but I do not think I will be visiting again.

After getting sick from a different place up the road, I was looking for a new place to satisfy my cravings for authentic Mexican food. Apparently this place has been here for a long time, I live fairly close and I guess I just never thought of coming here. Anyway, I did a take out here on the dollar taco Tuesday, I didn’t really have time to look at the variety of different meats they can use, so I got 5 ground beef tacos with everything, and 2 small steak and cheese quesadilla (I am an addict of these if they are done right) the tacos were excellent, very flavorful! A little small, but what can you expect for a dollar? And the steak and cheese quesadillas hit a home run for me, I am just speechless. I will be back to order MORE of these heavenly things someday, maybe try a burrito too. Also, if you want sour cream remember to ask, as they will only put the red and green sauces in your bag, at least they did for me.

Yum, happy taste buds wonderful food, service and happy we found our new favorite Mexican restaurant near our new home! We will be back soon, Carmen’s homemade flan wasn’t ready to cut so we opted for fried ice cream. The owner is super friendly, the rustic décor is perfect! Breakfast, lunch or dinner the entire menu looks good.

Came for taco tuesday. Place was pretty crowded at 1230. I think the wait staff was a little overwhelmed. I didn’t get my chips and salsa. Tacos were ok for the price. I really like their hot sauce though.
I’d come back to give it another shot.

Went here with some friends the other day and was really impressed by the food. 1 $ taco Tuesdays is a great idea too. The atmosphere is nice but there is a lot of alcohol paraphernalia which gives it more of a cantina vibe. All in all a good place for Mexican food in the dundee/​carpentersville area.

Good place for quick, inexpensive and good Mexican food.

Taco Tuesday’s is where it’s at!!! Pay the 25 cent more for carne asada. You can’t go wrong. So Delicious!!!

Great specials daily and food tastes good and always nice and hot! Friendly service and very casual … Feels comfortable. If you are on the run and need a quick bite… This place is fast for take outs also.

Came here for lunch since it was nearby. The located in a mini strip mall and is a pretty big place. There were a bunch of specials on Wednesday like $ 1.50 tostadas and torta deals. I ordered a pork skin, tongue, and ribeye tacos. The ribeye was dry and the pork skin was not fried enough. The tongue taco was good and the chips and salsa was good as well. Overall for the price the place is ok.

As with most Mexican Restaurants it all starts with the chips and salsa. The chips are stale and have no flavor and the salsa is absolutely forgettable. Thy do offer some ghost pepper and habanero salsas which were cool because they actually added some flavor to the horrible tortilla chips.
The margaritas are extremely watered down and the lime mix used taste terrible.
The food is bland with no flavor and they cheat on the filling in the enchiladas, burritos and tacos (hardly any main ingredients).
If you want a hole in the wall go to El Farro in Dundee. If you want a little more upscale, go to the Cactus Zone or El Molino.
Do not waste your money or time on this place. I love to cook Mexican fare and this place should be embarrassed by their product offering.

Ate here with the family for the first time this weekend. It’s a small, cute little place. When we first walked in, it wasn’t apparent if we should seat ourselves as no one greeted us.
We did take a seat on our own, and it was a couple minutes before anyone came over to us. Finally, someone came with chips & salsa.
I wondered if we were just supposed to guess as to what they served, or if they had menus. I looked over at the other table that must have gone in just ahead of us, and I noticed they did have menus.
Finally we were given menus and our drink orders were taken.
I had chicken enchiladas verdes. They were good, though small. I have yet to find a comparable substitute to the enchiladas verdes I used to get from a Mexican restaurant in downtown Palatine (the name escapes me now as I haven’t worked in Palatine in 1.5 years).
The rest of the family ordered some combo plates and the Monster quesodilla. Everyone agreed that it was good — but nothing exceptional.
The prices were good. We’ll probably go back if we’re in the area and have a hankering for Mexican food.