Al Chile Mexican Grill — Restaurant in Darien

The waitress (for the entire restaurant during lunch) was nice and offered quick service. 3 steak tacos for $10 was priced well. The steak portion was small and too much diced onion. Condiment should compliment meat. The door was open and it was a windy day, there were flies coming in and out; I purposely asked to eat inside so that I wouldn’t have to deal with outdoor elements.. every patron had their jackets on while eating. A big sign that it’s chilly indoors due to the open door. I asked the waitress to see if the owner would let her close the door and he simply said no. No reason. Let’s just say by the time I stared eating my 2nd taco, the food was cold. I had no desire to sit there any longer or order a cold drink by then... not sure what the purpose or the door being open. They had an outdoor tent with tables, but there was no one sitting outside there; it’s too cold. 1st and last time...

The food was good and the fajitas where awesome, staff is friendly and inviting. The reason I gave it a Star is because the pricing compared to quantity is off. We had ordered the carne asada and surprised by the portion size. Looked like a meal for a 6 year old plus we asked for extra onion knob and got charged for only one knob for 1.29 I guess the meal comes with 2 tiny onion knobs. The meat was cooked to perfection but was portioned for like 2 tacos. The flan was excellent tho. Sad to know we spend 54$ and got charged 6$ more total was 60 on a 2 person meal that left us hungry. I guess we where better off going to our favorite seafood joint in chicago for the less the price and still...

The late great Inez Andrews sang... "I've been through the storm and the rain... but I made it" Tonight we did just that..We took the drive to the City of Darien, Illinois and it was well worth it... When I tell you everything about this place was AMAZING it was just that... The tacos were cooked to order and temperature.. That green sauce on the Carne Asada almost took me out but like Inez.....I MADE IT... They definitely get a 5 🌮 🌮 🌮 🌮 🌮 out of 5. The beverages were just as good and made fresh. They also get 5 out of 5🍸 🍹 🍸 🍹 🍸. This place is worth the drive and 2...