Charros Kitchen Grill — Restaurant in Lake Forest

This is a true "Hidden Gem" and a great example of a small mom & pop restaurant, serving some of the very best Mexican food I've eaten. 😋 😋😋 No kidding and Not exaggerating this is my second visit, I actually found this place by accident (I was out on a ride & running out of gas in my motorcycle, as it turned out running out of gas was a good thing and this was just the place I needed, you'll understand what I mean when you come visit) On my first visit I ordered 2 tacos, one Carnitas, one Pastor and a drink, good sized tacos, the carnitas and pastor were both tender and flavorful made with fresh ingredients with great homemade sauces. Today I had the Chile Verde plate, ahhh mann!!! it was Sso good, fork tender pork in a rich Verde sauce, great fluffy Spanish rice with great refried beans topped melted cheese garnished with lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and three corn tortillas. Great meal 😋 good value for the money about $13.00 bucks. Totally full when I left, I will return again, no doubt about it 😋😋 they have a great menu. The staff is nice, very friendly and helpful. If you want to get away from the "same ol same ol" big corporate Mexican food restaurants and experience some very good authentic Mexican food with those homemade flavors and freshness you'd only find at your Mom's or Grandma's home, then this is the place you want to try. Now, I have to be forthcoming and tell you that this little restaurant is located at the East end of Alton, just on the other side of the 241, now don't let that scare you 😉 I know it's a little bit of a drive but trust me you and your belly are gunna be Sso Happy you did. ☺️ Trust me, trust me, trust me 😇 Tell them Fred...

Poor customer service and bad quality food. I ordered via Uber Eats, and had special requests for my food to be made a specific way. When the food arrived it was made incorrectly with a note stating “the changes I wanted costs extra.” Cool. So call me and ask me if I’d like to pay more. I received my food and wasn’t even able to eat it due to being smothered in raw onions.

Luckily it came with rice and beans so I didn’t starve for lunch.

Next time, call the customer instead of sending the wrong food.

Sincerely, A person who will never order from again or recommend...

Sace yourself the trip, it's not worth the wait. I bought a sausage breakfast burrito. The burrito was not the worst I've ever had. But for $13 dollars, you figure it would at least taste good and also be bigger. The burrito was actually kind of bland and half the size of most burritos in other places. Not worth the money. The service was OK. It would have been better if the girl behind the counter was more worried about taking customers' orders than texting...