Little Mexico — Restaurant in Mattoon

I think the food is always really good, but when some of the staff openly complains about guests coming in “too late” within earshot during your entire meal it’s a little off putting to repeat guests. Believe me, I’m being generous. Her comments were really rude.

I’d get it if I walked in 5 minutes til close, but with an hour left I didn’t that was too unreasonable. I work late and often can’t fix dinner when I get home so I stop in here to grab a quick meal and always tip well. Just didn’t sit right with me being talked about right next to me at the bar. I don’t typically even write bad reviews, but this little girl working was so off putting it really killed the vibe. Idk maybe that’s just me, but does any patron want to be made to feel that way when you frequent a business and tip well each time? Not really.

I will say there are also a ton to really great people that work here that have always been so pleasant, and know me when I come in there. I guess that’s why this left experience this time left a real bad taste in my mouth. I’ll probably just skip stopping...

I don’t usually make reviews but this needs to be documented. Never in my 24 years of living have i ever experienced such an emotional rollercoaster at a Mexican restaurant. When we first walked in the atmosphere was immaculate. The best we’ve ever seen. And then the food came. When they brought the chips and salsa they brought their “house dressing” which seemed like a yum-yum style sauce which is extremely out of place…odd, yes, but it tasted alright. Then there’s the salsa itself. The salsa was excessively bitter (bad onions?) so we tried all of them, and had the same issue. Both of the entrees were riddled with more bad onions (believe me, they were bad. I love onions.), a portion of one entree was made wrong and needed remade, then when i got a side of guacamole- after it was initially forgotten- it was just a goopy green mass sitting in brown liquid… we wanted to like this place so badly but ended up disappointed. The fantastic decor/ambiance paired with the bottom barrel food makes for a huge missed opportunity! Don’t fall for this...

Me and my friend decided to try this place tonight since Don Sol had a wait time. It was a terrible mistake. Walking into the restaurant we were super excited because the decor was super adorable but when we were seated at a dirty table we became wary. We were given sticky dirty old menus that I had to wash my hands after touching because they were so gross. Ordered a margarita and I'm pretty sure it had no tequila in it and it tasted super bitter. The chips they gave us were defintely from a bag and the salsa was from a jar. When they brought our food out my chicken was completely unseasoned and the plate they served it on was half the size of any ive had at other Mexican restaurants. My friends steak was so tough she could barely chew it. The refried beans were definitely canned and the rice was disgusting. Would not reccomend this restaurant to anyone. It's terrible service, terrible food, and way over priced. Would give it zero stars if I could. Thanks Little Mexico for ruining the first time I've seen my friend in over...