Cilantro Taco Grill - Schaumburg — Restaurant in Schaumburg Township

Oh my goodness, I was not expecting to be this happy with my meal. Whoever makes the Tamales if you don't hurry up and give them a raise already!! Buttery and flavorful, not dry AT ALL. Little bit of spice to the pork but not over powering. The Taco with fried pork was perfect, the pork itself was juicy and delicious. I couldn't make it through the Quesadilla because I was full by then but I did try a few bites (ok maybe 6 or 7) to see how it tasted while it was still fresh. They even used the GOOD cheese on this?!? Plus I added the ribeye to it, it's tender. Don't let them lie to you in the other comments cuz YES IT WAS. Even the flour tortilla is better than it should be like how are y'all doing this?? 🤔🤨 My meal was over $20 but I did get a combination plate and added a Horchata drink (which I could write a whole other review on 😋) so I wasn't tripping about price. Still have some leftover to eat tomorrow 🙌🏽

Oh! And the girls were so sweet & friendly and patient. I knew when I heard that lovely accent read my order back I was about to be blessed with some good food! They seemed happy to be there, not bothered even though it was late and I was the only car. All around, a great place! It also looked very clean inside if that's your thing. It was after dinner rush so you know sometimes a place will be trashed but the girl in the lobby was doing her thing getting it closed down looking good. All that stuff matters to me, I'm also in the restaurant biz and I just know that kitchen was sparkling. I will definitely be back and I suggest you support them...

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The good - cilantro is a taco spot. The choco flan they have was flavorful and there is plenty of indoor seating.

Okay… to start the sound system is awful. The ‘music’ is crackling throughout the entire time even when it goes to a different segment/song.

I was here with a group of 4 during dinner and it was an interesting experience. The lady who took our order was very nice and friendly. However she did get parts of our order wrong. My fiance ordered flour tortillas and he was given corn. She also stated the flour tortillas are a little spicy which is fine, but I would assume that bc of that interaction he would have gotten the correct 1s.

The food overall is very greasy. They are flavorful but everything was dripping in grease. My fiance also had a bolt/screw in his meal. First of all, why is that happening and 2.. how is that missed? I’ve circled the photos in blue to show where the screw is. The staff member knew right away something was wrong and when I approached the counter she said ‘you found something didn’t you?’ She apologized multiple times and gave us a full refund and desserts which I do appreciate.

Unfortunately this place as well as all the other cilantro locations are a big...

The customer service is fine I guess, the speed of the drive-through was pretty good, but it wasn’t very busy. Honestly, I was really looking forward to this place opening up because I love Mexican food and so I always jump on every restaurant to at least try it. Most of the places nearby tacos are a little bit cheaper and so I would’ve expected higher quality for the extra money. These tacos were not very good. I had the Carnitas most of which was just chunks of fat. I also had the chicken which was basically flavorless. As far as toppings for the tomato, they just give you a quarter slice of tomato like it’s going on a sandwich it should be diced that’s how it should be for tacos. The food was not that good at all I only had two tacos and couldn’t even finish the second one. The tortillas were very soggy, and I was a little surprised that they wrapped a chicken taco and a Carnitas taco in the same piece of foil, even though it’s totally different food. Only thing I can say is you’d be better off, keeping your money and taking it to a different taco place...