Taqueria Los Gallos — Restaurant in West Chicago Township

This place is okay. It has a very limited menu, but that's understandable given it's a taqueria and the pandemic happened.

The place is very large, and enough options for you to choose your seat. The fans were off, so that's a good thing. Air seemed well in circulation at the time.

Immediately after sitting down, we noticed there was something metallic which seemed very dirty and unsanitized. We realized it was either salsa, or hot oil. Either way, we had to ask the waiter to remove it from our table.

The waiter gave us only 1/3 menus with a bottled salsa and no chips. I had to ask for 2 more menus. After giving us the other two menus, our waiter was ready to take our order. Note: we barely had time to look at the menu and see what we wanted. Our waiter also seemed very nervous serving us. It seemed as if the waiter was untrained, or if was their first day on the job.

Once the food was ready, two people served us plates. The utensils are metal. Other places provide plastic utensils due to Covid, but this metal utensils. The food I did like, although it's very similar to other foods. Nothing too special.

The restroom is not recommended. I recommend you use the restroom before you arrive. The restroom is very small, and there's a urinal right next to the sink. There is a bottle that says "Hand sanitizer" and no soap bottle around (although that was actually soap). There is an air dryer, but no napkins around. If someone opens the door while you're washing your hands, it'll be an uncomfortable situation for you.

Upon paying, we were told it was cash only. We were not able to see that sign until it was too late. The signs are very small that you can...

This place was recommended by a friend that grew up in the area, i'd say expert in Mexican cuisine. I hate to say bad things about the place because i don't want to hurt people's livelihood. With that being say the food i ate didn't last two hours in my stomach. I think we got food poison, both my son and I. He had steak quesadillas with rice and beans and i had a steak burrito. The beans i think were bad and the mystery meat was grey in color after i asked to have it well done. It was chewy and it had a bit of a weird smell to it. The bakery next door was very nice. The restaurant looked like they were gonna knock it out the park. But sadly they struck out in my opinion. Again we all have a bad day here and there. Sorry to say that with all the other great choices in the area that i already know are great, I will not ever go...

I don’t know if it’s the hype or what but this place fell off. The salsas were sour, like they had been sitting there for a while and past their prime. The Al pastor tacos had little to no flavor, not like their usual seasoning. We had to repeat our order three times because they kept forgetting things. To top it off… one of the waiters cleaned his shoes with the same rag he was cleaning tables, then proceeded to clean another table with the same rag. The only reason I am giving them two stars is because I’m really hoping this was an off day. Let’s hope they don’t let what took decades to build go because of the social media hype they received over the last few years. This was one of my go to restaurants every time I visited Chicago, but now it’s crossed off the list. I will not be coming back, with so many options this is...