El Rey Del Taco Mendota

Mendota, IL · Mexican restaurant

Rating
4.6/5
★★★★★ 4.6
Reviews
20
Rank in Mendota
#2
of 11 restaurants
City Percentile
70%
rating percentile
Address
El Rey Del Taco Mendota, 701 Main St, Mendota, IL 61342
Phone
(815) 539-7100
Status
Closed · Opens 9 AM Sat

El Rey Del Taco Mendota is a restaurant located in Mendota, IL. It is one of 11 restaurants listed in Mendota. Its 4.6-star rating is above the Mendota city average of 4.3 stars. It ranks #2 among Mendota restaurants by combined rating and review volume. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About El Rey Del Taco Mendota

Authentic Mexican Restaurant

Hours

Friday10 AM–8 PM
Saturday9 AM–8 PM
Sunday9 AM–3 PM
MondayClosed
Tuesday10 AM–8 PM
Wednesday10 AM–8 PM
Thursday10 AM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Elizabeth Blazier Hernandez · Oct 2025

This is an amazing place to eat. The atmosphere is welcoming and the decor is simple but beautiful!!!! The lighting is perfect and relaxed. The tables and chairs are beautiful and comfortable. Marcela is the perfect waitress. She is truly an asset to this business. She is a hard worker and has a wonderful smile!!!! The food wow!! The food is all fresh my daughter and I had steak tacos and my mom had taco salad. The tacos were the best I have ever had and the taco salad is pretty much the only thing my mom orders at restaurants and she said it was the best taco salad she has ever had. We also had dessert. It was wonderful. I would highly recommend this establishment to anyone and they cater too. I have a picture of my mom and daughter’s food I didn’t take one of mine.

★★★★★ 5.0 Jessica Johnson · Feb 2026

Delicious food for incredible prices! Our waitress was very nice, too. I was very impressed with the steak in my taco dinner. I'm usually hesitant to order steak tacos because it's too chewy at other places I've eaten it at, but they made it perfectly here. We'll be back!

★★★★★ 5.0 Hugo Lemus · Jan 2026

I was in town for work and decided to stop by, Food was incredible! Some of the best pombazos I have ever had!

★★★★★ 5.0 Yola Falcon · Oct 2022

1st time here & will definitely be back. I been looking for this place since spring..they have to put a sign up front. I thought it was the railroad building the time I was looking for it back in May. Food very delicious & customer service perfect. And the tres leches yummy 😋 Thank u

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Damon B · Mar 2022

I would probably give it more like 3.5 if it were an option. I recently moved into the area and have been wanting good Mexican ever since. I would say this qualifies as good, but not great. Al pastor is always my go to when I'm trying a new place. I found it to be full of flavor, well trimmed, but too saucy. This is not traditional sliced from the spit type Al pastor. The salsa served with the chips is very watery, without a lot of flavor, and very mild. It's perfect for young kids. All in all, I'll consider it again if I don't find a better option.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Identifies As Latino Owned ✓ Identifies As Women Owned ✓ Onsite Services ✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Delivery ✓ Fast Service ✓ Serves Local Specialty ✓ Breakfast ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Mexican restaurant

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