Quick and friendly service. Food is always good. Reminds me of north Texas (Tex-Mex).

I'm a small business owner as well and know how important reviews are. It's beyond frustrating when you ask a customer how everything is and they say "good" and then leave a one star review. Anyways - this place is delicious. Ordered on Uber eats and loved. They had a delicious vegetarian burrito and a plant based taco that was *chefs kiss* ... ordered my husband the pork tamales and he loved them too. Will definitely order from here again, asap!

I don't typically write follow-up reviews, and not for any particular reason. However, considering the fact that I come here often and after reading a very negative review, I started to feel this obligation to say something positive about this family-owned restaurant. Making a comparison between Cilantro and Chipotle I feel is a huge insult to the owner, who I have never met, but seems like a genuinely nice guy. Although I do like myself some Chipotle, I am well aware of the fact that it isn't authentic Mexican or even actually Mexican at all (I consider it a place to get a good meat and rice bowl to be honest). I can also understand why a business owner would be mad if they got real-time positive feedback, only to be given a negative review by that same person a few hours later that day. I'm of the opinion that if your going to say something obscenely"negative" you should say it to the person's face instead of hiding behind a computer screen. With all that being said, I really think this place is a great addition to the Lincoln Park restaurant scene. Unlike the negative review, I disagree with the notion that there are better places for Mexican food in this area. In fact, the north side of Chicago (particularly Lincoln Park) is mostly depraved truly good Mexican flavors (unless you want to consider Chipotle "authentic" like some people....). Cilantro is a great spot for good taco's, tortas, burritos, and a variety of other Mexican offerings. My usual order is the chicken burrito with a side of rice and beans. The chicken is extremely flavorful and pairs well with everything else that comes in the burrito. I particularly like how they toast the tortilla, which gives it great texture. Outside of the food itself, I find that the staff here is very pleasant and willing to answer any questions about the menu. The price is also quite fair when you consider inflation these days. I also think that it's really nice they give a student discount to Depaul students For a family-owned restaurant in a neighborhood of Chicago that lacks authentic Mexican food, this spot certainly meets the bill. I don't think that the few negative reviews are a fair representation of this restaurant, especially those making comparisons to the likes of "Taco Bell". If you're in the area, looking for some good Mexican food, and want to support a locally-owned business, Cilantro checks all the boxes. One piece of constructive criticism/feedback I'm curious about pertains to their other Old Town location on North and Sedgewick. I am wondering if there is a difference between the ingredients and/or the way things are prepared here compared to the Lincoln Park location. I don't come to this location as often. When I do, I've noticed it doesn't seem as consistent and some of the things I've gotten have just tasted different overall. I don't know if maybe I've been there on a couple of off days, but it seems to be a notch below the Lincoln Park location in terms of how flavorful the menu items are. Again, this is not meant to be a demerit by any means and I still plan on going to both locations going forward. I'm just wondering if there's a difference between these two locations that I'm not aware of as of right now.

I was there a couple of days ago I put in a Togo order of a Torta de milanesa de pollo and a taco de asada. The torta was nice and hearty with the sour cream and avocado. The taco was really flavorful more than anything the meat was tender and seasoned right . Salsas we're pretty good :) Shout out to Ivan for the Amazing Service and prompt help . Place was nice and clean and wide open as you step in . I'm coming back for sure !!

I was shopping nearby with my cousins, we both felt hungry and wanted to grab some food. I have saw Cilantro Taco many times but never try it before. My cousin told me it's pretty good. So we decided to grab some tacos here. There is an outdoor seating area but I only saw one table with several chairs locked there. It's more for summer season. The ordering process is fast, and smooth. Got their signature beef taco, I think it tastes good. Tips- no customer parking, but street parking is available.

Cilantro is the perfect spot for a quick/casual meal. I love that it's a family owned Chicago chain! For vegans and vegetarians they offer impossible meat. I had the impossible tacos topped with cilantro and salsa verde on the side. I'd definitely come back again for lunch!

Food is consistently great! Love the l taco salad with chicken! Everything I've had here is great! Their burritos are awesome! Food is fresh, quick and prices are too cheap for what you get!

Made a stop and this cute little corner taco grill. Hubby and I shared a asada burrito. There are a ton of meat choices you could choose for your burrito. We went with the steak... I mean really. Who says no to steak? ;) We also grabbed a tamale. The burrito is totally shareable it is absolutely huge and DELICIOUS! It came with a side of spicy salsa and they also gave us some marinated veggies which was very yummy. The staff was friendly and helpful. The restaurant is very clean and bright. We sat right by the window next to the front door. There is actually another room on the other side with several more tables. Great spot! Next time I'm back I'm trying the taco salad that baby looked gooooood!