Los Comales

I’ll keep this one simple and short. It’s really good. I like the lengua burrito. I just wished the lengua tacos were included in the taco Tuesday. That’s the only downfall.

No first time here and it’s a miss. Ordered the Milanesa torta awful, I’m sure that was a burger pattie or something else on there with some kind of sliced cheese. least favorite place in Elgin to get mexican food.

Los Comales has great, savory food– just ordered the #4 Burrito with Steak, and Chips y Guacamole with jalapeño! Meal comes with a drink– horchata! Very nice staff, hardworking cooks– you can see all the goings on through glass windows into the kitchen. Gringos, Gente, and Police all come here to eat– because the food is good! Glad to support this local business!

Love the food, and love taco Tuesdays. Just wish they had more options for the tacos on Tuesdays

Bad service the food taste like paper is hard and dry. The give me 3 times other people orders

My daughter and I were first timers for ‘Taco Tuesday’. Hard to beat 99 cent tacos. Had the chicken. Bueno! We’ll be back !

The food here isn’t terrible but I’ve had better. Tired 3 tacos, the Steak was ok but tough, pastor was too oily, and the chicken was dry. Plus it was way overpriced for the quality. Service was ok but the place feels a little dingy to me and could use a good cleaning.

If you’re craving real authentic tacos, and not that lettuce and cheese loaded tex-​mex, you’ll enjoy this place. I lived in Phoenix for 12 years, and this is definitely the real deal! Al Pastor, lengua, and carnitas were all very enjoyable.

I love Comales. Don’t get me wrong. I do love the one on 26^th Street and in Melrose Park. But the one in Elgin, not to fond of. Tacos were descent. Not the best but for .99 cents, you can’t go wrong. The steak Tacos weren’t great, mediocre at best. The chorizo tacos were bland. I ordered a side of cebollitas and it was not good at all. No flavor, even the chile was not good. Overall, it’s good to be here for .99 cent tacos and that’s it.

I live in Vermont where there are no good Mexican restaurants but I have lived in California and have had probably the best Mexican food anywhere besides Mexico.
this little taco place is very good. I had the chicken burrito and it was excellent. I’m here on business — first time so don’t know the area well. Good service. good food. nice place! good first impression.

This is one of my favorites. I love Mexican food, and we often order from here at work.
I just love the chicken tacos with cilantro and onion — doused in that delicious green sauce.
Mmmm!

Steak taco especial or carnita taco especial is perfection. Carnita here is like heaven. The best pork meat in town. Mouth watering deliciousness. Horchata is pretty amazing too. Guac is yummy but I order without the spicy peppers.

Great tacos and burritos. The prices are good too. There was one issue and it was the language issue. The waitress only spoke Spanish so we had a hard time ordering. The tacos are made fresh and it opens late. Really good.

I’ll be frank, this place is not easy on the eyes. Don’t go here if you need a swanky atmosphere to enjoy your meal.
My boyfriend is Mexican so he’s always making me go to Mexican restaurants. I say making me because I have yet to enjoy a Mexican restaurant in Chicago. After getting food poisoning at Uncle Julio’s, I vowed to never eat Mexican food in Chicago again.
Seriously, I kicked and screamed but finally relented because it was a celebratory event for him.
Service is decent. It took a little long for the waitress to come to our table at first. I had to flash her a death stare to finally get her attention.
The food was pretty good. The rice and refried beans were delicious and the meat tasted good but was a bit chewy.
Also, I believe some if not all of it is pre cooked. I asked for carne asada and she said the only carne asada they had was the kind you stuff in a taco… meaning it was cut into small pieces already. I didn’t think about it at the time but if they’re cooking from scratch they should’ve been able to give me a whole one.
Either way, it’s not a huge deal because places like Chipotle cook in bulk but I do question how long it was since the batch I ate was made.
Especially, since I had a terrible stomach ache about 2 hours later.

Went for the 99¢ tacos on Tuesday and it was awesome! The carnitas and marinated chicken were perfect! I would also recommend the rice, excellent compliment to the tacos. It felt like I was eating right from my grandmother’s kitchen again.

Great food. Great atmosphere. Great service. Best carnitas I’ve ever had, the family order is enough to feed a good 5 people or so. The only thing I would say is the chorizo could be a little more flavorful but it is not too greasy and that makes me happy. :)

This place is so good. My husband and I go every Tuesday for Taco Tuesday. They have a great selection of tacos for $ 0.99. I get the marinated pork with onions and cilantro. If you’re looking for authentic Mexican food, this is the place.

I was just recently there for some Tacos and I have to say, excellent. The food was very good thumb up.

This place is consistently good. I always stop by for the Heuvos Rancheros. 3 perfectly fried eggs, runny enough to get all that yolky stuff soaked into the tortillas. Topped with a grilled jalapeño. Perfect drowning in red sauce! Fast service too!

The things I love about Los Comales are this:
Location — within 8 minutes of where I live.
Price — Reasonable, especially on Taco Tuesday, when select tacos are 99 cents.
Hours — Open late, until midnight Sunday through Thursday, and open until 0300am Fridays and Saturdays.
Their tacos are on the smaller side, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. If you’re like me and like to get all different flavors, then this makes sense so you can try all sorts of things without breaking the bank. The combination plate of tacos includes a generous portion of thick and hot beans, and a not completely pureed consistency. You’ll find some whole beans in there, and they’re also topped with cheese. The rice is always flavorful and fresh tasting, not like the bottom of the barrel rice I’ve had at other times in other places.
Suadero — Flank steak. This almost a beef version of al pastor. Tender pieces of saucy, smoky and occasionally fatty meat with a bit of acidity in it’s flavoring. This is really good if you’re in the mood for…
Al pastor — I eat here kind of often, and the al pastor isn’t always the same. Not sure why, but sometimes it’s saucy, and other time’s it isn’t. The suadero usually is. However the last time I ate here, the al pastor was just cube pieces of fried pork, almost to the point of well done. Almost a chicharron taco.
Carnitas — Long strip of meat laid in line with the taco opening. Which means you have to bite through every fiber in that muscle to get through it. Sometimes I want to shred my carnitas with my hands and rebuild my taco but I don’t want to insult the taco gods so I just leave it alone and eat it. But it is a pretty big hunk of meat to bite through.
Milanesa — Mmmmmmilanesa. Something about milanesa brings me to another place and time, maybe because it reminds of Ricobene’s breaded steak sandwich? Well, it’s almost like that. The milanesa is very thin, and not very crispy when it comes out, maybe it’s just been my luck. But I still like milanesa. I just imagine the salsa I’m putting on there is marinara and the tortilla is a bun and Elgin is Chinatown. I go to a different place when I’m eating.
Bistec — Tender pieces of grilled steak, cooked well without being overcooked and dry. The meat is moist enough and there isn’t usually very much gristle, which I like. Burned edges of fat help the flavor.
Huevo con chorizo — Eggs and Mexican sausage. It’s like a breakfast taco! If you’re wondering what the meat and eggy configuration is, it’s almost like a tube shaped chorizo omelet that’s been then stuffed into a tortilla. Trust me, this tastes better than I’ve described it! The eggs help to defuse the saltiness of the chorizo.
Chorizo — Just the sausage. It’s a bit salty, but this is the kind of taco you get when you need to either get over a hangover or avoid an impending one.
The tortas aren’t the biggest I’ve had, but they’re good with a soft bread, plenty of meat (your choice) topped with cheese, sour cream, beans, lettuce tomato and HUNKS of avocado. I didn’t realize the avocado was in there until I ate a whole half of an avocado in one bite. Just based on the market price of avocados, the torta is a great value food. And I can never finish one in one sitting, so I get to have two tortas for the price of one!
On the weekend they have menudo, which is tripe soup. If you like tripe, you should try it, you may like it? I wasn’t a fan and I love tripe, but my issue had to deal with the overall oiliness of the soup. It’s very oily and fatty and as a base, not tasty without adding a lot of lime and onion and such.
Overall though I love everything I eat here. If you’re not sure what you want to try, just come on Taco Tuesday and get one of everything!