Gary Burritos

I. Just ordered only the rice, beans and chips, seem very tasty. Got the steak tacos for my Pinay wife after she gets off work. Won’t hold my breath though cause she’s kind a picky… .haha.. In any event, I know I’ll be back! (Yea, the woman that waited on me was very sweet)

Not that impressed with the steak taco because it had a fishy flavor. The guacamole had too much tomato in it, and the burrito according to my husband was just ok. What really shines here is the cheese enchilada with verde. OMG it was awesome! I’d come back here just for the enchiladas but nothing else.

Go get a big burrito & smash it against your face because they are that good.
First it is definitely worth it to come & eat inside because the free chips & salsa are delicious. They have a red & green salsa & they are both very good. The inside isn’t that big & the booths are the hard plastic/​wood kind but at the end of the day all that matters is that the food & service is good. For the most part every time I have been in here the place seems pretty clean.
The staff has always been pretty friendly & they genuinely seem happy & appreciative for your business. My personal favorite here is the steak burrito. The burrito is very big & the portion of meat is generous. The chips are homemade & always fresh when they bring them to the table.
If you come here at lunch there might be a little bit of a line but they work very fast so you won’t have to wait too long. The prices here are always very reasonable & you can have a big meal for under $ 10.
Overall the food is fresh & tasty & the service is good. I would definitely eat here again if I was in the area.

We love Gary Burrito! The service is fantastic. The sweet lady that takes your order etc is very attentive and friendly. Food is equally as great. Good portions and fairly priced. We just moved a bit further from the restaurant but will still go out of the way to frequent it. Also love the salsa and chips.

A hop skip and a jump from my work. I literally have never driven here to grab lunch, it’s that close. I come here at least once a week. Sometimes three.
I’ve tried their taco dinner, quesadillas, and a couple of burritos, as well as chips and salsa. My «go to» is always their tacos, as it’s easy to work while eating them. Steak is the way to go! Their red sauce is awesome. I’ve never tried the green. Their rice and beans are great. Everything is full of flavor and VERY fresh.
Also, the service in here is great. All of the employees are super nice. Five stars from me!
Stopped in today for lunch and saw a menu on the counter. Yay! Pics posted!

It’s been 4 years. Good time for an update.
Today, I got a chicken taco and a lechon taco with chips and a drink. I ate in and wasn’t aware that I got free chips and salsa as part of the deal, or for that matter, table service. Next time I’ll leave a tip when I pay… or pay after the meal is done. Whoops. Total cost: $ 6.10.
The chips are still homemade and still fantastic, and the salsa that comes with the chips is just as good as ever (today, I particularly noticed the crunchy raw onion and fresh cilantro).
The tacos in particular have taken a step up in quality. I love that the small, soft corn tortilla shells actually taste like corn. There was plenty of meat and veggies on the tacos.
And speaking of the meat, I deem the lechon taco 100% Filipino-​approved. What a fantastic, smoky cut of meat. Diced small, crunchy bits where some skin made its way in. This the perfect taco. The chicken taco didn’t lack, either; it was pulled dark meat, so far as I could tell, seasoned nicely.
Combine this great food with awesome prices, and you have a place that I’d recommend to anyone in Carol Stream.

Still love the food. Would eat there more of they were open. Showed up at 7:40 this evening and they were closed even though Google shows open til 9. Did not see hours posted. Third time in a month and a half they were closed — around the same time, not late night. Done stopping unless it’s for lunch.

Two years on, this is still our go-​to. We have tried other very good places around us — Javi’s in Glen Ellyn and Mi Casa in Wheaton are both tasty — but nothing can top a steak taco/​Coke-​in-​a-​bottle dinner from Gary Burritos. We always feel welcome and the food is always good. That’s all that you need.

The food is good, but not 5 stars good. I have been there many times and will be back. Good service, fair prices, and good potions. The chips and salsa while you wait for your food is a huge plus. I also really like that you can serve yourself your own drinks.

Great little authentic Mexican eatery. Recommend to dine in– get free chips and salsa. Friendly service and good burritos. A Carol Stream hidden gem.

Always excellent, both food and service! I almost always get the steak tacos but the chorizo tacos are good too. Mix the red and green sauce together when you dine in.

Service was great but the food was bad. I ordered steak a la Mexican. And my friend ordered the steak nachos. The meat was chewy and the nachos don’t come with guacamole or real Mexican cheese. This place reminds me of los burritos tapatios, very plain basic NON authentic Mexican food. I dont recommend this place because other than my jarritos mango drink i didnt like anything else :(

Steak burrito was good. Onion, beans, rice, sour cream, lettuce. Seasoned ok. Burrito was pretty dense. Green and red hot sauces were tasty and had a little bite to them. Can’t beat it for the price. Restaurant and kitchen area looked pretty clean. Wife enjoyed her steak tacos as well. Salsa for the chips was good. Onion and cilantro were present. Overall a good first trip. Will probably return.

Great mexican food at a very fair price! I’ve had the tacos, burritos, and the quesadilla, and it’s all been great! Very clean restaurant too!

Not a bad joint by any means. Very authentic! They were super friendly and polite. Trying to do anything to make me happy. Ordered 2 steak and two chicken tacos. Very filling. Plenty of free chips and salsa. Ate so much I’m back at my hotel bar and I am trying to choke down a shandy. Having a tough time.
A must try next time when you’re around the area!
Next time I will do burritos.

Fantastic, authentic Mexican food right here in Carol Stream! Their meat flavors are terrific for just the basic tacos and burritos (I haven’t tried other dishes yet). If you’re Filipino, you’ll especially love the «Lechon» meat. I highly recommend this if you’re a lover of Mexican food.

Went here tonight based on the Unilocal reviews… I was very glad I did!
The food was absolutely fantastic! I ordered three tacos; Pork, Steak and the Chorizo & Egg, sooo good. The meat on all three was tender, juicy and packed with flavor. It was also abundant, for a $ 2 taco, you sure do get a lot of meat!
We were also given complimentary chips and salsa while we waited for my tacos, three types of salsa!
We were the only people inside at the time, the place was very clean and the staff was attentive and very polite/​friendly. I am already looking forward to my next visit!

Gary Burritos is a small mexican restaurant located off of Gary Avenue in Carol Stream just a little bit North of North Avenue. It’s a clean restaurant with a small amount of seating on the inside.
I decided to try both a chicken burrito and a steak taco. The steak taco I received was excellent, the steak meat was juicy and not too grizzly and had a nice flavor to it. The tortilla used had a nice taste, the lettuce was fresh and the cheese was good. This was a very solid steak taco.
The burrito I received was a slightly different story. First off the burrito’s here are huge, if you’re very very hungry for only 4.50 this is one huge burrito. However, it has a much higher percentage of rice and bean dip than other places I’ve tried. There’s onions in the burrito, which I wasn’t used to seeing mixed in with the lettuce. The chicken inside was nice and like the steak was soft and juicy. Overall the taste of the rice and bean dip overpowered everything else on this burrito.
Overall and especially considering the value, Gary Burritos isn’t bad a place to go. I liked the taco and I would come back here, though I would be unlikely to try the burrito on a future visit.

Decided to try this place out after reading reviews. There are better places in the area, it’s not worth it.
Nachos have some weird squeeze cheese. Tacos are ok, burrito suizo was yucky.
It wasn’t so much the burritos fault though, but the salsa. The salsa is just bad. It doesn’t taste like salsa, it tastes like spaghetti sauce.
However, in spite of all the bad, their guacamole is excellent. Fresh, and with big chunks of avocado in it.
I wouldn’t go back, but if you’re in the area and jonesing for some guac, it’s good.

Gary Burritos is a no frills Mexican restaurant on Gary Ave. It’s a small place that I imagine gets fairly full at lunch time.
It looks like you might order at the counter and then seat yourself, but they do have servers who will take your order at your table. Everyone but me got a burrito. I had a couple pork tacos with just onions and cilantro. I was surprised to see that the pork had pineapple in it. It was good, but not what I expected.
The food was good and the service was quick and friendly. I’m sure we’ll be going back here fairly often.