Don Quijote Restaurant

Went here for the Mexican Buffet. $ 6.95 all you can eat. Awesome. The real deal, subsequently returned 4 times in a two week period. I’m holding off so as not to overdo this one. Went back for a 5^th time and the buffet was empty. I almost had a breakdown and knew that I needed some time away from Don Quijote.
I judged this buffet by several different criteria:
1. Color: every color possible: red, green, yellow, etc from sauces and vegetables.
2. Flavor: its Mexican, flavor is required. Simple food, damn this was good.
3. Texture: beef tongue and pork tripe not for the squeamish but awesome. Roman emperors and medieval kings in Europe ate this stuff up. Step on to the thrown and treat your self like the royalty you know you want to be.
4. Meat: the variety of animal species present on the buffet line was impressive. You could have up to 4 different animals in one sitting. Piss off PETA and get your caveman on.
6. The variety of animal parts of a particular species on the buffet line was intense. During one of my visits I had chicken wings, chicken gizzards, and scrambled eggs. This felt more like a course in evolutionary biology than a meal. Got a a side of PhD with my chicharrones.
7. $ 6.95! Less than $ 10 bucks with a tip. Give the buffet a try good eats.
Forget about it. This place sucks. Don’t mess up the lack of ambiance with your presence.

If you would like to be blankly stared at while asking and ordering, fail to receive food you’ve purchased, and take home bland, over-​priced food (relative to other area taquerias), definitely come here.

Um… yeah, i liked it. We’ve been on a taqueria kick lately and this has been my fave. Dinner for two was $ 11…just what a cheap, fast taqueria should be.
The carne asada was a winner. Barbacoa and el pastor was tasty, too. Perfect for a late dinner on weeknight when there’s not much open.
The salsa was good, too. I’ll be back when I get a hankerin’ again.

I don’t understand why people don’t like this place. Please don’t go there expecting it to be Topolobampo or something. It is a little Mexican taqueria that’s open ²⁴⁄₇ that serves pretty good food. It is extremely unpretentious and serves the best tacos al pastor ever. That is the only thing I ever order whenever I come in here. It used to be only post-Carol’s but I am willing to travel down here from Evanston for those tacos. I have since made al pastor lovers out of several friends who have also been here. The service is really friendly too. And they have horchata, tamarindo and shakes. And no, I haven’t been spied on or had anyone try to steal my bookbag.

Open 24 hours. Just the shittiest shit food and its cheap. I used to go often years back for late night eating. Thank goodness today we have so many more options for late night.
In times of past I remember fruit flies, employees spying on you in the washroom and spoiled ice cream.

I am a fan, I eat their tacos often. The al pastor is smoky and tasty, the carne asada is really flavorful, the grilled chicken is recommendable too. However, the best part is the salsa-​garlicky, spicy and with the homemade tasting chips-​excellent.
I live real close, as for the atmosphere can’t beat it– it’s a genuine taqueria no frills.
great service.
jukebox.

Okay, the place is not where you want to go on a first date, but if you are looking for some good guacamole you have found the spot! Since I live so close I often stop in before having friends over and pick some up, which I then put into a bowl and take full credit for. Thanks El Quijote!

Haven’t been here in a while for good reason. Undercooked, shitty food. Cardboard & sharpie signs in the window. Dingy atmosphere. And be weary of random skanks attempting to take advantage of handsome, slightly drunken, young gents (so I hear). They just might steal your bookbag. Do yourself a favor and go elsewhere or go hungry.

Meat good… tortilla good… salsa good… TACOS GOOD!
Definitely not the place to eat off the floor. Kinda shady inside but I have yet to be inside of a GOOD mexican restaurant that was not kinda scary. The place even lost power as they were making my tacos and still tasted great!

Decent cheap tacos and burritos, as you’d expect. Friendly service. Nothing out of the ordinary. Their chips are good. Their salsa is watery. Their bathroom is like something out of Saw.
Open 24 hours, for your drunken cravings.