Totopos

Enjoyed my chicken tacos and chicken quesadilla. Decent price and authentic food. I’m glad I found this place on Unilocal — it is located in an easy to miss corner.

Love the breaded steak torta’s and the pork/​chicken sope’s. Taco’s are good too but are quite small. Need several to fill you up. Nice atmosphere, demonstrated by the lady running the place always making it clear that she appreciates you choosing her little restaurant.

Been here a bunch of times now. Yes this is a family restaurant. It is small, it has 3 tables inside, but its such an amazing hole in the wall. They don’t have a public restroom, which I dont really care about, but its a complaint I hear often when I am eating there. The tacos and entrée dishes are HUGE. We ordered 2 main dishes and a large quesadilla between 2 people and we could barely finish it. The rice was a style of mexican rice where theres corn and carrots in it, which tasted so moist. The Carne Asada in the tacos is a bit dry but perfect with the avocado crema and salsa on top of it. The chicken was the same thing, but a little more moist. Great food, great service, will be back.

Came here for the first time and quickly fell in love with the food. The staff was super-​friendly and seemed genuinely excited that this was my first time coming to the restaurant. While you wait for your food, do yourself a favor and order some chips & guac — it’s outstanding!
The tacos are medium-​ish in size, so you might have to order 3 or 4 if you want that pleasant «I’m full felling». Try the soy chorizo, it’s actually amazing. Each taco was flavorful and unique. Not a bad bite in the bunch!
Looking forward to my next trip to town so I can try some of the other tacos on the menu!
The only suggestion would be to move to a larger location to have more seating.

Maybe im missing something… not sure what all the buzz is about. Sure this place isn’t bad its quite average. However; I just don’t see huge quality or value here. In fact, I much better enjoy my burritos from el burrito tapatios by along shot which is a franchise I think. Their burrito sauces are very good I will give them that, however the tamales are very mediocre as in clearly their not homemade. Biggest complaint is the meat, so its a Mexican joint nobody is expecting super quality beef. I have found the meat is incredibly dry here. The steak and beef come in sad little crumbles you need to drench in sauce. Not a bad place, but I get more portion and more tender meat from el burrito on Ogden

Decent place, it’s very small three tables and music is a bit loud for such a small space. I got the chicken enchiladas, good flavor, nothing special though, this was a random stop passing on the way to go home so most likely not coming back, also had to wait like 20 mins for our Check finally had to get up and ask for it, over all, there’s better Mexican places around, go to Fire it up, a million times better!!’

Tamales. That is the word, that is what Totopos delivers. Pork and red salsa, chicken and jalapeño, chicken and cheese. I think the abuela is actually chained to the stove. The tacos are noteworthy as well, but seriously, tamales are the Mexican version of comfort food and this place delivers.

Having been lived in Mexico City and Monterrey for more than 10 years, this is the most authentic Mexican food in Naperville. Tacos al pastor, tacos de bistec are my favorites, but the good thing is that they also have sweet Mexican tamales.
They are really flexible to prepare your tacos or quesadillas with the ingredients that you want.
The service is good, friendly environment and people. Small place, so plan to wait for a table if you arrive in rush hour.

It’s hard enough to find good Tamales in Chicago so finding great tamales in Naperville is a real find! The pork tamales were awesome, way better the ones I get on North ave
I’ll be back for some more tamales and steak sopes soon.

First of all, how cute is their logo? A tortilla chip in a serape and sombrero? Come on.
Ahem. Anyway, we checked out Totopos for a new taco option, and gotta say it is a solid three stars. No frills, only a couple of tables, very nice staff. I wasn’t blown over by anything, but everything we ate was uniformly «good.» (The least exciting item ended up being the barbacoa taco.)
There are some other places in town I would think of for tacos first, but Totopos is a respectable option in the Naperville area. Dip on in and check it out.

Just picked up two steak tacos and a steak torta. Excellent, fresh and authentic Mexican food.
Service was great and can’t wait to come back !

I tried this place a few days ago for the first time. My co-​workers and I could not find a menu online so we went on Unilocal and kinda just went through the pictures to get an idea on menu and prices. We placed 4 orders total. My co-​workers went to go pick up our food. There was a line out the door which caused them to come back really late. My co-​worker warned me that I may be a little upset about my meal costing $ 13! I got combo #6 and an Horchata. The picture I had seen said the combo was $ 6.99 (apparently that was the price 3yrs ago!)
Any who, they returned with our food and guess who’s order was missing? Mine! They missed my entrée along with getting a side order for one of my co-​workers wrong. So here I go wasting my time on a trip I was trying to avoid to go pick up my food. As soon as I called they knew they messed up. They didn’t even include limes or salsas.
My food was ready when I got there thankfully there wasn’t a line. The workers were very friendly and apologized a bunch of times so I couldn’t even be mad. They seemed like really nice people. They gave me a free drink as a courtesy.
Once I got back to work and started eating my food I was happy to see that my chicken sopes were good white breast chicken. Not nasty or fatty like other places. Although the chicken was mixed with too many stringy gooey onions. So overall, their food was good but I don’t know about paying that much for a lunch meal. Maybe once in a great while.

A hidden gem. Anyone who passes by this place to eat at the sub franchise next door should be ashamed of themselves! (I won’t name names, but you know the one, it’s the chain where that guy Jared eats to lose weight.)
Yes, Totopos is tiny and has limited seating for dining in, as others have pointed out, and yes, it may take a bit longer for them to prepare your food than it takes the place next door to slap some second-​rate deli meats on a Wonder Bread sub roll, but the food here is fresh, well prepared, authentic and tasty. And the ladies that prepare the food and take your order at the counter are very nice.
It’s a bit of a drive for me as a lunch spot but I still find excuses to go here; that’s how much I like the food. Dishes sampled thus far include chicken tacos (flavorful and moist) and barbacoa tacos (very, very good). On my last visit I struck up a conversation with a lady who was waiting for her to-​go order, and so I asked about her favorites. «Shrimp Tacos, hands down» was her immediate reply, «In fact, they’re so good I have never thought to try anything else» she added. I think that will have to be what I order on my next visit.

Definitely a takeout place, as there are very few tables. There is also no bathroom. Service was very friendly, and their combos are great. Their tortas (especially Torta Chilanga) and their burritos are delicious, and pretty cheap too. I’ll definitely be coming back!

Totopos is like that super awkward date experience that you’ve had, but was super worth it because there was amazing food involved.
This place is tiny — so tiny that when I was talking to my boyfriend at our small table, I felt like everyone could hear everything I was saying… which was awkward. The waitress, which I’m assuming is related to the chefs, didn’t really talk much or answer any of the questions that I had when I asked them… which was awkward. The way they serve salsa is in ketchup or mustard containers (ya know, where the little cap has a hole in it?) and I sat at the table staring at the chips because I thought salsa was coming… which was SUPER awkward.
BUT, then the food came out, and all of the awkward just melted away. The Quesadilla was amaaaaazing. Perfectly melted cheese, perfect temperature, tasted perfect. I also had some enchiladas which was also way better than I had expected. The chips that were serves with the awkward salsa were good, I just wish they would have actually had salsa in a bowl.
So, I took one star away for the awkwardness, but the food is definitely a reason to come back.

This is a happy place with very good and inexpensive mexican food. This is my first time here, and I ordered chicken tacos for my better half and vegetable quesadillas for me.
As my orders were being prepared a police officer came in to order some tacos. As she was approaching the counter she noticed a customer who said to her as he looked up at her, «The food is very good here.» The police officer said, «I know you.» Turned out they both were at the same physical therapy place, the officer for a rotator cuff and he for his back.
Just then the owner told me she made me chicken quesadillas by mistake. I told her why waste the chicken, and asked if she could add some veggies and she said yes and added spinach.
«The chicken was fresh, which was unusual for a semi-​fast food place,» said my better half and I agree on both counts. The Chicken Quesadillas were amazing. It was ten bucks for both orders.
We’ll be back for sit down though this is primarily a take out place. Why sit down? It’s such a happy place… and did I mention the food?

This is not a sit-​down restaurant. That being said, they make some great tacos. Yes, they only have 3 tables but it’s a taqueria. You want On The Border loaded with sodium, head down the street. I’ll be sipping yummy horchata and eating fresh steak and al pastor tacos at Totopos. The lady who took my order was super pleasant and thanked me for my business twice. Two other ladies I could see were cooking up some things from scratch in the back. That’s right. I have a good feeling my food was made with love. My husband loved his steak burrito and liked that they put rice in it. I believe he said something to the effect of «thank god we found a good mexican place nearby.» Support local business and eat good Mexican food. Head to Totopos. :)

My wife and I have frequented Totopos several times. We’ve found the quality of the food to be exceptional. The owner is always on hand and genuinely cares about your satisfaction.
We almost always get the steak tacos or the steak burrito. The steak is always cooked to perfection. We love the fresh verde sauce and the smokiness of the red chipotle sauce. They’re great together!
On our last visit, we tried the homemade sweet tamales that are made with pineapple and coconut. They were delicious!
We hIghly recommend Totopos. It’s one of our favorite Mexican restaurants and have been to MANY of them!

Alright, the customer service alone is worthy of five stars, but I’m still adjusting to their food. The woman who took my order (same lady as last time, I believe who made it, too) was so damn friendly. She even made small talk while I was deciding what to order. I loved her, she definitely made me feel welcome.
I ventured off my usual beaten path and tried a gordita today (pastor, no tomato). This isn’t your Taco Bell gordita; this thing is deep fried but still slightly soft. The meat was pretty good but I’m picky when it comes to al pastor and theirs was just a bit bland for my liking. I suppose when you’re used to places like Zacatacos (Berwyn) and Los Burritos Tapatios (Glen Ellyn) that heavily season their meats, it’s difficult to be fair when it comes to flavor. Other than that, the lettuce was fresh, and the incorporation of the cheese and sour cream were spot on. The rice was good, despite the vegetables as I mentioned in my original review.
I’m not giving up on Totopos just yet. The prices and friendly faces are enough to keep me coming back to try new items.

Totopos means chips, but I’d stick to the tacos here.
I arrived shortly after they opened to pick up some lunch. The two ladies working here were very friendly, and it appeared they were just starting their food prep for the day. One lady was hard at work mashing avocados and making guacamole.
There are three tables in here, but since they hadn’t started cooking, it was pretty chilly. The interior of the restaurant is clean, and the ladies were happy to seat me or pack my order to go. So, I took my order of two tacos to-​go.
I tried the Asada (steak) taco and a chicken taco, both with cilantro & onion. The steak was really good, but my favorite was the chicken. The chicken was tender and well-​seasoned. I topped both of my tacos with their green salsa — other Unilocalers weren’t joking about this stuff, it’s great! The red salsa was too smoky for my tastes, but that’s okay, I went to town with the green salsa.
I also had the chips and guacamole. As she handed me my bag, she smiled and said, «homemade and fresh!» The guacamole was definitely fresh and creamy, but it was a little bland. It needed more jalapeño, cilantro, and lime. But if you don’t like spicy guac, this might just be right up your alley.
They also serve the best damn Horchata in town. And it’s ICE COLD.
I spent about $ 9 on my lunch, and it was worth every penny.