El Mercado 5 Hermanos

We bought food for 45 people for a wedding shower. Everything was hot and delicious! I will eat here again for sure, they did a great job!

I don’t know if a restaurant shoved in the back corner of a convenience store — across from the meat department — is your idea of a good time. But if you want excellent tacos and aren’t afraid of an authentic hole in the wall restaurant, then this is the place for you.

$ 2.25 per taco with a lot of meat. Best tacos in Shorewood, comparable to some of the really good places on the east side of Joliet. Calling ahead and getting it to go is probably the best idea because there isn’t really a place to eat inside.

I’ve been shopping here for 2 years now had no problems with the meat. Came here and purchased 3lbs of taco meat a few days ago and there was a ton of hair in the meat. More than 7 pieces of hair! No way did this «accidentally» happen! So disgusting, I feel like someone did this on purpose! Short and long pieces of black hair, there is no one in my house that has black long hair. Called to let them know about the situation and the girl said the was no way it was any one who worked there hair… then who was it? I’m so disgusted spent $ 50 and ruined our whole meal went straight in the trash.

Seriously amazing tacos. They are $ 2.25 each, so a little on the expensive side for tacos. But they are ‘packed’ full… Almost difficult to pick up because so much meat & toppings.
I had 2 steak and 1 pastor. All the meat was chopped in small pieces. And was cooked until it it was crispy/​crunchy on the outside (from the grill), & juicy on inside.
I’ve never had the meat like that before and it was Awesome.
I’ll definitely be back.

This review is for the store and restaurant in back. Store has a kind of dirty feel to it. The food was pretty good. We got steak tacos and tamales. Lots of meat on taco and pretty tasty, but since the store has a dirty feel to it overall, we won’t be back.

This is a little Mexican store that makes food in the back area, I ordered 2 chicken tacos on flower tortillas American-​style. They were the best tacos I ever had hands down. The drawback is it’s not really a restaurant they only have three tables, so I got it to go and ate in my truck, I will definitely go back I can’t wait.

I recommend both the kitchen and shopping aspects of the store. The service was friendly and helpful. The selection of food was immense while still maintaining a small community store atmosphere.

I went in El Mercado with my 3 children to buy some arrechera (skirt steak) some tortillas, and some salsa. I was not greeted by anyone. Nor was I told «I’ll be with you in a moment». I waited 5 – 7 minutes for the butcher to come back there to help me. I saw he was busy taking care of a customer in the little restaurant part. Ok, fine, no big deal. Once he finally comes back to help me, I ask him for 5 lbs. He takes it out and before he weighs it, a woman stood next to me, after he weighs my meat and sets it on the counter, proceeds to ask this woman what she needs. He got her everything she asked while he knew I had been waiting there by that time almost 15 min! I was honestly very hurt and upset that he could treat someone this way? By the way, I am Caucasian. And the woman next to me was Hispanic. I have never felt so discriminated against. Not to mention, but my children are half Hispanic. So I’m assuming, considering the way I was treated that I guess they only give good service to their own kind?.. I prayed as I was standing there and once he was done taking care of the woman, I just took my kids and left. I was clearly treated like crap for what? Because I’m not Hispanic? I love everyone and I definitely have prayed for this man. He obviously had bad experiences with people of «my kind» I guess… I don’t feel ANYONE should ever be treated this way ANYWHERE… My heart was heavy and sad… This experience just taught me that there are many in this sad world that need our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Review is more for the taqueria in the back, but the atmosphere was dirty and not too well-​kept. Was pretty hungry at the time so I ordered 3 tacos, a steak burrito, and a milanesa torta.
Everything was pretty good overall, wished they would of given me a variety (red & green) of hot sauces as I got a big thing of some kind of a hot mole black sauce, which I didn’t like at all.
I prefer the El Burrito Xpress nearby.