Carlos River Cafe

If you want home made authentic Mexican food. Carlos River Café is the place to go. 😊 Been a customer for 16th years plus. Never had we been disappointed. Anytime we crave for a delicious meal. We head up to Carlos for the best. Service is always good and with a smile. They always welcome us as if we were family. There's been time when the place has been packed and we still waited patiently because nothing beats a good plated of Carlos delicious meal. From day one I knew this would be one of my favorite place to go to. Salsa is outstanding! Go there for yourself and find out why he's #1 on my list. ✔ :-) Sincerely, Rosie and Tom P.S. they now have beer and wine.
7 years ago (13-03-2018)

This place is pretty good when you get the rare chance of them not putting you on hold for 20 minutes just to forget you are on hold so you try and call back but their phone is off the line so you can’t.
7 years ago (07-03-2018)

One of the better burrito joints in McHenry county. Very reasonable prices and friendly people.
7 years ago (26-02-2018)

Where do I begin? One day my boss decided to treat my team to some tacos so we ordered ahead of time and when we showed up there were only two sodas at the table because only two of us ordered drinks over the phone. When I asked the lady with glasses for drinks she rudely replied "You only ordered those two on the phone" to which I replied "We still need more drinks, can we order them?"... Wow, does she not want extra money in the business' pocket from MORE ITEMS ORDERED? Another time lady with glasses charged my friends and I $1.50 for red and green salsa cups that should have been free with our meals. And today I went with my buddies to give the place one last try and ordered a regular burrito which was $5.75 on the menu and she attempted to charge me $6.90. When I asked why it was so much she said "because of taxes". I said I didn't want to get it, after all, because it was more expensive than expected. As I stepped away from the line she said "No, it's six nineTEEN" to which I thought she was correcting her bad enunciation so I replied "Okay, if that's the case I'll take it" and she then said "No, forget it, you can't get it now"... WOW. The cook had already began cooking the meat and she told him to throw it out right in front of us. If you have complaints call the location on Route 14 and ask for Carlos. He said if she does something like that again he will fire her.... Doubt it but at least we can try.
7 years ago (03-11-2017)

The food is so good that I crave it! Takes about 5 to 10 mins to get my food, even when they are busy. The staff their is always super nice! I have taken my family there and some of my friends and everyone has loved it! By far the best Mexican food I have had in a long time. I will always chose Carlos River Café over any other restaurant!
7 years ago (30-11-2017)