Carnitas Don Rafa Restaurant

2224 Plainfield Rd, Crest Hill
(815) 741-2222

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Customers' Favorites

Carnitas De Puerco Dine in: Yes Outdoor seating: No Takeout: Yes Delivery: No Curbside pickup: No
Menudo and a Michelada
Chicken Taco Meal
Carnitas Dinner
Chips and Salsa
Barbacoa De Res
Enchilada Dinner
Carne Asada
Boronas 1 lb
Taco Plate

Menu

OL Soft Drinks
Jarritos
Coke Bottle

OL Sides
Avocado (Half)
Avocado (Whole)
Onions & Cilantro
Limes
Cebollitas Asadas
Grilled Onions.
Fries
Sour Cream
Chihuahua Cheese
Chiles Toreados
Grilled Jalapeños.
Queso Fresco
Fresh Cheese.
Beans
Rice

OL House Specialty
Parrillada For Four
Includes carne asada, carnitas, chicken and chorizo. Also includes chiles toreados and cebollitas asadas. Side order of rice and beans.
Fritanga De Carnitas
Thin pieces of fried pork sautéed with cactus and mixed in red or green salsa.
Fritanga De Arrachera
Sautéed steak strips served with grilled onion, tomato and bell pepper seasoned in our chefs special ingredients.
Plato Michoacano Dinner
Combination of carnitas and barbacoa, includes nopales, grilled jalapeño and onion. Served with Rice, Beans and Tortillas.
Barbacoa Dinner
Steamed beef cooked to perfection marinated in our secret homemade adobo sauce. Served with Rice, Beans and Tortillas.
Carnitas Dinner
Pork cuts simmered for hours in a unique blend of sweet and savory ingredients. Served with Rice, Beans and Tortillas.

OL Antojitos - Favorites
Tostadas
Two flat tortillas with beans, your choice of meat, garnished with lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Veggie Burrito
Giant flour tortilla filled with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Torta
A Mexican style sandwich prepared with your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Burrito
Giant flour tortilla filled with your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Tacos
Corn or flour tortilla filled with your choice of meat garnished with onion and cilantro or lettuce and tomato.

OL Por Libra - By The Pound
Boronas (1 lb)
Flour Tortillas Pack
Dozen Flour Tortillas (Not heated).
Corn Tortillas Pack
Dozen Corn Tortillas (Not heated).
Carnitas (1 lb)

OL Seafood
Shrimp Fajitas
Grilled shrimp cooked with green and red pepper, tomato and onion.
Fish Ceviche
Fresh fish served with tomato, onion and cilantro (jalapeño optional).
Shrimp Ceviche
Fresh shrimp served with tomato, onion and cilantro (jalapeño optional).
Shrimp Cocktail
Jumbo shrimp served with our own secret cocktail sauce with avocado, tomato, cilantro and onion.
Garlic Shrimp
Comes with Rice, Salad and Tortillas.
Camarones A La Diabla
Shrimps prepared A La Diabla (Spicy). Comes with Rice, Salad and Tortillas.

OL Dinners
Chicken Fajitas
Slices of chicken cooked with green pepper, tomato and onion. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Steak Fajitas
Slices of steak cooked with green pepper, tomato and onion. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Bistec A La Mexicana
Skirt steak strips cooked with onion, tomato and your choice of jalapeño or bell pepper and cilantro. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Pollo En Mole
Shredded chicken covered in our homemade mole sauce. Includes rice, beans and tortillas.
Quesadilla Dinner
Flour tortillas filled with melted cheese garnished with lettuce, tomato and sour cream. Includes rice and beans.
Tampiqueña
8oz grilled steak served with salad, cebollitas and chiles toreados. Includes 2 cheese enchiladas, rice, beans and tortillas.
Enchilada Dinner
Three enchiladas filled with your choice of steak, chicken, pork or cheese dipped in green or red salsa, topped with fresh cheese, garnished with lettuce and sour cream. Includes rice and beans.
Flautas
Four rolled tortillas crisp fried and filled with carnitas (2) and chicken (2) garnished with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and queso fresco. Includes rice and beans.
Chimichanga Dinner
A deep-fried burrito filled with your choice of meat. Garnished with lettuce, tomato and sour cream. Dipped in green or red salsa. Includes rice and beans.

OL Botanas - Appetizers
Botana de Chicharron (Weekends Only)
Homemade pork rinds.
Queso Fundido A La Mexicana
Melted chihuahua cheese, bell pepper and onion.
Guacamole (Large)
Mixture of avocado, tomato, cilantro and lime juice.
Guacamole (Small)
Mixture of avocado, tomato, cilantro and lime juice.
Combination Don Rafa
Guacamole, cactus salad and fresco cheese.

OL Soups
Menudo (Weekends Only)
Our home made recipe, tripe soup cooked in Guajillo pepper, served with tortillas, cebollitas and cilantro.
Carne En Su Jugo
Steak, bacon and bean soup.
Pozole
Simmered pork cooked in guajillo pepper. Garnished with shredded cabbage, chile pepper, onion, radish and lime.
Caldo De Res
Mexican beef shank soup, mixed with vegetables and a side order of rice.
Caldo De Pollo
Chicken soup, mixed with vegetables.

OL Desayuno - Breakfast
Breakfast Burrito
Carnitas or chorizo served with eggs, beans and chihuahua cheese.
Desayuno Don Rafa
Scrambled eggs mixed with tortilla chips, Carnitas, rice and beans topped with red or green salsa.
Chilaquiles Don Rafa
Scrambled eggs mixed with tortilla chips cooked with bacon, tomato and onion. Topped with chihuahua cheese and red or green salsa. Served with rice and beans.

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Recent Reviews

Everyone was so friendly and very welcoming! The food was DELICIOUS ? I’m not always a fan of chicken tacos but carnitas don Rafa took chicken tacos to the next level! The carne asada taco was awesome. I’m definitely coming back!!
October 2024
I've driven past this place for 10 years. Finally stopped. They bring out all the stops with the chips and salsa, including the jalapenos and carrots. Salsa's were all pretty tasty. La Mex still has the best salsa in Joliet area. But.... the Pico De Gallo is by the far the best I've had in quite some time. It is spicy. I did the Carne Asada Dinner and was absolutely delicious. Ordered "Medium" and it came out just as ordered. The rice and beans...
August 2024
Best carnitas in the area! Excellent service where you're warmly greeted as soon as you enter. I was given several samples of the different chicharron and carnita varieties and I felt welcomed. I will gladly return!
April 2024

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Carnitas Don Rafa Restaurant

2224 Plainfield Rd, Crest Hill, IL 60435
(815) 741-2222