El Primo Mexican Restaurant
457 N Scott St, Joliet
(815) 774-9090
Customers' Favorites
3 Steak Taco Dinner on Flour Tortillas with Rice and Beans
Cheeseburger with French Fries
Huevos Revueltos O Estrellados
Quesabirrias Taco Ranchero
Queso Fundido Con Chorizo
Camarones Al Mojo de Ajo
Quesadilla Sincronizada
Carrots and Jalapenos
Tacos De Carne Asada
Parrillada de Carne
Featured items
Taco Dinner
Your choice of meat topped can be topped with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and cheese or cilantro and onion served with rice and beans
1/2 Orden de Maciza, Cabeza, Asada, y Al Pastor
Comes with all vegetables, salsa, & tortillas on the side.
El Primo Burrito
Filled with your choice of steak, al pastor, chicken, or beef and beans and melted cheese.
Tampiquena
Skirt steak with two cheese enchiladas, sour cream and guacamole on the side. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn and flour tortillas.
Carne a La Diabla
Strips of steak cooked in a red spicy sauce. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Enchiladas Supreme
Enchiladas topped with green sauce and avocado with your choice of chicken, steak, beef, or cheese.
Carne Asada
Skirt steak with guacamole and sour cream on the side. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Caldo de res
beef stew
Quesadilla Dinner
Your choice of meat served with sour cream and guacamole on the side and rice and beans.
Appetizers
Nacho Supreme
Topped with Steak, cheese, guacamole, tomatoes, sour cream, and jalapeños.
Botana El Primo
Carne Asada con camarones al mojo de ajo, cebolla, jalapeños toreados, aguacate, y jitomate. Steak with shrimp cooked in a garlic butter sauce, onions, grilled jalapeños, avocado, and tomatoes.
Queso Fundido con Chorizo
Melted cheese with Mexican Sausage, onion, cilantro, tomato, and fresh jalapeños. Served with corn or flour tortillas.
Quesadillas El Primo
Corn or Flour tortillas. Chicken, Steak, or Al Pastor with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and guacamole on the side.
Papas con Queso y Steak
Cheese fries with Steak.
Guacamole Dip
Quesadilla de Flor de Calabaza
Quesadilla made with Squash Blossom.
Breakfast
Chilaquiles
Tortilla chips cooked in a red or green sauce topped with cheese and served with 2 eggs. Served with rice and beans.
Machaca con Huevo
Scrambled eggs with shredded beef. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Huevos Rancheros
3 eggs cooked over easy topped with ranchero sauce. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Chilaquiles with Skirt Steak
Tortilla chips cooked in a red or green sauce topped with cheese and skirt steak and served with 2 eggs and rice and beans.
Desayuno El Gordo
3 huevos rancheros con carne asada. 3 eggs with ranchero sauce served with skirt steak. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Huevos con Chorizo, Jamón, Tocino, o Salchicha
3 scrambled eggs with your choice of Mexican Sausage, Ham, Bacon, or Hot Dog. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Huevos a La Mexicana
3 scrambled eggs with tomato, onions, and fresh jalapeños. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Mexican Omelet
3 scrambled eggs and meat of your choice: Ham, Bacon Mexican Sausage, Steak, or Al Pastor. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
El Primo Breakfast Burrito
3 scrambled eggs with Mexican Sausage, beans, tomato, and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Desayuno El Primo
3 huevos con carne asada y papas redondas. Skirt steak with 3 eggs and potatoes served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Huevos con Nopalitos.
3 scrambled eggs with cactus, tomato, onion, and cilantro. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Huevos Revueltos o Estrellados
3 scrambled eggs or over easy. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Fajitas
Shrimp Fajitas
Served with rice and beans, sour cream and guacamole on the side, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Steak Fajitas
Served with rice and beans, sour cream and guacamole on the side and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Chicken Fajitas
Served with rice and beans, sour cream and guacamole on the side and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Combo
Steak, shrimp, and chicken fajitas served with rice and beans, sour cream and guacamole on the side and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Tacos Al Vapor
1/2 Orden de Maciza, Cabeza, Asada, y Al Pastor
Comes with all vegetables, salsa, & tortillas on the side.
Sesos, Maciza, y Cabeza
Tacos de Asada, Al Pastor, Chicharron Rojo o Verde, y Chorizo
Orden de Maciza, Cabeza, Asada, y Al Pastor
Tacos Charros
Tacos de Tripa
Tacos Especial El Gordo
Mixed carnitas cooked with jalapeños, tomatoes, onions, and cilantro.
Seafood
Mojarra Entera al Mojo de Ajo, a La Diabla, o Veracruzana
Whole white fish in garlic butter sauce, red spicy sauce, or sautéed vegetables.
Tostada de Ceviche
Caldo de Pescado o Camarón
Fish or Shrimp soup.
Coctel de Camarón
Shrimp cocktail.
Camarones a La Diabla
Shrimp prepared in a red spicy sauce
Siete Mares
Seafood soup.
Camarones Empanizados
Prawns served with rice and fries.
Filete Relleno de Tilapia
Huachinango Entero al Mojo de Ajo, a La Diabla, o Veracruzana
Whole red snapper in garlic butter sauce, red spicy sauce, or sautéed vegetables.
Filete de Tilapia al Mojo de Ajo o a La Diabla
Tilapia in garlic butter or in a red spicy sauce.
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Butterfly shrimp cooked in a garlic butter sauce
Camarones Rancheros
Sautéed shrimp cooked in a ranchero sauce.
Dinner Combos
El Primo
Carne asada, cheese quesadilla, and a al pastor taco served with rice and beans and sour cream and guacamole on the side.
El Gordo
Carne asada, taco de al pastor, and a green cheese enchilada served with rice and beans and sour cream and guacamole on the side.
La Favorita
Chile relleno, chicken quesadilla, and a steak taco served with rice and beans and sour cream and guacamole on the side.
La Dona
Torta
Mexican style sandwich prepared with your choice of meat: milanesa, ham, steak, al pastor, lengua, cabeza, maciza, or pork with beans, lettuce, cheese tomato, sour cream, and avocado.
Sopes
Your choice of steak, al pastor, carnitas, lengua, boronas, chicharron rojo o verde, nopales, and rajas con queso.
Torta Dinner
Mexican style sandwich prepared with your choice of meat: milanesa, ham, steak, al pastor, lengua, cabeza, o maciza with beans, lettuce, cheese tomato, sour cream, and avocado. Comes with rice and beans.
Gorditas
Your choice of steak, al pastor, carnitas, lengua, boronas, chicharron rojo o verde, nopales, and rajas con queso.
Pambazos
A bolillo bun dipped in a red sauce stuffed with potatoes, mexican sausage, lettuce, cheese, and sour cream.
Huaraches
Your choice of steak, al pastor, carnitas, lengua, boronas, chicharron rojo o verde, nopales, and rajas con queso.
Dinner Specials
Taco Dinner
Your choice of meat topped can be topped with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and cheese or cilantro and onion served with rice and beans
Quesadilla Dinner
Your choice of meat served with sour cream and guacamole on the side and rice and beans.
Flautas
Chicken or shredded beef topped with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
Chiles Rellenos (2)
Poblano peppers stuffed with cheese in a red sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Vegetarian Quesadilla
Large flour tortilla with cheese, beans, sautéed green peppers, mushrooms, and onions. Served with rice and beans.
Quesadilla Sincronizada
Made with ham, mexican sausage, avocado, and jalapeños.
Veggie Combo
Cheese enchilada, chile relleno, and a bean tostada. Served with rice and beans.
Burgers
El Primo Burger
Ham, avocado, grilled onions, and cheese
Cheeseburger
cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and pickles.
Hamburger
comes with lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles.
Mushroom Burger
Topped with sautéed mushrooms, american cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickles
House Specials
Carne Asada
Skirt steak with guacamole and sour cream on the side. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Tampiquena
Skirt steak with two cheese enchiladas, sour cream and guacamole on the side. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn and flour tortillas.
Carne a La Diabla
Strips of steak cooked in a red spicy sauce. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Bistec con Camarones
Steak with shrimp cooked in a ranchero sauce. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Bistec a La Mexicana
Strips of steak cooked with tomatoes, onions, and fresh jalapeños. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Carne Charra
Skirt steak or chicken breast topped with beans and red tomatillo sauce with a cheese quesadilla, sour cream, nopales, and guacamole on the side. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Bistec Ranchero
Skillet steak topped with tomatoes, green peppers, onions, and melted cheese. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Bistec con Rajas y Queso
Steak with sliced poblano peppers, tomato, onions, and melted cheese. Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Bistec Encebollado
Skirt steak with sautéed onions, Served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Burritos
El Primo Burrito
Filled with your choice of steak, al pastor, chicken, or beef and beans and melted cheese.
Swiss Burrito
Filled with your choice of steak, chicken, beef or al pastor with beans and melted cheese.
Steak Diablo Burrito
Filled with beans, lettuce, cheese, and tender cuts of steak in a spicy diablo sauce. Topped with more diablo sauce and cheese.
Enchiladas
Enchiladas Supreme
Enchiladas topped with green sauce and avocado with your choice of chicken, steak, beef, or cheese.
Enchiladas Suizas
3 enchiladas in a green sauce topped with cheese, sour cream, and grilled onions with your choice of chicken, steak, beef, or cheese.
Enchiladas Rojas o Verdes
Chicken, steak, beef, or cheese enchiladas with red or green sauce.
Shrimp Enchiladas
3 shrimp enchiladas in a green sauce topped with cheese and avocado.
Chimichangas
Chimichanga
Chicken, steak, beef, or al pastor topped with cheese and red sauce.
Diablo Chimi
Steak in a red spicy tomatillo sauce stuffed with beans, cheese, and tomatoes, deep fried and topped with cheese and sauce.
El Primo Chimi
Steak and al pastor meat with beans, cheese, and tomatoes, deep fried and topped with red sauce and cheese.
Soup
Caldo de res
beef stew
Carne en su Jugo
Strips of steak cooked in a juice with vegetables
Caldo de pollo
chicken soup
Kids Menu
Chicken Tenders
Served with fries.
Kids Tacos
Served with rice. Your choice of meat.
Salchipulpo
Served with fries.
Cheeseburger
Served with fries.
Steak Burrito
Served with rice.
Cheese Enchilada
Served in a red or green sauce and rice.
Cheese Quesadilla
Served with rice.
Sides
Rice
Grilled Onions
Beans
Avocado Slices
Guacamole
Sour Cream
Tortillas
Grilled Jalapeños
Cheese Sauce
Pico de Gallo
Desserts
Choco Flan
Two layered, combines flan on top and chocolate cake on the bottom smothered with caramel.
Flan
Drinks
Horchata (32 oz)
Rice water.
Soda de Lata
Can pop.
Horchata (16 oz)
Rice water.
Coca de Botella, Jarritos, Sidral Mundet
Bottle Coke
Jamaica (32 oz)
Agua Fresca de Tamarindo (32 oz)
Licuado de Fresa
Strawberry Shake
Licuado de Platano
Banana Shake
Jamaica (16 oz)
Cafe
Coffee
Agua Fresca de Tamarindo (16 oz)
Leche con Chocolate
Chocolate Milk
Leche
Milk
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Recent Reviews
This cantina may not look like much from the outside but best Mexican food I've had for awhile (and I'm from Iregon where we have lots of good Mexican food) and great service!
June 2025
What a great place! Vibe is great, service is top notch and their margaritas are so tasty. I definitely recommend the peach frozen one! Im happy that my friend told me about this place!
May 2025
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So, I’d recommend ordering from the lunch special menu that is not posted online (I did post a photo of the menu and lunch specials in this review...