Arturo's
Arturo's
Margarita With Chips And Guacamole
two plates of mexican food
Chicken & Steak Fajita Combo, started eating before snapping a picture. Came out sizzling and was so fulfilling
Food was good
Good drinks
It's all tortillas folks.. 12 bucks for a bunch of tortilla.
a plate of quesadillas and chips
Enchilada Burrito with steak
everything is amazing. So friendly, the owner always comes around to say hello and see how everyone is doing.
Very pleasant atmosphere.
Fried Ice cream... YUM!!
Huevos Ranchero
Dining room
#7 combination meal
Who puts tomatoes and lettuce in a quesadilla. Ever. Like why?
Shredded Chicken Quesadilla
Steak nachos.
Steak burrito without lettuce, onions, and sour cream (normally comes w that)
Half pound cheeseburger and fries
fish and chips, food, seafood, fish
interior
Steve A.
Aug 22, 2023
For one thing, choices are limited in Poplar Grove. It literally has like one restaurant. Arturo's is that one, located in what they call downtown. Has a pretty basic menu of Mexican American favorites. The margaritas are better than the food it seems. Anyone can figure out this isn't going to be authentic. It may be just what you expect from a Mexican restaurant in this kind of town. The drinks may be the best things as far as value. It's about $6.50 for a pretty big margarita. These may not be strong, but they're pretty good tasting. As for the food, it's food. There's the usual like burritos and tacos. Protein choices are all meaty. There's not a whole lot for vegetarians. It's $6.50 for Chips And Guacamole. The chips tasted pretty old and stale. Basic. The guacamole was pretty plain to be honest. Come here and don't expect much to be good. It may be good for the locals. Those who know more about Mexican food won't like the food as much though.
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Susy A.
Jan 27, 2024
Love the service, first time here..Food was so delicious .. margaritas were on point, totally worth it, you can taste the kick
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Gene T.
Apr 2, 2024
Wide menu selection, great drinks and reasonable. Server's and staff are happy to have you there... Great family owned and family friendly place.
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Maxine T.
Aug 8, 2022
Great flavor quick service! I got the combo (taco, flauta and chapula) with all different meats (steak, chicken and ground beef) and they all had great flavor. The rice was bland but the beans had good flavor and with the rice mixed in with the beans you couldn't tell the rice was bland. Overall, very good and will come back again.
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Danielle D.
Oct 24, 2022
The worst Mexican food I have ever eaten! Will not be returning! Sour beans (puke) .. and they forgot half of my order
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Meghan N.
Aug 10, 2019
Dined in at Arturo's last night (Friday) to try out the restaurant since I'm new to the area with my BF. We started out with the steak nachos and within 30 seconds of placing the order they were already being served to us! They tasted so good that I don't even think I stopped to breathe...Next I ordered the Chicken & Steak combo Fajita Platter and my boyfriend had gotten the enchilada burrito with steak... the meat was so flavorful and juicy, I couldn't believe it. Our server, Natalie was super friendly and made the experience very enjoyable. The owners son, David, makes a BOMB ASS margarita too, I normally don't drink so I asked for it not to be too strong, I watched him make it fresh & it was the best marg I've ever drank. I highly recommend Arturo's; they have a huge menu, great service and even better food.
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Daniel H.
Nov 10, 2022
fantastic tacos. Friendly service. Good place to grab a bite to eat. I have tried to get the secret recipe for their tender tacos, to no avail.
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Rick H.
Sep 1, 2021
Outstanding Mexican food in Poplar Grove of all places. Steak chimichanga as big as your head and delicious. Salsa is the true test of a Mexican restaurant and theirs is fresh made and excellent. Owner and staff are very friendly. This place is a hidden gem and the best Mexican food for 50 miles.
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Mat P.
Apr 23, 2022
This place is not what it used to be. It's terrible. Not fresh ingredients, cheaply made. Very Americanized. Not authentic at all. Mess up the order, not try and fix it, and still try to over charge you. This place is a joke. There are plenty of actually good places in Belvidere or Harvard.
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Jeremy H.
Oct 11, 2020
Nope. Never again. Just moved to Poplar Grove. Saw there was a Mexican food place local. Super excited to have one so close. Welp that as far as my experience got. So I ordered a steak burrito - no rice or bean. Paid for extra steak, paid for extra cheese. Pretty simple. Then I got a chicken Quesadilla. 21 bucks on a burrito and a chicken quesadilla.. Simple right.. hold the brakes.I checked my food, new place wanted to make sure it was done right, burrito was super light opened it up. Lots of tortilla. I literally paid for extra meat cause I know. Rice and beans are fillers. Anyway frustrated I then checked the quesadilla. There was all this juice on the bottom.. like literal water. I check and there's lettuce and tomatoes in the quesadilla.. like Is that a thing? Why would you put two water heavy ingredients in a quesadilla. What's gonna happen? It's going to be soggy.. like literally bread and water.. I go in and apparently I talk to the owner. Didn't know. Tell her I've never been there, I didn't know they put lettuce and tomato's in their quesadilla, cause again, who does that, and she preceded to ask me if the person who took my order over the phone asked me if I wanted everything on it? At that point i realized it was going to be a fight so I walked out, talked to what looked to be a cook outside and then she came out, to tell me the reason she asked was because the lady there hasn't been asking people. Not my problem. I said, then deal with that after i leave and don't put me in a situation to justify what's wrong with the order. They were more focused on who to blame rather than just making it right. To top it off it wasn't even the person she was trying to blame who took my order.. Again 21 bucks on simple meat burrito and a chicken quesadilla. And instead I got all this drama, a soggy quesadilla, and a 12 dollar tortilla burrito. I'll literally go to Taco Bell next time.. Like Y'all may get away with sub standard Mexican food around here cause the white people around here don't know any better but look I'm from Southern California, I didn't know I'd have to actually say, please don't put water on my quesadilla and then justify what's wrong with it.
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