De Juan

Certainly wasn't sure about this Mexican place in Belvidere. De Juan looked like it was pretty sketchy even from the outside. It's at the end of a pretty crummy strip mall and that's saying nothing about the kinds of people. How bad would it be inside? Turns out not that bad to be honest: cheap looking but okay though. After thinking about it we went inside and got seats at the bar. It had a few others in there and it looked pretty okay. The menu is basic Mexican American stuff. It's about $7 for cocktails. Luna Azul is a blue margarita. This was an innocent looking but strong one though. As for the food, not bad. There's the basic types of stuff. It's about $11 for a burrito. The Vegetarian Burrito is among these. Very stuffed with onions, peppers, and whatever. Comes with a cheese sauce on it. The burrito without it is maybe even better it seems. Honestly it's a place that needs to be given a chance and not passed up just because of the sketchy area. It's for sure not authentic, but it's still mostly okay though. There's plenty of choices for meat eaters as well as vegetarians.

In my opinion, this restaurant is more Tex-mex. It is not authentic Mexican food ( POV: I'm Mexican). My daughter and I came here and we ordered tacos and enchiladas. The tacos had lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. FYI, real Mexican tacos only have onion, cilantro, and salsa. Plus, the tortilla was more on the cold side and not fully heated. The enchiladas were not that great, and to my taste they it was bland. I've only been here once and I have never returned. It did not convince me at all.

This place is one of Belvidere's best secrets.Food is always excellent. But the best kept secret, is the watermelon margarita's. Friendly service as well!

Great food! Well priced and very tastyI would recommend, one of the best in town

Last week my son and I went to dollar store and Aldi. The service was great, friendly and quick. The food was brought to us outside (we chose to eat outside), food was hot, fresh and delicious. The young man that was our waiter was so polite and professional. Im looking forward to eating at your restaurant again. THANK YOU

I enjoyed my dinner, enchiladas and a taco. All were flavorful and served hot. The sides, rice and refried beans, were nothing special but admittedly it is really hard to make those stand out. The complimentary chips and salsa were routine but I recommend the green sauce as it has more flavor and if you are a bit adventurous and have a high tolerance for hot peppers, ask for their chipotle sauce on your entree, it was both spicy hot and favorable.

By far, the BEST mexican food in the Rockford area. Everything here is authentic and taste homemade. The reason why I don't have a picture to post is because I took one bite and couldn't stop eating to take a picture. Deliciously, awesome food.

This was my first visit to DeJuan. Stopped on lunch hour with a friend and her husband. We were seated immediately in the small restaurant in a small strip mall. The waitress was friendly and efficient. We were served complimentary chips and salsa. The chips were good, freshly fried, but the salsa was the consistency of tomato soup. We ordered a side of pico de Gallo and added it to the salsa for more substance. We also ordered guacamole which was incredibly fresh and quite delicious! I ordered the cheese enchiladas and I loved the fact that you can choose green sauce or red sauce. I had the green sauce. Three enchiladas came with rice and beans for $8.95. I took half of it home!

The food here is amazing. And the servers are very good at keeping even the most difficult of orders straight. I did take off a point for the ambiance, not because of how it looks, just that it's so tiny that sometimes it can be hard to get a table if you have a big group. 10/10 get the margaritas. They are soooo good!

Sat for a hour. Terrible service. Took pop for a refill and never returned with it. Dirty, not sanitary. First time and last time customer. Definitely not recommend. HORRIBLE!