01/12/2026
Last week we made a stop at Bella Vista in Northern Algonquin. We have been there a few times before, but not as taco scanners. The service right away is friendly and polite, I opted for the Al Pastor tacos rice and beans but lettuce 🥬 tomato 🍅 and cheese 🧀 instead of onion 🧅 and cilantro, it's order and pay after meal. The tortillas are regular size instead of street taco sized, flavor of meat was great and sauces were good flavor as well, the red sauce had the smokey pepper flavor and perfect heat but didn't burn your face off. There was no complimentary chips and salsa:( and the rice and beans could have used more seasoning or salt, rice was decent enough but the beans had no depth. A simple fix or maybe just an off day. We do appreciate the atmosphere, and the drive thru option, not many taco places can do that well and keep it authentic. You can even add French fries to your orders! While no crimes were committed at this taco outing, we have big expectations for our rice and beans flavors, so we have to say we like this place a lot and reviews for catering seem pretty good too, we would definitely recommend fellow scanners to check out Bella Vista when in the ALG. Remember, if you're out this week and would like to provide us your own take on any McHenry or Lake County taco place, message us your review with photos! A bad taco is a crime!
