Craving Mexican Food? This New Restaurant in Rockford Serves the Real Deal

If you like Mexican food but really LOVE Mexican food when it's authentic and made with love, you'll need to check out El Charrito Restaurant that just opened in Rockford!

What's Your Favorite Kind of Restaurant?

When you get to decide what restaurant your family is going to eat at, what do you typically choose?

A steak place?

A fancy restaurant?

A pizza place?

Chinese food?

For me, it's usually a Mexican restaurant because a place that serves tacos is always a crowd pleaser in my family.

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Since I've tried many a Mexican restaurant in my day, I know that the best food usually comes from the no-frills, authentic, family owned kind of places, and guess what? One of those delicious types of restaurants just opened on W State St. in Rockford!

El Charrito Restaurant, at 4205 W State Street in Rockford, is the new culinary adventure for the former owner of Tacos El Toro on Auburn Street, Judith Robledo Cuebas. So, why the new restaurant?  According to WIFR, Judith was "ready for a fresh start with more authentic Mexican dining."

El Charrito is a family owned restaurant that is all about serving up fresh, authentic Mexican dishes, which go way beyond just tacos and burritos.

El Charrito is now open 7 days a week for dine-in and carryout from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

If you're not quite hungry enough yet, check out this video of El Charrito making fresh tortillas...YUM!