Cemitas Poblanas Con Sabor Latino

My fiancé Katherine—whose family is from Mexico and Texas—has been lamenting for 23 years in Illinois about the so called “Mexican” food available.
She grew up with great cabeza / barbacoa and also fell in love with great Tex/Mex inspired cuisine.

Today, I did specific Google searches to hopefully find Mexican food that Katherine had yet to try and compare to what she grew up with.

After assessing my search results and comparing reviews and by whom, I decided Cemitas Poblanas Con Sabor Latina was the place to stop.

When I arrived, I saw an eclectic yellow and red little building in a nice peaceful residential neighborhood. A nice change from a fast food Mexican restaurant in a typical busy, retail business district.

I was excited to see they actually had Cabeza and so I ordered two Cabeza tacos, one Pastor, one Pollo, and one Asada.

I brought them home.

Katherine said the Cabeza was the best she ever had outside of Texas! I thought the Cabeza was excellent. The Cabeza was moist and flavorful and offered in partly shredded, mini brisket-like chunks.

The Pollo taco stood out. The chicken was not the usual cliche shredded chicken but moist, smaller pieces that were juicy and seemed to be sautéed in a mild red marinade—be it pepper and or tomato based.

The Asada was vey good, and probably some of the best around in Chicagoland. But hands down, get the Cabeza first!

I did not receive the Pastor taco in my bag because I think there was a misunderstanding when we were discussing all the tacos I was ordering. So I look forward to trying the Pastor when I take Katherine to Cemitas Poblanas in person.

The couple who ran this restaurant were welcoming, kind, and were so efficient in making the tacos.

So far, a 4.4 out of 5.

Thank you for your hard work and delicious food.

James Caruso

Visit number 2:
This time, I brought Katherine and we dined at the restaurant. Review to come.

Moved to Chicago from LA had been craving cemitas and I happened to see a video on tiktok of this spot. Got the cemita poblana and it was great. The milanesa tasted fresh and the salsas in the salsa bar are amazing just like my mom makes them 🥲. Service was great. They offer tortilla chips but they charge; they’re not complimentary lol. Definitely coming back.

Wow! Where do I begin?! I've been to every single taqueria in Aurora. I've had countless tacos de lengua! NONE come close to the lengua I ate from Cemitas today! I EVEN HAD TO CALL THEM AND COMPLIMENT THE FOOD! I'm blown the bleeeep away w/their tacos de lengua!!! Bravo!! Compliments to the chef! 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳😍🌮🌮 ❤The cherry on top...freshly made churros!!❤❤😍😍

Not very many veg options but the giant cactus quesadilla and giant mushroom quesadilla were both really good. Service was very fast and there’s even a salsa bar with a ton of options

Wow, talk about a wonderful find! Ordered the chips and guacamole- the guac was made to order, fresh fresh fresh and so good! I had the gigante quesadilla with half and half : flor de calabasa and nopales and mushrooms. Best quesadilla I ever had. No canned mushrooms here!! Only the best! Fresh sliced mushrooms. Nice big serving of a side of rice and frijoles. My partner had the burrito de carne asada. Nothing to disappoint, everything was fresh to order, delicious and filling. So happy I found this place, cute little place with attention to detail. Everything was excellent, thank you so much!!

The cemita arabes is so good. The chipotle sauce used is sweet and just perfect. This place is a whole in the wall gem. Dont let the bright yellow paint job keep u out. The horchatta has the perfect cinnamon/ sweetness.

I had a wonderful time dining in it's a hidden Jem

They had AUTHENTIC quesadillas really good with freshly made tortilla

My first time trying cemitas poblanas, very good and friendly service.

Very local restaurant. Might have been a converted house. Authentic good food. Friendly service.

Cemitas Poblanas is a must place to eat in Aurora, IL. The sandwich and chips were delicious.

Most amazing cemitas and tacos árabes that you'll ever have

The food was really well prepared and satisfying. The steak taco dinner was great but the rice and beans was lacking flavor, the steak and lengua burrito was definitely worth trying out also the churros are fresh and delicious. This was my first time and I will go back and confirm that I believe this is a Aurora top five restaurant to try. I really hope you try them out

This is a fantastic little place which is quickly becoming our go to place for authentic Mexican. It is one of those places that if you don't know it's there, you'll miss it. The food was amazing and about as authentic as can be. Our server had a smile that will brighten your day.

The people here are just fun and amazing. After driving all day watching my sister try on wedding dresses this place was the perfect closing. Authentic Hispanic food made with love and great music. It was like dining with family. This place gets 5 stars not just for the food but for the total experience.

My new favorite place. Tacos are amazing. Clean every time I visit. I also really enjoy the salsas. Parking is usually a squeeze.

Amazing food amazing customer service!

Cute and a must visit foodie destination

Very nice people and the food was delicious 😋!

Really nice people always welcoming serve the food is very good and comes fast