Taqueria El Porton

“My food was plated beautifully with care and the salsa verde was perfection!”

M Gomez★★★★★

Looking for authentic Mexican comfort food in Bloomington? Taqueria Porton is a must-visit. The food is consistently fresh, well-portioned, and packed with traditional flavor. The tacos are served exactly as they should be—tender meat on warm corn tortillas with fresh cilantro and onions—while the gorditas offer a perfect, lightly crisped masa pocket. Even the sides stand out; the rice is fluffy and the refried beans are creamy and delicious. It’s a casual, welcoming spot where the focus is entirely on quality. Highly recommended for a real-deal meal.

Adam K★★★★★

Being a recent Texas-to-Illinois transplant, THIS was the kind of Mexican food I feel like I’ve been searching for. Excellent chips, salsa, beans & rice, and service. After a lot of searching I feel like we have found our spot.

Robin Brayfield★★★★★

We stopped in for lunch and were so happy we did! The food smelled great the minute you walked in. Lunch did not disappoint and I had enough left over for lunch again today. I had the chimichanga and my husband enjoyed three different tacos. Everything was fresh and delicious! Very clean, fair pricing with huge portions and the service was great! We will definitely make this a new lunch spot.

Drew Tschirki★★★★★

I can’t speak for authenticity but I can say that we had a very tasty and hot meal on our visit to Bloomington today. The salsa was very nicely flavored (my wife thought it was spicy but I loved it); the guacamole was more her taste. As soon as I saw that they offered cow tongue I knew I was going to get that. I had the cow tongue burrito and the meat was cooked PERFECTLY and was very flavorful. My wife had the fish tacos and she liked them a lot. Our toddler enjoyed picking apart the tacos, and I had the other one (beef) and it was very good. The service was great as well. Whenever we come ba