Cayenne - Mexican restaurant in Peoria Heights - 4542 N Prospect Rd, USA

Had the brisket and pulled pork tacos. Both were amazing. Margarita flight was delicious! Loved the salsa and queso as well.

First impressions are awesome! Place is decorated very well and it looks really cool when you walk in. The service was very lackluster. The waiter seemed irritated to be there and did not come off as very friendly. If you want chips and salsa....pay for it...chips were ok, queso ok, salsa was overloaded with cumin. We ordered several different tacos and street corn. Every taco seemed to be lacking decent seasoning, from the tuna, Cuban, Caroline, cowboy up and birria were very under seasoned. The birria consume made them even worse, it was the worst consume I have ever tasted. My boy really liked his big clucker tacos and my youngest liked the Mac n cheese taco. My wife and inhad margaritas and my first sip was pure water. I used a straw to taste the margarita, but it was not very good for sure.....A+ for decor, F for everything else.

Decided to stop here for lunch since I was passing through Peoria. There was a long wait to even be greeted and seated. To the point that a couple arrived 15 minutes before me and went next door instead. Cayenne had a nice decor and background music that wasn't obnoxious. There's a nice variety of tacos to choose from. During my meal I found out that there were only 2 guys for the entire front of the restaurant (making drinks, taking orders, serving, cleaning tables) on a Saturday. I'm thankful for the service, but hopefully it's a more responsive place on normal nights.

I would like to support local businesses when ever I can, but one of the taco I had here was horrible. I got 3 tacos 1. Two Good (4.5/) - which was really delicious. The crunch, the sauce everything was good. 2. Quesabirria (4/5) Nice flavor but a tad bit dry but good. 3. The Big Katuna (2/5) - This was recommended by an employee. The fish on this taco was spoiled. I could not finish my bite. They should have checked before serving it to the customers. I also got the street corn, which was ok. The place was decent and had a nice decor. But my Togo order took more than half hour for these 3 tacos. They really need to improve on the food they serve.

The waitstaff was super nice and it only took 20 minutes to order, get our food, appetizer and drinks. The frozen margarita was very watery - would not recommend, and the chips were tasteless and not anything special. We got 4 tacos: the Marci gras one (shrimp), the tso chicken one, the Mac n cheese one, and the BBQ pork one. My favorite was the BBQ. All the tacos are what I would describe as “watery” - very heavy on the sauces. The Mac n cheese one was so watery that it was a bit unpleasant in taco form. The shrimp one was fine, but our least favorite actually! The BBQ is so good; next time I’ll just two of those, skip the chips and marg, and I’d come again. Loved all the unique ideas for the tacos!!

The food is very good especially the chips and salsa and guacamole! Service was quick and polite. The atmosphere is nothing special but its clean and quiet so good for lunch

Tons of different variations of tacos, definitely something for everyone. I had to try the fried mac and cheese taco because it sounded way too good to be true, and it was honestly divine. Packed full of flavor, and the mac and cheese bites had a nice crunchy outside with a soft and forgiving inside to them. I also had a buffalo chicken taco, which was really well made, and a general Tso’s chicken taco, which was interesting, but somehow works out well. Good prices, quick service, welcoming atmosphere. Place is a true gem.

Awesome place. Best fish taco ever! Manager happy, friendly. Decor unique and just all around nice place. Server busy but friendly and attentive. Highly recommend. We'll come back when in town!