Gustavo Soto never aspired to become a restaurateur. It just kind of happened. He was working as a construction supervisor in the early 1980s when he mentioned to his in-laws, Kurt and Margita Stei…
El Molino on Elgin Road in Carpentersville, one of the first Mexican restaurants in the area, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. He was working as a construction supervisor in the early 1980s when he mentioned to his in-laws, Kurt and Margita Steinmaier, that their Dog n Suds restaurant in Carpentersville would make a good location for something different.
El Molino opened at 2112 Elgin Road in March 1984, a time when the only well-known restaurant in the suburbs was Pepe’s Tacos and the first Taco Bell in Illinois wouldn’t open for another two years.El Molino in Carpentersville opened as a sit-down, full-menu Mexican restaurant serving made-from-scratch food, and hasn’t that approach in the 40 years it’s been in business, owner Gustavo Soto says. “Mexican food is addictive,” he said. “It’s like when you eat hot sauce.
“Every state has its own way of cooking and using spices. We cook similar to Jalisco and central Puebla,” he said. El Molino’s food has remained the same because their chef, Paulino Maldonado, has been with them since they opened 40 years ago, he said. “Every time a new restaurant opens up, people want to go and see it,” Soto said. “It will be competition, so we’ll see if we can survive.”
“We used to have an hour wait . In the old days, we would turn the tables three or four times. It’s not there now,” Soto said.
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