Flamingo Restaurant & Ice Cream

About Flamingo Restaurant & Ice Cream

Flamingo Restaurant & Ice Cream is a Mexican restaurant located at 1029 Pleasant St #3501 in DeKalb, Illinois. It is one of 62 places to eat and drink we list in DeKalb. Expect affordable prices, around $10–20 per person.

Flamingo Restaurant & Ice Cream is open 7 days a week, usually 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM. Night owls can stop by until 11:00 PM on Friday and Saturday.

The menu we have on file lists 164 items across 19 sections, including Tacos, Drinks, Elotes, Quesadilla, and Breakfast. Listed prices range from $2.39 to $27.00, with a typical item around $15.59. You will find options like Chile Relleno Taco, Jarrito, and Corn On Stick.

Available service options are no-contact delivery, delivery, takeaway, and dine-in. Visitors describe the atmosphere as casual, cosy, and quiet, and it is a good fit for groups and tourists. The place is family friendly. It is especially popular for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Offerings include cocktails, coffee, comfort food, quick bite, and small plates.

Accessibility features: wheelchair-accessible car park, wheelchair-accessible entrance, wheelchair-accessible seating, and wheelchair-accessible toilet. Payment methods accepted: credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments. Parking: free of charge street parking, free parking lot, and parking. Reservations are accepted; call (815) 901-0049 to book a table.

Quick facts

Category

Mexican Restaurant

Address

1029 Pleasant St #3501, DeKalb, IL 60115

Phone

(815) 901-0049

Price range

$10–20 per person

Hours

Open 7 days a week, usually 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Menu

164 items · $2.39–$27.00

Listing updated

April 2026 · Suggest an edit

How the hours compare

We compared Flamingo Restaurant & Ice Cream’s weekday schedule with 659 other Mexican restaurants in Illinois. On a typical weekday it opens at 10:00 AM, close to the local norm of 10:00 AM and closes at 10:00 PM, in line with the typical 10:00 PM.

In total it is open about 86 hours a week, 7 hours more than the local median of 79. 89% of Mexican restaurants in Illinois open on Sundays, and Flamingo Restaurant & Ice Cream is one of them.

Compared with 659 other Mexican restaurants in Illinois that list their hours in our guide.

• Chile Relleno Taco$4.67

  Choose to have it Mexican style (onion, cilantro, lime) or American style (lettuce, tomato, cheese) or pay…

• Jarrito$4.55

  Bottled jarritos

• Corn On Stick$5.87

  Corn on a stick

• Queso Giant Quesadilla$15.59

  A giant tortilla with melted cheese.

• Chilaquiles Con Pollo$23.99
• Hot Dog Kids Meal$9.59

  Hot dog with ketchup, mustard, sour cream, French fries, beans, and rice.

• Extra Queso$2.39
• Cheesecake$5.99
• Caldo De Res$19.19

  Beef broth with onions, cilantro, chile, and limes.

• Giant Pastor Burrito$15.59

  A flour giant tortilla stuffed with marinated pork, beans, lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes.

Typical prices for Mexican restaurants in Illinois

Based on 162 menus with 14,390 priced items from Mexican restaurants in Illinois, the median menu item costs $10.00, and half of all items are priced between $4.79 and $15.95.

At Flamingo Restaurant & Ice Cream the median listed price is $15.59, higher than the typical $10.00 for Mexican restaurants in Illinois.

Calculated from 162 menus in our guide. Prices vary by location and change over time.

Features & amenities

The neighborhood

Within a 10-minute walk (half a mile) of Flamingo Restaurant & Ice Cream there is 1 other place to eat and drink in our guide, and 20 within one mile. By type, the places within a mile include Pizza (4), Bakeries & Desserts (3), Thai (2), and Mexican & Tex-Mex (2).

Competition is light: 2 other Mexican restaurants are within a mile and 6 within three miles. The closest is El Jimador Mexican Grill, 0.6 mi away.

7 places within a mile stay open until 10 PM or later on at least one night a week, so this is a good area for a late meal.

Nearest places of other kinds

• Burgers & Fast FoodMcDonald's0.5 mi
• AmericanThe Grove Tavern0.5 mi
• Bakeries & DessertsDunkin'0.5 mi
• PizzaRosati's0.5 mi
• Sandwiches & DelisSubway0.5 mi

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