Chilo Y Chela Restaurant

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  Love this place! I pick up Tamales for special events all the time. I write for TLT and did a review on them too for New Years. <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthelocaltourist.com%2Fblog%2Fmafia-hairdresser%2Fchilo-y-chelas-tamales-plus-homemade-guacamole-sangria-great-new-years-eve&s=90f72ed8b571b00e0d29c50c25f3360ae37fc1eea79a13724b3025dc10957d3b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://thelocaltourist.c…</a>

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  Posted on 01.27.13 Jon-David J.

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  SO, woke up early morning and had a crave for chicken soup. Couldnt find it anywhere! So i see a tamale lady on the corner an I decided to see fi she has any chicken green tamales. She was out. So I ask does she know where they sell fresh tamales, and she pointed it this way. Ironic huh?
  So I go inside, its pretty small with like 3 or 5 tables. but they have atoles of different flavors and big hoyas of tamales with different types of meat or style. I was in heaven at that moment.
  I decided to order 1 1/2 dozen of tamales.
  1 dozen of green chicken and the half of rajas con queso.
  The green chicken tamales were decent, could be better if they added more sauce to it so it wont be too dry.
  The biggest disappointment was the rajas con queso, they only had one big slice of rajas across the tamale an sometimes the cheese was on one side of the tamale.
  The pricing wasent bad either. $12 for 12 tamales or i think it was 1.35 per.
  Would come again when im craving some tamales though an skip the corner lady.

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  Posted on 12.05.12 Omar G.

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  Place is so good, they run out by the end of the day.
  
  Only tried Chicken and the strawberry flavor and they were awesome. Lots of chicken inside and the spiciness hit the spot for me (I love spicy).
  
  I was a bit hesitant ordering the sweet tamales but it was pretty tasty.

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  Posted on 01.27.12 Hannah P.

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  Try to forget about the lard used to create these masa covered masterpieces.  The tamales are just wonderful.  
  
  You can get a variety at $1.14 per or get a dozen for $11.  My personal favorite is the cheese and jalapeno tamale, but the pork, chicken, and beef are also excellent.  They even have a couple of dessert varieties, sweet corn and pineapple/strawberry.  Yum!
  
  A trio of tamales with their delicious Horchata (sweet drink made with almonds, rice, and cinnamon) for under $10 makes me happy on so many levels.

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  Posted on 09.21.11 Brian F.

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  I love tamales!  so when I wake up too late to go to my favorite tamale lady I come here :D
  
  Its great to know you can satisfy a tamale craving any hour of the day
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  Posted on 06.07.11 Flor O.

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  Tamales were tasty and nicely priced.  We called ahead and made the drive.  We tried the pork and chicken.  The chicken tamales were kind of small.  Overall, they were as good as I heard.  Parking on a Saturday on North Ave. wasn't bad either.  I'd go again, although we bought enough for a while.

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  Posted on 04.23.11 Gerardo D.

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  best tamales i've had in chicago.  really well made, the meat is not too fatty and they have a good balance of filling and masa.  worth the drive!

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  Posted on 01.09.10 Kathryn G.

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  I had their tamales for lunch at work. They where very cheap and very tasty i suggest any chicagoan bring themselves and any outsiders to this hidden gem. I have had many tamales in this town, these are the best so far.

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  Posted on 11.15.09 Tom L.

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