had the pleasure of dining in this great restaurant. Â The food was delicious. Â I had a steak a la tampiquena and my colleagues had various plates (shrimp, tacos, etc). Â Everything was delicious. Â I wish the place was a little bigger since the wait time can be pretty long. Â The service by our server was spot on. Lourdes was extremely pleasant and courteous. Â I'll definitely recommend this place and look forward to visiting again soon.
alex
I always order the fajitas solazo, but lately the steak has been kind of overcooked. It has a very nice presentation and
It comes with a side of rice, beans, sour cream and slices of avocado. It can feed up to 2 people. Their chips & salsa are very good too, but they bring a small basket for a party of 6 and don't offer to bring more. The agua de horchata (rice water) is over sweetened, I always add ice & water to it. Great service overall.
I used to come here all the time but stopped in the last 3 months. The food just doesn't taste the same anymore. I'm not sure if they switched cooks or are buying crappier meat? It's a shame because it used to be the best taco place in the area. Now the tacos al pastor are way too salty and the meat cuts are too big..the tortillas too thick. Â Not what it onces was.
Review Source:Ok I came to eat at this place because I just recently moved to the area and I tell you the service here is not good at all. Me and my buddy ordered two carne asada dinners when we got our order we never got the tortillas with it. We waited almost 10 minutes to see if the waitress would bring them and she did not I had to ask another waitress to bring our tortillas. Also it is very unprofessional for the waitresses to be taking orders and be on their cell phones at the same time I have never seen that anywhere else. I will never go back to this establishment !
Review Source:The food was good, we had everything from tacos, enchiladas, sopes, tres leches cake, flan and more. Â But... Â IMO the restaurant was very crowded, (quick service), very loud, and not very clean. Â Our table was actually right outside the bathroom, which really grossed me out. Â If I was ever to return, it would be for takeout only.
Review Source:Omg! The tacos are so fresh, cooked to perfection and so tasty los de carne asada, alpastor y tripitas! Yummy in my tummy.
My nephew loves the TRIO fajitas (seafood, chicken and steak) as he says "oh yeah baby, so good" LOL
The service is fast and although the place is small, as you entered you are always greeted with a smile advise you of the time wait for seating.
The prices are a-OK.
I bought a shrimp cocktail yesterday and took it to my mother who didn't. tell me until this morning that the shrimp was raw. Its not like there was enough lime to call it ceviche. I was livid! I will no longer come to this place, if I do for whatever reason, I will NOT buy any seafood!!! Â I am so dissapointed that my mother didn't have the meal that she was anticipating. Don't eat the seafood here unless you don't mind the raw shrimp.
Review Source:Where do I even start with this place, great mexican food and horchata. If you are an horchata fan, you would love their rice water. I usually go with the gorditas or tortas, they are amazing. The place is not over-pricey, and with the small space it usually get packed quickily. That is the downside, I hate waiting so I see them needing to expand soon. As for the service, there are some servers who are awesome and others who could use some help. But that is how it is everywhere you go. But believe this food is great for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or after having a couple to many drinks!
Review Source:Steak tacos are a no go! The tacos/tortas are okay but if you are trying to be impressed order one of their dinner plates! The carne asada is fantastic!! As well as their  grilled chicken and shrimp plate! Service is horrible unless your with a group of men, then you should have no problem. Otherwise majority of the waitresses especially the younger girls serve you your food and never come back! Is it worth it? Because of the fantastic plates it is but the lack of service has made me realize I won't be going back except for take out until summer and that's only because I love the outdoor seating area!
Review Source:I'm being very nice with the three stars....
Pro:This place has some of the most amazing Mexican food I have had in Chicago. The prices are great and the open hours are great on the weekends as well. However, the place is small so if you want to sit, you will be waiting a long time.
Con: The service is lacking. I have never been this upset about service. Usually if it's bad I chop it up to the people having a bad day, however I have had bad service every single time I have gone. I never complain about service becuase I've done this kind of work before, but their service is ridiculous! I have stood there for 20 minutes before anyone said anything to me and they were standing in front me. One of them kept giving me dirty looks but I didn't do or say anything to her, my boyfriend noticed it and so did my other friends I was with. Â One of them sat a guy and his friend becuase he was flirting with her. I was there before they were, and there was two of us as well. Another girl sat two people at a table for 6 when there was a family of 5 right next to me. This has happened to me every single time I have gone there, and most people that I know have stop going there for the same reasons. Asking for take-out is a hassle as well. I went there to get take-out and I stood there for 15 mintutes before one of them asked who was ordering take out and then proceeded to talk to her friend after I told her I did. I know they want young attractive girls working there, but lack of system is enough for me not to go back. I dont know if it's thier work ethic or maybe they're just shy, but it's not worth it!
Generous 3 Stars....
I went last Saturday and they did not have corn tortillas!!!
Are you kidding me!!! There is like 20 supermarkets on the same block!!! They could not go and buy a few packets.
I thought this was ridiculous I will never go again. The food is average to good way too many things on the menu.
Stay way from stews Pozole or Menudo nowhere near fresh. It tasted like they save it in the freezer and reheat it when needed.
Sopes and Tacos are good.
Tortas beware they are heavy on the salt. Mine was way to salty.
If I have an option it will not be El Solazo....
I love this place! Â I don't live in the area, so I usually only drop by when I head to Costco. Â
Tacos are only $1.69. Â Cheese, avocado, and sour cream are an additional 10 cents each. Â My favorite are the cesina (marinated steak) and the lengua (tongue). Â Their chicharron is decent, I prefer the ones from Paco's Tacos. Â The picadillo is pretty boring. Â
Gorditas de papas are a nice surprise. Â It's hard to find tacos/enchiladas/burritos/gorditas.. anything stuffed with potatoes outside of Latino street fests!
The chips are good and the salsa taste fresh. Â There's a big container of pickled jalapeno, cauliflower, garlic, and carrots on every table. Â The special man friend was all over it, so I will assume that it's delicious.
This is one of my favorite taco places in Chicago. Â My other fav is Zaca Tacos. Â El Solazo has great vegi burritos and some dang good pork tacos. Â The place is a bit small so it can be crowded. Â They do have an outside area that is open in the summer. Â Staff is very attentive and checks in regularly to see if you need anything. Â Only big downfall is no liquor license and parking can be a pain. Â Street parking is best.
Review Source:This place has decent tacos and solid overall food but to be more specific the Tacos De Lengua  ( a personal fav) and the Tacos de Tripitas (beef tripe) are the only tacos I eat here because everything else Taco wise is ok.
The real stars though are the burritos, which are well stuffed with lettuce,tomatoes, beans, avocado,and the meat of your choice which in my case is Lengua!!! ( yeah I am obsessed lol) but they are delicious!
The Tortas are really good as well, filled with the meat to the top and everything is carefully placed not like in some lesser tier taquerias that are reckless with bean distribution along with the meat but in El Solazo it's pretty well done.
OK but here is another little tidbit which well get all the males excited:
This joint turns into a quasi Hooters and Tilt a Kilt (minus any touchy touchy and please don't do that) where the waitresses dress in either sexy Halloween costumes or as naughty Christmas girls all of this of course is depending on the time of season and it is sadly  for one week or so but still pretty cool and it adds a lot of  life to a pretty small place, so if you are eating there during a "dress up" be respectful because if not there are always cops eating here so play nice.
Overall this is a pretty good place although I would not be a reviewer without sharing some slight issues with this place (yeah I can be a little douche).
1. The Carne Asada is really average here.
2. There is a soda machine but no free refills? WTF?
3. On weekends be forewarned it can get really cramped.
4. Cops do get special treatment here and while that is not really a negative (hey it is what it is) Â but last time I was there they took up the entire back row of seats in the restaurant which stuffed up the joint.
That's it in terms negativity but nevertheless check this place out for some good eats and the occasional erotic delights lol
the filtering system on yelp is biased man
It was about 1:30 in the morning on a friday night when my girlfriend and i got our taco craving so naturally we went to Zaca taco but they were closed, Paco's tacos closed, Los Comales had some bad reviews so further down Pulaski we went we came across El Solazo so we decided to stop in and order some late night treats, since it had a nice sized crowd in there we decided to phone our order in for pick up 4 tacos with all the trimmings and an order of guacamole the girl on the phone was super polite and said about 10 minutes so we sat in our car and waited, after about 8 minutes we went in to pick up our food and it was already bagged and waiting for us the price was about 12 bucks so my first thought was this cant be good for such a low price. When we got home and tore into our goodies to our surprise everything was fantastic the tacos were still hot and man were they huge, the guac was made to order which we both preffer, and the chips were still warm I still love the sopa de pollo from Zaca but i think its safe to say that we have a new place for tacos, burritos, & tortas. Way to go El Solazo keep up the good work!
Review Source:Only had the nachos from this place and they were pretty good. The pork and steak(yes pork and steak on nachos, yours truly is quite the carnivore) were lean, cooked perfectly, and tasty. The chips were fresh and they used shredded cheese, a plus for me. The green salsa was quite good too and not overly spicy. What really impressed me was how fresh and delicious the guacamole was, and they were very generous with it. From my experience, whenever you ask for guacamole on nachos they tend to be shady with it. Based on nachos alone, this place gets a thumbs up from me.
Review Source:this is the best place 2 go eat at. especially on a weekend night. on fridays they close at 3am and saturdays at 4am. Â this is way better than comales. very good spot. waitresses are friendly and the environment is good. it kind of feels like a after party when u go there on friday or saturday night. good food. like i said, way better than comales!
Review Source:This place is my new favorite neighborhood taco place. Love the tacos de asada, but dont take them to go, the grease makes the tortillas soggy. Â If you go for dinner, definitely try to Carne an su jugo it is to die for!! It is also great for a hangover...Thanks Solazo for putting Los Comales to shame with your larger selection, tastier food, and lower prices :)
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