Three words, Al Pastor Huarache. Â This is some serious authentic Mexican fare. The huarache is a HUGE sandal shaped corn disc, filled with beans, then fried to golden crisp perfection. Topped with your choice of meat, cheese, cream, and veggies. A good huarache is tough to come by and this place nails it. Love the Al Pastor, but other people i've been here with rave about the Carne Asada as well. From the exterior it looks like your typical off the beaten path Mexican dive but don't be fooled, they serve up some tasty treats here.
Review Source:seriously cheap food. my roommate got a sandwich or torta that i took a few bites of that tasted strangely like chicken pot pie. mmm, i would get that if i was you. Â standard mexican fare other than that.
if you are lucky after your meal you can catch the ice cream man walking past to grab an ice cream (coconut).
I stopped by for a quick lunch, straying away from my typical order of tacos for a gordita instead. Â For those who have never tried one, a gordita is a fresh masa dough disc that's griddled or fried, split, Â and filled with your choice of ingredients. Â Although it wasn't on their menu, I asked for a chicharron gordita and fortunately they did offer it.
The chicharron was simmered in tomatillo salsa, soaking it up like a sponge. Â This may be off-putting for those who prefer crunchy chicharron, but I really enjoyed it. Â The rest of the gordita was filled with onion, cilantro, and a smear of refried beans. Â Simple, delicious, and inexpensive. Â The gordita plus horchata was less than $5.
The place itself is small, but clean.  Service was friendly.  And it's directly across the Admiral Theater, so I'm sure they get plenty of customers late night.  I'll stick to lunch, though  :)
I'm surprised for a heavily Yelped neighborhood like Albany Park, this place had only 1 review before mine. Two guys I work with joined me here for lunch on a Friday. Located in a small storefront half-block east of Pulaski, this is a real Mexican's Mexican restaurant.
Remarkably affordable with plentiful servings of great food sums it up best. The walls, painted red in swirly, stucco-like fashion, display Mexican art. Since the dining area is pretty small, it almost feels like coming over to eat at someone's home. When we arrived, there was a large family with children eating lunch. Spanish country music from WOJO FM played in the background. For the duration of my 45-minute stay at the restaurant, I think I was the only non-Hispanic customer in the place but I felt right at home anyway.
The waitress didn't speak much English, so both of my co-workers ordered in Spanish. I said "Carne asada burrito" instead of steak burrito to do my benchmark burrito test on the place. I also got a side of rice and beans and a tall glass of horchata. Despite her limited English, she got my order correct.
The guys ordered their favorite, as this is the home of the $3 tortas. Not a lame torta served on a hamburger bun, but a massive sammich loaded with meat, thick slices of avocado and other toppings, covering the entire plate! The bread looked home-baked, not mass produced. My steak burrito was excellent too. So big, in fact, that it was cut in half. We also shared a bowl of chips and 2 dishes of salsa: red and green. The red was the hotter of the two but a bit too oily for my liking. The green salsa was perfect: just the right amount of kick balanced with the perfect flavor enhancement for the burrito.
In the end, I paid less than $8 for a massive burrito, 2 sides and the horchata drink. You can't easily top that at any nearby places I know.
Besides your lunch & dinner items, they also have an extensive breakfast menu with eggs, Mexican sausage or omelette. I think this can become my new favorite Mexican place near my workplace. For all you late-nighters living in the area, it's open till 1 AM but keep in mind it's cash only - no credit/debit cards.
This authentico Mexican eatery is in my neighborhood. Unfortunately I was very disappointed with my order of chicken enchiladas suiza, generally one of my favorite typical Mexican dishes. The shredded chicken filling was tender but virtually flavorless. The cheese smothered the trio of enchiladas, but again with no flavorful effect. Perhaps I should have added the hot sauce to create some sort of sensation. The guy selling tamales from a cart in front of the nearby Mexican grocery store is a better bet, although I have not seen him since the recent heat wave.
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