2. Café Tola
9.0
3612 N Southport Ave (Addison St), Chicago, IL
Empanada Restaurant · Lakeview · 41 tips and reviews
Carlos Solano: Go for the empanadas! The goat cheese + potato taquitos were real good, too!
Liliana S: Mole Empanadas, Sirloin Steak Empanadas, goat cheese n potato taquitos, caldo de elote, maple bacon long johns- everything delicious!!
Liliana S: empanadas! Goat cheese n potato taquitos! And now offering coconut flan on the weekends!!
4. Chilam Balam
8.1
3023 N Broadway St (at W Barry Ave), Chicago, IL
Tapas Restaurant · Lake View East · 41 tips and reviews
Food Network: Guy Fieri hit the road for homemade Mexican dishes at Chilam Balam, where they are making shiitake mushroom empanadas and flautas from sustainable, farm-fresh ingredients. Read more.
Food Network: Chilam Balam puts a "punk rock twist" on organic and farm-fresh Mexican tapas. According to Guy, the chicken flautas with pickled cabbage and homemade queso had great crunch and flavor. Read more.
Mike G: New favorite Mexican joint in Chicago. Tiny, cash only, no reservations - cool vibe. Mostly small plates, so I'll list my three fave - pork short ribs, grilled shrimp, and empanadas.
5. Mercadito
8.3
108 W Kinzie St (btwn Clark St & LaSalle Blvd), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · River North · 249 tips and reviews
Adam B: the Mahi Mahi taquitos are excellent.
Alison: Came for restaurant week and it was an incredible deal. I don’t even know what my favorite item was, but a special shoutout to the flautas and all the tacos!!!
Marco Morelli: torrejas de bolillo dessert (creme anglaise soaked mexican bread, vanilla ice cream, cajeta sauce - like french toast with ice cream on top!), Camaron Ceviche and the Toreado Guacamole are must gets.
John Flores: Try the flautas. They're muy delicioso
Eater: El Milagro's four locations serve champurrado, a Mexican drink that pairs well with churros, made with masa, cinnamon, chocolate and milk. Read more.
Kyle M: Get the tacos, they're good
8. Antique Taco
8.6
1360 N Milwaukee Ave (at N Wood St), Chicago, IL
Taco Restaurant · Wicker Park · 161 tips and reviews
Jennifer Holub: You can't go wrong with anything you order; but if they have it, get the duck flautas... you won't be sorry!!
Xandrea Rapier: They've added a new item- crab and shrimp flautas, AWESOME!
Heather Williams: For something deliciously different, try the cumin lamb tacos. They have the perfect amount of spice and you really don't need to add salsa to them! SO good!
11. Garcia's Restaurant
8.3
4760 N Lincoln Ave (at W Lawrence Ave), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Ravenswood · 116 tips and reviews
Adam Graff: Skip the flautas (chicken only), you'll want the steak. Burritos, salsa, and margaritas are fantastic. Reminds me of the old Salvadores on Lake near Michigan Ave.
Raphael Villas: I've been getting the Flautas dinner and chicken torta for a couple of decades. Can't go wrong.
Lenny Gallo: The best Mexican in Chicago. Go with friends and get the burrito ranchero and a pitcher of margarita.
12. Fernando's Restaurant
7.7
3450 N Lincoln Ave (at W Cornelia Ave), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Lakeview · 36 tips and reviews
Marcella: Taquitos chicken, beef & chirizo yummy
Amy Guth: The salsa fresca is just right: served chilled, with light, thin, warm tortilla chips.
Michael Fogarty: Fernandos margaritas make you blind.
14. Frontera Grill
8.7
445 N Clark St (btwn Illinois St & Hubbard St), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · River North · 256 tips and reviews
Time Out Chicago: Expect stellar versions of Mexican classics like enchiladas, mole and flautas; spot-on ceviches; and, for Saturday brunch, white-corn pancakes with whipped goat cheese. Read more.
Lee Hoffman: The taquitos may be the best Mexican thing I've ever eaten in my life. The chips are amongst the best too.
Bill Q: Try the Queretaro-style green mole (sesame seeds, almonds, peanuts, poblano, plantain, sweet spices) that comes w/Pollo en Mole Verde Queretano. It's incredible!