Chile Toreado

Love this place! We enjoyed both the mild, savory pozole and the tender short rib barbacoa. But the real star is the vegetable tlayuda. The veggies have a rich, charcoal-grilled flavor, on the best thin and crispy crust I've ever had anywhere. It's almost like perfect filo dough, and it's huge! It could be an entree for two.The horchata isn't too sweet and has a pleasing bit of grit. Low-key family ambiance, nothing fancy.

Yesterday was my first time going into the restaurant. Until now, I've been ordering on Uber eats so I didn't know what the place looked like! When you first walk in, the servers will greet you right away. There's a counter that deals with the take out and delivery. Then there's tables for the customers to seat at. My group decided to order different items on the menu. I went for the crispy chicken. I wanted to get the Barbacoa but my coworker ordered that and I didnt want to repeat. Our food came out in a timely manner. My crispy chicken looked absolutely wonderful. Everyone at my table enjoyed their food for the most part. Everyone's taste buds are different so favoring was either missing or just enough. To me, everything tasted wonderful! I will be back in the future.

Superiorly Spectacular Mexican recipes from the state of Guerrero served in a welcoming setting in McKinley Park. We'd previously enjoyed the fare here before a Wynton Marsalis concert, but our visit today was after attending a Sox game. Upon entering we were immediately greeted & seated. Service was fast, orders were taken swiftly & we were checked on often by our attentive server, Raul. Ordered: Papas Toreadas, Tlayuda Vegetariana, veggie tacos, Mole Chicken Enchiladas, Crispy Chicken Milanesa. The crispy chicken milanesa served with the cilantro lime sauce and garlic mashed potatoes were one of the many stars of the show. Enchiladas De Mole were an experience entrenched deep in flavor. I love pickled veggies & really enjoyed the pickled onions on the dishes. If you come here, you must order Tlayuda for the table. It is like a large tostada but w/crispy cracker thin bread baked like a pizza. We always get the veggie version & always a shareable winner.Toward the end of our meal, the owner, Jaime, came to check on us. We let him know we thoroughly enjoyed the dishes out of kitchen. In our chat, he let us know the recipes came from his mother in Guerrero & thanked us for our visit. We look forward to our return! Get in here!

3 years since my initial review - I've tried more menu items and everything is SO good! I'm especially a huge fan of their brunch menu, which if you ask, you can order during the week too. I've had the chilaquiles, torta de camaron, and tacos de camaron and WOW soooo good. Their horchata is also homemade and it's fantastic. Margs? on point. Service? Always pleasant. Love this place.

We decided to order in from a restaurant we'd never tried and Chile Toreado made the cut! We got the Pibil and Carne Asada tortas and they were amazing and full of flavor. Their horchata is exactly what I wanted and hit the spot. We'd been passing by this place on Uber Eats and that was our loss. It's close enough we might have to pull up and try everything fresh! Give a new restaurant a try!

We had the carne en su jugó y Tlayuda y tacosEverything was excellent Service was 10/10My husband has had authentic Tlayudas and thinks these did not compare but I really enjoyed them. Casual Mexican dining, no need to dress up here. Found street parking easily in front outside. Will come again!

We stopped in here for an early dinner after reading previous reviews and overall we're quite happy with that decision. We ordered a couple of different margaritas and they were good. Not great, not crap. But good. For food, one of us ordered a variety of tacos, one ordered a torta, medium spicy, and the other for the chicken mole enchiladas. The tacos were good, with 3 of the 5 being excellent and the other 2 being meh. The carnitas taco was by far the best. Get that one, all day!The torta was tasty and came in a bowl with a very tasty broth. But beware - medium spicy is seriouslyMidwest hot. You've been warned. We loved it, but we're also not from the Midwest. So...The mole enchiladas were very good. Then chicken was flavorful and super tender. The mole was a little heavy on the cinnamon but still quite good. And the rice that came with it was spectacular. Our server was incredibly nice, efficient and did everything perfectly. The chef also came out and chatted with use near the end of our meal. What a nice guy!The interior of the restaurant was nice, clean and spacious. And they have some outdoor seating as well. I can definitely see myself coming back whenever I'm in the area!

Finally got back to Chile Toreado on my recent visit from Boise Idaho. We ordered up various tortas, (carnitas, choriqueso, milanesa ) prior to our visit to the Chicago Auto Show! Once again great flavor and taste in each torta. AND I got my cap and T Shirt. This restaurant offers great food, service and smiles. A must stop when you visit the windy city.

Came here for cinco de Mayo celebration. My boyfriend found this place. Decided to come here for dinner. Let me say the chicken tinga taco are the bomb. I would come back for that. We both got margarita....delicious I got a TORTA and he got steak. Street parking Would come back!

I am repeat customer and I have to confess that all the dishes I have ordered and consumed were all delicious.A tip of the hat to Chef Jaime who I have introduced myself and commented on his cooking of these dishes.I will be returning to try another selection.