Doña Paty’s

Food was delicious! One of the best guacamoles I have had. Chips were light and homemade. Mole sauce was super tasty, as were rice and beans.Tinga burrito was really well made.The owners were lovely.

When we are in the area there is only one place we even think to go. Doña Paty's. Our visits routinely follow my wife's prenatal appointments. She has had no shortage of cravings and after each appointment this is the only place she wants to go. This is the only place whose chips and salsa (yes, chips) are noteworthy. Best we've ever had. Not every Mexican restaurant has real fruit aguas frescas but they do here and they are delicious. They are refreshing, not overly sugary, and they compliment the food so well. As for the food, the menu is uncomplicated and the food is delicious and consistently of good quality and freshness. Never greasy or slapped together. We've never tried so many things on a menu because we're afraid of missing out on something delicious. My go to is the arabe taco.

Randomly stopped by this spot today and may have stumbled upon the greatest burrito I've ever had. Local spot in strip mall. Hard to find but they have been there 5 years. Hung out with the owner and his Mom. They take great pride in everything they do and that was apparent. The guac and burrito were fabulous, fresh and flavorful.

Love this place. Everything is authentic and tastes yummy! Very bright colors on the inside, they have an outdoor patio during the warm months! Friendly service! Even the burgers are delicious here

Today I headed to Lake Bluff to participate in the Yelp Gives Back event at Bernie's Books and needed a place to grab something to eat beforehand, and Doña Paty's was pretty close by. I'm so glad I popped in for a late lunch, it was great.They have about 10 tables total, so it's pretty small, but of course you can do carry out (someone arrived at the same time as me and chose this option). It also looks like they place a couple of tables outside in al fresco weather.The chips and salsa are great. I may be wrong but it looks like they make the chips in house but I could be wrong. More importantly they have a green salsa that is delicious, with a good spice level that builds nicely. I almost asked them if I could buy some of it to take home with me--I talked myself out of doing so twice, only because I didn't have tortilla chips at home, then probably would have forgotten to get some, it would have been a whole thing. Just know that the salsa is good and I wanted more!I decided to go with fajitas instead of chilaquiles because it's been a very long time since I've had them... and they were so good. Standard in that they had the typical ingredients of chicken, peppers (red, green, yellow), onions, with rice and beans accompanying it. They were cooked really well and when I ran out of tortillas (do I underfill them? Are we purposely given too few tortilla shells? I don't know) I ate the rest of the veggies and chicken which I've not done before. It was too good for it to go to waste.There are a few parking spaces in the little shopping strip but no street parking since it's along Sheridan Road. I don't get up to Highwood often--I think I've driven through here maybe a handful of times in the 15 years I've lived in Chicago--so I don't know when I'll ever be back. However, I would come back to dine at Doña Paty's if I was up in the area.

Their tacos are out of this world amazing. I typically get the steak,ground beef and chicken tacos all equally delicious. The tortillas are moist and thick, not sure if they are freshly made or not but so delicious. The green salsa that accompanies the tacos is ridiculously tasty. Family run place service is friendly HIGHLY recommend

First time at this little gem. I bought two soups:Pozole BlancoCaldo De Resand Chicharrón Tacos on flour tortilla Most authentic food.The portions are huge, the quality is fresh and homemade. What brought me in was the enthusiasm the person on the phone when I called and confirmed if they had Pozole Blanco...I had to drive the distance to come try it. My new go to for amazing food and soups!!Thank you for a delicious meal!!!!

We were searching for another Mexican restaurant because we were displeased by Tacos El Norte. We were waited on by Oscar. THE FOOD WAS AMAZING!!

first time to try dona paty's and loved the lunch!ordered a vegetarian burrito (was made to order and was delicious!) with a topo chico.my SO had the steak fajitas and the sides (rice/beans) and the tortillas with the fajitas were fantastic! the fajitas arrived sizzling to the table and smelled amazing. service was outstanding and the restaurant is clean, bright and cheerful. definitely will return!

I met my brother for dinner at Doña Paty's recently and found that Highwood got tastier since I left the area. I would not skip the guac; it was heavenly. I had chicken enchiladas with salsa verde. I had a taste of the mole for next time and it was fantastic. The owners are delightful.