El Tecolote

I love this Little Villlage gem. It's cheery and bright. The service is attentive, the menu is extensive. Shrimp and octopus are most prevalent throughout the menu. I don't eat octopus for ethical reasons, but any shrimp dish I've had has been amazing. My favorite is Enchipotlados (shrimp in chipotle sauce.) Nomnomnom! Fun choices all around, though. Homemade chips and salsa, of course. And cold cerveza in the cooler! There are lots of great places to dine in Little Village, but Tecolote should be on your list.

I thought it was going to be a good place based on reviews but I was very disappointed. Took over an hour to get our drinks and then another 30 mins for our food. Lady was so nice but if I'm honest food was not good. Very disappointed

Food and drinks here are top notch. If you're new to mariscos definitely go for the coctel de camaron, I got the small and it was a decent amount of food. Their micheladas will bring you back to life and are good for anytime of the day. One of these days I really want to have the caguama sized one but the regular sized one is big enough to be shared. Portions are very fair and service is super friendly.

Their seafood is good, very good. The service was so slow even after I ordered in advance.

I recommend you come here for the seafood and nothing else. If you all you want to eat is tacos or tortas I recommend you go elsewhere because this is the place for good seafood! My sister and dad ordered the caldo de 7 mares. I ordered the camarón & pulpo enchipotleado....it is spicy! But I love spicy and it was sooooo good. Also your order comes with either a side of bread or tortillas. The bread is a bolillo toasted and buttered. The tortillas were not that great and were a little hard. We also tried the tostada de ceviche de pescado. It was very tasty. Paid street parking can be found but it's not as pricey as in the city. Very nice friendly staff. I will definitely be coming back when in the neighborhood.

Obsessed with the seafood here and the prices. The place used to be cash only but now they accept credit card. Their tilapia with garlic is amazing! $13 for a large platter with rice, beans, avocado. Yummy! Their ceviches and coctel de camarón is always a must when I eat here. You can't go wrong with ANYTHING you order from this establishment!

This was a fun experience. My husband probably took me here over 10 years ago and we have fond memories of one of our first dates. I cannot believe it took us this long to get back. Food and drinks were really, really good. They are known for their seafood and next level drinks, especially micheladas. Everything we ordered was super tasty and it was a nice day out to experience a 26th street classic!

Very great service, delicious food. Highly recommend trying their dishes, one of the best seafood places I've tried.

I am VERY happy to say that you are back to being as awesome as you always were The last few orders were on Point! Thank you for taking your customers opinions seriously. I really do hope you stay around for a VERY long time to come.We have people that come to our house and say... "Hey, can we order from El Tecolote" One of them says she starts craving your Fish Tacos as soon as she knows she's coming to visit me, lol!Thank you again guys... xoxox

I just called the restaurant asking for the owner. The woman who answered said, "He isn't here." I asked if he'd be around the next day, she hung up on me. I called back, she hung up on me without saying hello. Not sure what's going on, but thought that was pretty rude. I was going to bring a guest to eat at the restaurant tomorrow because I thought being Latina she'd enjoy the food. Probably will pass. :(