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Machetes

Restaurant Mexican restaurant Vegetarian restaurant Vegan restaurant

Bright counter-serve outpost dishing out Mexican staples from tacos to quesadillas. People often mention quesadillas, good, quesadilla, machete, nice,


Address

4888 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60632, United States

Website

www.machetesusa.com

Contact

+1 773-321-9143

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (585 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 10 am to 9 pm
  • Sunday: 10 am to 8 pm
  • Monday: 10 am to 8 pm
  • Tuesday: 10 am to 8 pm
  • Wednesday: 10 am to 8 pm
  • Thursday: 10 am to 8 pm
  • Friday: 10 am to 8 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: quesadillas (10) good (10) quesadilla (9) machete (9) nice (7)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 5/5 Juan H. 1 year ago on Google
    Great Quesadillas!!! Tastes like being in Mexico! Biggest quesadilla I had ever tried! Chicharrón prensado is amazing! Staff very kind
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Victor M. 2 years ago on Google
    I don’t understand why this place is empty? But you must try the big machete quesadilla tho. Fire quesadilla with pastor and a bunch of vegetables on top of it. The horchata drink was huge and sweet! Prices where amazing not gonna lie.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Enoc G. 5 years ago on Google
    Absolutely worth it! I got a tinga and chile poblano machete. It was delicious. Very affordable too. If you are in Chicago you have to come here.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 abidan 4 years ago on Google
    This place is nice well organized but it needs more space. The staff is nice and they are there to help you. The prices are okay not to expensive nor too cheap. Sometimes the place is packed but you can still manage to move around. There are many drink options. Sometimes the staff leaves to the back and idk what they do, but they come back every 5 minutes.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 A. Townsend P. 1 year ago on Google
    Making traditional Mexican quesadillas is a significant undertaking, and indeed it is rare to find them in the USA. (What are called quesadillas in the USA are closer to "sincronizadas" or just some weird amalgam of tortilla and cheese and other stuff.) This place advertises "machetes," which are long, slender "blades" of corn dough formed around a filling. We had the chicharron aprensado in red and the same in green sauce, both in quesadillas with cheese and mushrooms. They were both excellent ... the fullsize "machete" is about 18 inches long, and could be a reasonable lunch for 3-4 people. What is more, the people attending to the clientele in the restaurant are quite pleasant and helpful. Bravo!

  • 4/5 Marco P. 3 months ago on Google New
    Place is fooking delish just no parking if that was changed bammmm straight 5 out of 5 mijaaa

  • 5/5 jackie o. 10 months ago on Google
    Very good, had the baby machete de Huitlacoche. Service was great clean place good ambiance. Sauces were delicious but unless you like fire hot stuff put it on the side and test it first. I learned my lesson lol.

  • 4/5 Danilo R. 1 year ago on Google
    The chorizo y papas my favorito, I tried the machete birria but wasn’t that flavorful. Good service and cleanliness.

  • 5/5 Fast E. 8 months ago on Google
    It’s kind of a one trick pony, but I got a smaller quesadilla and it was just the right amount. Everything is fresh and delicious.

  • 5/5 Maricela R. 9 months ago on Google
    Very Good Food.. Absolutely Delicious ,,I had the Tinga de pollo

  • 5/5 Yasmin L. 7 months ago on Google
    I had to write this review as soon as i left 😁 best machetes ever. Food was amazing. As soon as you walked in the place smelled so clean, not like food but clean. Staff was really nice. Highly recommend it. Will definitely be coming again.

  • 5/5 Jose V. 1 year ago on Google
    The food are amazing. I usually order Machete M. I highly recommend coming to this restaurant.

  • 5/5 Jorge O. 1 year ago on Google
    Fast service. The reataurant is well-kept and the ataff is cordial. The quesadillas, which can can be filled with meats or peppers, are delivious.

  • 5/5 julia a. 1 year ago on Google
    Best quesadillas ever. Definitely get the pastor machete. Absolutely fire!!!! And the salsa are fresh and there's a bar area with cilantro, onions, lettuce and salsas. Definitely gonna go back after I got the boyfriend approval of this place.

  • 5/5 Lissette C. 2 years ago on Google
    Honestly I love restaurants like this They are a small restaurant but they have definitely upgraded through the years... it looks great inside. it's a comfortable place to eat you have lots of choices from meat to vegetarian lighter heavier whatever you feeling. ...Green avocado salsa is delicious they have very nice and spicy salsa de cacahuate

  • 1/5 Mr. M. 1 year ago on Google
    Got here at 7:20 was told it would take 30 mins for my order I asked to olace it and was told I could not order because they close at 8 but yet food is still being prepared? Waste of time and gas. Got me never wanting a taco again The location was 4888 S Archer Ave, Chicago IL 60632

  • 2/5 Candice L. 1 year ago on Google
    There was no explanation of the making of the machete because the cashier could Barely understand English so we got a regular one with 2meats and added one the machete was very bland like the meat wasn't seasoned at all didn't taste good don't think I'll be back looked good on tiktok but was a fail for me

  • 5/5 Jacob K. 1 year ago on Google
    Q BUENO! My new favorite place for Tacos, big or small. Whats the secret? The shells are made fresh and you can watch the cooks make them! Awesome choice in fillings, tasty and melted cheese, and perfectly flavored sauces. The cute decor makes this place a perfect spot for meeting with friends for an authentic mexico city meal. I highly recommend this place over any others in the area.

  • 5/5 Luis R. 2 years ago on Google
    Definitely the best quesadilla place in chicago second place its the other one on 47 and cicero lol. Tinga de pollo it's a must try. Love this place. El mejor lugar de quesadillas en chicago

  • 5/5 Miguel P. 2 years ago on Google
    Place it's nice clean and friendly service plus the food are so delicious 😋 100% Mexican flavor

  • 5/5 humberto a. 5 years ago on Google
    Small place but good amount of tables. Great service and everything is cooked fresh. Great selection of salsa at the self serve station. Beware it can be very spicy. The quesadillas are very large and filling for an amazing price. My favorite spot for quesadillas!! Free Wifi.

  • 1/5 MarIa M. 2 years ago on Google
    This use to be a good place. Might be new management. The small machete is the size of a taco but overpriced. The carne asada is not carne asada.The meat taste super old like week old meat. I called to let them know all they said was ok. Won't be going there anymore. Now I know why it's always empty.

  • 3/5 Olivia K. 2 years ago on Google
    We went to this place months ago and this review is definitely long overdue. We were intrigued by the name of the spot and we really love quesadillas and knowing that they have big quesadillas we did not hesitate and try it. It was our first time and the staffs are really nice who gave us recommendations. An order of a quesadilla was really big that can fit to two person and it is perfect for my sister and I. It was super quick and for the very first time we were really surprised to see a quesadilla that big served to us. Honestly, it was good but not that really good. What I mean is that, everything in it is kind of fresh and well-seasoned and tastes good especially the salsas and the steak and asada in it however, it is not the quesadilla that we expected. It was good no doubt and the price is fair and reasonable but I still prefer the usual quesadilla than this big, maybe it is because my first time to eat it but when it comes to the taste it is fine but definitely not something special. Still, this place is a nice spot and if you wanted some unique and different food like they have then this spot been for you.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Kerbside pickup
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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