Hidden gems - Mexican restaurants in Chicago, United States not to miss (Updated February, 2024)

Hidden gems: Mexican restaurants in Chicago

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Chicago. This list contains 11 places from Mexican restaurant category.

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Don Bucio's Taqueria

Vegan restaurant

👍👍 best vegan mexican food! this restaurant is a blessing to Chicago. don’t think twice, just go. you won’t regret it!

$$ $$

4.80 (132 reviews)

Cafe Emmanuel

Mexican restaurant

Homey counter with brightly painted walls offering Mexican street eats, baked goods & coffee.

4.80 (90 reviews)

Diego

Restaurant

👍👍 cool atmosphere, creative and delicious food! If you’re adventurous, try the michelada y oyster- it’s worth it!! The Diego burrito is out of this world!! Everything we tried on the menu was so beautifully plated and the mix of texture and flavor was so impressive!!

$$ $$

4.70 (142 reviews)

Sal's Pizza & Authentic Mexican Food

Mexican restaurant

👍👍 Mom and pop restaurant.. food outstanding... atmosphere cozy.. family owned and ran... they take pride in there cooking and it shows.. very diverse menu at a fair price... and they deliver...

4.70 (129 reviews)

Rams Mexican Restaurant

Mexican restaurant

$ $$$

4.70 (79 reviews)

Big Rig Tacos & Mariscos Truck

Mexican restaurant

👍👍 Taco’s were the best I never tried a food truck, so I was kind of nervous, but I had heard a lot of good things about this particular food truck, and it delivered. The tacos were delicious. I had one steak taco one beef taco and one pork taco they were juicy they were made to order they were delici...

4.70 (51 reviews)

Gwacamole Restaurant

Mexican restaurant

👍👍 Finally - a great Mexican restaurant in Portage Park! We ordered the guacamole, red salsa (which is served warm!), sopa de fideo, bistec en salsa roja, carne asada tacos, steak fajitas and veggie enchiladas. Everything was prepared fresh (we heard them chopping up the avocado and veggies for the gua...

$$ $$

4.70 (15 reviews)

Taco Moro Lakeview

Mexican restaurant

$ $$$

4.60 (144 reviews)

Taco Maya

Mexican restaurant

$$ $$

4.60 (135 reviews)

Tacos Buscados

Mexican restaurant

👍 Food was good and taco meat was tasty, and watch out for the green salsa, it'll get you, it's spicy! However the taco sizes are pretty small, they are like snack size, so not even 3 was very filling. I know they are still working out kinks because it is day 1, expect to wait about 20 minutes to get...

$ $$$

4.50 (148 reviews)

NICKY’S The real McCoy-The Real-One

Fast food restaurant

$ $$$

4.50 (38 reviews)

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Hidden gems: Mexican restaurants in Chicago, United States