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Doña Torta Chilanga

4.2835 reviews ·Opentil 11 tonight
The food is great, but the waitresses being racist towards their own kind and talking being our backs is Awful, I can understand if you don't know English well enough not to speak it but to talk trash about me because of your lack of communication skills is horrid
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Doña Torta Chilanga — mexican in Pilsen. Order the Tortas, and cash only. Estela Balderas: "The bread is fresh, crusty bolillos with generous carne asada" [$]

💵Cash only — hit the ATM first, worth it.

What 835 diners keep saying

Neighborhood institutionCozyFamily friendlyCash only
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2152 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60608
Pilsen
Today10AM-11PM
Sun–Thu10AM-11PM
Fri–Sat10AM-12AM
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Review photo by kferm
Jun 2026

The steak tacos and the house salsa are fire. My sister also liked the chicken taco which had a chargrill. La torta asadera is basically like a Philly cheesesteak which I loved. Will be back muy pronto. Staff was friendly and I appreciated that they spoke back to me in Spanish so I could practice. Gracias!

kferm

kferm

223 reviews on Google

Review photo by S. Bernard Sanders
May 2026

Came with my family today, thank you for everything. Fajitas were amazing!

S. Bernard Sanders

S. Bernard Sanders

166 reviews on Google

Review photo by Andrew FLDC (FLDC)
May 2026

Ellas tienen las tortas chingonas! :) I had "La Raul Jimenez", a hot mess of steak, ham, pork, chicken, sausage - all the meats, with all the toppings. Fantastic sandwich. Tasty, filling. Enough for me for two days. All the other sandwiches looked great as well. It was difficult for me decide! Staff was very friendly and my order was ready pretty quickly.

Andrew FLDC (FLDC)

Andrew FLDC (FLDC)

7 reviews on Google

Review photo by Alexandra Pineda
Oct 2025

It was my family second time going there.Torta is very big and delicious and tastes great.

Alexandra Pineda

Alexandra Pineda

42 reviews on Google

Review photo by Jessica Buleje- Jaimes
Nov 2024

Torta de Jamon y carne asada!! Two people could enjoy this delicious torta!

Jessica Buleje- Jaimes

Jessica Buleje- Jaimes

34 reviews on Google

Review photo by Juan Ortega
Aug 2024

Hoy bisitamos este lugar le experiensia muy buena mi torta muy rica el servicio bueno todo muy bien pan muy fresco pero al regresar a mi casa nos tubimos que llebar mi mitad de torta por que no me la acabe y mas tarde me la estaba disfrutando de lo mas rico cuando me encuentro un pedaso de piedra o piso del local es un poco penoso abeses pueden pasar cosas a si pero estaria bien un poco de cuidado al aser sus cosas para que no pasen cosas asi

Juan Ortega

Juan Ortega

11 reviews on Google

Review photo by Shoo Chen
Mar 2026

Went there for torta from a friends recommendation. Asked whats their most popular torta and the Chicharito Torta was recommended. It has pineapple and hot dogs on it beside the steak. A little different, size of the torta was pretty big and the bread was fresh.

Shoo Chen

Shoo Chen

160 reviews on Google

Review photo by Susan Yu
Oct 2025

Overall, the food is really good. The portions are huge! My bf got the la Rusa & I got the Torta with carne asada! La Rusa : 7/10, the avocado didnt taste super fresh, and the meat was very thin, but the pineapple complimented the Torta overall. The portion size is huge and super flavorful. Torta w/ carne asada: 10/10, super great portion size and super generous with the meat, comes with cheese too & the also loaded with cheese. My fav Torta place! Get the carne asada, you’ll love it! Great portions with amazing pricing, but downside is that it’s cash only. Pros: great portions size, affordable, flavorful. Con : cash only.

Susan Yu

Susan Yu

49 reviews on Google

Review photo by Jose Luis Tamayo
Sep 2025

Ordenamos 2 Tortas y 2 Refrescos y Pagamos Cash. Hubo un cargo de 1 dollar. Lo cual no es mucho pero si lo estan haciendo con toda la gente eso ya es un robo. Tengan mucho cuidado!

Jose Luis Tamayo

Jose Luis Tamayo

41 reviews on Google

Review photo by michelle zetina
May 2026

We were so excited to try this place for the first time! We drove from the north side (approximately 30 min driving) and unfortunately we got a horrible experience. We ordered online for pick up (paid and got confirmation) and when we got there @ 8:42 pm the lady said there were no orders. ( you can hear the tablet dinging with all the orders coming in) but since she didn’t accept them. The cooks didn’t make the food( they had cleaned the kitchen already) I showed the lady my receipt and it said to pick up from 8:32- 8:45pm . Online it says they close till 11pm that’s why we were up for the drive.The lady had an awful “I don’t care attitude”. Claiming they closed at 8:30pm and after that they don't accept orders. Only thing is that they don’t shut the system off soo customers continue to be able to order. I asked her if I could have the information of a manager or owner to get a refund. She said she didn’t have the info and to call the app. (Steamless) I wasn’t able to cancel the order because it was showing up in their end. So eventually I asked her if she can please cancel it on her end that way I could get a refund she said she doesn’t know how the system works. So I asked to see the tablet and thank God I was able to cancel it to get a refund. It was such a bad experience. They should atleast close down their system at 8:30 that way orders don’t come in, & please update service hours online. Stop wasting customer time and money. SMH btw my order went through at 8:31pm. (See pics)

michelle zetina

michelle zetina

2 reviews on Google

Jul 2026

El pan esta fresco. Muy rico y buena porsion

virginia valenzuela

virginia valenzuela

12 reviews on Google

May 2026

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