El Azteca Mexican Restaurant
Alejandro Garcia · 89 Google reviewsEl Azteca Mexican Restaurant — straightforward mexican in Irving Park. Unpretentious and comfortable, exactly what you want. Leaves you full without breaking the bank. "The corn tortillas were so good and tasted fresh out of Mexico 🇲🇽" — Javier Quinones [$]
What 431 diners keep saying
What 431 diners keep saying
verbatim, from Google
“The food here is fire! Especially the gorditas! Very affordable too & worth the price with their big portions! The light green sauce is super good & love that they bring us some chips & salsa! New favorite spot whenever Im in the belmont area.”
“Yuuuummmm! Al pastor? Great! The tacos de lengua? Delicious! Chips and salsa were tasty! Vibes were peak. Customers — a friend and I, a lone soccer mom sitting behind us chowing down, and then two gossiping nurses at another table. Very kind staff.”
“I love getting any meat from here, so well prepared and delicious of course. I recommend their quesabirrias (always comes with consome) as well as their rice. So beautiful inside and always a wonderful vibe.”
“The service was great, the food even better!! Reasonably priced. The atmosphere was good. I'm definitely going to patronize this restaurant more often. Highly recommend the spicy salsas.”
“High rating for a reason. Great service. Bang for your buck. Amazing food and aguas. Soooooo goooddd”
“Pedí sopes en este restaurante. Normalmente, cuando pido en otros lugares, los mandan en platos de unicel porque todo se pega, pero aquí me los dieron en papel de aluminio. Cuando abrí mi comida, todo estaba pegado y había pedazos de papel en el queso. No sé en qué estaban pensando al entregar la comida así. Además, cuando pagué, me cobraron una comisión por usar mi tarjeta, lo cual es ilegal. Así que no solo te sirven una comida horrible, sino que también te estafan. Jamás volveré a pedir de este lugar.”
“Ordered from Uber Eats a couple nights ago and this is what I got. I don’t know if this is blue mold on the tortillas but they were disgusting and hard. They need to be inspected by the dept. of public health because I have never seen something like this in my life. Just gross, I wouldn’t recommend risking your health to try this place.”
“My favorite Mexican Restaurant in Chicago. Very consistent. Always good vibes. Tacos, drinks, enchiladas, rice, and beans are excellent. We always bring our family from Texas here when they visit.”
“Food truck was set up near Grant Park during Go Fest / the jazz festival. Despite being swamped with patrons the food came out incredibly fast, was hot, and absolutely delicious. Our group has quesabarilla tacos, steak/pork tacos, and the street corn. Everything was perfect, some of the best we have ever eaten. The staff was also friendly and bubbly Despite just how busy they were. We also cant believe how much food we got for $25”
“Never been here but the trucks parked by Fullerton y Kenmore always serve top tier food & service. Also by the city near Jackson Street or fountain. (Im a college student by the way and rather eat the food than eat my university food) Nunca he ido, pero los camiones que se estacionan por Fullerton y Kenmore siempre dan comida y servicio de primera. También los que están por el centro, cerca de Jackson Street o por la fuente. Soy estudiante universitario y la neta prefiero comer ahí que comer la comida de mi universidad).”
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