El Michoacanito
Matt G. · 383 Google reviewsEl Michoacanito — neighborhood mexican in Albany Park. Real recipes, real ingredients, no shortcuts. BYOB. "One of the best tells that the food is good is the rice and beans and both are amazing" — Gunner McStabby [$$]
What 144 diners keep saying
What 144 diners keep saying
verbatim, from Google
“Excellent food, friendly staff. We had the menudo, tacos de pastor y carnitas, mindless de res, and a Gordita. All delicious!”
“The consommé de borrego (lamb stew) is really amazing! Super flavorful with a little heat, smoky chipotle, hominy, and bone-in lamb shank with a lot of meat. So delicious, and a large portion for 2. The gorditas are huge and packed with meat, the chicharrón prensando was excellent! Pick-up or delivery available on their website. Delivery was fast, and arrived sooner than expected. Humble place with excellent food. Tacos alambres are life changing, and they have a rotating selection of interesting guisado dishes, lamb stew, and more. They prepare everything to order, which means you're getting fresh food. Every time. Never had any issues after ordering a dozen times. Worth waiting a few minutes for, or call ahead and pick up. Pretty easy.”
“A hidden gem! Huge variety of Licuados (fresh juice) tasty food -great menu. Had pozole and OMG I can’t even move. Too good. Huge bowl. One to go😆”
“do not order delivery from this place - frozen salsa verde even tho my delivery driver took an hour+ - small portions - soggy guac in person maybe they have a bit more respect for their customers but not online”
“Was delivered and had missing tacos. The steak taco had a decent chunk of bone that I bit down on. Very under seasoned too. Don’t recommend it.”
“The pastor tacos are amazing. The chicken burrito is one of the best. None of that shredded chicken nonsense from other restaurants. One of the best tells that the food is good is the rice and beans and both are amazing. The vibe inside is very lively Mexico City-esque. If you know you know. Its a hidden gem. Also byob. Cherry on top is how lovely the lady is.”
“Excellent service and delicious food. I am definitely recommended.”
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