Temax garden café
Lizzeth Resendiz · 98 Google reviewsTemax garden café — low-key mexican in Pilsen that runs on repeat customers. No frills and no gimmicks, just a solid honest room. Rooted in technique and tradition throughout. Owner on site. "The torta bread was soft and fresh, that's important" — Yesenia Jimenez [$$]
What 77 diners keep saying
What 77 diners keep saying
verbatim, from Google
“De lo mejor q puedas encontrar en chicago la comida 10 de 10 y bien atendidos.”
“Mexican Small business owner. Atmosphere is cozy and welcoming, food is delicious, we had coffee and Mexican Green Chilaquiles they were so good. We also had their guacamole and it was just so fresh and delicious we definitely had a great time and will be back. La dueña es mexicana y me siento muy feliz de apoyar a negocios pequeños. La atmósfera es muy cálida y agradable. La comida deliciosa y el servicio excelente. Nos pedimos unos chilaquiles verdes un café y un guacamole y todo sabe muy fresco y muy sabroso. Definitivamente vamos a regresar.”
“La comida es deliciosa, la atención es excelente, el lugar es chiquito pero muy cómodo, lo recomiendo para desayunar o comer. Uno de los lugares que más me an gustado ...”
“Always fast and always fresh. Good a food and super yummy fresh juices. The #1 green juice is my favorite!”
“Really great tacos ! The salsa was sooo good . Small restaurants With a large variety of food options such as tacos burgers and Mariscos ! 5 stars busy location Recommended to pre-order your food 15 minutes prior location is always busy. Waited 30min for food”
“The burritos are not what I expected out of a south side burrito joint in an urban area which is populated majority Mexican. The burritos and a few little pebbles of steak. And lots of rice and beans. Might as well call it a rice and bean burrito. I gave them one star because of how polite they were. I balled up the other half to toss cause it’s pointless. I won’t ever give this place a try. The sauce is good flavor , and horchata has more of cinnamon flavor. But huge disappointment! And the gentleman said the unions are good to have and he can fry it with meat, and nope when I got to my job site and ready to eat, unions were cold and just tossed in. Smh… the large isn’t the usual large .. smh… waste!”
“Love coming here for Lunch and Breakfast give them a try!”
“Been here 3 times on lunch break. Burrito delicious needs more meat though. Tamales delicious no complaint there. Cheeseburger bigger than I thought and comes with fries. Only issue I've come across was outdated online prices and overpriced. Overall food was authentic, good customer service and variety options. Definitely worth a try”
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