Metromix
This Lakeview Mexican BYOB --which is from Moussa El Metennani
(previously of Mamacita's Restaurants) -- offers all-day
breakfast choices like huevos rancheros and breakfast burritos,
plus Americanized choices like mango pancakes and omelets. Other
menu offerings include classics like tortas, fajitas,
quesadillas and burritos.
Time Out Chicago
Eating at this casual Lakeview spot is like hanging out in the
kitchen while Dad whips up another one of his delicious meals.
Sip a from-scratch limonada or horchata while the kitchen whips
up huevos rancheros and mango pancakes at breakfast, light fish
tacos studded with tilapia at lunchtime and hearty enchiladas
for dinner. The heaping $8 carne asada dinner entrée, perfectly
grilled and served with creamy guacamole and rice and beans, may
just be the best deal in town. 2960 N Lincoln Ave between
Wellington Ave and George St (773-327-5240). Bus: 11, 76, 77 (24
hrs). Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Average main course:
$7.Vegetarian-friendly
Chicago Reader
Cozy,
comfortable and laid-back in the extreme, the menu touts Mexican
comfort food with a twist but is at its best when it sticks to
the basics. We started off with the Queso Papacito's, a stone
crock filled with a bubbly assemblage of cheese, beans, and
chorizo. When it's freezing outside, this is exactly what I
would want in front of me on the dinner table. The homemade
chips and salsa were stellar accompaniments; try the salsa de
fuego only if you're brave. The chicken enchiladas--moist,
tender, and baked to a golden brown cheese crust--were a
standout, as was the carne asada, juicy, cooked perfectly to
order and reasonably priced to boot. A slice of the tres leches
cake, drizzled with chocolate sauce and pleasingly mellow, was a
wonderful finish. Papacito's is BYO but offers homemade limonada
and horchada.
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