Lalo's Mexican Restaurant
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312) 329-0030
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Illinois Street
- Directions:
- El: Red Line to Grand, Blue Line to Clark/Lake
- Hours:
- Mon-Tue 11am-9pm, Wed-Thu 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-1am, Sun 12pm-9pm
Editorial Review for Lalo's Mexican Restaurant – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
This lively dining room buzzes with corporate types at lunch and happy hour. The space is awash in color: purple ceilings, vibrant paintings and high windows that let in lots of light. Start with a combo platter of appetizers, with enough nachos, quesadillas and flautas for four. Favorite entrees include chicken enchiladas with tomatillo sauce, chicken in mole sauce, and deep-fried flautas with shredded beef or chicken. For dessert: moist tres leches cake.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkLalo's small margarita is actually regular size, and the medium is jumbo-sized. Ten Mexican beers are available, including Corona, Modelo, Sol and Tecate.
Know Before You GoFriday-Saturday, 10pm-2am, the downstairs bar becomes a 21-and-over nightclub with DJ, dancing and no cover.
The ExtrasA mariachi band strolls around the dining room and plays Thursday-Saturday, 8pm-11pm and Sunday, 4pm-8pm.
User Reviews for Lalo's Mexican Restaurant
06/09/2008 Posted by tamtamo
My boyfriend and I are new to the city and ate there last night and it was perfect. The place is huge but it felt private in the booths. The food was great and the service was as well. They are very polite and the pricing is very reasonable. The sangria was amazing too! I highly recommend.
Pros: valet up front, service, food, atomosphere.
Cons: valet is $12 (is that the norm? we dont know because we just moved here)
02/11/2008 Posted by cinzian
LOVED their chips and salsa. My husband said it was the best chorizo taco to be the best he’d ever had; chicken mole enchilada was good as well as the chile relleno. Very tasty rice, and I liked the refried beans since I prefer them without lard. My pork tamales (I had both tomatillo and ranchera sauce) were flavorful but on the rich side for me—got a chunk of fat in one of them. A slice of poblano in there added some spice. Flavorful chicken soup that came with the dinners. Spacious restaurant, very nice. Service was great at every point from hosts, to attentive bus boy refilling chips and salsa, and waiter who helped us get out of there in record time. It's just a little more than I'd like to pay.
Pros: Good food, great service, spacious feeling, bright decor
Cons: costs a little more
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