I came here for drinks after the Hot Dog Fest with a few friends and we sat out in the nice patio area. I ordered an Adobo Margarita with a Smokey Floater, which is a side shot of mezcal. After that I had a Pisco Sour. They were both very good and I would definitely get them again if they were a litter cheaper. Also, I wouldn't want to come if it were very crowded, because the bathroom is a tiny little closet with one stall and one urinal. I felt cramped even when I was the only one in there. Overall, the patio is nice and the drinks are good, but it is a bit on the pricey side. read more

Adobo Grill - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Adobo Grill was my pop up restaurant today in my downtown office building. I opted for the chicken taco lunch combo that comes with quinoa rice and vegetarian black fried beans. DELICIOUS!! I've never been to the actual restaurant,but after today I will be making it my business to get to there. Food was very good and very fresh. I love the fact they have vegetarian options as well. The combo meal cost me $8.00 and to me it was well worth the cost. We get so many taco restaurants for pop up, but honestly if it's not Adobo Grill I probably will not be buying it. It's like once the bar has been raised you can't eat that dish below that standard again. read more

Fun stop with good services. They have indoor and outdoor seating in Old Chicago. I thought their menu was very limiting and wasn't worth the price you paid for the food. Pretty standard American Mexican food. The margaritas were okay and the chips were a little stale. The guacamole it's self was wonderful! What really made our experience was the service, our waiter was really great and very attentive! Good for groups and for a casual spot! read more

Adobo Grill - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Great food ! Loved sitting out side with drinks. Great place to come with friends during the summer.

This restaurant is super cute and they have such a cute patio for Chicago. The guacamole was amazing! Super fresh and made to order. The entrees though were definitely lacking. I got the fish tacos (which were recommended by the server) and I would say there was something missing as far as flavor. But this would be a great place to go in the summer with girlfriends, sit outside, have some margaritas, guacamole/chips, and then walk across the street to Second City. read more

Adobo Grill - Fish tacos - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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What a neat little Mexican restaurant! Very authentic. Service was excellent! Guacamole was a must! Pork and shredded beef tacos to die for!

Amazing restaurant. Food is wonderful. Very kind and thoughtful service. Guacamole is fresh and delicious and the ceviche w shrimp outstanding. Everything great! read more

Poor service. Had to eat with coat on the restaurant was so cold. Boneless chicken had bone fragments is it. very displeased. read more

Really disappointed in this place. Very overpriced for mediocre salsa that taste like it came from a can and guacamole. I could of gone to Tony's and it would probably been better. read more

My boyfriend and I came here for a Sunday brunch and had a delicious and satisfying meal. He ordered the omelette Mexicana and I ordered the Huevos divorciados. The omelette was buttery and really light. The crema and the crumbled cheese really brought everything together. But, I LOVED my dish. Two perfectly poached eggs on sopes with red and green salsa with awesome breakfast potatoes parting the two salsas like Moses parting the red sea. Everything on the plate belong on there and everything tasted awesome separately and all mixed together. And judging from other Yelper's pics, Adobo Grill doesn't mess around for their lunch and dinner menu items as well. Make sure to ask for the habanero salsa. It really isn't that much hotter than their standard salsa that comes with the chips but does provide a slight sweetness for whatever you're eating. We also ordered the Bloody Maria, their playful take on the Bloody Mary. The tequila instead of vodka really makes it taste...different. I know, I know. I knew what was in it when I ordered it but it just didn't mix too well with the meal. I felt like it needed more salt or spices. It tastes like light V8 with tequila. read more

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Try the mojito! It's not your classic mojito, with tequila instead of rum and some basil added in there. Chewing on the sugar cane stick is refreshing. The grilled flank steak was delicious, but I was definitely overpaying for my entree, priced at $19. Adobo really racks in the business from the Second City crowd. read more

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Let me begin by saying i don't even like margaritas. But oh my lord the blood orange margarita I had hear was like pure joy blended w ice and salted. Dont even get me started on the guacamole, it's made fresh and the salsa is SPICY!!! Tacos: corn tortillas are superior. Don't try and fight me on this, because I know this to be true. Do you hate your gluten free friends? I got the veggie tacos and I don't even like black beans but I sure felt like I did as I basically swallowed each taco whole. Dessert: dulce de leche cake done right. Soaked in coconut caramel flavor, moist, soft, the only time I've ever had a better one was in Macchu Picchu. Basically, 10/10. This place made me like foods and drinks I don't even like. And at the same time catered to all my dietary restrictions. Only reason it's getting 4 stars is because the brand of chicken they use does not have a great reputation. read more

Ok it's hard to go eat a mexican based restaurants because they always seem good then the food just plummets in taste. But this place surprised us and the food was really good and tasty for sure will come here more often. The service was excellent also very friendly and professional from the boss boys to servers I can't express more gratitude and very thankful that they picked the right staff. And oh the music is bomb also clean restrooms. Please come here and try it for your selfs you won't regret it. read more

Their salsa tastes straight out of a can... Guac was decent but I'm sure it was jewel pre made

I had dinner at the Adobo Grill a few weeks ago with a friend. It was my first time visiting the restaurant after they moved from Wells Street around the corner. We didn't make a reservation and walked in around 7:30 on a Saturday night. It was moderately busy but they managed to have a table for two right near the window. The waitress came over and said hello. She brought us water to drink and asked if we wanted something else. I settled on the Adobo Margarita while my friend asked about a drink she'd had this summer but it didn't appear to be on the menu. The waitress said she'd check with the bartender. In the meantime we order chips and guac for the table. Two minutes later a woman wheeled over a cart to our table and prepared our guac tableside, just to our liking. Can't beat service like this! The best part was the taste... Some of the best guac I've ever had! Eventually our drinks came. The bartender had remembered the drink specials from the summer and whipped up the same cocktail my friend remembered! As for my margarita, it was mixed tableside and was delicious! Definitely the perfect drink to enjoy with some chips and guac on a cold November night. For dinner I ordered the Costilla tacos which were barbacoa beef short rib while my friend ordered the Al Pastor tacos which were roasted pork tacos. We didn't have to wait long for the tacos and they didn't disappoint. The beef tacos were some of the best tacos I've had in the city in a long time. Usually I rave about Federales' tacos in the West Loop but Adobo's has them beat for sure! The beef was super flavorful and they're searched on corn tortillas. This matters to me as I have celiac and can't eat the flour tortillas. As for the pork tacos, they were good too but I wasn't a huge fan. They featured caramelized pineapples and I'm not a big fan of mixing my sweet and savory flavors. That said, they were still great! Overall I give this place 5 stars easily. I can't wait to come back and am excited for warmer weather and their patio! Definitely worth checking this place out before a show at Second City or a night out in Old Town. Highly recommended. read more

Solid spot for Mexican in Old Town. The restaurant has a back room for seating and also an enclosed patio so much more space than you see when you're just passing by outside. Drinks are always good. I go with the margarita, no salt. For food, the guacamole is great! Little pricey for guacamole but it's made table side and ingredients are super fresh. They'll ask you how you want it, like spicy or medium, and make in just how you asked. The chips usually come out hot and fresh too. I always get the chicken enchiladas; consistently good dish! I do think the portions are a tad smaller than some other Mexican restaurants, and the prices are higher than other places but the foods always been quality eats. Service is always wonderful! The staff is super friendly and sweet. Always smiling and checking in on you. Definitely a spot to check out if you're craving Mexican in the area, or if you are catching a show at Second City!! read more

We came for brunch and opted to sit inside as it was a tad bit hot out. We were seated right away. Our waiter was fast and very friendly. The Mexican waffle was delicious I can't rave enough. It is a must try .My fiancé has since been trying to find a Mexican waffle elsewhere with out any luck. He also had the chilaquilles they were pretty good nothing special.I had the chicken tortilla soup and although it was a small serving it was very flavorful and my favorite dish. The empanadas were perfection ! The coffee was strong. I can't wait to come back! read more

Adobo Grill - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Quite disappointed on all the hype. My friends burrito was burnt and though, my app looked super pretty, it was flavorless and burnt...I won't be back. I only gave two stars because service was decent read more

Adobo Grill - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

10/10 experience. This is the second time I have been to Adobo and it literally has NEVER disappointed. When the weather is nice, they have a fairly decent sized outdoor patio. The wait to sit outside is usually long as you cannot make reservations to sit outside. We walked in around 7pm on a Friday night without reservations and there was no wait to sit inside for 2 people. We started out with an order of the famous tableside guacamole. They roll up a wooden cart with all the fixings in bowls and you get to watch them mix everything which is a cool little touch. The guac is the right amount of creamy, tart and spicy. The order can definitely satisfy like 4-5 people, the 2 of us had a hard time even making a dent in it before our stomachs reached their limits. Thank goodness for to-go boxes. I ordered the adobo margarita and my friend ordered the mezcalita cocktail. Both so delicious! Our waiter brought out empty martini glasses with the rims salted and a lime slice for me and a pineapple slice for her and literally poured our drinks at the table. How cool! I told him I liked that and he was like "it helps keep the drinks cold especially when it's hot outside". Needless to say I'm a huge fan. We then ordered tacos - I got the tacos al pastor and she got the tacos de pescado. You get 3 tacos and a side of rice. Let me just say you transport to a different universe upon first bite. They must make their corn tortillas fresh in house because they are soft and buttery and unlike any corn tortilla I've ever tasted. The pork is soft well tendered topped with a chipotle sauce and a slice of pineapple. I'd say I've tried hundreds of tacos al pastor all over the city and these by far are in the top 3. Everyone needs Adobo in their life, just sayin'. Thankfully I live close because I will definitely return. read more

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The best Mexican food I have ever tasted. We had a few hours to spare before we went to see The Second City show just down the street. The beautiful outdoor seating and color decor had us interested and we decided that this would be our lunch spot! They have the standard complimentary chips & salsa, but they are so much better. The chips were served warm and their salsa was to die for--I want the recipe!! They offer a guacamole that's made table side. I am a guac snob and was super excited to try it. It did not disappoint, I want her fancy cart and guac in my house 24/7. I ordered the chicken tacos, served with a slice of breaded avocado, mole sauce, and rice/beans. While I thought the meal was good, the mole was not my favorite. I would try something different next time, but if you are a fan of earthy flavors and mole, you will probably enjoy it. My husband's meal, however, was a show stopper. I was jealous as soon as I tasted one of his shrimp tacos. I'm sure we will be back and I know what I will be ordering. They were the best shrimp tacos I've ever had. Our waiter was attentive, friendly, and everything you want from a customer service perspective. You need to try this place out. I know I'm in . read more

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My husband and I had a nice dinner here. Waiter was very accommodating when I asked for a low sugar margarita; he made me a skinny girl with mezcal, and it was excellent. We had the guacamole which was delicious. I had the ahi tuna cerviche as my entree as I wasn't too hungry and it was very tasty. Hubs had the short rib tacos; he said the meat was a bit dry. Finished it all off with tres leches which delicious. Would be back if we had a hankering for Mexican food again but maybe won't try the short rib tacos again read more

Adobo Grill - Ahi tuna cerviche - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Went to the wells street art festival then found adobo grill after visiting a few of the other locations on Wells that had ridiculous wait times. Sat outside near a warmer right away. The food was delicious but the price was high for the three small tacos you get for $16. More like an appetizer. The pineapple margarita was also tasty but small. Service was average. read more

Adobo Grill - Pollo Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I came here with about 35 people and they reserved the whole patio for us. It was very nice to sit outside and have that area just for us. Pros: the service was great considering we had such a large party and the employees were very nice. Cons: the food was mediocre and the margaritas were too sweet. read more

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These were the best fish tacos I've ever had. Great service and amazing food. My mouth waters just thinking about going back.

Yuk. Food and service were awful,. I don't know what happened to this place as it used to be quite good before they moved. Don't waste your time. read more

Fairly decent! I'd say the drinks are better than the food. Margaritas are on point and so tasty! Guac is a must read more

Adobo Grill - Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Group of 6, everyone loved everything they ate and drank. Not sure what else I can say. Even though we left full, we didn't feel gross/salty like some Mexican places leave you feeling. Atmosphere, staff, food - 100% pleasant experience across the board. Can't go wrong pre or post Second City show! read more

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Go somewhere elsewhere. Took a date here on a recommendation from a friend and ended up sick from the food. Both my girlfriend and myself. Avoid and go somewhere else to not waste money and get sick read more

Wow. I said that about 10x throughout the meal. Margaritas were great, I got the mezcal blood orange margarita. Elote is great as well. read more

Adobo Grill - Empanadas, chips, salsa, guacamole, elote - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Incredible on every count! Guacamole was out of this world! Mojito was so flavorful with the basil flourish.

Very creative cuisine and design, classy with old mexican cantina feel. I had the poached eggs with soapes wich had two different types of sauce. Pacilla and poblana. Mild not spicy. Everything was flavorfull without being spicy.Potatoes with red peper, pico fe gallo. The bloody marys where also delicious, they have their own house tequila and have a lot of return buisness and regulars. read more

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Fav Mexican restaurant in the city! Best chips and salsa, skirt steak. Their tequila dinner every month is a great deal! $42 for 4 shots of tequila,4 cocktails, 4 courses!!! read more

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The guac is extra - extra good that is. You absolutely cannot go to Adobo without getting their signature freshly-made Guac. Idk how they do it, but it is delicious! The mango margarita and fish tacos were a great choice as well! The patio fits many customers and is a great option for a nice day. The service was phenomenal. Even on a slammed day, the staff truly was helpful and attentive. They were definitely hustling! I will say the meal in total may have been just a bit pricier than other nearby spots, but overall the quality was definitely worth it! Adobo is a great Tex-mex option in Old Town! read more

The best thing about the Adobo Grill is the guacamole, which they will make for you at your table. The menu features some good dishes that are bit pricey for a Mexican / southwest restaurant, but are tasty. read more

Amazing for our large group. Adobo was so kind to take our reservation for 15 on Cindo de Mayo and treated our group so well. The festive environment was perfect for a bachelorette party. Everyone really enjoyed our food and the service was attentive and timely despite them being very busy. We especially loved the fish tacos and spicy margarita. Would love to dine here again! read more

This was an impromptu Sunday excursion. We were walking by and M was riding a high from buying new running shoes. After standing around Fleet Feet for what felt like FOREVAR M thought I deserved a reward (and I didn't even complain - I swear!). My reward was margaritas and guacamole at Adobo Grill. It was casual and chill. Our guacamole was on point and we couldn't complain about the free chips and salsa. M enjoyed her margarita and I got some sort of mimosa concoction. The space was sunny and clean. Only a couple of tables were occupied and we enjoyed watching the Olympics on the televisions above the bar. Service was good and not distracting. It was perfect for what we wanted in that moment. I don't think that it was compelling enough to hook us into a quick boomerang second visit, but we'll probably consider Adobo Grill if we have a hankering for Mexican food in the future. read more

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Does this place need another review? Probably not. Will I write one anyway? Absolutely I hadn't been here in many years, so it was nice to sit at the bar, before sitting down to dinner, and take in the sights. The area is very high traffic and has given way from hippies to hipsters. Outdoor seating available, nice bar area with a smallish TV in the corner, NOT front and center and NOT the size of my first apartment, and 3 levels for indoor seating. Decor is bright, cheerful, and conducive to meal enjoyment. As previously stated, the guacamole, prepared table-side, can be made mild or heartburn. It is delicious. But, I did not understand the difficult time to get a reservation at a convenient time for our group. I felt like I was negotiating with some heavy duty, intimidating, world leaders and world peace was the goal. Actually, it seems we could have just walked in and gotten a table because there were a number of tables available when we got there. (And a couple remained available while we were dining.) Does the $40 tequila dinner cover the cab ride home? read more

Can a girl live by margaritas and guacamole alone? I say, yes, if they are from Adobo Grill. I mean, let's face it. The main food groups are there-Alcohol, vegetables and chips- all served up with a smile. I happen to like the table side show of making the guacamole table side. While not new anymore- I remember the first time I went to this place it was a novelty. I also like that they ask if you want it mild, medium or spicy. If I were you- go for the medium as I love spicy but the last time I had it hot, my eyes watered through the entire dinner! (Maybe the guac maker had it in for us!) The entrees are good too. My favorite are the chicken enchiladas basted with mole rojo and topped with sour cream, onions and beans. Delicious! As for those margaritas- I've decided they have some kind of "truth serum" in them as every time I am there- my mouth seems to have a mind of it's own and I say things that I would never say otherwise. What's up with that? Want to know what I really think? Take me to Adobo Grill . . . .one margarita into the night and you will have your answer! I like the layout of this place with the booths tucked in along the side. The service is usually quite good (even when people from Second City stop in and try to push their way through). Parking is easy as there is a pay garage right around the corner on North. Sure- it's a chain. But it's one that I can count on for consistent food, great guacamole and margaritas that make me "spill my guts". Go and get you basic "food groups" taken care of- cuz this is one food pyramid that is easy to eat. read more

So far I have been to these "Tequila monthly Dinners" twice. They are a fun time if you are celebrating a friend's birthday. I had been here before but not for the "Tequila dinner" night. The first time I experienced the Tequila dinner was in February and Adobo Grill was celebrating "Cocina Veracruzana" along with Tequila Gran Centenario. The was dinner was seafood based and so delicious. We started off with Tamal de Calabaza, tasty. Next we had the MOST delicious Ensalada Asada....an arugula salad with Hanger Steak, red peppers and goat cheese. OMG! So good. The main dish was "Camarones al mojo de ajo" Grilled marainated shrimp. Really tasty. The thing about the Tequila dinners is that each course comes out with a new drink that involves a tequila and you have a choice of 3 tequilas to drink from as well. So you get three tequila shots, three mixed drinks 4 courses (including a dessert) for 50$. The food and drinks are so unique. It is a worthwhile experience. The second time we went to "Tequila Dinner Night" was in May. The theme was "La Cocina Poblana". Of course I'm totally psyched because I have been to Veracruz and Puebla and I can't wait to see what goodies they have prepared for us. ----Chalupas con tinga for the appetizer. -----Tacos arabes...very filling -----Main Course...Fillete Poblano ...cilantro marinated grilled flat iron steak and herb roasted potatoes. So good but I was stuffed after the Tacos arabes. ---dessert---pastel de camote... Tequilla Arrete was the tequila distributor that night. The owner of the Tequila Distillery spoke to the crowd about the differences in the tequila and even invited the crowd to visit the distillery in Guadalajara. One of the tequilas that they sell is called Tequila Don Fulano and he said it's sold at Binny's. I've got to find a reason to go back to enjoy another Tequila Dinner Night., soon. read more

Guac was awesome Adobo Margaritas were phenomenal and not too big Chicken enchiladas were pretty good. I have always avoided Adobo Grill as it was a small chain and for other stupid unclear reasons. The 3 things I mentioned above makes me feel ashamed as I enjoyed my food as well as my friends I attended the place with. The guac is some of the freshest I've had in awhile and the margarita was one of the best Ive had...I decided to have a 2nd...couldn't help myself. Salsa that came with the chips was definitely good and had a nice spice to it. Service was definitely on point as they entertained us and made sure we had everything we needed. Definitely will come back! read more