During a visit to Pilsen, my love and I stumbled upon Taqueria Los Alamos. We decided to check it out for a weekend lunch. The interior has a basic appearance. I had to ask about going to wash my hands in the men's room as there was a sign implying that it was under maintenance, but the woman said it was OK to go in. Not sure if there was a language barrier, as I asked for two cups of water, but the woman charged me for two bottles of water. The food was pretty good, but nothing out of the ordinary. The taco al pastor might have been the best bite, followed by the chorizo gordita. I had a few nibbles of my love's burrito and it's a solid selection. read more

Best carne asado tacos I ever had! I will never need to look anywhere else when I am craving good authentic tacos. The staff was friendly and super quick read more

A lot has changed, since Virginia left. I returned for the first time in 10 years, and although the booths are new, the guac + chips remain perfect. Changes I didn't like: -Guac is no longer served in a stone mortar -Tortillas now use way too much manteca -Using a lot less pineapple in the al pastor -Out of limes...served tacos with lemon instead. Lemon? How you gonna eat tacos without LIME?! Glad I went back, but probably won't make the hike to Pilsen for Los Alamos the next time I'm in Chi. read more

Taqueria Los Alamos - Al Pastor Taco - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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The food was amazing, service was fast paced, the restaurant was empty but worth the food and price.

Got two taco dinners for takeout. Hits the spot and will be my go-to for some comfort food. Staff is friendly as well. read more

Taqueria Los Alamos - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Not a bad spot to grab a bite.Kind of a dive but if you're hungry its a good spot to grab sone Mexican food.Salsas were good.Nothing to rave about.DONE!!!! read more

Pretty good food for a neighborhood taco restaurant. Ordered 2 steak tacos. Fast service, nice people

I live just a 2 minute walk from this place, so I'm here frequently. The service is always great. The food is only ok. I usually get a steak torta or the taco meal which comes with rice and beans (all of which could use more flavor). Watch out for the red salsa...it is BLAZING hot. The inside could definitely use a nice clean up, but that doesn't stop me from coming here or ordering for pick up. read more

Spent my Memorial Day roaming around Pilsen exploring and ended up having lunch at Taqueria Los Alamos. They have walk up take out service and if you opt to dine in you'll have a waiter or waitress bring you a menu and take your order and you head up to the front to pay at the end. The chips and salsa they brought out were great and they kept them coming. For our meal my boyfriend and I opted to try a variety of things a la carte. I went with the avocado taco and a cheese quesadilla - both were yummy and well done. To boot I could barely finish my meal. My boyfriend was also happy with his meal. This place has standard Mexican fare and the food is done well. Holding me back from giving this four stars is the ambiance as well as the bathrooms. It could have been a bit cleaner and it was a bit dark and dingy in the eating area. read more

This is simply the best, cheap Taqueria I've ever eaten at. Having lived in Pilsen for a year right across the street I was able to sample the entire menu. I would recommend the chorizo burritos and gorditas. The establishment is staffed by sweet little women who are friendly to everyone that stops in. read more

While walking around looking for the Tamale Lady (and failing) we walked into this sleepy spot and grabbed a bite to eat. The adjective that comes to mind when I think of my burrito here is Juicy. Most burritos in this city leave a pool of grease on the bottom of your plate, this one leave a pool of meat juice. Meat lovers, you know the difference. The prices are agreeable and standard, the seasoning is on par with a lot of places, but the thing that pulls this place from a three start joint to four is the selection of three salsa. Each is well executed, fresh and compliments the dishes perfectly. If you're in the hood, you won't be disappointed that you stopped in. read more

I used to live right off Cermak and Hoyne, and this place was my go-to taco place. Right around the corner from me- and it's on Cermak and Damen, so it's easy to access by the cermak and damen buses, as well as the 60 bus if you don't mind walking maybe 3 or 4 blocks. My absolute favorite tacos that I've tried in Pilsen!!!!. I used to get the chorizo taco- 2 of them, made with delicious chorizo (I don't like mine TOO spicy, just a little kick) and always really fresh-tasting onions and cilantro. I think I'd get two tacos plus a little Jarritos bottle for less than 8 dollars(YO!!!!), which is especially good bc authentic tacos often have two tortillas and a lot of meat so you can split them in half (not that I ever considered splitting them with anyone). The older lady who works there is really nice and remembered my order every time I came in- the younger lady is also very nice. They're fast (you won't wait more than 5 minutes for your food), and very sweet. I usually wear ties so they probably knew I'm queer and were never even a little rude, which I appreciate. Fave place to go for tacos, period. read more

I don't know how I have not reviewed this place before. I used to live in Pilsen over a year ago and loved this place. Perfect anytime, late night, lunch, dinner, breakfast, it's all good. The owner & lady that work there are super nice. The food is awesome and it's never crazy busy. I live by Midway airport now, but I'll always go out of my way to stop in here at least once a month if not more for my fill of tacos, tortas, and quesadillas. read more

This place has great authentic Mexican Style tacos, and it's open late. Perfect spot for a late-night meal. Friendly staff, good price. read more

Food was OK, nothing to write home about (I had steak tacos, and my husband had the steak burrito). It took me FOREVER to get a glass of water and this was after I had indulged in the chips and super hot salsa, but there was only one waitress and it was starting to get somewhat busy. Dining room was nothing fancy but it was clean. I don't live in the area and wouldn't go out of my way to eat here, but if I were in the neighborhood I'd go again. read more

This place has the best Huevos Rancheros I've ever had. I demolished it! So freaking good. For the record, I ordered it without sour cream. Also, good chips and salsa. And everything is pretty inexpensive. This is now one of my favorite tacquerias. I'm definitely coming back here. read more

This taqueria was awesome! The prices were great and the lady at the register was very sweet. I ordered two carne asada burritos and a torta al pastor. The burritos were great! They are very generous with their meat portions. These burritos were SO heavy!!! The only comment is that the meat didn't scream out carne asada to me. I could have been just regular steak and I wouldn't have noticed because the meat was minced. I also found it just a tad bit salty. The flavors were otherwise on point. My husband thought it was fine though. The torta was very good too! It was nice and toasty! I know we will back soon! The price and service was great. read more

One of the best tacos places in Chicago. Steak tacos are amazing. The red hot salsa is to die for. Have to get extra so can have some at home!! Staff is always super friendly. Great prices and good food all around! If your in the area definitely check this place out. read more

WOAH. A ton of food! Put me into a food coma. I liked everything about my meal except some of the tortillas. I like my tortillas a little crispier. Waitress was very nice. Horchata is solid, someone there knows what they are doing. read more

Yelp said they closed at 1am. I arrived at 12:01am and they had the doors locked. I was hungry and chose to drive to them when the whole time they were actually closed. read more

Pretty solid Pilsen taco joint....I am a fan. Good horchata too.

If you're new here, get the tortas. (Like a sub sandwich with beans and lettuce and avocado and sour cream with your choice of meat) the horchata (rice water) is also very good.. Other places make them too watery or sugary. This place is open late sometimes up until 2 am. the salsas are also very good :) read more

My dad works here and even if he didn't i'd still recommend this little joint. It's small but convenient. The tortas are AMAZING and so are the gorditas. read more

Absolutely disgusting. You can taste (and smell) the poor quality meat. I got a burrito suizo and the sauce they put on it was so disgusting I scraped it off and tried to eat my burrito (which was still sub-par). The sauce was some disgusting watery tomato monstrosity that tasted like it came out of a can read more

I've gone there a few times and the chicken burritos were good. I even told my coworkers on Tuesday that my burrito was very fresh. But today I found plastic pieces in my burrito! Yuck! read more

We stumbled upon this place on our way home one night, and since then we probably go once every two weeks or so, if not more!! LOVE their carne asada. They really load up all their tacos with a TON of meat, not like some other taquerias in the area. Some people might think that this place is good for a drunk bite to eat since it's open so late on the weekends, but I honestly think this place deserves more credit than that!! I also recommend trying their guacamole if they have it! They seem to always make it fresh so it's very tasty. read more

Worst tacos i've ever had, barely edible. El Pastor and Chorizo meat was worse than aldi quality.

I lived about three blocks from this place when I lived in Pilsen and my roommate would often bring me a steak torta on his way home from work. Pretty decent for your standard fast-food Mexican. Not as greasy as other places, quick service and they're open pretty late for some midnight snacking (i.e. a burrito to put you in a food coma.) read more

This is one of many solid late night Mexican take out places. This place gets props for being open late as well. The complimentary salsa is considerably more spicy than I prefer, but still good. The steak burrito was one of the many really good burritos I've had. I would go back here, but only if in the area. read more

I stumbled in to this place because Abuelo's down the street happened to be closed today. I picked up five tortas for a group I was picking up from the airport. I figured after a 4 hour flight, I could sure use a soft drink and a torta--so I hooked these people up. They loved the tortas (carne asada and milanesas) and so did I. The bread is awesome, the salsa roja is OUTSTANDING. I am a fan! read more

Cheap, fast, and honest food. I live about a minute from TLA and I've eaten there more times that I can describe. I always get take-out. Their Tortas are amazing. I think they have ruined me to all others. When they ask you if you want red or green salsa... Smile and ask for both. No bells and whistles just good fast mexican food. read more

very good value, very solid burritos. especially the avocado. salsa is outstanding, too. only qualification is the seating area. it's bright, tables are sometimes a bit dirty, and there's a loud blaring TV in the middle of it. so, take your food to-go and you'll be delighted. read more

BEST CHEESE BURGERS IN THE CITY!!!! Next to Burger Baron, and Max's in the loop, Alamos has delicious burgers, hands down top tier burgers.

This place is great for fast-Mexican food. Also for how much it is, the food quality is great!

I live near them. They offer me tacos at 2am. A valuable service for any human being

Since I live nearby, I visited this taqueria a few times. However, I lost interest after trying different items on the menu (e.g. tacos, burgers, tortas). The meat isn't of the best quality (understandable) though the vegetables are fresh. The tacos are good for satisfying a drunken appetite but beyond that, I wouldn't recommend this place. read more

Cheap, delicious tacos and horchata the size of my head open til 4:00 am. What more can I ask for.

Basic fast Mexican. Steak is pretty greasy standard Carne Asada with lots of fat - it's not bad just not the good arrachera you get at the really good taco spots. Chicken is okay. I ordered chicken Gordita and it was dripping grease. Flavor is pretty decent and the salsa is good. read more

quick, go to local taco place. my constants: gorditas de carne asada and frijoles con queso. my husband loves their burritos de carne asada (very yum) and tacos de lengua (try at your own risk). not pricey, always satisfactory and only a couple blocks away, perfect. read more

Place is small. I come here often for late night tacos or burritos. Good for fast-Mexican food. They are open until 1am on Weekdays and 4am on Friday and Saturday. read more