mexican with a perfect margarita

[CGC]

hey guys i'm looking for a quick rec on a good mexican place with stellar margaritas for tonight. i live near Belmont and Ashland and am a huge fan of Agave's mararitas and cuisine but want something a little less pricey within a couple mile of me.

[southsideeats]

A little off the beaten path is a fantastic mexican place called Maiz in Humbolt Park. Absolutely stellar food. Very very fresh. It was described to me as Mexico City style. Most importantly, they have the best margaritas I've had in the city (next to Frontera/Topolobamba). Strong, without the 'mix' feel of a lot of the margaritas I've had here in the city. Highly recommended.

Best of luck,

southside eats

[amoncada]

The owners of Maiz are opening a new "TO GO" place called Tamalii at 2459 W. Armitage, any day now.

[CGC]

That's cool news. I will be checking out both this weekend. Does Maiz have any seafood on the menu?

[SuzMiCo]

Adobo Grill (North and Wells) has great margaritas. I'm not a huge fan of their entrees, but the guac and most of the other appetizers are good.

[amoncada]

Fernando's on Lincoln Avenue just north of Roscoe has decent Mexican food and some pretty tasty margaritas! The Mexican Chicken soup is outstanding! The fajitas and carne asada are pretty good too. The food is far superior to it's sister restaurant in the Viagra triangle/Blue Agave.

Also try Taberna Tapatio on Ashland & Roscoe. Decent small plates Mexican and decent margaritas. I like the mini sopes, tamales, garlic shrimp, and more.

Ooops! scratch Platiyo off of my list...it's now closed. Hmm, I wonder what's going in it's place?

[nsxtasy]

I thought Platiyo closed a while ago... no?

[CGC]

Thanks and FYI the old Platiyo is going to be Shochu, a japanese inspired place from the folks at Deleece.

[turkob]

I second El Tapatio. I've enjoyed everything I've had on the menu, and it's cheap. Good margaritas too!
3400 N Ashland (at the intersection of Ashland and Roscoe)

[amoncada]

Actually, I was referring to the small plates bar accross the street on the same side of Ashland. It's called Taberna Tapatio owned by the same family as El Tapatio. I prefer Taberna Tapatio.

[turkob]

I passed in front of it today and realized that I had confused the two. Never been to Taberna, it always struck me more like a night club atmosphere. Maybe I'll have to stop in and check it out.