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Xoco
Mexican Restaurant$$$$
Near North Side, Chicago
The experts at Bon Appetit Magazine and Crain's Chicago Business recommend this place
"We love you, Rick Bayless."(21 Tips)
"Pepito w/pickled jalepeños on the side was delicious!!!"(14 Tips)
"The Saturday roast goat special torta is so yum - yum - yummy, too."(89 Tips)"Love the tortas, churros, margaritas... pretty much everything here."(80 Tips)
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- Charlie CasselberryNovember 13, 2014Xoco tortas, chocolate, and churros are the reasons I come to Chicago from Louisiana every year.
Michael CaputoSeptember 17, 2011Everyone says it, but it's worth repeating one more time. make sure you try the churros and dipping chocolate. It's amazeballs
If its your first time here you must get the Torta Ahogada - dont worry you can choose your temp - mild med hot...
Daisy ZookMarch 31, 2017Food was excellent. However the ordering and seating system is weird. We ordered the churros like everyone suggested and was disappointed with it. I think our churros were over fried.
Everyone gets the Pibil and burns their eyes out. Don't sleep on the woodland mushroom and PFF goat cheese, w amazing red sauce.
Lawrence JoeyOctober 22, 2012I'm still waiting for my dessert that I bought on August 11th and still haven't got it! :-( ...great place tho. Be careful, spicy, means motherfreaking spicy!
Paul HannanMarch 29, 2013Very delicious meal and great staff. Well worth the wait... Or just do takeout.- Tony MunafoFebruary 23, 2022XOCO on N Chark St at 5 minutes drive to the north of ProLink Staffing Chicago IL
Carlo ArceoAugust 15, 2012Make sure to get the conchita pidil! I'm warning you about the habanero sauce tho! It's muy caliente
Get the agua del dia. It doesn't matter what it is that day it is always tasty
Get the goat barbacoa torta special on Saturday - absolutely awesome in smoky flavor! Other tasty items are the hazelnut chocolate cookie, ice cream and limonada.
Amanda RileyDecember 6, 2012The carne asada torta special on Thursdays is my favorite sandwich of all time.
Gloria ChinJanuary 17, 2013opened by celebrity chef rick bayless!! super touristy but def try the Open-Faced Breakfast Torta
RyanOctober 7, 2014Takeout ordering is at the front, so don't wait in a long line. That said, the waiting for your takeout could not be more uncomfortable since there is almost nowhere to stand.
- Christopher FlossDecember 13, 2014Xoco has an amazing soups!!! Great option for Chicago's cold winters...
Cresencio SilvaJanuary 3, 2014The tortas are amazing. The bread is equally important and high quality
Teri GidwitzJuly 17, 2011Delicious. Go with friends, order a bunch of different things and share so you can try more stuff. Read more
The Ahogado "Sandwich of the Mayan Gods" Carnitas, crunchy bread, spicy tomato-chile broth, love
Joy HaysMay 19, 2012Go tortas and ask to sample all there sauces!!! Don't let the yellow habanero fool you. Freaking HOT!!!!
Merly payneOctober 24, 2009Not even gonna lie: I'm obsessed and will not rest 'til I've had everything on the menu. I'm not a must-eat-at-hot-new-restaurant type, but it's all so delicious, and Bayless is one of the good guys.
Margaret NolanJanuary 11, 2013I was under the impression that the soup would be like stew...that is not so! The soup is normal, good spices but I would say get a torta. I like thick soup which this soup was NOT.
Stephen TroutmanJuly 20, 2013You can buy a beer while you are waiting in line. Just go up to the cash register
Rick LindemannJune 11, 2013Get here before 10 a.m. if you want to choose from the full breakfast menu.
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The allure of Mexican street food is it’s rustic immediacy—seasonal agua frescas; made-to-order guacamole topped with locally sourced ingredients; tortas from the wood-burning oven; steaming caldos; hot-from-the-fryer churros and homemade hot chocolate.
Closed until 8:00 AM (Show more)
- Tue–Thu
- 8:00 AM–9:00 PM
- Fri–Sat
- 8:00 AM–10:00 PM
(312) 661-1434
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