Top Three Mexican Restaurants in Chicago that Will Have You Dancing in the Aisles

Mexican restaurant in Chicago are everywhere. It seems there is one on every block, each with their own version of what Mexican should or could be. I grew up in the South, and I have to admit the Mexican restaurants in Chicago are different than the casual down home varieties found in the Southern states. The salsa is different. I usually find hot salsa in Chicago and mild salsa in the South. The differences don’t stop there. All in all though in a city as large as Chicago it was not hard to find some great Mexican restuarnats that offer up quality, authentic, Mexican food that has me coming back time and time again. Here are my top three picks for Mexican restaurants in Chicago.

Nuevo Leon Restaurant was the first stop on my hunt for great Mexican food in Chicago, well first after a great little family place up by the airport called Pepe’s. Nuevo Leon Restaurant won me over because right when you sit down they lay out two different salsas for you to try: regular and hot. The hot is firey, just a warning. I like hot food, but this salsa was for the real heat lovers. Good salsa will keep me coming back to any Mexican restaurant and the salsa was great here. The food is traditional Mexican and super cheap. The waitresses were wearing little blue dresses accented with white, which I have never seen anywhere before. The atmosphere is authentic as well as the food. Nuevo Leon Restaurant is located at 1515 West 18th Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60608. They can be reached at (312) 421-1517.