Understand when you walk into this restaurant that you will be greeted with warmth and the food will make you very happy. Oh, did I mention it’s BYOB?? Don’t forget to take a few minutes to look at all the local artwork displayed in the restaurant. They all appear to be for sale.

I’m not saying here that the food is mind blowingly amazing but rather it will bring you immense comfort from the fresh food and high quality ingredients made from scratch. It’s just really good food – period. The recipes in this restaurant have been collected and passed down over generations and now they have brought their food into the restaurant world.

When you get seated, two type of salsa will be placed in front of you. A green tomatillo salsa then a roasted red pepper concoction. Both are really great. I love the spicyness of the green one but also really enjoyed the extra deep flavor of the roasted peppers.

We started with a tilapia ceviche – large chunks of mild white fish with bright citrus – served with saltine crackers – or used the chips provided with the salsa!

Then I enoyed a giant platter of three taco’s (choice of chicken, pineapple, pork, steak, beef tongue) and I chose to have the last three. All of them were good but the pork taco really stood out. The rest of the plate features fluffy Mexican style rice and whole refried beans made from scrath (I loved the beans!)

Hubby ordered the chicken enchiladas and upgraded for $1 to have their mole sauce on top. What a fantastic choice! The mole sauce is comprised of 20 ingredients (no sesame is used for those prone to allergies).

I was lucky it was slow at 3 in the afternoon and had overhead that the chef was preparing the mole sauce. I asked if it was ok to go back and watch Chef Ed make the secret mole sauce. He was able to share a few things with me but there are still many ingredients he has not disclosed! Here is a few pictures of what they showed me!

- Vivian

DeColores
Category: Mexican [Edit]
Neighborhood: Pilsen
1626 South Halsted
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 226-9886

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