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Discover Restaurants offering the best Mexican food in Skokie, Illinois, United States. Skokie (/ˈskoʊki/; formerly Niles Center) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Its name comes from a Potawatomi word for "marsh." A Chicago suburb, for many years Skokie promoted itself as "The World's Largest Village." Its population, according to the 2010 census, was 64,784. Skokie's streets, like that of many suburbs, are largely a continuation of the Chicago street grid, and the village is served by the Chicago Transit Authority, further cementing its connection to the city.
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1. Yolo Mexican Eatery
Overall Ratings
4 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By arriveanddepart
Spotted this little restaurant when visiting the yoga studio across the street. Read the menu in the window and was impressed by the sophistication of the offerings. It didn't take long to persuade my husband to stop in for a meal on a Saturday night. We were lucky to get a table for two without a reservation, as the place holds only seven tables and three more outdoors. Would recommend making a reservation. We extremely enjoyed our choices of mushroom tacos and chicken mole tacos. The mole was deep, earthy and not sweet as many other places seem to favor. My entree of Camarones Ixtapa, a shrimp dish, was good, but not as good as the tacos. The side of beans my husband ordered were pretty straight forward. Not sure if Yolo's tortillas are home made, but they sure tasted like it. And so wonderfully fresh. My husband is Mexican-American and really loved the food overall here, as did I. Tasteful decor. Special place to bring an out-of-town guest. By the way, Yolo is short for the native Mexican language (Nahautl) word "Yolotl," meaning "heart."
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2. Uncle Julio's Fine Mexican Food
Overall Ratings
3 based on 130 reviews
Reviewed By Ricochan
As other TA reviewers mentioned already, this restaurant could be quite noisy. It is quite large with many tables, and even on the weekday we visited, the restaurant was crowded. Our waitstaff was fantastic. She was attentive but not too much. Food was great for a chain restaurant. I normally avoid chain places, but when you are with other people, it is easier to locate a restaurant attached to the mall. I will go back when I am in this area again.
3. Mom's Old Recipe
Overall Ratings
5 based on 48 reviews
Reviewed By maas_johnf
On one of our relatively frequent trips to Chicago, we enjoyed our meal here more than ever. Chips, a delicious, slightly spicy sauce, and pickled vegetables were served first. Both of us ordered the green chile enchiladas. A vegetarian can order either a cheese filling or a vegetable filling (potatoes and carrots). It's topped with lots of cilantro and chopped lettuce greens. You can ask to hold the drizzled sour cream. Service is excellent and friendly.
4. Chipotle Mexican Grill
Reviewed By Electroburger
If there was anything like excellence in Fast Food, this would be it. Come in and have your enchilada or whatever custom made right in front of you. Fresh ingredients, excellent product.
5. Tacos Gingi
Reviewed By illinoistravelere
Since this is a carry-out place, I'm pleased to report that it's a 14-minute trip door to door, with the prevailing winds at my back.The food was plenty warm when I got home. In fact, it was warmer than some sit-down restaurant food that I was served last week, that came out of the kitchen cold. (I am holding off on that review because I don't want to write while my CO level -- customer outrage level -- is still high.)Okay, rant over. Back to Tacos Gingi. So far ("so far" is code for I'm going back), I have tried the guac and chips, fish tacos, chicken al pastor burrito, and carne asada burrito. All very good. I especially liked the al pastor, which is marinated in guajillo salsa with pineapple, cilantro, and onion.The red house sauce is a tad spicy for me, but the green one works nicely.It's a tiny place with four stools at the window counter. There's nothing resembling a table -- which I heard the owner tell a disappointed customer while I was waiting for an order.The location is next to the Shell Gas Station at Gross Point Road on the north side of Dempster. There is parking along the side of the building.
