1. Xoco
8.8
449 N Clark St (at W Illinois St), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Near North Side · 361 tips and reviews
Carlo Arceo: Make sure to get the conchita pidil! I'm warning you about the habanero sauce tho! It's muy caliente
Brendan O'Neil: Get anything pork and habanero sauce (tread lightly my friends)
Lucero De La Tierra: The cocinita pibil torta is my fave with succulent, spicy pork. Easy with the habanero sauce though. The Saturday roast goat special torta is so yum - yum - yummy, too.
4. Beatrix
8.9
834 W Fulton Market (at N Green St), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · Fulton Market · 16 tips and reviews
Marissa Ryan: Avocado cevice +pineapple habanero margarita are amazing!
Marie La Rue: Visited for brunch. Lots of fresh and healthy options to start the day. Laidback atmosphere, good mix of families and friend groups. Snag a table on the patio.
C Rey: The Market is open and offers a bevy of lunch and snacks options. Hot food/salad bar charges by weight and restaurant fulfils high standard set by other locations. Fresh ingredients, honest food.
5. Antique Taco
8.6
1360 N Milwaukee Ave (at N Wood St), Chicago, IL
Taco Restaurant · Wicker Park · 161 tips and reviews
Kevin C: Get the habanero popcorn. It's the best popcorn I've ever eaten.
Chris Shackleton: As good as its far more crowded neighbor Big Star. Love the margarita, steak tacos, habanero popcorn, and the chips and salsa.
Amy Dumas: Habanero pumpkin soup is super yum.
7. Frances' Deli
7.6
2552 N Clark St (at W Deming Pl.), Chicago, IL
Deli · Park West · 48 tips and reviews
Alexander Hill: the breakfast skillets. add the habanero cheddar. my weekly treat really. service is almost always on par.
Eric Christopher: Omelets are amazing. Bacon, habanero cheese, and avocado is my jam.
Katie Milliken: Great breakfast! The breakfast potatoes and omelettes are delicious. Love the bacon habanero bloody marys too, but be warned that they are thick, if that's not your thing. $1 cans of PBR!
8. tzuco
8.9
720 N State St (Superior), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Near North Side · 14 tips and reviews
Pablo Cesar Lopez Resendiz: Salomón, squirrel, habanero sauce the high, the best!!
Taurin Tan-atichat: Friendly staff. Very strong safety measures for COVID-19. Excellent plates and presentation. You must try the pea soup! It's got a nice spicy bite.
Cheryl Wolfe: Amazing everything! Excellent service
9. Frontera Grill
8.7
445 N Clark St (btwn Illinois St & Hubbard St), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · River North · 256 tips and reviews
Jim Gehrett: I recommend Wednesday's special, Cochinita Pibil. Beware of the Habanero salsa it's served with. So good but sooo hot.
Elizabeth Baker: Try the local apple and habanero margarita.
Chicago Tribune: The oysters here are absolutely pristine, and the sauces — a "minoneta" of tomatillo and habanero, and chipotle-garlic salsa — are wonderful. Read more.
Dana Tedesco: Helllllo!!!?? Shrimp stuffed w/ cheese and wrapped w/ ham AND bacon. Top w/ the spicy avocado or habanero sauce!
Helena Smith: Great mojitos and the food is amazing. The chicken salad with avocado is delicious.
BetsyM: Get your night started with one of their special not-on-the-menu margs, which has a shot of coconut rum. As our host explained, "It will get you where you need to be."
12. Whole Foods Market
8.3
6020 N Cicero Ave (at Peterson Ave.), Chicago, IL
Grocery Store · Edgebrook · 40 tips and reviews
Maera Siddiqi: Super smart food choices: Kale Chips in Cheezy Chipotle and Mango Habenero, on-the-spot ground peanut butter, Wallaby's Nonfat Greek Yogurt. Yummy!
Sinyee Fok: Salmon marinated with dill and lemon is a good choice! Have it with the organic asparagus . Pair with organic Bonterra wine
Clancy Ryan: Freshly made sushi!
13. Salsita
7.7
3706 N Halsted St (Waveland), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Lakeview · 11 tips and reviews
Ben Terdich: You have no idea. Salsita is 95% of why I continue to live in my apartment (a block away). Pure gold. Pineapple habanero salsa is the best salsa of my life. Guac you’d take home to meet your mother.
Wyn Evans: Burrito lovers rejoice. The meal deal is great.
Marquise Neal: You must get the little packet with the jalapeños, carrots, and jicama!
15. Del Toro
8.3
2133 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · East Pilsen · 51 tips and reviews
noemi roman: Best Sandia margaritas! And you have to try the habanero burger.
Heather Folsom: Small portions are made up for with high quality & big flavor. Absolutely loved the margaritas & guac to start. The steak burrito & the shrimp and fish tacos were fantastic as well.
Serious Eats: The Carne Apache at Del Toro is cheap, plentiful, and studded with bright jalapeños and tomatoes.