Had reservations on a Saturday night for a larger party. We were seated about 25 mins after our reservation time, which was a little inconvenient. The drinks were pretty solid, but we wish they had more beer choices. The spicy mango marg was delicious! We started with the guac, which was pretty standard and the elote which was really good! For dinner I had the pork tacos, which were amazing! They were a perfect mix of sweet and spicy. The pork was tender for the most part and the pineapple salsa was refreshing. We also had the lobster Mac and cheese, which was surprisingly good for a Mexican restaurant. Creamy and flavorful! The side of potatoes was also bomb! Will definitely be back to try more of the menu. read more

Mercadito - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Upon entering I was immediately obsessed with the upscale interior-- perfect to mix it up if you are looking for a classier date night or a celebration with friends. The host was really nice and found us a table immediately although we did not have a reservation. This place has such a sophisticated interior and a beautiful bar Onto the food! We started off with the Traditional Guacamole, which is was bursting with flavor. The hints of lime and jalapeno smoothly blended into the creamy avocado-- it tasted fresh and delicious. We also ordered the Flautas. Be careful because these are messy! The crisp tortilla was filled with tender and well-seasoned chicken and the garnishes added a nice crunch. These are a must order! We then ordered the Brisket and Carne tacos. The Carne tacos were absolutely phenomenal. The meat was tender and seasoned so well, and the cheese and salsa paired so perfectly with the meat. Some of the best fusion tacos I've ever had. The Brisket tacos were honestly alright, they were a tad bit too salty, but my friend absolutely adored them as the meat was tender! But for me, I don't like overly salty meat, so I didn't really enjoy this as much. Both were packed with savory meat so we definitely had plenty of leftovers after this extravagant meal. The service was exceptional. the waitress was very attentive and friendly, and checked in on us several times throughout our dining experience. The only reservation I have is that this place is fairly expensive, so know that if you go, you will probably be spending a pretty penny on food and drinks. Although both are high quality, it is nothing so unique, so you are really paying for the ambience here, which is why I definitely recommend this place for special occasions. read more

Mercadito - Brisket Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Mercadito is a fun place for a night out with friends or for a rowdy celebration! The environment is upbeat and loud, but lots of fun! The drinks were delicious, and the guacamole is a must to start your meal! The tacos were good with a very simple presentation. The service was very friendly, but they seemed overwhelmed with our party of 8. As a heads up, they do not let you split any bills! read more

Mercadito - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Mercadito is one of my husband and I's favorite restaurants in the city. The food is absolutely delicious, ambience is great, and the staff is attentive and friendly. David (Bartender) is the best! Drinks were on par, his service was A+, and knows how to make his customers feel welcomed and appreciated. Highly recommend Mercadito - you won't be disappointed. read more

Simple yet effective. It's a pretty straightforward Mexican restaurant in the heart of a River North. Not a lot of frills with a concise menu and plenty of music to elevate the energy. They do phenomenal margaritas, guac, and tacos. Great to get a few varieties and share all around. We finished with a delicious tres leches cake. All in all solid when you have a hankering. read more

I don't even know where to start with this delicious madness. Everything I'm this store is so unique and has its own flavor. The chicken tacos are amazing, the steak is amazing and shrimp man oh man my top top top favorite. This place is such a vibe and their drinks are delicious. Service is typically fast unless they busy then obviously it takes a little longer but nothing out the extreme. I usually take Togo but sometimes sit inside and in both situations the food is still good and fresh fresh fresh. My favorite drink is the little market. You have to go no cap. I'll drive an hour any day to have these babies in my mouth. read more

Mercadito - Little Market - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I stopped in to get a reservation to the speakeasy downstairs. they made one for me but when I returned 4 hours later they said the bar is closed. The hostess said they don't open it every night, even though this was a Friday night. The thing that was really bad was the non-apologetic attitude of the hostess. so rude. She just didn't care that the staff made a bar reservation for me earlier that day. if you're going for the speakeasy, don't count on it. read more

This restaurant exceeded my expectations! Such good tacos, we tried the shrimp, brisket and carne. I'd say the brisket was my favorite. The waitress was wonderful and the food came out really fast. Also, love the vibe and music here! read more

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Been here a few times and it's solid overall. The tacos have good ratios. The habanero salsa (which they charge extra for) is awesome. Drawbacks include price. For three people to eat at lunch (with no drinks) we spend over $100 when all was said and done. read more

Mercadito - Brisket Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The vibes are on point here with the low dim light and beautiful interior. Be prepared for a bustling environment with every table filled. Spicy margarita was a 6/10. The meat on the carne tacos was sooo juicy and good, however I personally didn't love the flavor with all the additional toppings. read more

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Did not disappoint! Just as good as Los Tacos in New York. Carlos was our waiter, he was excellent. Worth every penny! read more

Mercadito was SO MUCH FUN! I went with a few friends over the weekend and thank goodness we made a reservation, because this place was buzzing. We were seated shortly after arriving and were greeted by our fabulous waitress, Constance. She informed us right away about the 90 minute reservation time per table, which was really appreciated. She knew the menu well and had wonderful suggestions for all things food and drink. Myself and a friend started with the spicy aguacate: a spicy avocado margarita. Oh my goodness, this was one of the best margaritas I have EVER had! Perfect amount of spice, lots of salt, and just so flavorful. My other friends went with the amiga sandia, which is a watermelon margarita with basil. This was so, so good too! I cannot emphasize enough just how much we enjoyed the cocktails here. We decided to each place an order of tacos and share since they come with four each. We went with the baja, carne asada, pastor, and pollo. All the tacos were fresh, packed with flavor, and filling! I was truly impressed with the ambiance, service, food, and cocktails here. I can't wait to come back bring more friends and family. I now understand why it's such a busy spot! read more

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We ordered in using Uber Eats. The chicken tacos were overcooked. The corn did not taste like it usually does-watery instead of creamy.

Great restaurant worth more than one visit! Made a reservation the morning of to come here on a Sunday for brunch. Staff was very welcoming and nice. Ordered the tres leches French toast, pineapple guac, and short rib quesadilla. I think the mango guac alone is worth a visit. It was Smokey but also sweet. The chips that came with it were served to us warm so extra points for that! The tres leches was a little dry/not as fluffy as I expected. It was by no means bad and was good but it wasn't out of this world. The short rib quesadilla was amazing. Would definitely recommend. Overall great experience! read more

The atmosphere was great Me and my husband went there on 7/10/2025 for our 32nd year anniversary. The food was amazing. We had the Birria short ribs, chicken tacos, elote, traditional guacamole and Mexican rice and beans. Everything was delicious! The drinks were amazing as a well. Our waiter Jose was awesome! For our Anniversary he brought a desert on the house to our table and the party sparkle! We will be returning! Petrina Lee read more

This was attended for a large business lunch. There were many varieties of taco trays ordered and a few others received separate meals. I had the brisket torta, which was delicious, had great flavor and was plenty of food. Given the amount of food that was ordered the serves was great, they stayed on top of all the drinks and clearing plates as they were emptied. Well done! The decor was very unique and comforting. If you are in the area it's definitely worth a try. read more

Tacos were delicious! Birria, broth and diced onions were well presented and tender.!loved the tuna tostadas and the Mac and cheese! Service was very good. Nice ambiance l. read more

Yana was the best! Great food and even better service. Highly recommend the pomegranate guac!

Janessa was such a great, supper friendly, and such a great help with all the questions!!

Janessa was the best! She was quick and super friendly! She made the experience so much better!

Janessa was great so attentive and on top of everything! She was super helpful and nice!

Went here for a friend's pre-birthday celebration so let's just say there were lots of drinks and some food involved. Upon entering, I was excited to be seated in the restaurant which seemed buzzing but we were sat in the lounge downstairs. It was a decent lounge but the upstairs bit caught my eye a little more. For drinks, I started off with Misty's Sleeve because I love me a good sour cocktail, so I asked out server to amp up the sourness and dial down the spice of this one. Really enjoyed this cocktail but we were all here to have a good time so none of us were stopping at one. The next couple of drinks I ordered were the Passion fruit Margharita which was pretty sour and sweet hence quite perfect. To accompany the drinks, we shared a trio of regular Guac and chips which was very enjoyable and went down rather quickly. To have something more substantial, we all shared literally all the tacos on the menu. My top three were the Shrimp, Chicken and Pork Tacos. Should I go again, I would only order more of the Shrimp tacos because that won it for me. We also got a couple of shots since the occasion was celebratory. Even though the night ended up hazy for the alc consumed was high in count, the Mercadito experience was a memorable and positive one. read more

Mercadito - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Hmmm... I wanted to love it but didn't. The room is good looking. Earth tones, wicker lighting and a varnished wood ceiling look great. It can be noisy but luckily, we sat more toward the back. We had plenty of room and were very comfortable. It took a good while for the server to arrive. When he finally made it to our table, he was nice enough but seemed distracted. That distracted element stayed with him the entire night. I would be speaking to him as he looked above my head over at another table. I ordered my margarita with no salt and an extra lime. It arrived with salt and only one lime. I was just going to let it go, no big deal. But my friend mentioned it and I told him it was ok. He showed up moments later with a fresh glass and that extra lime. I really liked that he took ownership and corrected the little situation. I mentioned to my friend I have to make sure I don't order anything too spicy. Later when I ordered the potatoes, he proactively suggested I get the sauce on the side to avoid the spice. This show of attention to detail was fantastic. However, we always seemed to be looking for him. Our food was delicious. We loved the mushroom tacos, potatoes and rice. Everything came out quickly and was piping hot. My friend wanted a bit more zip, so she asked for hot sauce. We saw him adding something his little, electronic, handheld thing. She asked if there was a charge and he said yes it's $5!! She just used the potato's sauce on the side and was just fine. We are not cheap but $5 for a tiny bit of hot sauce?! The server dropped our check without asking if we wanted another cocktail or dessert. It's been a while since I have been to Mercadito. I remember it being just ok then and just ok now. Parking is very difficult in the River North neighborhood. I waited 15 minutes on a weeknight for valet that never came. I finally parked at the garage across the street that smelled like urine with warning signs everywhere. read more

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Absolutley delicious. We had brisket tacos, steak tacos and lobster tacos. All of them were soooo good.

Dani was our server and she was amazing! Always checking in on us and making sure we had everything we needed! She even came over to get any last happy hour orders which we appreciated. All the food was great but my favorites were the pomegranate guacamole, the chicken tacos and the short rib quesabirria :) would highly recommend between the service, atmosphere and food read more

The stars are solely for the service which should receive 5 stars for the incredible bartender who made our first margs and our awesome server! The food here doesn't deserve even 2 stars. Chips seem store bought- not like what I remember from our first time here. We got 3 different salas all of which were not good. I LOVE spicy but two of them were actually TOO spicy and no flavor. The green is normally my favorite and this one had zero flavor. The server brought out a 3rd salsa after I requested that resembled thousand island dressing. I was very confused if he brought actual salad dressing or salsa. We got guacamole which also had ZERO flavor. Not to mention it's a tiny serving. All four of us ordered a different kind of taco plate. I'm usually the most basic and get chicken, it's just what I like. These were the most basic chicken tacos I've ever had in my entire life. They don't have pickled onions- only raw!? Wtf how does a Mexican place not have pickled onions!? So basically my chicken tacos were just dry chicken on a shell. Brisket tacos- good but nothing to it other than brisket and a shell. Steak- best taco but still not amazing. Pork- kinda dry and also nothing to it. Brussel Sprouts- Tiny serving and they seem like they're drenched in some type of mayonnaise sauce. No clue but they were kinda just a soggy weird mess. I would not recommend this place to anyone! If you're in the area already go to Barrio which is right across the street. Antique tacos easily blows this place away! Also there are about 20 other amazing taco/margarita spots in the city to try! Sad we wasted our Friday night time & money here. read more

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Great food and service. Excellent margaritas and Maria was fantastic confirming safe foods for my allergies.

I came here for a birthday dinner with friends, and it was definitely very busy on a Friday night. Even though we had a reservation, it took us a bit to be seated and served. The service was pretty slow because of the amount of people, and it was difficult to get our waiter's attention. Other than that, our experience was very fun and enjoyable. The margaritas are delicious, and the guac and salsas were tasty but small. I loved how I could get the fish tacos in lettuce cups- these were fresh and flavorful. The Brussels weren't crispy and a little disappointing, but the potatoes were tasty as a side. Overall, this is a nicer Mexican restaurant for a night out, and the ambiance is fun. The portions are small and service on the slow side but expected in the river north area. read more

Okay I will start this off by saying it was st. paddy's day so it was a bit wild. We were sat downstairs in the basement. It was very busy and hectic. We went for brunch and did the bottomless. The drinks were okay. There were some said salsa. The habanero was so spicy. The lobster tacos were amazing!!! Absolute standout and I tried a few things. I would not recommend the steak and eggs. The steak was so crisp on the outside it was hard to eat and still super rare in the middle but basically burnt on the outside. Very disappointing. It was overall a cute restaurant. At the end there were issues with some of the bottomless drinks being charges as regular. The waiter resolved it but we were also waiting on a soft drink the whole time. read more

Good margaritas and tasty happy hour specials. Server Jose was great, very attentive.

I would give this 10 stars if I could.... My party and I genuinely were raving about this restaurant the entire meal. First of all, our service was phenomenal - I wish I could remember her name because she was extremely knowledgeable about the menu, gave recommendations about what her favorite things on the menu were, and structured out our time this perfectly. Let's start with the drinks. The margarita here are amazing! I only wish they were a little bigger! I got the margarita traditional and my friends got a couple of the different flavored ones. As for the tacos my jaw absolutely dropped to the floor when I took my first bite. I got the Pollo tacos I am like drooling thinking about them. The portion sizing was perfect and my friend and I split 4 tacos just because we were going to be drinking after dinner. ALSO the Queso Fondido was so good with the tortillas UGH. I will certainly be going back very soon. One of the best meals I've had. (Please note the pics don't do this meal justice at all - Phone did not eat first here) read more

Mercadito - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Great food and my server Janessa always had a smile on face and her service was one of a kind!!

Thai place is loud enough to give you hearing damage. Don't go here expecting to have conversation. The food is fine, the service was indifferent. read more

I really have to stop trusting TikTok because everyone is going for an aesthetic and I'm not. I want good food. If you're into a great ambiance, pretty enough to take photos, and the noise level that makes you feel like "you're outside" --this is the place for you. The server never introduced himself. It felt like I was bothering him more than anything. I got the mango spicy margarita. I typically don't order mixed drinks. It had not a spice in sight and tasted like mango juice on rocks. I sent it back and he seemed annoyed. I switched out and got a Prosecco rośe and it was crisp. I ordered the guacamole and chips. The guac was good; a pinch of salt would've really set it off. I really did appreciate that the chips were fresh out the fryer. Literally the best part of the meal. I ordered the carne asada tacos and they were bland. Extremely bland. It tasted like charred meat with bland toppings. I asked for hot sauce--they had none and you would have to do like the in-house spicy salsa which was $5. I just wanted Tabasco or something similar. It just wasn't worth what I spent. If you want extreme mediocre service with bland food; be my guest. read more

Mercadito - Sign in walkway - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food was very flavorful! I would definitely have it again if I was in the city. My only complaint would be the price of the food for how small the serving was. Overall, the atmosphere was really chill. read more

Mercadito - Pescadilla - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I feel sad that it took us so long to try this spot!! A place I've walked by countless times, but haven't enjoyed. 11/10 stars. I think the ambiance/overall vibe is much more cozy & casual than how social media pictures portray it. Service was *amazing* (wish I could remember our servers name - they were awesome). We got a handful of recommendations off the menu that we opted to try: - watermelon margaritas - we were here during dry january, so the drinks had no booze, but it was so refreshing and I can't wait to try the real deal - traditional guac - so flavorful wow - barbacoa (I forget full name, but under mains/entrees) was amazing. Comes with the meat, pickled onions, salsa, fresh tortillas & lime. Between the two of us we couldn't finish it, but an awesome splittable meal - we didn't order it, but we were gifted a flan dessert that was bomb I also LOVED that on the drink menu there's a line item that you can buy a six pack for the kitchen. Our first time, but won't be our last - go check this place out! read more

Mercadito - Traditional Guacamole & watermelon margaritas - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Could have been a 5 star review, but we got told at the 1 hour mark that other people were waiting for our table and to leave. Our booking on Open Table said we had 1.5 hours so this felt rude and disappointing. The food was awesome, came out quickly and great quality. We sat in the lounge downstairs so had some privacy. I just wish the comment of leaving at 1 hour wasn't made. Kind of ruined it. read more

The vibe of the place is great! It's beautiful on the inside, the staff is sweet. I will say the shrimp and fish tacos were okay, but the chicken tacos were definitely the favorite of the night! I recommend getting those read more

Mercadito - Camarn Tacos and Estilo Baja Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

LOVE. This place is soo good. Hands down, one of the best taco places-and that's coming from a not huge taco fan. The lime margarita was the way to go, so good and yet strong. The steak tacos and Al pastor were soo good, totally recommend! I didn't fall in love with the brisket tacos but they were still sold. We ordered a mango salsa/dip-SO GOOD and the guacamole dip was also just as delicious but the mango was incredibly flavorful! Great ambiance, music, and vibes. The service was average, nothing to complain! I would go again! read more

So amazing our server Brianna was the best would come back 1000000000%. Food was great and service was even better!!!!