Kara K.
Yelp
Very meh. My date and I went here on a Monday night since, to our dismay, Ja'Grill's kitchen closed as we walked in and Thai 55 no longer took dine-in. Huaraches was right next to Thai 55 and open til 11, so we went in.
The kid who seemed to be running the place told us to sit where we liked. We wanted the table by the window which was dirty and the kid said, "Yeah fine I need to clean it." What's with the attitude, homie? He proceeded to stroll around the restaurant at a leisurely pace, dropping off checks, chatting with the other worker (who wasn't working, btw) and taking his sweet time. He finally comes over and begrudgingly cleans the table. Then ambled back to grab a couple of menus and nonchalantly drop them off.
Nothing irks me more than dismissive service. But since we were hungry and there was no place else to go late on a Monday night, we stayed. The menu was decent enough, had all the traditional Mexican favorites, so I ordered a chicken flautas dinner and a Jamaica Jarrito. He order the steak burrito and a fresh cantaloupe juice.
Our food arrived and while my dinner was plated nicely it was rather uneventful. There was hardly any chicken in the flautas and they were dry and unseasoned. My date's burrito looked rather tasty albeit the lack of garnish and accompaniments. Also, I chose not to be all up in his plate like I usually do in dates so I can't confirm if the taste matched the looks. I did taste his cantaloupe juice and it was very tasty and refreshing. That and the guacamole were the highlights of my dinner. .
Step yo game up Huaraches. There are of too many amazing Mexican restaurants in Pilsen and in the far eat side that people can and will go to instead of being subjected to this mediocrity. Being in Hyde Park, you have the perfect opportunity to make a name for yourself by delivering better food and better service. I won't be back.
