La Casa De Samuel

La casa de Samuel, it’s a nice friendly overly welcoming scene. We had to wait over 25 minutes to be seated. Everyone waiter wants to attend to you and seated you in the table right by the door which I totally refused. The young waitress gave me an attitude, telling “which table you think will please you” if I am paying, I want to be comfortable were I am seated at. It’s a complicated and overwhelming when every waiter wants to attend to you. And come & asked the same questions, the 6 waitresses over & over again. I was not please or blowing away by their menu. Sorry, over price food for the quality of food you are getting for. They don’t even have handicap parking for their special needs customers.

Do not get cabrito after 1:00 p.m. They make it in the morning and by afternoon and evening it's completely dried out. Really disappointing and very expensive. See the photo. What they call filet mignon is probably backstrap. The margarita was a lime jolly rancher liquefied IMO. Pretty sure it's not real lime juice.

A friend recommended this restaurant and we came here to celebrate my father’s birthday. Such great service; the lady that served us came every once in a while to check on us , if we needed anything else. We got cups of water served, tortilla chips with salsa, more coffee poured into our cup, and then extra napkins! We tried their coctel de camarón mixto, tacos de carne asada, conejo en salsa verde, and the chivo in the plantain leaves (with tortillas hechas a Mano!). For drinks we had banana milkshakes, a Jamaica and horchata aguas frescas, agua mineral preparadas and everything was AMAZING! Todo estuvo sabroso! Muy rico,. Later on I mentioned about my fathers birthday and the servers brought him a flan and put on a sombrero hat on him and sang him “happy birthday /cumpleaños feliz” . My father felt very special ! Thank you for your great service! Muchas gracias por su hermoso servicio!

Food was great! Horchata was fairly expensive $14 a cup 😬 Service was also okay couldn’t get too much help when it came to asking for the check. Decor is wonderful and the music even better 🤗 Seating was a little tight though and the parking lot was small too. The attendant stood right behind me when I was reversing. Over all would say it was a sold 7.5/10.

Very friendly service - helpful if you speak Spanish - the food was very mixed. My burrito was pretty awful but the steak enchilada was tasty and fresh. Not located in the best neighborhood - use caution

Beautiful presentation and amazing flavors! The dishes were not only delicious but also decorated with fresh orchids that made everything feel special. Loved the crispy calamari, flavorful whole fish, and the pasta. Great service and cozy vibes—highly recommend

If you're looking for a place that combines the essence of family gatherings with the flavors of authentic Mexican cuisine, look no further than La Casa de Samuel. This restaurant embodies the joy of sharing a meal with loved ones around a big table, offering a welcoming atmosphere that feels like home. The menu is a culinary journey that showcases dishes from Guerrero, my home state, alongside traditional favorites from across Mexico. From the tender cabrito and flavorful iguana to the rich chorizo con queso and much more, every dish is crafted with authenticity and care. One of the standout features of La Casa de Samuel is the exceptional service. The staff is attentive and friendly, ensuring a pleasant dining experience. And for those who appreciate the taste of freshly made tortillas, you'll be delighted to know they're served hot off the griddle throughout your meal. To top it all off, the live music on weekends adds a vibrant touch, creating a festive environment perfect for a memorable dining experience. If you're in search of delicious traditional Mexican food paired with outstanding service and a lively atmosphere, La Casa de Samuel is the place to be.

First time dining in, restaurant was buzzing with lunch patrons, fish tank greeting at the front of the entrance. Fresh tortilla station was kicking out tortillas by the dozen.. waitress was very welcoming, chips and salsa were fresh and warm, great flavor not hot at all..I did remove the top layer of water from the salsa, seemed to help and make it thicker.. Ordered the salsa egg platter with a side of bacon, the green salsa was delicious, mild. The red salsa was chipotle based and had roasted peppers,good smokey flavor. Will definitely revisit must try other menu items..

This is my place to celebrate afther race catrera de los muertos great place to eat, no wait great service full bar and hand made tortillas This time I order pollo en mole was to spice to much cinnamon and cloves I should order cochinita pibil..........

I ate here with a group of 8 people to celebrate a college graduation. Several people in my group had heard great things about this place and were excited to try it. Ultimately, no one in my group thought it lived up to the hype. I had the chicken enchilada entree, which I enjoyed, but it didn't have much flavor at all - it could have used some seasoning or a more flavorful sauce. Others had similar feedback about a shrimp dish and various beverages. I think we would have been less critical if the food wasn't on the pricey side. On a plus side, our server was helpful and friendly and the service was fast and accurate. There's also free parking in a lot next to the restaurant, which was a nice perk, especially since it isn't in the best neighborhood. Overall, I'd say it's worth a try if you're in the area, but I wouldn't drive out of my way to eat here again.

The service is great and the takeout food is just as good. Their green enchiladas are made with homemade tortillas. The food here never disappoints.

I've been going here a few years now and I can honestly say the food is always amazing, the servers always provide the best service, the shrimp is always flavorful and the cesina is to die for. My recent visit on Sunday was amazing thank you!

Good food and margs! (all reasonably priced) Sometimes they have live musicians, which adds to the ambiance overall! There's parking specifically for the restaurant two doors down from it, so you don't have to street park.

This place is delicious. I ordered the steak fajitas and they were outstanding. The food was cooked perfectly and the flavor was amazing. I've been here twice in 5 days. The tortillas are made right there in front of the restaurant. I normally am not a fan of beans but I really like theirs.

Upon entrance you see a very dirty fish tank that desperately needs attention. Those poor fish. Aside from that, the food and service were good.

The decor was nice and our server was very friendly. Lots of choices on the menu, I went with the chilaquiles verdes and the cafe de olla (unlimited refills). Both were excellent! Want to try dinner next time.

I love this place. i don't understand the bad reviews. the food is amazing! The bad reviews that have to do with the price.... to be honest if it seems too expensive for you then thats more on you. I have gone to many places twice as expensive and half as good.

I've heard about La Casa de Samuel for a while now. I've known that they also serve some exotic dishes. It typically served at your traditional Mexican restaurants. We however ordered our traditional breakfast dishes. Their customer service is great. They were very welcoming and served very delicious food. The dining area is lovely and features art pieces through the building. They also have free parking on the side of the building. We started off with "Cafe de la Olla." This was very delicious and an excellent way to start of your breakfast. The coffee had a nice cinnamon flavor, but not to overpowering. The wife and I both ordered chilaquiles. She of course ordered the chilaquiles verdes and I ordered their rojos. The greens tasted better than the reds, but I don't like to order the same thing as my wife, so opted for the rojos. The sauce used for the verdes was very flavorful with some heat and a hint of citrus. The tortillas were both crispy and some soggy. Just they way I like them. They were topped off with queso fresco, cilantro and two fried eggs. They were also served with rice and beans making this not only a delicious dish, but a very filling dish. The red chilaquiles were good as well, but the sauce used didn't carry labor that the green ones did. Overall a very satisfying meal. We'll definitely be returning. Also when you enter you'll see a lady making hand made tortillas. We unfortunately didn't order anything to warrant an order of these tortillas, but on our next visit we'll make it a must to check them out.

The food was great! Fresh homemade tortillas were great! Service was great and the atmosphere was comfortable. The big issue with me was being charged different/higher prices than what was on the menu. I got 2 large drinks that were $18 by themselves. Then the dinners came $3 and $4 more than what the menu said .

Nice looking place and the food is good. Nothing stand out, in my opinion, but I like this place.

La Casa de Samuel never fails. The menu variety is amazing and has something for anyone. The price for the plates are reasonable and the flavor is amazing. One of the best Mexican restaurants that Chicago has.

This was the best mexican restaurant we've visited so far! The service was very fast and our server was extremely friendly!! For food, I had the Carne Tampiqueña and it was absolutely delicious, i've never had anything like it. The meat was extremely tender and not chewy at all. It had a great flavor on it's own but in the meal, they also included guacamole, rice, beans, and a molé enchilada. Each of which were absolutely delicious as well. Lastly, they have handmade tortillas! These tortillas are very difficult to come by in restaurants but there was a woman at the door making them fresh for the tables! We honestly had a great time and really enjoyed the live music. Highly recommend visiting at least once.

The service it's horrible, they are so rude and unprofessional! Don't waist your time and money

Randomly walked in with my partner searching for lunch and we hit the gold mine. The best mole in town. Chips and salsa astounding. Service was on point. We live in Rogers Park and Edgewater and consider ourselves to be Mexican foodies.

Went here for an anniversary dinner for my parents and it was our first time here. We were greeted as soon as we walked in and asked our parents for a song request. People were attentive and nice ! Good food and prices as well.

Great food, excellent servers, terrific musical ambiance! Amazing choices on the menu. Highly recommended.

First time placing a review. I would like to be fair to the business. Nice service, people are very polite and attentive. Food is a different story, meat super salty and over seasoned. Rice, beans tasted very odd. Needless to say, will not come back.

Everything was delicious, just for the price I would expect more meat on my carne asada plate.

Loved it. Great mole. Loved the enchiladas. The only thing that was wrong was I forgot my left overs :(. Can't wait to go back.

Handmade Tortillas, in plain view when you walk in. Tasty steak tacos and even better sangria. Servers are very nice. The place is busy during the weekend. Best to go during the week. Excellent Mexican food

Really like this place food was great. I have to go back and try some of the other eats. The place is clean very cozy. Nice art on the walls. Staff is nice also.

The food was horrible. It was not tasty at all. There was a lady making the tortillas, but that was the deception. The meat has no flavor. I had a Huarache and that was so bad. If I could give a negative rating, I would. I had a margarita, and it tasted like fake lime. I asked for a regular size and the lady brought me a jumbo. I didn't know what was the difference because I had never been there and when I went to pay, I saw that she gave me a jumbo and I told her two times I wanted a regular size. It didn't look like a jumbo either, but I paid for it because honestly I didn't want to deal with it, but I will never go back to that place again and I do not recommend it. The food is horrible And has no flavor.

I've tried a couple things that are ok but the 5 star rating comes from having the best mole in Chicago coupled with the hand made tortillas. Finger licking good. Make sure to take a deep red shirt to hide the mole.

If you want something different, try La Casa De Samuel. Baby Eel and Bulls Testicles may not sound appetizing, but were actually delicious. The baby eel is cooked in sizzling oil and garlic served with crackers. The bulls testicles are grilled and you can choose your sauce. I chose green. Next time I may try the red. Before lunch they served chips and red salsa. Their red salsa is delicious. This is great place for the adventurous.

Burgers was nice ngl. I think the fries need more salt but it doesn't mean they're bad. Definitely a 10/10 fr.

Starters: 3 tacos de al pastor you won't be disappointed, hella juicy with ton of flavor. Dinner: - The mole plate was delicious, the chicken fell off the bone *chefs kiss* - Cabrito en hoja de plátano is enough for two people! It's delicious all the way through! Absolutely smacking once you pair it with their homemade tortillas.

Really good place and authentic nothing like this any where els the tortilla made my hand all the dishes are very good had almost everything through out the years highly recommend coming in and checking it out you will not be disappointed at all you will wanna be back

Had the cabrito en hoja de planato and thought it mighty fine. My suspicion is the further one strays from the house specialties, the less one stands to be satisfied. Approach the menu as if you've stumbled into a high-end Norteña restaurant circa 1924 (meaning, opt for the gamier dishes), and I'd wager you'll do all right.

I had The Sammy combination looked overwhelming, theres was to many things on top of one another that the plate looked bad. The flavor... The Sammy combination has three meats; cecina, chicken and chorizo. The cecina was different to say the least; it doesn't have that authentic of THIN meat, the chicken looked as if was taken out of a bowl of soup (drum stick) tasteless, I didn't asked for the chorizo because I don't eat pork. There was no salad instead it had rice, beans, cactus and vegetable. The waiter... Juan, well he only showed up to put the food on the table and never came back not even to charge me. Sad to say my experience was not good at all. The lady that makes the tortillas on the other end, was awesome, she did check if everything was well and if I needed more tortillas.

Loved the food! The hand made tortillas were delicious, we had cantaritos to drink and tasted amazing! The meat was very tender almost melted in my mouth. Very precautious for COVID. Separated tables. Everyone was wearing mask. Hand sanitizer. Service was excellent.

Slow service, but excellent food. The waiter brought me chips and warm sala when I sat down and it is a good thing they were good, because I didn't see him again for at least 10 minutes. When my food finally arrived, I was not disappointed. The 3 tacos I orderd (pastor, chicken, and cecina (marinated beef with avacados and pinto beans) were all superior. For a bonus, I was there on a Friday night and there was a guy in the corner singing Mexican love songs and accompanying himself on electric keyboard. He was pretty good.

I saw the reviews and it had more than 4 stars so I decided to call to make sure they had Mole Poblano, they do not but they do have Mole Guerrerense style. They have free parking a few doors down on the west side of the restaurant, easy to find. We walked over to the restaurant and we got seated right away, it was lunch time on friday so there was not a lot of people. They have music playing in the background in spanish, and a lady that is by the door is making hand made tortillas that are awesome. The place is spacious and it has plenty of seating. The menu has plenty of options and the prices are moderate. We got chips and warm salsa that was not too hot so it is good for most people. We got Horchata and Tamarindo water and both were tasty. As for the food, it was good, and if you like large portions this is the place to come to. The waitress was nice and friendly and came around to check on us plenty of times.

This place highly recommened. Got delivery about 3 weeks ago. The Lagarto/alligator was the worse I had in life! Tiny bits, tough & rubbery with NO grilled taste or marks, but all burnt some on one side afew on both sides black like heated in a hot skillet w/no oil. Verde tastless. Guac ok but dark color not fresh. Steak burrito nothing special.

So we are giving it another try .. so far it's been ok we came back for the cabrito and they just happen to not have the piece I wanted but the nice guy is bringing me yet a better piece in his opinion.. which turned out to be amazing I think his choice was the best which is y I give them 4 and not 3 since my 2 year olds chicken nuggets were raw thank god I cut them up before I gave them to her they fixed the problem immediately which I understand shcrap happens cabrito was firrrre

Best Cabrito. This side of the border of Mexico. Keep coming back. Love this place

No frills here! Just authentic Mexican food. I recommend the enchiladas...you wont find better, fresher tortillas.

This place used to be really good, authentic Mexican food, i used to crave this place. However I've been here 3x in the past 2 months and I can honestly say that this place is slowly letting itself go. There house salsa's been lukewarm, and the food mediocre. The vegetable fajitas I ordered today had too much onion and herbs it really threw off the flavor of the other vegetables. The al pastor taco was dry, not fresh at all. During my last visit I ordered the tortilla soup and it had plenty of ingredients but yet lacked flavor, I took it home, added salt and chicken broth and it was delish. The guacamole and house tortillas are still really good, customer service is great, but I really hope that the flavor of the menu items improves.

Waitress was nice. We had the queso fundido with poblano rajas for app. It needs a few more rajas in there. We then had the Red Snaper Veracruz style. It was decent. Well seasoned. We also wanted to try a zucchini flower gordita because I rarely find places that carry it. Turns out it had mostly zucchini, NOT zucchini flower. Very different. So I was deeply disappointed about that. But overall good food and great service. Their hand made tortillas are awesome.

Disappointed, that's what I say . We have been here a few times, and we loved it! However times change and sad to say so does the level of service and quality of food. We had to reach out to the waitress many times to order drinks, and our food. We were looking forward to the eels, which they were out of. My husbands dish was no where as it was served many times before. Goat stew, it USED to be served in a small pot, piping hot, with a great tasting broth with it. NOPE, not last night, it was a piece of meat on the side of beans, rather plain. Our party of four all had cold rice and beans with our entrees, and the skirt steak was a very thin dry piece of meat. We were actually mortified of having invited our friends to dinner! DISAPPOINTED, is putting it lightly. I stepped into the ladies room before we left and the smell, was horrible! I was so thank to be wearing a mask! It didn't help much, but none the less. A sign of a decent restaurant is a very clean bathroom, at least to me. Had I been there before our meal, we sure would have left! We will no longer be going back, as it was off on so many marks. If you go , check out the bathroom first, then proceed with caution!

This place was not very good. Beans were nasty, had a odd taste. The salad was ok, different in that it is served hot. The server was a bit rude, giving me dirty looks while trying to understand my order. I won't be back.

One more of my favorite Mexican Restaurants in Chicago. The service is awesome, the food and the coffee are delicious. They have a lot "exotic" Mexican dishes and handmade tortillas.

The atmosphere is good, live music! The drinks are a bit pricey but good! Meanwhile the food is something else to be desired! It's more of a bait and switch with menu items! I had the filete mignon, only to be disappointed with a tough cut of what resembles flank steak at a cost of 18+ dollars! Upon asking to see the owner he was present but when asked to see him he conveniently left the building! The dish was highly unseasoned! Not impressed except for the service where the servers tried to make things better!

The best mole in town with hand made tortillas and the occasional live music. The mole is dark and has the perfect body and balance. The freshly hand made tortillas are walked over to you by the lady making them hot off the grill. Great food, drinks, desert, and service. The chips are good so is the salsa. I've had a few things from here and have visited many times. Everything I have had has been good. They also have a small parking lot a few businesses down. Great place for a rare selection of dinner plates too.

The food was great, the service was superb and there was even live musicians doing cover songs and special happy birthday songs. This place was awesome and we will be returning. La comida rica, el servicio maravilloso y la música buena! Vamos a regresar

What a great find. Went to a concert to see Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt at the Genesee Theatre. We wanted to catch a bite but everywhere had over an hour wait. We walked into this restaurant and the place was packed, we got seated in less than 5 minutes. Service was good. We split the Steak Tampiquena and the Steak was like butter, just melted in your mouth. The margaritas were a bit pricy but very good. Chips and salsa were good too. The best about this restaurant is they have 2 woman making home made tortillas right in front of you. Talk about fresh. We will definitely be back next time in Waukegan.

This is a super good taqueria in little village area. I like he atmosphere and that the music is not blasting loud. Everything we tried was great from the salsa to the tacos de cecina. Everything comes quick and taste home made. You can actually see the lady making tortillas from scratch in the front. Coffee is not too strong but had a nice cinnamon Mexican style flavorful blend. If you order desserts they make them right in front of you which is also awesome.

Really nice Mexican culture. They have a lady making fresh homemade tortillas right in front of you. The atmosphere is great and their mole was delicious !