La Victoria Barra + Cocina Mexicana - Chicago
Mexican restaurant · Logan Square ·
Regional Mexican dishes, tacos, tlayudas, coal-grilled pulpo
Regional Mexican dishes, tacos, tlayudas, coal-grilled pulpo
"La Victoria is a big, boozy Mexican spot in Logan Square with food that’s better than you might expect from a place decorated with neon cursive and plant walls. The menu has tacos, tlayudas, and entrees like mariscos veracruzana that’s not shy with the spice. Anything with the handmade corn tortillas (like the Mexico City-style quesadillas filled with lamb birria) will be reliably good. The sprawling space has a giant bar, a back patio, and an angled mirror above the tortilla station so you can watch the action. Service is friendly but hit-or-miss, which is to be expected for a quasi-party restaurant that’s good for fun brunches and loud dinners full of margaritas." - adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru, nick allen
"La Victoria is a big, boozy Mexican spot in Logan Square with drinks that are better than you might expect from a place decorated with neon cursive and plant walls. The sprawling space has a giant bar and a back patio. Both stay surprisingly uncrowded, so walking in is an option even if you happen to roll in with your entire clog art trivia league. All six of you will each be able to get different takes on a margarita, including a few smoky and well-balanced mezcal-based options. But the classic tequila-triple sec-lime juice combo is the best—refreshing, lightly tart, and just strong enough to make round two of trivia a little more interesting." - john ringor, veda kilaru
"At La Victoria, managing partner Carlos Alferez and chef Ryan Wombacher stay true to tradition while incorporating Midwestern ingredients: roasted poblano peppers are filled with Midwest-sourced braised brisket plus apples, pears, and apricots, then topped with a chestnut nogada sauce and pomegranate seeds as part of a special for Mexican Independence Week." - Brenda Storch
"La Victoria is a big, boozy Mexican spot in Logan Square with food that’s better than you might expect from a place decorated with neon cursive and plant walls. The menu has tacos,tlayudas, andentrees like mariscos veracruzana that’s not shy with the spice. Anything with the handmade corn tortillas (like the Mexico-city style quesadillas filled with lamb birria) will be reliably good. The sprawling space has a giant bar, back patio, and an angled mirror above the tortilla station so you can watch the action. Service is friendly but hit-or-miss, which is to be expected for a quasi-party restaurant that’s good for fun brunches and loud dinners full of margaritas." - Adrian Kane
"A casual modern Mexican spot from restaurateur Esam Hani and partners, La Victoria’s wide-ranging menu from chef Ryan Wombacher includes tacos guisados, coal-grilled pulpo a las brasas (peanut mole, grilled pineapple, xnipec), and a tlayuda con cahpulines (asiento, black beans, quesillo, toasted grasshoppers)." - Naomi Waxman
