Old Pueblo Cantina
Mexican restaurant · Sheffield Neighbors ·
Sonoran-inspired fare, craft cocktails, and house-made tortillas
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Sonoran-inspired fare, craft cocktails, and house-made tortillas
"Celebrating the food and drinks found on the border between Tucson, Arizona, and Sonora, Mexico, Old Pueblo Cantina serves frozen margaritas made with seasonal fruit, a classic version and Lobo Loco (cucumber, jalapeño, chile salt). They’re all available by the class or pitcher alongside pours of small-batch tequila and mezcal indoors and on the dog-friendly patio." - Samantha Nelson, Eater Staff
"Sonoran-style flavors arrived in Lincoln Park last year with the opening of this neighborhood cantina. For Cinco de Mayo, enjoy a deluxe taco kit featuring chorizo queso fundido, queso enchiladas, Mexican rice, refried beans, roasted veggies, chips, salsa, guacamole, and flour tortillas. The meal feeds four-to-six people and is priced at $94.95." - Jeffy Mai
"Valentine’s Day dates just feel easier in the company of tacos, margaritas, and Latin-inspired music — and bonus points are in order if the spot is brand new. Enter Old Pueblo Cantina, the recently opened restaurant from Ballyhoo Hospitality, the same entertainment aces behind Gemini and Coda di Volpe. Start at the bar with a round of agave-based anything, then head to your table for tastes of queso fundido, red snapper tacos, and chicken tinga enchiladas — followed, of course, by an order of churros y chocolate. Insider tip: Visit again on Mondays, when margaritas are just $5 and are served alongside live tunes from a mariachi band." - Vox Creative
"First dates just feel easier in the company of tacos, margaritas, and Latin-inspired music — and bonus points are in order if the spot is brand new. Enter Old Pueblo Cantina, the recently opened restaurant from Ballyhoo Hospitality, the same entertainment aces behind Gemini and Coda di Volpe. Start at the bar with a round of agave-based anything, then head to your table for tastes of queso fundido, red snapper tacos, and chicken tinga enchiladas — followed, of course, by an order of churros y chocolate. Insider tip: Visit on Mondays, when margaritas are just $5 and are served alongside live tunes from a mariachi band." - Vox Creative
"A new regional Mexican restaurant and bar in Lincoln Park serving Sonoran-style dishes from executive chef Miguel Ortiz. The dinner menu showcases five varieties of cheese crisps (Sonoran quesadillas) — examples include shrimp-and-pineapple with Fresno chili, cilantro and pickled red onion, and spicy chorizo with escabeche and lime crema — plus taco platters on house-made flour tortillas (with soft or crispy corn tortillas also available), such as a crispy red snapper taco with cucumber-pineapple salsa and cilantro yogurt. Many entrées are grilled over mesquite charcoal, including pollo asado with roasted corn, avocado and mole poblano; chili-lime shrimp skewers with chimichurri butter; and skirt-steak carne asada with charred onion and salsa verde; the menu also offers burritos, chimichangas, two takes on chile relleno and a kids’ menu. The drink program features five margarita variations by glass or pitcher (including a frozen classic, a cucumber-jalapeño Lobo Loco and a passionfruit-raspberry Sonoran Sunrise), cocktails like a mezcal-forward El Roadrunner and rosé sangria, and an extensive agave spirits list. The 120-seat space, designed by the in-house director of hospitality, blends exposed brick, wood furnishings, hand-painted tiles and bright Mexican decor and is marked by a colorful desert-sunrise mural on the building; it is operated by Ballyhoo Hospitality (the group behind Gemini and Walton Street Kitchen) and is open evenings daily with extended hours on weekends." - Naomi Waxman