Perez Restaurant

I've been to Perez a number of times over the past 16 years, and I have to say - the restaurant itself has changed a lot, but the food is still exceptional. Some of the best Mexican food in the city.

Don't let the decor fool you. If you want great Mexican food, go here and eat. Outstanding food and generous portions.

The food here is really good. Tacos, menudo, and lots of other dishes. I really like the smoky sauce they make. They raised prices not to long ago but didn't upgrade the interior space and the service there is generally inconsistent. The wait staff often gets small parts of orders wrong and sometimes seem to take a while getting something you ask for after an order is put in.

Cheap, authentic, no-frills Mexican restaurant. I think it does well on the otherwise expensive, upscale, full-of-frills Randolph street. Sometimes you just want a quick and easy bite to eat, and Perez is a great place for this! Additionally the margaritas are STRONG. I had two and had to go home and go to bed. The food didn't blow me away, but it was authentic and exactly what I'd expect. Will return!

Any place with vinyl-covered tablecloths is a winner in my book. Excellent margaritas, and way too much food. Good spicy salsa and chips that they're all too happy to keep coming. Both the sampler plates are enough to share, and offer the newbie a good variety of foods to try. Service is really great. The ambiance is definitely "walk-in freezer" though sitting right by the cash register was surprisingly warm, as though there was an oven directly opposite the wall.

AWSOME!!! The food is very authentic. Our family has been to Mexico, Texas and Arizona many times and the food at Perez is as good or better tasting than most. Anyone who rates this restaurant lower than 4 stars clearly does not know what authentic Mexican food is, period. Please open up somewhere else, I travel 25 miles to see my kids who live near the restaurant, they ask me where do we want to eat? My response is always PEREZ!!! Thank you, Jose please open up this same type of restaurant again in the city or better yet in the NW suburbs.

This is definitely authentic Mexican with lots of flavor! I have a tomato allergy and they made the guacamole special. Mango margarita with spicy salt was heavenly. Service superb. Will definitely go back!

A holdout against the swift and unstoppable flattening of all character in this neighborhood, Perez serves up delicious, mostly authentic Mexican food, micheladas, and margaritas at unbelievable prices. Almost more unbelievable is that this hidden gem seems to be overlooked in favor of the pricier, trendier restaurants in the area, in spite of how amazing their food is; I've never had to wait for a table here.