Tamales Lo Mejor De Guerrero

Friendly, good service, and great food. My first time having pozole and I’ll definitely be back. We had the red and the green pozole. The tostados, crushed red pepper, and avocado all stepped things up a notch. I could’ve used a bit more heat, but delicious nonetheless.

The nice place you can sit the tamales very good I like tamal in red chicken sauce the other oxacan I don't like much but to be the first time taste Enchiladas de moles very rich ask for more guacamole. The price just the very kind staff will certainly return for tamales.

We have been coming here for years. Tamales are always fresh, piping hot and delicious. Staff is very friendly. Great place!

I just got some tamales from this place and my chicken tamales were RAW. ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING!

Definitely one of Chicago's best restaurants for affordable, delicious and flavorful food from the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Great hosts/ owners Olivita and Erika make it even more enjoyable. Bring a healthy appetite, you will not be disappointed

I had their tamales, they were really good. You can just tell they care about the customers with the quality of their food. Can't wait to try other things off their menu.

This place has gone downhill. The quality of the food and taste is awful. The practice of food safety and sanitation is not followed at all here!The tamales have very little meat/sauce in them, wrapped in dry, tasteless, sour masa. The fruit tamales were the same--dry, tasteless colored masa. The chicken is not fresh at all, has an odd sour taste, the meat that is going bad kinda of taste. They surely don't use the freshest and high quality ingredients for their food. YUCK! 🤢🤮 Save your money! I don't understand how this place is still in business. The health department should have slapped them with food violations! The cleanliness of the restaurant inside looks greasy and unclean. The people who own and operate this restaurant are rude and don't care about making their customers sick. I can't see how other people are giving them 5 stars for food, service, etc... This restaurant must be paying those people to give them 5 stars!! If you enjoy a good dose of 🤮food poisoning and spending long hours on toilet 🚽 from eating here. This is your place to visit! Mmm, Yum!! Otherwise, you may want to reconsider your options and go to a better establishment for food.

If you have never had their tamales, you’re in for a treat. Personal favorite are the chicken verde sauce. I would gladly host a party with these little delightful pockets of joy and deliciousness as the main entree. It’s a reminder of why I’m so grateful to live in a diverse city like Chicago in the wonderful community that is Rogers Park where entrepreneurs can build a business around a great recipe. They serve other Mexican dishes but I come for the fresh tamales. Cheers!

I usually get tamales to go and they're always so delicious, home-cooked and very affordable! Love the chicken salsa verde tamales; the chicken is plentiful, juicy and there is a lot of salsa. Tamales are never dry. My other favorites are the queso i jalapeño, also the queso i frijoles. Great tamale options I don't see everywhere. Did I mention their tamales. :) This day (shown in photo), I decided to sit down and have some delicious chicken enchiladas con salsa verde. Very filling, yummy, and again it's like you're in someone's home and they've cooked for you. I will to continue to come here, especially for the tamales. Ambiance is homey, cozy and the staff is very always kind.

I was very fortunate to have Mexican co-workers at my old jobs because they seemed to always hook me up when it came to Tamales. I had one friend whose grand mama would make thousands of tamales for Christmas and she had this special old school recipe from her village which used mole (chocolatey, cinnamon y sauce) - I tell you, I hope they wrote down her recipe because a lot of family recipes are lost forever if not documented. Anyway, my buddy would give me a dozen tamales as a Christmas gift and his grand mama refused any type of payment - that would be disrespectful. These were so darn good!! Finally, at another company, a friend from work lived near Pilsen and had access to all the best Tamales guys on the corner. I would typically order a dozen and half and just reimburse him upon delivery. I ate those as often as I brushed my teeth. Fast forward to now, I no longer have those connections so when I searched Yelp for strictly Tamales - Guerrero popped up!! What a pleasant surprise but not really, the Yelp community always pulls through. I love that they Specialize in tamales so there's no need for me to to drive to 18th street. The reviews were solid and we decided to get 6 tamales - a variety of red and green sauce, pork and chicken. The tamales were a good size and heavy and flavorful. I very much enjoyed it and for my next visit I would like to try their mole dishes because I'm a big fan of chocolate. I may also get their strawberry and pineapple tamales - those seem interesting (dessert tamales). I'm a big fan of tamales (grits too) and I'm so happy this is just a 15 min drive from the crib. Finally, if your grandmother is cranking out favorite dishes - put those into a family cook book and email to your fam. Do it now, Before it's too late hijo/hija.

Literally the BEST tamales. I got some and ate in the afternoon and the service I was given was so respectful. I asked about the history of the place and it seems to have started with a women and one stand. It was so sweet and interesting to learned how they started def coming back against

I am dissapointed. I was charged twice on the same order with different amounts. Pay attention and be careful whey they run your card. I didn't notice right away and that is my fault, but i am not going back. Tamales are more masa than meat. So i was very dissapointment.

Rude, although I myself am Hispanic. Threw my money on the counter. After I asked her to clarify the total she yelled it at me. Work on yourself please! I try to be kind to all workers but I could just tell her vibe was off.! I will not be returning I'd rather support the tamale people on the street, they give more meat anyway.

ALL MASA!!! I live for tamales. All the street vendors were sold out and Tomalito was closed so against my better judgement I went here. I had tried them before and was disappointed but needed my tamale fix. These are some of the worst in our neighborhood. All masa and taste like the masa was sour. Never again.

Tamales were delicious very moist chicken and pork . Will be back for more.buy them by the dozen that's their specialty

Eating at Tamales Lo Mejor de Guerrero makes me wish that I was Mexican and that I grew up eating this wonderful comfort food. The tamales were steaming hot and fresh when I sat down to desayuno at 10:30am. I had the chicken tamale rojo, pork tamale verde and the chili cheese tamale. All were delicious, well seasoned, soft and savory. The corn meal to meat ratio was good and the service was excellent! I was lucky enough to chat with Fernando, the young man running the restaurant, about the virtues of tamales. I feel like I'm at a friend's house eating food that his abuelita made. Everything is fresh from scratch and prepared with love. There is a $10 minimum if using a credit card, so be prepared to order more than you can eat. At $1.75/tamale, $1.50/half avocado, $1.50/sour cream, $1.50/coffee, you have to eat a lot of tamales to reach $10! I'm definitely not complaining. This place is very affordable.

Amazing service during quarantine. All the food was amazing I forget to take pics. Pozole Verde was so good and the red pork tamales were flavorful and meaty. They packed all the fixings for the pozole too.

My husband and have both been working from home during covid. This spot is just a few blocks from our house and we have a lunchtime routine now to pick up a oaxacan tamale (mine) and two "regular" tamales (one corn, one pork for him). All are delicious but I am a big fan of the Oaxacan tamale, even though it costs more. The banana leaves give it a unique flavor and the mole sauce is yummy. Sorry, inhaled the latest so quickly I forgot to post photos!

Waited in line for almost 1hr!! Lady at the register tried charging me double the money for my order. To get home find out the tamales were nothing but masa!!!! Major disappointment!!! Do not try their Tamales. Hope the rest of the menu makes up for the ball of masa tamales they make!!! Major disappointment!!!! Bad experience all around!!! This name of this place should be called Lo Mejor Bola De Masa Tamales Guerrero!!!..

It has been awhile since I had my last tamales. Although my spirit is always willing, I have come to realize that I will never make it to "The Tamale Lady" in Pilsen by 8am in the morning. However, this place, "Tamales Lo Mejor de Guerrero," serves good tamales, ranging from savory to sweet kinds. It's quite close to Loyola/Tobey Prinz Beach Park, so if you want to take it to-go and picnic at the lakefront. Beside tamales as the protagonists, pozole rojo/verde/blanco and menudo are available on weekends only. I had a chico-sized pozole verde. Each serving would come with chicharrones (fried pork rinds), avocado, tortilla, diced onions, oregano, hot pepper, and lime. Most patrons in the house would order a small bowl of pozole, a few tamales, and an order of agua fresca such as horchata or Jamaica. Furthermore, hubby and I shared six (6) tamales: one (1) pollo en salsa verde, two (2) rajas com queso (poblano pepper with cheese), and three (3) frijoles con queso (beans with cheese). Mathematically speaking, each tamal could be divided each four (4) pieces for easier consumption. Each piece was almost identical to a Hershey's candy "fun size," if I made any sense at all. For an individual with healthy appetite, three (3) to four (4) pieces of tamales should be filling enough. Toward the end of meal, there was a Hispanic praise & worship band came in to play some gospel music and asked for donations. We both thought it was a bit odd, yet the owner granted them permission. Six (6) tamales and one (1) bowl of pozole verde chico cost us less than $20. They do accept credit cards, but I would highly suggest bringing cash to tip the waiter/waitress. When hubby was paying at the counter, he didn't see a line for writing down the tip on the merchant copy. I guess we could have asked the owner to add the tip amount BEFORE he charged the card. In order to avoid any inconvenience in the future, having some spare dollars on us will probably make things easier. Despite the occurrence of minor glitch, or confusion I should say, the tamales were delectable and are certainly worth to come back for!

This place is unbelievable I've been here 3x on separate days only to find its closed. No sign that says we are closed for x amount of days we'll be open again blah blah blah. They need better communication with their customers.

I've been craving tamales for a while and actually tried to stop by Tamales Lo Mejor de Guerrero one other time but they were closed (this was during lunch on a Thursday when it said they were open.) This time I went during a Thursday evening and they were opened. The reason why I'm giving it 2 stars is because the tamales were dry and the masa dough ratio to meat stuff was sad. I ordered a dozen for take out, about half in pork and chicken, some in red and green sauce. I had some for dinner that night and my first hint of disappointment came when I put a fork in it. I could try it was dry but I thought I'll reserve my judgement after I take a taste. My second disappointment came when I saw the filling to dough ratio. For the pork tamales, ratio looked normal. But for the chicken, when you cut into it, the meat filling portion size reminded me an eraser top. That tiny, barely a cm, dot and then a whole bunch of masa! Flavor for the pork was ok. I may go back for the pork if I had no other options. But honestly with all the other mexican restaurants in that neighborhood, I might take a chance and try somewhere else. I've been here a few years ago and loved them so I'm sad to see that my experience this time wasn't that great.

I ordered 6 tamales I couldn't wait till I got home, I was so disappointed,the whole tamale was nothing but masa barely meat or sauce,they should be ashamed ,the masa had no seasoning either. Never again

I am vicariously reviewing this place because I am not good at judging tamales, my husband on the other hand is. People rave about them and I just dont care for them at all. In fact unless corn takes the form of an elote, then I dont care for it. I am rating this place on behalf of my hubby and the family however. Somehow these people can eat tamales all day everyday. Hubby said its a solid 4 star review and here is his reasoning. According to him all 4 stars go to the fact that tamales are super fresh, very large in size and just tasty. The last two sentences came from him verbatim guys. I deducted a star because they were out of some of the choices which speaks for their quality and taste but makes the experience annoying. Bad thing for me is that i work 2 blocks from this place. The good thing for my husband is that I work 2 blocks from this place and will have to make future trips there.

I was craving good pazole, and this place delivered! We sat ourselves when we arrived. We were greeted by the waitress who immediately took our drink order. After briefly looking at the menu, we ordered tamales (3 red/3 green) and pazole (red). Both items were delicious! She bought the tamales with limes and sour cream, along the with accoutrements for the pazole soup. (Onion, hot pepper flakes, seasoning, lime, avocado, chicharon/pork rinds, and tostadas). Put in what ever you like to dress up your soup. The only thing missing for me was a little fresh cilantro, but I couldn't get enough of the soup! It's a small place, maybe 8 (4 tops) and 2 (2 tops) tables. I love this place and will be back!

It's been such a long time since my wife and I have Been here. Such a tiny restaurant that even with masks I wouldn't feel comfortable dining in. Thank goodness for takeout and their tamales continue to deliver on taste and freshness (I stopped by at 8:30am on a Saturday). I ordered us a dozen mixed - queso y frijoles, rajas y queso, and pollo en salsa verde. The heat/spicy of the rajas and pollo tamales was just right! Support your locally owned restaurants!

My dad is from Guerrero and this is his favorite place in all of Chicago! Their white Pozole is his favorite and my sister's favorite is the red. My favorite? Their enchiladas de mole. They are perfect. Authentic, delicious, family owned.

One specific lady in the front is EXTREMELY rude and she never gets my order the right way... my tamales will be totally wrong or cold, and the tamales are made with more masa than meat or sauce ! I had horrible stomach problems after !

Great tamales. I have been getting a dozen a week off and on for a number of years - for lunches (or breakfast with scrambled eggs!) during the week. They are fantastic and I'm the envy of the lunch room. Truly yummy tamales. I'd stop for a bowl of pozole but the dang place is always packed on Sunday mornings.

I love the Pork green tamales. Always fresh with a great spicy. The customer service is great and I always feel welcome every time I've visit this location.

I came here on a Sunday afternoon for a delicious tamale lunch. I ordered the corn tamale, chicken with green sauce, and pork with red sauce. I also tried the green posole, which my husband ordered. The tamales were very fresh and tasty. They brought out salsa and sour cream to enjoy with the tamales, and the salsa was delicious. The posole was also very tasty--the ingredients seemed very fresh. The prices were very reasonable too. The restaurant was pretty crowded on a Sunday afternoon, which is a good sign to me!

I was never a tamale person but after having a homemade chicken tamale from a friend I became obsessed over finding the best tamales on the North Side. I had multiple people (who are ethnically Hispanic) suggest that I go to this place. And it did not disappoint. I ordered the chicken, pork and elote tamale, with a side of rice and sour cream. The pork was my FAVORITE and by far the best pork tamale that I've found in the area. This was a surprise to me, as pork is not usually my 1st choice. The chicken was decent, not much chicken inside. The elote tamale was nothing special, I'd rather get an elote from the street vendor down the street, but it was still good. It is family owned and the people are really friendly. I suggest ordering a dozen and you will not be disappointed.

We ordered 11 dozen for Christmas Eve but were sadly disappointed. The pork tamales had very little filling and were mostly masa. That was the same for rajas and bean/cheese tamales. We chose this place after reading positive reviews but it's just not true. At $19.50 a dozen they are overpriced and not worth it.

My mom used to make tamales from scratch and I have not found good tamales like hers in Chicago for the 7 years I have lived here. But this place comes really close! - I have been here 4 times already and have tried every single one of their tamales. They are by far amazing and authentic. Thick and a good amount of meat and sauce in the center. - They aren't too spicy but have a good kick to them which is how I like it, especially after my mom made some that were so spicy and forced me to eat it...still traumatized. - Their Pozole soup is amazing too, they give you chicharrones, a sliced avocado, tortilla, diced onions, oregano, hot pepper, and lime all on the side so you can mix it to your liking. The blaco was too plain for me but I did love their verde and am planning to try their rojo. - Service for pick up was friendly and fast. Everyone that works here is so sweet and approachable. You can tell they work hard and love what they do. One of their employees was also nice enough to answer some of my silly questions about baseball while I waited (since I seriously have no clue and he was wearing a Cups hat), he explained things so well and didn't seem to mind bringing me out of the darkness! Highly recommend this place and will definitely be back.

I'm impressed with the quality and authenticity of the tamales. I prefer the green one over the red because I like the spiciness. Its like a jalapeño corn bread that leaves a nice kick of spices to your gut. Appreciate the freshly made tamales!

It was my first time at this place and went back a week after because I loved it. The service is good, the ladies are very kind. I had pork tamales in green salsa and champurrado. Everything was delicious. It's my new favorite place in the Northside.

Went for pozole this weekend and it was good as always everything good as always highly recommend coming in for the pozole and the champurado won't be dissapoibted

I am super picky when it comes to eating out, one of my friends suggested this places for hot tamales, I am soooo glad she did. I loooved it sooo much that I keep coming back,

Delicious tamales, especially the oaxaqueno. The man behind the counter, maybe the owner, was very friendly and helpful with recommendations. I'll definitely be back.

This place has been on my "to go" list for YEARS (sad, I know) and I finally got to go last weekend. I really enjoyed the food. I tried a green tamale, a triangular tamale in mole sauce and the pozole. Everything was really good! It's a really cute place -small and every seat was taken. Mostly Hispanic folks, which is one of my measures of a good Latino restaurant; if locals are eating there, you know the food must be good and authentic! Service was good too. It seemed that there was one waiter working the room but he did a fantastic job getting to everyone and following up in a timely way! We will be back! Nothing like some good pozole on a cold, winter day!

Delicious tamales & the people that own this place are so wholesome. The mole verde and tamales nejos are also yummy!

I've been searching for awhile now for a restaurant on this Rogers Park stretch of Clark that I could really RAVE about. I think I've finally found it. Tamales Lo Mejor de Guerrero is a simple, order-at-the-counter kind of place. Their excellent tamales are listed on handwritten neon-colored posters below the counter, in both English and Spanish. They've got the standard, red, green, chicken (hot or mild), pork, sweet (with STRAWBERRY or PINEAPPLE), cheese and frijoles, and other varieties. Each is only $1, plus tax. I ordered one mild chicken, and one cheese/frijoles. The woman at the counter went into a back area, and quickly returned with my piping hot tamales, wrapped in traditional corn husks. There are a decent number of tables in the front, as well as other items on the menu, but these "best of guerrero" tamales are what will bring be back.

I cannot believe that we have monthly visits to this gem of a Guerrerense Mexican restaurant and I haven't Yelped it!!! Let's just say the name is not only a name, it is the principle and the guiding light for this little locale, hidden behind an obnoxious orange awning, and among a plethora of other Mexican joints, panaderias, and dollar stores. Now, you may think I am a little partial, especially since my friend's aunt, from the state of Guerrero, is one of the owners, but I believe in diplomacy. I know you're probably thinking that my favorite is the obvious, tamales, and although, they are exceptional and prepared to the precision of Central Mexico's regional, portable delight. My favorite is the POZOLE---ordered blanco (white), with chicken, and everything added on top: diced avocado, diced white onion, fresh-squeezed lime juice, some dried spices, completed by a side array of chicharrones and crispy tortillas. If you opt for the pozole while in the restaurant order up a 6 pack or 12 pack of tamales to go, and for those of you with the slight of sweet tooth cravings, might I recommend trying the pineapple and strawberry tamales---son riquisimos.

What up Tamales! I have been eating here for years and was surprised to learn that I had never written a review! Their tamales are excellent and they make them fresh every morning. You have to get there early as they can run out at times. The prices are extremely affordable and the service is friendly! Ellie and her son Fernando are always wonderful and they truly care about their business and customers. *They are great to get for parties. You can get a ton of tamales for a fraction of what you would pay for a catering order elsewhere.

I always recommend this place to friends. Hands down the best tamales there are. Even when you reheat them , they taste just as good. My favorite are the green chicken, even my son eats the green ones . Just the right amount of spice!

This has been on my list to try since it's right in my neighborhood and I love tamales. Therefore I decided to give them a whirl tonight. I figured why not have some tamales on a cold night! I decided to order two pork tamales in red salsa and one chicken tamale and green salsa. What I can tell you is that my dinner was super cheap! It was only five dollars and some change for three tamales which you can't beat with a baseball bat. The tamales are huge--so huge that you probably would be satisfied with eating 2. So in short, it's a pretty stellar deal! The lady who took my order was pleasant, went and grabbed my tamales in the back and nuked in the microwave for about 1 minute. I'm sure these are prepared first thing in the morning and they warm them in microwave for customers. I actually wanted to eat my food there but she assumed that I wanted it to go. I'm not sure if they close earlier than what's indicated or what. At any rate, I got home to try them and they were good! Verde sauce is very spicy! If you like mild, stick with the red sauce. My only complaint is that the masa is thick so it's less filling inside and more masa. I'm not a huge fan of this kind of tamale making but these certainly kick the tamale craving. I'd give them another shot when they first open.

This one start is only for the chicken tamales, They were super dry, almost no chicken and not much green sauce either. Super disappointed, not sure how they named " Lo Mejor" ,meaning the best. I know a older guy with dark sunglasses that sells way better tamales out in front of Edgewater Produce. My God if you name your place lo major, and chicken is a cheap product, do your best to make a good tamale.

These are some amazing tamales. I get them for friends when they come over and they keep asking me if I made them ... no sorry. I can't make tamales but I can definitely order good ones;)

Had really high hopes for this place but the reality fell a bit short. The service was meh. We ordered 6 tamales for $8.50- decent prices. We tried the pork with red salsa, chicken with green salsa, rajas con queso and pineapple. By far, the chicken was most flavorful and it actually had some spice. The pineapple tamal had good flavor although it was heavy on the masa and light on the filling. Also, they were out of aguas frescas and they microwaved our rajas and sweet tamales.

I really love this place because the food is delicious talking about pozole and menudo.... my one complaint is there is not delivery option none of the delivery app got them and that sucks because this place is really good!

Pros: - Tamales are damn good. - Pepper/cheese is too damn good - Yes they speak English. Don't be racist hoe! Cons: - Wish more people made them like these guys so I wouldn't go out of my way just to buy tamales

For me, and my family, these were the most authentic "streets of Mexico" tamales that we've had in Chicago. It absolutely reminded me of waking up early in Mexico City on Saturdays or Sundays and heading out to the market to pick a few dozen tamales up for breakfast. Inexpensive? You bet... phenomenal pricing. And if you're there on the weekend, make sure to order the Pozole (Mexican soup/stew). Muy, muy bueno.

Small tamales, with little to no meat, no flavor, and a majority of masa. Don't waste your money. Super disappointed. I got the green, red, and raja and genuinely have to say those were some of the worst tamales ever.

$3 for the large champurrado. I love it, the flavor is on point. It's got a thinner consistency than Manolos but the flavor is still perfect

The tamale was really crumbly and cold. She microwaved the tamales to heat them up. The place was clean but I would not go back there again.

The tamales are big and yummy. I prefer the chicken tamales. Buy them by the dozen and enjoy.

I love this place. Go there on the weekends to get the Mole or the Pozole. The Mole comes on outrageously tender chicken legs and is accompanied by rice or plain tamales. The red mole is fantastic, and the green mole is tart and spicy and so, so, so good. The Pozole comes with all these fixins. As a gringo, I'm really not sure what I'm SUPPOSED to do, but I have fun experimenting with different levels of oregano, lime juice, onions, and pork rinds (sorry... my computer doesn't know how to spell chicharones) I love the pineapple tamales and the rice con leche for desert. I love it all. AND everyone there is super duper nice.

This place was horrible! I have no idea how this restaurant has a 4 star rating. I ordered a chicken tamale, which barely had any chicken in it, and it tasted disgusting. To make matters worse, shortly after I ate the tamale my face broke out!!!!! I have no idea what caused me to breakout, but the tamale was the only thing I could think of. I wouldn't recommend this place to anybody!