El Chile Restaurant & Pancake House has been inspected by the Chicago Public Health Department 3 times between 2019 and 2021. Their latest health inspection type was 'Canvass' and the outcome 'Pass w/ Conditions'. Scroll down to check out El Chile Restaurant & Pancake House health inspection history and reviews.
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12 October
2020
12 October 2020
brianbobcat
This place is clearly a front for something not a restaurant. All the 1 star reviews are spot on. We called in an order with two burrito meals, elotes, and chips and guacamole. Went there 10 minutes later and there were no employees anywhere. Took 10 min before someone finally came to the pickup counter. He asked what I ordered. They hadn’t even started making it yet. Brought the food out, then mumbled something about giving me free food “because it was already made”. When he went to ring up the food, he couldn’t read the receipt and said “How about we just say $20?” When I got home, I had two burritos, neither were meals, five tacos, no chips or guac, and the elotes. Let’s talk about these elotes. These tasted like a can of corn topped with mayo...if the can of corn had been opened four weeks ago and left in the back of the fridge. NEVER have I eaten something in a restaurant so rotten. The tacos were 100% bland with no seasonings on the meat. The burritos were fatty and oily, and I don’t even know what meats I was given. Maybe I should count my lucky stars that I didn’t end up getting rice or beans because who knows how old or spoiled those would’ve been. IF this place is an actual restaurant, then they should’ve been closed a while ago, especially judging by other people’s similar reviews. Do NOT go here. There are many other, much better, Mexican restaurants nearby, go to ANY of those.
01 June
2020
01 June 2020
Richard Supran
I'll start by saying that as soon as I walked in I noticed the owner was drinking a beer and definitely intoxicated. Not a good way to run your business. I ordered for tacos on flower with lettuce and tomato added. He told me he would only charge me $3 extra for the lettuce and tomato which I thought was weird and should have been free but I was fine with it. Got back to my office to eat no flour tortilla no lettuce no tomato. Why was I charged an extra $3? Also the tacos don't taste good the steak and pastor are bland and flavorless and there's too much fat in the pastor. Will definitely never eat at this place again. I would have been better off going to Taco Bell. Plus there's much better Mexican restaurants all within a block or two
16 March
2020
16 March 2020
Magos Carbajal
The people are friendly. The food is great. Great place to go to.
23 July
2019
23 July 2019
victormarana
I almost never write reviews but I felt extremely scammed by this business. They delivered to my house and gave me an extremely small cup carrier with six huge cups on it. The moment the delivery guy have it to me they fall to the floor. I called the restaurant and as amazing as it sounds they said it was my fault. The guy I talked to: Mike Garcia told me the delivery guy said it was my fault and they’re not going to reimburse me for that! He was not helpful at all. It wasn’t even about the money anymore but the company blaming me and Mr. Garcia having such a bad costumer service made me sure this for people to be aware!
04 January
2020
04 January 2020
LaBelle Dujour
The staff here is just the best. They were so welcoming and warm and seemed to really care about our experience. Will definitely be back for some tortas, tacos, and sopes. Their pico de gallo was freshly made and go I seriously considered drinking the juice at the bottom when we finished.
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