Coyotes Restaurant

Wasn’t sure what to expect — walked by after a show at Thalia Hall and felt like Mexican, so we came in. Friendly staff and some damn good food. Authentic, fresh, delicious. Not the most attractive space, but the food is great! Didn’t disappoint us one bit. (No booze though. A margarita would have been great with my tacos!)

i come here cause they close real late… perfect for those days that I get caught up doing things and have no time to eat till very late and want tacos.
the workers here are nice. the price is decent.
I usually order 2 steak tacos and 2 chicken tacos. the meat is well seasoned and cooked just right. they don’t skimp on the meat either.

Not the best looking place but they’re steak tacos are awesome and I grew up in little village so I know a good taco and it’s up there with some of the best and they stay open ²⁴⁄₇

We went to Coyotes, when you first walk in you see that its an old taco joint in the Pilsen neighborhood, i love these kind of places, i had a steak taco which was very good especially since they use El Milagro tortillas, when you first sit down they bring you warm chips with this awesome tasting salsa, be sure to save some for your tacos, i also had a steak burrito it wasnt bad but i did have a couple pieces of fat but i think thats normal for these places, it was very tasty, they have a lot of different entrees to choose from, plus there is an ice cream counter in there also, i will be back to try other items, but this time i wanted to try the basics first, i think you will enjoy the old history of this place.

Ugly on the outside but delicious on the inside. After a night of clubbing me and my girls really wanted Mexican food and were originally heading to Nuevo Leon which was closed and we decided to head in here. We were hesitant, it looked dirty and run down but we were also hungry and hunger conquers all. Glad we decided to go inside.
The food was so good (maybe because we were drunk but I doubt thats the case) and cheap! The food was so good that after a homeless bum asked us for change which we didn’t have and then threatened us and punched the window next to our booth that we didn’t even care we were in danger of being mugged and kept diving into the delicious food. Our waitress was attentive, they were blasting Mexican music and we even danced a bit.
All in all I will return and deff recommend it. It’s like a Mexican Diner. Open ²⁴⁄₇ and all the Mexican food you can think of. Being a Jersey girl, referring this as a Mexican Diner is basically saying its the crème de la crème.

Coyotes is not for me (though largely for my level of gringo-​ness). The tacos are just the meat grilled and covered in onions and cilantro, so an authentic taco and not the usual taco fare that you get in a Tex Mex place.
However, I got no onions on my tacos, only cilantro. The meat was also quite dry. My al pastor taco was not at all juicy or flavorful. I also got the liver an onion taco, which was quite dry and had an incredibly strong iron taste (normally, liver does not bother me that badly). The lengua or tongue taco was by far the best– it was soft and moist, but lacked flavor. The chorizo was oily.
The restaurant was moderately busy when we got there, but it took about 10 – 15 minutes before someone came and took our order. FYI– The servers don’t speak English, and I speak no Spanish, but there was no problem in putting in an order. (just google any menu questions that you have.)
Cash only.

I wanted three chicken tacos and they messed it up and gave me a chicken and two steak.
The steak was alright and the chicken was just gross. This place always has people in it so maybe it is just the tacos lacking.
Anyways, service was cool and they are open late.

Wanted to go somewhere tasty, close by and not to expensive. It was very late at night and the only place open was here. Customer service was great but food was not. I’m not picky and I’ll try anything but this wasn’t worth it. I ordered a quesdilla which is simple but I guess not there specialty. I wouldn’t say this place is HORRIBLE but I wouldn’t want to go back.

Delicious Mexican, great price! We had Chile Rellenos with beans and rice and their 3 salsas. All delicious!

Pretty damn tasty but not spectacular. If we were anywhere else in the country this would be considered amazing Mexican but considering the other options around, this place is just pretty good. The bar is set high in Pilsen.

Dudes. This places is great! It’s open most of the night and the food is always delish. If you’re around the area and looking for reasonably priced Mexican food this is the place. You never know what to expect at Coyotes. There is a ton of characters at night.

Hands down to this joint!!! Being open ²⁴⁄₇ came here around 3am. It was super jammed packed. You get free chips w/​salsa. I tell ya when my tacos came, they were super loaded & smelled so fresh. I had al pastor tacos. THIS place has the bestest al pastor tacos I’ve ever had! I’m Mexican! I tell ya, I kept ordering more… mmmm just thinking about em…
They’re chunky salsa & red salsa were so yummy. I wish I didn’t live ways away to go on a regular basis. Highly recommend this place. Without a doubt I’ll DEF. come back here again.

I’ve walked by this restaurant many times and aesthetically it’s never caught my attention to want to visit.
However after much suggestion from friends in the neighborhood, I’ve given it a try and now am a regular!
Very good

The salsa is one of my favorites I’ve ever had, it was spicy and delicious. However, it was a little bit un-​fresh. The tacos were pretty good, there was a lot of cilantro, which I love. However, the tortillas seemed a little dry, the chips a little stale, and the rice was dry and seemed un-​fresh, once again. However the value was impeccable– I got two tacos and a huge portion of rice and beans for $ 6! The portion of chips was quite small, but what do you expect for a free appetizer. Overall, pretty good, but not the best. The fact that they are open ²⁴⁄₇ is great too. Would give 3.5, but I cannot give half stars.

Good — Great late night spot to grab food any day of the week, cheap, food is alright to fulfill that quick hunger.
Bad — Recently the tacos became really greasy. Not sure what happened, because they werent always like this. Guacamole use to be good too, but they arent consistent with how they make it. Its hit or miss.

I have been going here for almost 2 years. It is the best drunk food in the entire city if you ask me. They are open almost ²⁴⁄₇ and they are fast and very good. It is probably some of the best Mexican food in Chicago.

My Chicago taco crawl started here. Why at Coyotes? Because why not. It seems to be in the heart of the 18^th St. Taco District (yes, I’m sure there’s a more official name, but I like thinking about Chicago having taco districts).
And know what? I thought this place was totally and completely average. Nothing wrong, but nothing great. The service was nice, though they seemed to want to have waiter service when it seemed to be somewhere to just grab your taco from the counter and sit down.
The tacos themselves were fine. The fish didn’t have a lot of flavor, and I had no problem with the beef. In a lesser taco market, this would be more than adequate, but I set my sights higher.

I really like the tacos here. They are darn good, really low cost and typically are made quickly. Everyone in the place is also pretty friendly.
I make a point to stop here every time I need to go through Pilsen.

I gave this restaurant 4 stars based on its service, prices, and how late it’s open. There is really nothing spectacular about this place. It feels like every time I come here it’s a new place. The food is good, nothing was so amazing that I felt the need to write about but it wasn’t bad. We had tacos and my kids ate those up like they hadn’t eaten in years which is basically a thumbs up on their end. The tacos are a decent size and they do fill them with meat which is a plus. I like that they asked how my kids wanted their lengua tacos because they do prefer to have them chopped versus the whole piece of meat.
My only issue was that we decided to have the ice cream and my cookies and cream included several chunks of ice. Not the best but it tasted fine.
All in all it was a good experience and I will definitely come back.

My friend recommended this place and he told me to try the huarache and steak quesadilla. That is exactly what I ordered when I came here and it was delicious. I have never had a huarache before, but this is now one of my favorite things to order. The steak quesadilla here is the best I have ever had so far! I am not a fan of their steak tacos though. The service here is friendly and they open late. They also have a really good selection of ice cream here! I will definitely come back here. Good food good price!