Salsa Picante

You can have churros, fried ice cream, and delicious tortas delivered to you in 30 minutes. Enough said. Friendly service, too! This place is awesome.

Taco heaven is here, wow !! Talk about getting your grub on ! Super or regular tacos both are amazing, and not stingy with their meat, chicken, steak or Carnita are the bomb !!! Can’t wait to try the rest on the menu, service is an understatement, in and out in five minutes. Mexican cravers rejoice !

Yum… I have come here twice now and have enjoyed it both times. I have never eaten guacamole before I came here, one of the waitresses talked me into trying it, after I embarrassingly admitted I never tried it because it was green and gross looking. I can say that I am officially a guacamole fan now.
Chicken Tacos are my fav. Their rice is good. I leave stuffed and happy. The price is affordable. They have specials. Ask about them.

Great addition to the neighborhood. Casual but delicious. It’s my go-​to.

Fantastic BYOB option with great food and friendly staff. From the steak burrito, tamales, pork tacos and chilaquiles at brunch, I have enjoyed everything I have ordered here. Highly recommend if you’re in the neighborhood.

All filler and no thriller!
First off I love counter top bar seating but when I ordered a carne asada torta and received a carne asada burrito. No big deal I will eat it because I’m not going to watch the two cooks manage one ticket at a time when there’s three on the board. So yeah expect a lil longer wait times if they are working together.
Brought my torta I mean burrito home. lol. Overall flavor I’d give it a 3 but the proportion of ingredients was off. I had more rice than anything else, (hence all filler and no thriller), in this case I don’t recall ordering a rice torta. Anyways what I enjoyed most besides the counter top seating was the salsas. They def had great flavors and the spice level was great. It def was not mild by any means!
Too many solid Mexican joints in the area to call this establishment on the repeat list, but they do have a patio in the summertime so possibly summer of 2016. Maybe!

Don’t order delivery here. It took two hours and the food was cold and nasty. Oh, and they didn’t answer when we called. Nice!

I had a steak burrito with everything in it. That was a great, big burrito. The steak was seasoned perfectly and the avocado in there was amazing.
I also got an order of chips and salsa, the chips were good, but the salsa was pretty bland. But I will go back again soon!

Love this Mexican restaurant and their warm service. Great people who take pride in their food and service with a family vibe. The food is authentic to home style Mexican which is better to me than those modern and over priced places where the food is marginal.

Just thinking about Salsa Picante makes my mouth water. I checked them out on their grand opening and they did not disappoint. The atmosphere there was refreshing and fun. The owners are super nice and very attentive. After placing my order I munched on their delicious chips and salsa. Finished it all! The carnitas burrito was also very delicious. Again, mouth watering. The carnitas were so soft and flavorful! A really good serving too! I took the 2^nd half home. There’s really easy and accessible parking. I can’t wait to stop by again!

Nice addition… the food was great, reasonable, the service attentive, and the interior bright and cheerful… loved the seating at the bar. I wasn’t wild about outdoor patio. very metal and concrete. I wish they had some plants, flowers, and outdoor lighting.
I have been to every restaurant that has been in this space in the past 10 years… this is my favorite so far.

Update: I went back again and the meat was done perfectly this time. And they have the best refried beans I’ve ever tasted.
The ingredients were fresh and the staff was very friendly. The only thing was that the meat was a little overcooked, but I would definitely go back.

I live in the area and I was walking to Leghorn when I noticed Salsa Picante, which apparently opened about a week ago. I love authentic, non-​hipster Mexican food, and this place looked like a more modern version of the great Chicago taquerias I grew up eating at on the south side, so I decided to give it a try. I had picked up a beer from Rich’s Deli so I could BYOB, and luckily Salsa Picante is. The ambiance is very casual, with Mexican rock and pop music playing on the radio instead of the more usual banda music. It is very clean and the employees are very friendly.
I ordered a steak burrito, and my meal came with chips and salsa. The chips were warm and fresh, and the salsa was a fairly good medium red salsa. I ate my burrito with their green salsa, which was very good. Most Mexican restaurants cook their carne asada relatively well-​done, and it can ruin the flavor. The steak on my burrito was very tender and perfectly seasoned. The burrito was stuffed with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, and avocado. I was particularly impressed by how well-​made the burrito was, in terms of construction. It never once fell apart and made a mess like so many burritos and pita sandwiches are wont to do. Overall it was an excellent burrito.