Las Picosas

Bad customer service. Went with my family we all ordered different things and none of us enjoyed it. Never coming back here.

Pretty good flavorful tortas ahogadas, sauce is súper spicy that’s why they give you a little bit. Was iffy about the size of the torta it was more on the smaller spectrum. Great service, prices decent. They do not split checks, and there is a minimum of three alcoholic beverages per person. Overall good flavor, but not the best.

I gave it a star because of their gun free zone sticker on the front door. I’m taking my money elsewhere. It’s their right to put that sticker but I have my Right to own a gun legally.

Found another really good spot thanks to my Unilocal APP. I would be totally lost without my Unilocal.lol.Normally I dont review unless I’ve had at least 3 visits UNLESS I really like a place THAT MUCH. In this case I liked it THAT MUCH. Cant wait to come back. I eat out every single day so Im sure it won’t be long!!! I live fairly close just west of Midway Airport so DAAAAAMN RIGHT Im coming back SOON. Passed on the torta ahogada in favor of the tacos al vapor and they were just DELISH!!! Prices are decent as well. Ordered a coupla sides and a bottle pop and still paid just under $ 10.WTH!!! Theyre also BYOB in case anyone decides to bring a few beers to drink with their dinner. Limit is 3 per person fyi. Anyway, Im really glad I found this place!!!

So my husband being originally from Guadalajara was exited to learn that this place specialty is the torta ahogada,(a drowned sandwich in chile de arbol sauce) a Guadalajara signature sandwich.
Over the years we noticed the bread getting smaller in size which is a huge downer given that the price went up slightly. The torta can sometimes be a hit or miss. In our experience it has been either very satisfying and tasty or lackluster and overly salty.
Horchata is also sometimes waaay to sweet but when its not… it is refreshing and just right. Too bad they don’t always use the right amount of sugar as I have a low tolerance for overly sweet things. (I believe condensed milk in used in Horchata and we all know how sweet condensed milk is)
A pet peeve of mine is when they do not allow to split checks and this establishment does not.
I can totally understand if you do not tell them beforehand and they ring it up as one order but when you disclose it to them in the beginning that you would like separate checcks. what is the big deal about taking separate orders so the different groups in the party get their corresponding tab? Sounds a bit anti-​consumer to me. But I digress.
We usually only come for the tortas and lonches and they are not consistent in their quality.
Maybe its dependent on who the cook is for that day, but we continue coming because on the days that it is good, you will feel like you have been transposed to Guadalajara.

Came in a Sunday around 6
Dinning room was half full… my husband being from jalisco was so excited to eat tortas ahogadas he got 3! We decided to eat in since he was very hungry (I was not). We sat and they brought us chips and salsa right away. Stale but chips right???
While I order the rest of our food his torta came out.
I ordered hot wings with french fries for my daughter and a steak taco for myself… it came out 3 minutes later… IMPRESSED! :) HAD HOT WINGS AND THEY CAME IN 3 MINUTES! HOW???
Anyways. my steak taco was ehhhh… my husband’s torta not so good I could see his sadness lol. he had high hopes that LAS PICOSAS didn’t achieve…
I had a cheesecake for dessert. Ewww not even my 6 year old liked it. Ohh and did I tell you about my lemonade? That was in reality plain water? If you sip on it you would never know it was Lemonade. We paid $ 40 for 3 tortas. hot wings with french fries. a lemonade. a coke. a taco. a horchata. two sides of extra sauce and a cheesecake. not bad on price. but being cheap is not enough. We won’t be back. you get 3 stars because you have an awesome server which I wish I had asked her name so I could name her here =(

I had to come back and update my review mainly because I have come to love this place. I crave their lonches and their tacos al vapor. Staff are all very friendly, it’s BYOB and very family oriented. The 5 stars are not because it’s white table cloth, foo-​foo shee-​shee reasons, it’s because the food is delicious and I love it. I only wish they would open a location near me (Bucktown or Pilsen) so I could eat there more often.

Disclaimer, this review is only for their tortas ahogadas, not the service since i have only taken to go, multiple times but only to go. Not for the place for the same reason.
Torta ahogada, if you look the the definition on the Mexican dictionary it says: drowned torta, given the name for it is completely submerged in the sauce.
The tortas here are great, crunchy bread on the outside, soft on the inside. Filled with shredded pork and pickled onions, smothered on sauce (hot or tomato, I use both)
The crunch from the bread, then spicy, then pork and a hint of sweetness from the tomato sauce, good stuff I tell you.
LP, good tortas ahogadas

I love this place. By far the food reminds me of a Fonda in Guadalajara. Only place in the city that serves authentic tacos dorados and real tortas ahogadas.

The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is because I’ve not tried the entire menu yet! So far, this food is very authentic. The tortas ahogadas are a local Guadalajara dish, don’t expect the usual «salsa», they make their special salsa for «ahogadas». The bread (bolillos) is made daily by the in-​house staff. All in all, great place, good food specials, they have a parking lot, you can use their free wi-​fi!

Disappointing
Pros:
*Handmade tortillas
*Decent carne asada
*Attentive service
Cons:
*Torta ahogada
*Lackluster salsa
*Price
The Torta ahogada is sort of like the Italian Beef here in Chicago and is considered a classic Jalisco delicacy but sadly it was terrible here at Las Picosas. To give you an idea what a Torta ahogada is, you basically take a torta and «drown» it in a spicy salsa and considering you want to taste authenticity if you want it Estilo Jalisco which is the idea at this supposedly «authentic» place means ordering it with a pork meat filling (think carnitas) with whatever else you may or may not enjoy.
Plain and simple it sucked
The bread was a bit stale which is partially intentional considering that you don’t want the damn thing to be mushy and fall apart in your hands but the meat holy shit the meat was flavorless and tasted partially old (to give you an idea what I am talking about imagine that you cooked some braised pork on a Monday and then reheated the remaining leftovers on Wednesday) and the salsa that the torta is drowned in? Bland and for a place calling itself las Picosas it was all bark and no bite my friends.
The prices were also a bit too high for the dinner options and while I had the carne asada taco it was mediocre considering that two places close by Zacas and Mis Tacos have superior meat in my opinion. This place is in trouble as far as I am concerned, considering they hype up their Torta ahogada to be their signature dish I think plenty of people are going to be disappointed it’s a shame.
*TIP*
You can order the Torta ahogada to be half and half: half salsa and half dry bread but with meat still on the dry side so don’t you worry.
Torta Down!

Ate here once and it was OK… guess we forgot because when we went back we experienced the same.
Hot salsa, not chilled… OK… but it tasted like bland tomato sauce. The tacos were average. The burrito, well the tortilla at best was «not fresh». Tried their style of fries… ordered a large (if what I got was a large — I do not wanna see what they send out for a small) they come with ketchup, mustard, and mayo on them. Good, yes but for almost $ 3 not worth it at all!
I wanted to try something new and they offer a Torito (?) I think that is what it was called. It is a sangria soda with red bull, chile, lime, salt. I ordered it to go. First drink all I got was SALT… not table salt but a hard rock salt… there was so much chile in it, that by the second (and last drink) my stomach began to hurt and my throat began to burn… did I mention this was a $ 5 drink!!! Yep, you have been warned.
Average to below average food… way to expensive for what they serve and how much they serve. Service is dependent on how busy they are.

My tacos were good and so was my husband’s burrito, but the rice was bland, the beans were old, the guacamole was sour. And at any other place I have eaten a burrito dinner, taco dinner, and guacamole would have never have cost $ 27.00. Another downer they were cleaning their tables with pine sol water and I can’t stand the smell of pine. And I know it was the tables because a family left and the girl cleaned the tables and I could smell it really strong again. We will never go back here!

I really enjoyed eating here. They give you chips with this delicious warm salsa. I know most people like their salsa chilled, but I on the other had enjoy salsa more when it’s warm and this place place has GREAT salsa. I tried their torta ahogada which is a Mexican sandwich with the bread dipped in some yummy sauce. I must admit it didn’t look so nice on my plate but after one bite I was lovin’ it! A great neighborhood taco spot if you ask me!