Nevería El Sabor de México — Restaurant in West Chicago Township

El Sabor de Mexico- this review is a love letter

A note about how your food invites me to the sweetest memories I have from Mexico.

As a native New Yorker, and someone who frequents this spot when I’m in town, I can’t let go of how good this food is. The small bites and fast food here is made so well. Sometimes I sit here and people watch. This spot brings together locals: kids on scooters/ bikes, elderly with newspapers who sit here for hours chatting up the owner or little ones yearning for their cool summer ice cream. It’s a sweet touch to the already poppin’ Pilsen community.

Personally, I love the Agua de Limon y Chia the most. The flautas are crispy and legit, the elote en baso is chefs kiss. These staples are hard to mess up, but you wouldn’t believe how many others truly do get it wrong.

I hope you stay around forever- and if you’re in town- please visit this spot. People...

Amazing homemade ice cream. This paleteria is unassuming from the street and name misleading in that it indicates a popsicle store. However the signage above the door said Homemade Ice Cream and so we decided to try it after we ate at the nearby 5 Rabanitos (also excellent). I can honestly say El Sabor de Mexicon has some of the best ice cream I have every had. The ice cream is rich and creamy. The ice cream is soft, a single scoop very large, and the two flavors we had were delicious. They have numerous homemade flavors, some of which are very unique (try the eggnog) such as snickers, melon, cupcake and coconut. This homemade ice cream is well...

Today, I tried their pork torta. While it was different from what I usually get at a taqueria (I usually get the al pastor), the pork torta here was one of my favorite sandwiches that I've ever had! The pork is pulled pork in chipotle sauce, with lettuce, sour cream, jalapenos, and mustard. It reminded me of a Cuban sandwich.

As for the ice cream, I get the mint. It has a strong mint flavor and plenty of sweetness. Perfect. Just how I like it!

How could it get any better? The prices are reasonable. I got a torta, ice cream, and a topo chico (bottled sparkling mineral water) for $11! I would say that's pretty good...