The Big State

624 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622, USA

Address:	624 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622, USA
Phone:	+1 312-631-3914
Site:	thebigstate.com
Rating:	4.2
Working:	11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM

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Reviews 22

Aaron Melamed

Pretty new spot and so far they are doing great! I came in with a party of nine and they are BYOB so we brought some beers with us as well. They are still figuring out their whole menu but they already have a lot of good stuff on there and do not need to make many changes. I tried four out of their seven tacos and all four of them were amazing. They make everything in house so be prepared to wait slightly longer than the average mexican restaurant that just throws reheated meat into a tortilla, but not much longer. At two dollars a taco they are very worth it. I tried the asada, pastor, fish, and panza tacos. I need to go back and try pretty much every other menu item they have because if they were half as good as the tacos they would still be worth it. I hope they add a few toratas to the menu since they already have the bread from the mexican hot dog and the meats from the tacos/burritos.

Lionheart

I would be careful, I ate there yesterday for the first time and got severe food poisoning, I was throwing up all of last night and had to take today off work. I had a steak burrito/avacado/sour cream, chips, and horchata. I think it may have been the spicy sauce that mainly did it. I eat at other mexican restaurants and have never gotten this sick.

Amanda Myers

Good food, Awful service! The woman attending the tables/ register was slow and careless. We asked for certain things mire than once until receiving. Received food without utensils, had to ask for the check, had to ask for togo boxes and then asked for the check. This is ALL COMMON SENSE in the food industry. Fire that girl.

Jeff Guerrero

New neighborhood gem. Breakfast is delicious - I would recommend the breakfast burrito because its a flavor blast in your mouth. Tacos, cant go wrong here. I would highly recommend the fish taco, its fresh and delicious. Super nice staff too! They accept cards unlike many other taco places, but its a $10 min.

Lauren Lorensen

Doesnt look like much from the outside, but wow! Big menu, extremely reasonably prices, BYOB, free chips and salsa when you dine in! The tacos are diverse and delish! Last night we tried the burritos-- out of this world flavor, huge, and only $7!! Two thumbs up Big State!

Buco Bucolini

Food is excellent!! Fresh and great flavors. Dont expect it be fast. Not because of the service, father/daughter team are very, very nice but because a lot of the food is done from scratch it looked like. Its a slow food place and I loved it!

Victoria Fulton

Had takeout on Sat - best steak tacos in the area. They gave me one fish taco to try as a bonus. Holy cow, loved that too. Not someplace I think I want to sit and eat in, but really outstanding tacos. And reasonably priced.

Steven Sundstrom

One guy working and he delivered amazing service, cooked some of the best tacos Ive ever had, and rang up the check. Gave him a well-deserved, fat tip since I walked out of there full and happy.

Pat Ryan

This place has very good tacos, burritos, and tortas. The prices are fantastic -- very low. The place doesnt look impressive, but the food itself is something I routinely go back for.

Bob Hermanson

Outstanding tacos at an absurdly low price. Try the Panza (chewy, smoky pork belly) or the Al Pastor, both on handmade tortillas.$2 each. BYO.

James Bretl

A hidden gem! Outstanding tacos, homemade corn tortillas and sauces. Dont judge this book by its cover. Great food!!!

Brad Ber

Wow. Fantastic. Even the rice has a wonderful flavor that blows away any Mexican rice Ive had. Will be back soon!

Stephanie McNeal

I love the fish tacos. I ask for them grilled. So good, salsa or lime not even needed. Homemade tortillas

Bhavesh Vitha

Big menu, good food. Understaffed which makes service a bit slow. Breakfast all day a nice bonus.

Amy

So underrated. BYOB. Delicious pastor and friendliest service. Always seating