Don Pedro Carnitas

Delicioso!
Fantastic carnitas, down and dirty, no frills. Everything is brought to the table and you «build your own». Fantastic salsas in convenient squirt bottles!
BYOB
Extremely budget friendly and fresh, It seems to be super authentic (in my humble white-​girl opinion).
The entire staff was super welcoming, and we stuffed ourselves silly for under $ 20.00!
It will be a regular spot for us from now on!

The worst carnitas and chicharrones we’ve ever had! The meat was fatty and so tough and tasteless we ended up throwing it away, what a waste of money! The chicharrones were extremely salty, chewy and stale. do yourself a huge favor and go instead to Carnitas Uruapan it’s right down the road, it is a thousand times better! I don’t know how this place stays in business, disgusting!

Don Pedro is so good and cheap. The carnitas, the goat and the beef all really delicious and flavorful. The wait staff is very friendly and attentive. The price is very reasonable.

I tried Carnitas Uruapan recently and this place has a very similar style. You buy pork by the pound and you get unlimited corn torillas, salsas, and onion and cilantro with the meat to make your own tacos. Everything was tasty and good, but I have to say in the end I like Carnitas Uruapan a little more. The pork there was just more tender and juicy. Also, the chicharrones where waaaaay to hard at Don Pedro. But don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed my meal. But if I had a choice I would hit up Carnitas Uruapan.

wonderful food, fabulous service, and generous portions!

First I would like to say this spot was on Chicago’s top 17 taco spots so my expectations were high. Walking in im like ok maybe I shouldn’t eat here. Its just not the cleanest place ever and sure I been to worse but idk just wasnt comfortable dirty to me. But I sat and ordered a full order of carnitas. Meat was tender for sure and very juicy but I would say it lacked a lil seasoning. I loved their green sauce but I wanted more and asked for sour cream or cheese, they didnt have it. Broke my heart a lil. Sure sour cream and cheese aren’t authentic toppings for tacos but I would have appreciated that option. Honestly the meal just didnt wow me. Felt like I have had better carnitas other places. I would come back and order some meat to go for a quick meal at home. But wouldnt eat here again.

Went to check this place out with my sister and friend on a Sunday afternoon. The minute you open the door, you smell the savory richness of the carnitas that give you an automatic high that is full of deliciousness! What let me KNOW that I was in a good place was the line that was extended from the front of this little hole-​in-​the-​wall joint all the way to the back! Also, there was not one seat that was empty. Everyone in the restaurant was smiling, eating and so happy! I felt immediately from the looks on the customers faces and from the aroma of meaty tastiness that I came to truly suffice my craving… and this is even BEFORE I got my hands on the carnitas.
PURA SABROSURA!!! — this pretty much sums up the flavor… it was FLAVOR extra large! We ordered a cactus salad (which I don’t eat, but my sister and our friend did, and they loved it!) and a plate of white meat and some buche (1 pound). The salsas were just the right amount of spicy, but not too hot and they completely complimented the meats and each other. I could not decide which one I liked more. The chicharron they served before hand… crispy goodness. But my favorite part was the buche… this totally melted in my mmmmmmmmmouth. The last time I had buche melt in my mouth like that was when I took a trip last year to Baja Cali.
SO GOOOOOOD!!! WONDERFULLY AMAZING! Service was fast, fresh tortillas… it’s a clean little place and of course, like all good Mexican street food… delicious and inexpensive! Totally going back and taking more friends!
Also, for dessert… the little store across the street makes good home made ice cream!!!

The first couple of times I wanted to come here, I was overwhelmed by the crowd taking their meat to go at the front, but I’m really glad I eventually came in! Carnitas were awesome. Came with onions, cilantro, hot tortillas, salsas, pickled peppers and carrots, chicharrones, stomach, tripe, and amazing carnitas, obviously! Waitstaff was really nice, although the space is a little more cramped than I would like.

Great carnitas, great service, and amaaaaazing price! Like the other Unilocalers say, you’ll get a side of onions/​cilantro, some chicharrons, 2 kinds of salsa, and a big portion of fresh tortillas. $ 8 for a half portion fed 2 very hungry people (about 12 – 14 tacos), and we still couldn’t finish it.

Stopped by July 9^th picked some up to go. Got Dry, Cold Carnitas, and Salty Beans. will not be going back !!

Hands down the best carnitas in the city. Get there before 9 a.m. on weekends to avoid the lines. Cash only!

If you get here i would say anytime after 9am you’re going to wait in line at least 15 – 20 minutes before you order. Want to dine in then be ready for a mob of people to be standing around you while they’re waiting to make their carry out order. One thing I love is that when you get close to the front of the line the same adorable man that cuts the meat every week year after year will cut a huge chunk for every person in line so you can eat a nice big sample while you wait or if you don’t feel like eating it, they’ll add it to your order for free. I use to live 2 blocks away and I could smell this place every morning on the weekends and that made it hard not to eat there since this place is super inexpensive. Best of luck finding parking though

I think they have the best carnitas in Chicago — it’s a hard call, because there are a few others that I really like. But I love the atmosphere in here — it makes me very happy. It’s always the same people working, and they are so nice and warm to me and my kids every time we come here. It’s the real thing. If you can do it (ie you’re here on a weekend), try the brain tacos.

Being going here for years. Carnitas are delicious, moist and well done. The salsa is such a great complimentary. They also have nopales, birria, and tacos. They never disappoint me, it’s worth the wait.

Oh.
My.
Goodness.
This place is amazing! I don’t know where to begin.
When you walk in the door you immediately feel like family. The staff is super nice and a gentleman who I believe to be the owner comes around and asks you what kind of meat you like so when they bring you your plate of carnitas, you get exactly what you want. We even got a bonus plate of ribs on the house.
Food is served family style with bowls of cilantro, onion, peppers and bottles of salsa on the table with all the tortillas you can eat. There were 6 of us and we spent $ 20 total. A ridiculously amazing value so great to go if you’ve got a big group or a large family.
The meat was flavorful, tender and done perfectly. I couldn’t stop eating and this was place #4 out of 6 on our taco crawl.
Now I must warn you — this place is not for the squeamish as they are cooking the pork right in the window. It’s all right there for you to see so if you don’t want to know where you food comes from, you may want to skip this place.
Stop reading this review and go there now. You will not be disappointed.

Bruh!!! This places is too good! I don’t go often but when I do I make sure I get the birria de chivo. The carnitas are delicious as well. I recommend going early as possible as it gets packed. I live pretty far from here. But the trip is well worth it.

If you like carnitas and don’t mind waiting a bit (I recommend you take it to go), then give Don Pedro’s a try. Very affordable, very delicious food, and very friendly staff even during their busiest times. In the past ten years we’ve gotten their food more times than I can count and it never disappoints. My only complaint is how darn busy it is, especially on the weekends (I recommend you go during the week.) If you drive, try to find parking on the street because their parking lot is TINY and fills up quickly (especially on the aforementioned weekends.)

I’m disturbed by what happened at lunch today at CDP: three of us split the $ 14 carnitas plate, and while the meat was moist, it wasn’t all that flavorful. To which I have to say – how do you specialize in only one thing and have that one thing taste so bland?
I came for lunch on a Monday, so next time I will go back for early dinner on a weekend so I can find out what went wrong in there. The price was so good, the staff was so friendly… how did the meat taste so much like chicken? I’m guessing it’s just me, so I’ll go back again this summer to find out what I did wrong. Note that these guys close early (we tried once at 6 PM and they were shut down on a Thursday evening).

whoa boy, it was amazing coming here, let me start off by saying the staff is hands down some of the nicest people I have ever met. I’ve only had a chance to try the carnitas and the soup, I dont know the name, its basically tripe soup. its spicy and delicious… the carnitas is top notch, I’m chinese, and it reminds me of those dried pork you get at a chinese place without the crispy skin, but man is this delicious, and the price is just perfect. nothing beats places like this, its one of those hole in the wall places that really isnt a hole in the wall, and will be one of those places that someone else will take some of the tastes and create their own sell for 5 times the price, (sorry this is my perception of girl and the goat place, expensive, but basically a fusion of asian food and overpriced. with the atmosphere. (ill give them that))
anyways,(went on a rant) this place is awesome, please dont change. keep it as is, family oriented, great for families, and just great atmosphere.
amazing food, and well. amazing amazing amazing. definitely the place to go for cheap eats and deliciousness.

This was the first stop on our Pilsen taco tour and they set the bar impossibly high! From the moment we entered, everyone was so nice and friendly. They gave us great recommendations (tried the barbacoa — a must get — and the carnitas). The meat is served family style, so we ordered a pound and they brought tortillas for us to make tacos. Even the tortillas were delicious!
They kept brining us food! We loved the pork rinds — crispy, salty, delicious. They also brought out BRAIN tacos for us to try, but wouldn’t tell us what they were until after we ate them. We all ended up loving them. There was also a guitar player playing music — I felt like I was at someone’s house at a party! After 8 of us stuffed our faces, we got the bill and it was a whopping…$ 16. Amazing!
BYOB — we brought our own margaritas and we asked for glasses and ice. They had run out of ice so they made a special trip to go buy some for us. How nice is that?!
Cash only.
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