Dos Diablos Mexican Cantina

Hands down dos diablos has some of the best mexican food I’ve ever had. In my opinion, most mexican places have a small vegetarian menu, and the options usually aren’t that great. I tried the veggie fajitas at dos diablos, and I’ve been hooked ever since. The chicken enchiladas and the guac are also delicious.
The downside to this place is that its pricey for mexican, and the margaritas are pretty small for the price. But that’s downtown Chicago for ya!

Celebrated a dear friend’s 24^th birthday here. Tasty shots of tequila followed by a ride on the mechanical bull, what could possibly go wrong? Glad the eventful night ended without any accidents.
Only giving it 3-​stars to avoid rating inflation. There’s definitely better places out there, but none to be found on this street.

It’s not a bar you head out in search of. It’s one of many on this short strip that you end up in at some point in the night. If you’re a tourist, do as you like. If you’re a local, go when it’s late. The main draw is the mechanical bull; reminds me of the days of «Hog’s and honeys». Ladies and gents with boobs, make sure to wear something showy on top. Fo’sho they will rock that bull to show your shtuff that shakes. Other than that, it’s a touristy bar with touristy pricing. A dim lit place you can sit in the back and slam tequila shots getting hammered and hit on by randoms.
I’m reading reviews for this place for the first time and realizing they serve food! Who knew?

I love latin flavors. I will say I sort of knew this place would be a bit over priced and a bit uninspired. I figured I would give it a try anyways because my friend wanted Mexican food and we were in the neighborhood.
The wait staff was great. The salsa served warm was delicious. After that I do not have much positive to say. I think it was quite overpriced and like I previously noted nothing special here. Well they do have mechanical bull that is um… special.
If you really want mexican and you want to enjoy the food rather than Hubbard street go elsewhere.

Sports bar feel, decent tasting mex north of the river, downtown. But with mercadito and frontera right near by and same high prices and small portions … You might as well do it right
Everything is small, $ 10 margarita … half a glass
Pre made guack, shrimp wrapped in bacon were over cooked and bacon was as well. Chicken soup was good.

With a name like «Dos Diablos», you know you’re not going to experience real Mexican food, so it’s best to head over to the Pilsen neighborhood for real tacos, burritos and other south of the border specialties. The real draw here appears to be a mechanical bull, whose operator has one setting for busty women patrons and another for the drunk guys, which makes for a evening full of laughs. Let’s just say there is a lot more bucking when the ladies hop on.
Dinner consisted of a «Gigantic Burrito», as noted in the menu. The last time I was in Mexico City, I don’t recall burritos being called «gigantes», but apparently, they tailor their menu to meet American food sizing standards. It was fine, although woefully wasteful, since it was far larger than I could eat.

I have mixed feelings about this place. The girls and I came here for a late lunch and granted it was that weird hour (3−4PM) the place was dead and the service took forever. There was one other table and the staff seemed more interested in texting and chatting at the bar.
I did love the chips and salsa but my fish tacos were … flat? I expected more on the fish taco thing. It was missing the Mexican part of the fish taco.
Maybe I have to go there on a non work related visit, drink some cocktails and ride the bull.

Bull riding = entertainment all night… especially when there is a drunk bachellorette party happening.
Fantastic people watching.
I may or may not have been really drunk by the time I got there, but I know I had some tacos… and some marg’s… and I was satisfied.
Oh… and the chips… SO good here. I probably ate half the basket — thin, crispy, salty, and delicious.
Nom nom nom… I should probably go back sober so I can write a real review.

Popped in here on the 4^th of July… it was more crowded then I expected it to be on a major holiday, but I’m assuming due to the heat, people who were out walking around wanted a place to cool off… I’m super excited we stopped in because I was able to cool off with a delicious «Dos Diablos Perfect Margarita». It’s seriously perfect, the name isn’t deceiving at all. The Mango Sorbet Margarita is very delicious as well. The bartender was so nice and so quick, kudos to him… I wish I asked his name.
I’ll come back here in a heart beat… I can’t wait to try the food.

My little sister raved about this place and had her birthday dinner here last night. The reviews made me wary, but I was pleasantly surprised. The guac was pretty good and the flaming Mexican cheese was a cool novelty, but it was a bit salty. We shared a pitcher of the guava margarita… mmmmmm! It wasn’t too sweet and you could definitely taste the tequila! I decided to be somewhat healthy and ordered the shrimp fajitas. There was a good amount of shrimp and I had some leftovers. I loved the Bonita Margarita, which is made with real lime juice instead of a mix. For dessert, our waitress brought out sopapillas with a candle in the chocolate sauce.
Our waitress was great and attentive, especially since she had to put up with my crazy family! The manager was also there and made sure we were having a good time. I’m not itching to go back, but I might if someone invited me to their birthday dinner. ha. I feel it’s overpriced and you’re paying for the location and novelties. $ 15 for a veggie quesadilla is a bit absurd to me.
Oh, there is a mechanical bull there but none of use rode it. It seems like a recipe for a projectile vomit party.

Nice little Mexican place in the heart of the Hubbard St. bars and restaurants. Food was not great but quite decent. The missus enjoyed a fajita with grilled chicken, and I loved the soft taco with chicken. We shared a tropical fruit frozen margarita and it was sweet and strong (no skimping on the tequila). Service was good — our waitress was knowledgeable, attentive, and attractive (that never hurts).
The place is small so there is no space or barrier between the bar and the tables. There was an office party happening at the bar (including one young lady standing on the bar yelling at her coworkers), so it was loud. It didn’t bother me — I thought the scene was funny — but I can see how some diners’ eating experience could be affected.
I would have given 4 stars but give them a 5^th for their Unilocal check-​in special — free fresh guacamole. Bravo Dos Diablos!

Karma must really be on my side from that time I refrained myself from running over that 90yr old man driving 5mph down Lake Shore Drive.
Napped a coveted patio spot at DD and was greeted with complementary fresh chips and this delicious tomato based drink, wait, what? That was salsa, oh, oops, I LOVE Dos Diablos salsa, super flavorful and not to spicy.
Choose a passion fruit mojito for my libation ($ 13) which was good but not necessarily strong or large so not really worth the price.
Me and my friend both got the steak quesidillas which were good but nothing to write home about.
Great place to grab a drink and a quick dinner after work, especially if you can get a sunny spot on the patio!

ok I gave them a second chance after much time to improve their food and service… the service was better but the food not worth a third chance.
I had the cheese enchiladas and have definitely experienced better. The chips and salsa were just ordinary and the margaritas average.
Definitely not going back with all the other mexican joints out there.

I don’t typically head to River North for food or drinks, but I went with friends just the other night who were in town and this place was GREAT.
The ambience is pretty sexy, the wait staff super friendly and the food was tasty. If you’re looking for value in the tourist ridden River North area, this is your spot. Portions were huge and the salsa is phenomenal! Definitely a good spot for parties.
Met Todd, the owner, super friendly guy and made sure our experience was nothing short of superb. Will definitely be back soon.

The ambiance is cold and dark — probably the devilish look they’re trying to go for.
Service was okay. Food was terrible though! The salad was the highlight but the nachos and fajitas were mostly left behind (before we headed to grab slices of pizza nearby) because it just was not food to enjoy, and even the high prices paid didn’t manage to build that appetite.

Stopped in here because all of the Rick Bayless restaurants are closed on Mondays… BOO to that…
I love the thin chips and the pureed salsa. Other than that… there is nothing remotely special about this place.

The margs were ok at best.

The food was meh. They dont have any refried beans, just black. The rice was totally unflavorful. My chicken tacos were standard.

The service was pretty good actually. They were doing some training or something and they gave the table behind us our check and their check to us. It was really confusing but I guess we ended up saving like $ 5 on the deal.
I probably wouldnt go back… Plus, I think its a chain. It looks like they do have some good deals during the week but nothing on Monday…

Here’s the lowdown on Dos Diablos–
Because of where it’s located, everything costs about $ 5 more than it should. That’s not to say the food isn’t decent, but it’s hard fact to overlook when you spend $ 30 for a beer and enchiladas in a glorified «TGI Fridays: South of the Border» edition.
Also, their salsa is served warm which disturbed me to no end.

Overpriced Mexican in River North?!
I visited Dos Diablos with a work colleague for lunch soon after it opened. I was very disappointed. It’s not that it was bad, I just was expecting so much more.
First of all, service is S.L.O.W! We received drinks and menus, but had to wait about 20 minutes for anyone to even come back to take our order. Food came out in a reasonable, yet a bit delayed (in my opinion) amount of time.
The food was decent, but I was expecting better from a place called Dos Diablos! Where was the heat?! Mine was supposed to be spicy — and let me tell you — I don’t do spice well. I even thought it was mild!
I ordered from the appetizer menu, and the portion sizes were very large. However, even with that, the prices were extremely high. I thought it was very overpriced for what this is. There are so many other Mexican spots in the area that offer better quality food for the same prices or less, that I think I’d rather wait in line at the other spots, than visit Dos Diablos again.

What a difference a server makes! After my first lack luster review of this place, the owner sent me a message apologizing for the situation and invited me back to try it again.
I make it a practice when owners contact me to do a «do-​over» to give them another try as I appreciate that they care about my opinion-​so I stopped in Saturday night to give Dos Diablos another try.
This time, service was stellar. Our server, (Dolly, Dahlia?) was terrific. There when we needed her, but not obtrusive, and quick with drinks, food and a thoughtful word. She made some excellent recommendations and brought out our guac with the drinks– so different from our last visit where everything came up at once!
For our entrees– we had the quesadilla (chicken), the carne asada, and the steak fajitas. All were quite good with the carne asada and the fajitas being our favorites. The serving sizes were quite large and there were plenty of leftovers.
I did ask toward the end of our evening to meet the owner. He came over promptly and was extremely gracious and charming, thanking us for giving his place another chance and sharing some stories about «life in the service industry».
Got to love an owner that cares enough about what his customers think about his place to reach out and ask for another chance. And I loved that on this visit– Dos Diablos came through with flying colors that now let’s me recommend it to others!

We stopped in after deciding against waiting 25 minutes at Hub 51 for lunch. It wasn’t crowded for a Friday afternoon, and we were seated right away to the big booth towards the back.
We were starving and practically attacked the chips and salsa as soon as our server put them on the table. He refilled it as soon as he saw the bowl was close to being empty.
I ordered the nachos with chicken minus jalepenos. I thought my order was tasty, not fantastic, but good enough. It was a huge order: plenty of chicken, sour cream, chips, etc. It would make a good option for sharing… if you still have room.
No margaritas for us this time (ahem, had to go back to work), but they have pitcher specials that sound like a deal. So tempting… maybe next time.