El Muchacho Alegre
3036 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago
(773) 685-1440
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Pastor Burrito
Carne Asada
Salsa
Tacos
Asada Taco
Seasoned grilled steak. Served in a corn tortilla. Onion and cilantro or lettuce and tomato.
Rajas con Queso Taco
Slice with cheese. Onion and cilantro or lettuce and tomato.
Chorizo con Papas Taco
Sausage with potatoes. Onion and cilantro or lettuce and tomato.
Pastor Taco
Seasoned pork. Onion and cilantro or lettuce and tomato.
Picadillo Taco
Ground beef. Onion and cilantro or lettuce and tomato.
Pollo Taco
Chicken. Onion and cilantro or lettuce and tomato.
Lengua Taco
Tongue. Onion and cilantro or lettuce and tomato.
Tripes Taco
Tripe. Onion and cilantro or lettuce and tomato.
Chorizo Taco
Spicy sausage. Onion and cilantro and lettuce and tomato.
Barbarcoa de Res Taco
Steak Barbarcoa. Served in a corn tortilla. Onion and cilantro or lettuce and tomato
Taco de birria (res/beef)
Served on a corn tortilla which is covered with its own juice and topped with cilantro and onion
Tortas
Asada torta
Seasoned grilled steak served on a Telera (Mexican bread) topped with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and sour cream
Pastor torta
Seasoned pork Served on a Telera (Mexican bread) topped with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and sour cream
Milanesa de pollo torta
Breaded chicken served on a Telera (Mexican bread) topped with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and sour cream
Milanesa de Res
Breaded steak served on a Telera (Mexican bread) topped with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and sour cream
Pollo torta
Shredded Chicken served on a Telera (Mexican bread) topped with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and sour cream
Picadillo torta
Ground Beef served on a Telera (Mexican bread) topped with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and sour cream
Chorizo torta
Spicy sausage served on a Telera (Mexican bread) topped with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and sour cream
Jamon torta
Ham served on a Telera (Mexican bread) topped with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and sour cream
Rajas con Queso torta
Poblano peppers slices with cheese served on a Telera (Mexican bread) topped with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and sour cream
Lengua torta
Tongue served on a Telera (Mexican bread) topped with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and sour cream
Tripa torta
Tripe served on a Telera (Mexican bread) topped with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and sour cream
Avocado torta
Avocado served on a telera bread (Mexican bread) topped with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, tomato, and avocado
Gorditas
Asada gordita ( Seasonede grilled steak )
Your choice served on a thick hand crafted tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and beans
Pastor gordita ( Seasoned pork )
Your choice served on a thick hand crafted tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and beans
Pollo gordita ( Chicken )
Your choice served on a thick hand crafted tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and beans
Picadillo gordita ( Ground beef )
Your choice served on a thick hand crafted tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and beans
Chorizo gordita ( Spicy sausage )
Your choice served on a thick hand crafted tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and beans
Lengua gordita ( Tongue )
Your choice served on a thick hand crafted tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and beans
Tripa gordita ( Tripe )
Your choice served on a thick hand crafted tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and beans
Burritos
Asada burrito
Seasoned grilled steak, with lettuce, tomatoes, beans, sour cream and chees
Pastor burrito
Seasoned pork with lettuce, tomatoes, beans, sour cream and chees.
Pollo burrito
Shredded chicken with lettuce, tomatoes, beans, sour cream and chees.
Picadillo burrito
Ground beef with lettuce, tomatoes, beans, sour cream and chees.
Chorizo burrito
Mexican spicy sausage with lettuce, tomatoes, beans, sour cream and chees.
Chorizo and Papas burrito
Mexican spicy Sausage and potato with lettuce, tomatoes, beans, sour cream and chees.
Lengua burrito
Tongue with lettuce, tomatoes, beans, sour cream and chees.
Tripas burrito
Tripe with lettuce, tomatoes, beans, sour cream and chees.
Rajas con queso/sliced Burrito poblano peppers with cheese
Avocado burrito
Served with avocado lettuce, tomatoes, beans, sour cream, cheese and rice
Tostada
Asada
Seasoned grilled steak served on an open hard shell tortilla, topped with beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese & sour cream.
Pastor
Seasoned pork served on an open hard shell tortilla, topped with beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese & sour cream.
Pollo
Shredded chicken served on an open hard shell tortilla, topped with beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese & sour cream.
Picadillo
Ground beef served on an open hard shell tortilla, topped with beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese & sour cream.
Chorizo
Spicy sausage served on an open hard shell tortilla, topped with beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese & sour cream.
Chorizo Con Papas
Sausage and potato served on an open hard shell tortilla, topped with beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese & sour cream.
Tostada de Lengua
Tongue served on an open hard shell tortilla, topped with beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese & sour cream.
Tripa
Tripe served on an open hard shell tortilla, topped with beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese & sour cream.
Tortas Estilo Jalisco
Chilanga Torta
Ham, bacon and hotdog.
Toluquena Torta
Mexican sausage and melted cheese.
Ranchera Torta
Seasoned pork, steak and Mexican sausage.
Cubana Torta
Breaded steak, ham, hotdog, egg and Mexican sausage.
Los Caldos (The Soups)
Caldo de Res
Beef soup with vegetables ,rice,onion cilantro and tortillas
Caldo de Pollo
Chicken soup with vegetables.rice ,onions cilantro and tortillas
Frijoles Charros Soup
Caldo de camaron, Shrimp Soup
Desayunos (Breakfast)
Desayuno El Muchacho Alegre
Lomo 3 over easy eggs in a mild sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Huevos a la Mexicana
Scrambled eggs with jalapenos, onion and tomato. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Huevos Rancheros
Over easy eggs topped with a ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Huevos con Chorizo
Scrambled eggs with spicy sausage. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Huevos con Tocino
Scrambled eggs with ham. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Huevos con Jamon
Scrambled eggs with ham. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Chilaquiles Verdes
2 eggs with crispy tortillas topped with cheese and sour cream. Choice of sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Chilaquiles Rojos
2 eggs with crispy tortillas topped with cheese and sour cream. Choice of sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Chilaquiles con Lomo y Huevo
Tenderloin steak. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Huaraches
Asada huarache ( Seasoned grilled steak )
Served with beans, cilantro, onions, cheese, and sour cream.
Pastor huarache (Seasoned pork )
Served with beans, cilantro, onions, cheese, and sour cream.
Pollo huarache ( Chicken)
Served with beans, cilantro, onions, cheese, and sour cream.
Picadillo huarache ( Ground beef )
Served with beans, cilantro, onions, cheese, and sour cream.
Chorizo huarache (Spicy sausage )
Served with beans, cilantro, onions, cheese, and sour cream.
Lengua huarache ( Tongue )
Served with beans, cilantro, onions, cheese, and sour cream.
Tripa huarache ( Tripe )
Served with beans, cilantro, onions, cheese, and sour cream.
Sopes
Asada sope ( Seasoned grilled steak)
Your choice served on a thick hand crafted tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour creem, and beans
Pastor sope ( Seasoned pork )
Your choice served on a thick hand crafted tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour creem, and beans
Pollo sope ( Chicken )
Your choice served on a thick hand crafted tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour creem, and beans
Picadillo sope ( Ground beef )
Your choice served on a thick hand crafted tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour creem, and beans
Chorizo sope ( Spicy sausage )
Your choice served on a thick hand crafted tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour creem, and beans
Lengua sope ( Tongue )
Your choice served on a thick hand crafted tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour creem, and beans
Tripa sope ( Tripe )
Your choice served on a thick hand crafted tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour creem, and beans
Platillos (The Main Dishes)
Carne El Muchacho Alegre
Grilled chicken breast or skirt steak topped with hot sauce and frijoles de la olla (mexican beans in broth). Served with a quesadilla, rice guacamole and tortillas
Carne Asada
Grilled skirt steak served with rice, beans, hotdog, onion, green pepper and house salad. Served with your choice of tortillas.
Tampiqueña
Grilled skirt steak served with an enchilada and guacamole. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. Includes house salad.
Fajitas de pollo
chicken sauteed with bell pepper, onion and tomato. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. Includes house salad.
Fajitas Mixtas
Chicken, steak and shrimp seasoned and sauteed with bell pepper, onion and tomato. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. Includes house salad.
Enchiladas
3 hand rolled tortillas stuffed with your choice of chicken, steak, ground beef or cheese covered in your choice of sauce topped with melted cheese. Served with rice, beans and salad
Milanesa de Res
Breaded steak served with homemade fries. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. Includes house salad.
Milanesa de Pollo
Breaded chicken breast served with homemade fries. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. Includes house salad.
Flautas
3 hand rolled fried corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of chicken, steak or ground beef topped with guacamole and sour cream. Served with rice, beans and salad
Costillas de Res a la Parrilla
Grilled beef ribs served with pico de gallo, guacamole. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas.
Chimichanga Deep Fried Burrito
Your choice of meat, melted cheese on top, served with rice, beans, guacamole and salad.
Lomo en Chile de Arbol
Tenderloin steak in a hot red pepper sauce. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas.
Burrito Suizo Dinner
Your choice of meat With mild sauce and melted cheese on top. Served with rice, beans and salad
Pechuga con Queso
Seasoned chicken breast topped with melted cheese. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. Includes house salad.
Bistec en Rajas con Queso
Seasoned steak sauteed with poblano pepper and melted cheese. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. Includes house salad.
Pollo en Rajas con Queso
Seasoned chicken sauteed with poblano pepper and melted cheese. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. Includes house salad.
Bistec Encebollado
Grilled steak with grilled onions. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. Includes house salad.
Pollo Encebollado
Grilled chicken breast with grilled onions. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. Includes house salad.
Lengua en Salsa Verde
Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. Includes house salad.
Bistec en Salsa Ranchera
Grilled steak topped with mild sauce. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. Includes house salad.
Bistec a la Mexicana
Juicy steak seasoned and stuffed with bell or jalapeno pepper, onion and tomato. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. Includes house salad.
Pollo a la Mexicana
Chicken breast seasoned and stuffed with bell or jalapeno pepper, onion and tomato. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. Includes house salad.
Chiles Rellenos
Poblano peppers stuffed with cheese topped with a mild sauce. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. Includes house salad.
Fajitas de Res
Arrachera sauteed with bell pepper, onion and tomato. Served with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. Includes house salad.
Order of Birria
An order of birria accompanied by rice, beans, and your choice of tortillas
Combinaciones (Combinations)
1. Taco, Tostada y Quesadilla Combo
Served with rice and beans.
2. Three Tacos Dinner Combo
Served with rice and beans.
3. Sope, Taco and Quesadilla Combo
Served with rice and beans.
4. Enchilada, Gordita and Taco Combo
Served with rice and beans.
5. Three Meat Quesadilla Dinner Combo
Served with rice and beans.
6. Burrito Suizo Dinner Combo
Served with rice and beans.
7. Chimichanga Dinner Combo
Served with rice and beans.
Birria Taco Dinner (3)
3 tacos de Birria with cilantro, onion, and limes on the side served with rice and beans.
3 Quesabirrias with consome
Order of 3 Quesabirria with consome with a side of cilantro, onion, and limes
Mariscos (Seafood)
Coctel de Camarones
Mexican shrimp served with avocado tomato onion cilantro and Limon
Camarones Empanizados
Breaded shrimp served with french fries rice Pico de Gallo and guacamole
Camarones a la Mexicana
Shrimp seasoned with bell or jalapeno pepper, onion and tomato. Served with rice and house salad, pico de gallo and guacamole
Camarones Rancheros
Seasoned shrimp topped with a mild sauce served with rice guacamole and Pico de Gallo
Camarones a la Diabla
The challenge seasoned shrimp sauteed in a juicy and hot sauce. Served with rice and house salad, pico de gallo and guacamole
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Seasoned shrimp sauteed in garlic. Served with rice and house salad, pico de gallo and guacamole
Fajitas de Camaron
Served with rice and house salad, pico de gallo and guacamole
Caldo de Camaron
Delisious shrimp soup served with onion cilantro limes and tortillas
Menu Vegetariano (Vegetarian Menu)
Flautas de Papa Dinner
Served with rice and beans
Gorditas
Poblano pepper sliced with cheese.
Enchiladas de Queso
Served with rice and beans
Quesadillas Dinner
Nachos Mexicanos
Burrito Vegetariano
Served with cheese, avocado, beans, sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes and rice
Torta Chile Relloeno
Stuffed pepper torta.
Chiles Rellenos Dinner
Stuffed pepper dinner.
Aperitivos (Appetizers)
Fiesta Platter
Small cheese nachos, 1 quesadilla, 3 falutas, served with guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.
Mexican Nachos
Crispy pieces of tortillas topped with beans, cheese, guacamole and sour cream.
Mexican Nachos con Carne
Crispy pieces of tortillas topped with beans, cheese, guacamole and sour cream.
Flautitas
3 small hand rolled fried corn tortillas stuffed topped with guacamole and sour cream.
3 Quesadillas
Served with lettuce and tomato
3 Quesadillas con Carne
Served with lettuce and tomato
Chorizo con Queso
Melted cheese topped with spicy sausage.
Salsa (Dips)
Guacamole & Chips
Fresh avocado blend with jalapeno pepper, onion, tomato, cilantro and a touch of lime juice.
Pico de Gallo con chips
8oz. diced jalapeno pepper, onion, tomato, a touch of cilantro mixed in lime juice.
Pico de Gallo con Chips
16 oz. diced jalapeno pepper, onion, tomato, a touch of cilantro mixed in lime juice.
16 oz. Salsa
Salsa con Chips 12oz
Acompanamientos (Side Dishes)
Cebollitas Asadas
Papas Fritas
French fries.
Crema
Sour cream.
Arroz
12 oz of rice
Frijoles
12 oz of refried beans
Arroz y Frijoles
Rice and beans.
Quesadilla
Avocado
Side of avocado
Quesadilla con carne
Bebidas (Drinks)
Naranja Juice
Orange juice.
Horchata
Rice water.
Zanahoria Juice
Carrot juice.
Jarritos de mandarina
(Bottle)
Coke can
Jarrito de tamarindo
(Bottle)
Sidral
(Bottle)
Sangria (Non-Alcoholic)
(Bottle)
Topo Chico
Mineral water bottle/ sparkling water
Sprite
Can
Diet Coke
(Can)
Jarritos de limon
Jarritos de piña
Jarritos de toronja
Jarritos de fruit punch
Coca mexicana
355 ml
Agua fresca de coco
Homemade coconut drink
Canada Dry
Ginger Ale Can 12oz
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Recent Reviews
Authentic, great service, feels like home. I had the birria quesadillas, al pastor taco, and orchata. Amazing, and had enough to take for later too. Lo bueno es que hablan Español tambien
February 2025
I’ve had so many chicken tacos in Chicago and this place is by far my absolute favorite! The chicken is cooked and shredded perfectly and they add a lot to the tacos. They are so kind and it’s always perfect every time. If I could give the chicken taco an award, I would!!!
March 2024
Loved the service by the young lady Miss Carla. The food was delicious and full of flavor. Everything was freshly made. The flautas de pollo, gorditas de carne asada, and the torta de milanesa were made and cooked after ordering them. Loved the food and seasonings that it had. Will be coming again to this joint. Highly recommend this spot.
Parking: Right in front, $5 for 2 hours of parking.
Parking: Right in front, $5 for 2 hours of parking.
February 2024
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