Mom's Old Recipe

5760 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
(773) 467-1009

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Enchiladas Verdes Con Frijoles De Olla
Chicken Fajitas
Chips and Salsa
Enchilada Trio
Rice and Beans
Shrimp Ceviche
Mole Sauce
Chilaquiles
Carne Asada
Sopapillas

Menu

Appetizers
Sampler
2 huarachitos, two mini cheese quesadillas, two mini chicken flautas and guacamole.
Shrimp Ceviche
Cooked shrimp marinated in a citrus lime juice with cilantro, tomato, onions and avocado/ Served with Small bag of chips.
Cocktel de Camaron
Cooked shrimp special tomato citrus sauce, pico de gallo and avocado served as a cocktail.
Guacamole appetizer
Made to order avocado dip. Served with small bag of chips.
Huarachitos
Handmade mini masa tortillas topped with green tomatillo sauce, diced red onion, cilantro and grated Mexican cheese.
Mini Quesadillas de Pollo
Mini handmade corn tortilla folded with your choice of chicken.
Mini Quesadillas de Requeson
Mini handmade corn tortilla folded with your choice of Mexican ricotta cheese.
Moyetes
Mexican bolillo bread roll topped with beans, melted cheese and pico de gallo. Add chicken and chorizo for an additional charge.
Nachos
Corn chips topped with Beans, three cheeses, guacamole, sour cream and lettuce.
Queso Fundido
Melted Monterrey cheese.
Pico de Gallo
Fresh chopped onion, tomato, cilantro salt and lime juice. Add jalapeno for an additional charge.

Soups and Salads
Tortilla Soup
Chicken broth blended with tomatoes and pasilla peppers. Served with crispy tortilla strips, queso fresco and avocado.

Enchiladas
Verdes Con Frijoles de Olla Enchilada
Green tomatillo sauce, romaine lettuce, red onion, sour cream, avocado, grated Mexican cheese. Served with pinto beans.
Rancheras Enchilada
Mild tomato sauce, melted Monterrey cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
De Mole Enchilada
Mom's secret mole sauce (chiles, chocolate, peanuts) topped with Mexican queso fresco. Served with rice and beans.
Enfrijoladas Enchilada
Mom's special bean sauce, topped with Mexican queso fresco and sour cream. Served with rice.
Enchilada Trio
3 Enchiladas, Mole,Verde, and Ranchero. Steak,Cheese, and Chicken.

Burritos
Burrito
Lettuce, Tomato, Cheese, Sour Cream and Beans.
Burrito and Enchilada Combo
One enchilada ranchera and 1 mini burrito with your choice of meat. Chicken, ground beef, vegetarian, chorizo, cochinita and tinga. Served with rice and beans. Skirt steak and shrimp for an additional charge.
Flautas de Pollo
2 crispy rolled tortillas filled with chicken, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, grated Mexican cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.

Tacos
Tacos
Cochinita Taco
Slow braised pork enhanced with Mexican spices, topped with a cilantro, lime coleslaw mix.
Acorazados Taco
2 open faced handmade tortillas, topped with rice and Beef Milanesa. Served with caramelized-onion house potatoes and jalapenos.
Shrimp Taco
2 flour tortillas topped with Mom's coleslaw mix and breaded shrimp. Served with rice.
Fish Taco
2 corn tortillas topped with a coleslaw/vegetables mix, pan fried marinated breaded tilapia and Mom's secret organic basil sauce. Served with rice.
Trio Taco
1 each: fish, skirt steak and chicken. Served with rice and beans.
Taco Salad
A tortilla shell with beans and your choice of style. Topped with lettuce, tomato, cheese avocado and sour cream.

Tostadas
Tostadas

Quesadillas
Quesadillas

Tortas
Tortas

Fajitas
Fajita

Chiles Rellenos
Chile Relleno Queso
A poblano pepper filled with Chihuahua cheese and topped with a tomato sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Chile Relleno Picadillo
A poblano pepper filled with ground beef mixture of potatoes, peas, carrots, raisins and almonds. Topped with caramelized onion cream sauce. Served with rice and beans.

Steak, Chicken and Pork
Carne Asada
9 oz. grilled Skirt Steak, served with our house potatoes, rice, beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Tampiquena
9 oz. grilled skirt steak, a cheese enchilada with mole, house potatoes, rice and beans.
Combination Plate
5 oz. grilled skirt steak, one chile relleno cheese, one chicken enchilada with mole. Served with rice and beans.
Mar y Tierra
Surf and turf. 9 oz. grilled skirt steak and 3 shrimp served with your choice of either Diablo, Ajillo, tequila cilantro garlic butter sauce . Served with house potatoes, rice and beans.
Pollo en Mole
Grilled chicken breast topped in Mom's secret mole sauce (chiles/chocolate/peanuts). Served with rice and fried plantains.
Cochinita
Slow braised Pork enhanced with Mexican spices. Served with refried black beans, coleslaw habanero salad and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.

Seafood
Shrimp Ajillo
Shrimp sauteed in a pasilla pepper, cranberry red wine sauce, garlic and guajillo peppers. Served with rice.
Camarones Diablos
Shrimp sauteed in a spicy chipotle sauce. Served with white rice, avocado slices and a coleslaw mix dressed with sesame seeds and chipotle mayonnaise.
Garlic Tequila Shrimp
Sauteed shrimp in a tequila butter sauce, sliced garlic and cilantro. Served with sauteed vegetables and white rice.
Tilapia Filet
Tilapia sauteed in a tequila, lemon butter sauce, capers and cilantro. Served with rice.
Chipo-Tilapia
Tilapia sauteed in a spicy garlic and chipotle sauce, served over a black bean cream sauce. Accompanied with white rice and avocado slices.
Blackened Salmon
Accompanied by a chipotle coleslaw mix dressed with sesame seeds and chipotle mayonnaise. Served with white rice and avocado slices.

Sides
House Salsa
Refried Beans
Rice
Rice and Beans
Pinto Beans
Black Beans
White Rice
House Potatoes
French Fries
Plantains
Mole Sauce
Chipotle Mayo
Basil Sauce
Fresh Jalapenos
Roasted Jalapenos
Habanero Peppers
Corn Tortillas
Flour Tortillas
Hand made Tortillas
Avocado
Guacamole side (3oz.)
Sour Cream
Cheese
Sauteed Vegetables
House Coleslaw
Cilantro
Tomatoes
Lettuce

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Recent Reviews

This is some of the best seafood food I’ve ever had. Every item is perfectly balanced every order from the enchiladas to the burritos to the seasoned grilled peppers fajitas. Everything was perfectly balanced.
September 2025
Delicious. Standard Mexican fare which and also some interesting specials. I believe my shrimp was in a red wine and cranberry sauce. There was more to it than that and it was completely unique and delicious. My friend had enchiladas, delicious. The table tortilla sauce was unusual, quite unique and delicious. Margarita pitcher was poured strong.
July 2024
Mom's Old Recipe is a hidden gem where tradition meets innovation. Their steak enchiladas are simply unparalleled, offering a perfect blend of tender steak, flavorful sauce, and melted cheese that melts in your mouth with each bite. It's a dish that embodies the essence of home-cooked comfort and culinary expertise.

But that's just the beginning of the culinary journey at Mom's. Their salsa, served with crispy chips, is a revelation. It's...
July 2024

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Mom's Old Recipe

5760 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60646
(773) 467-1009