Chicagoist: Review: Tepatulco Mexican Worth One Visit

Benjy Lipsman

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:00:30 -0600

It's really too bad that someone who has so much talent in the kitchen cannot seem to handle the operations end of the restaurant business. I've dined in most of his restaurants over the years, and invariably the service has been slow, orders inaccurate but the menues interesting and the moles incredible.

L. Stolpman

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:53:45 -0600

ThisGuy - D'oh! Because I'm a putz and forget to list it sometimes which is...really rather necessary. My bad. Tepatulco is at 2558 N. Halsted.

Chuck Sudo

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:53:18 -0600

It's sort of what I expect from a Bahena-run restaurant. It's great initially, then the overall quality level dips off precipitously. It was the same way at Delicioso y Sabroso, before it was shuttered. It's almost as though Bahena suffers from attention deficit disorder; he has to have multiple projects going on. I'd be happy to see him sustain the quality level of one project. Oh, and the address is listed.

L. Stolpman

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:52:57 -0600

Peteypants - That was my general feeling; you hit it on the head. It was good, but not WOW.

ThisGuy

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:46:18 -0600

Why don't your restaurant reviews ever list the exact location of the place being reviewed?

peteypants

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:28:31 -0600

i was hoping you'd say the food at tepatulco made the spanish conquest of the aztec empire worth it, but doesn't sound like you were that impressed...still sounds/looks better than typical mexican food you would find in the northside. i'm too lazy to venture out too far from my hood.