El Xangarrito is a small, unassuming spot in Lincoln Square built around the cooking of Chef Noe. Regulars point to the mole sauce as the thing worth ordering, alongside flautas and enchiladas that keep coming up as standouts.
The room itself is tight and casual, the kind of place that reads as a neighborhood secret more than a destination — intimate, hole-in-the-wall charm rather than polish. That combination of careful cooking and low-key setting has earned it a reputation as a local gem worth the trip and the price.
The room itself is tight and casual, the kind of place that reads as a neighborhood secret more than a destination — intimate, hole-in-the-wall charm rather than polish. That combination of careful cooking and low-key setting has earned it a reputation as a local gem worth the trip and the price.