Evie's Tamales

This spare, Mexican restaurant makes some of the best tamales around. Spicy, but not too much. Chopped pork or chicken is jacketed with masa, a dough of ground corn, and then wrapped tightly in a corn husk then steamed. Dine in and take out available.  Set on Bagley, nestled among the larger, more ornate restaurants in Mexicantown, you'll find the unassuming Evie's Tamales. The restaurant is more than 25 years old and, of course, specializes in tamales. They also serve caldo, botanas, menudos and other traditional Mexican food. Evie's is a family-run, two-room restaurant. Patrons are likely to encounter locals and longtime regulars