I was born in Mexico City, grew up in Chicago and my favorite Mexican meal is MOLE. This is a legit place if you want to try various types of moles(green, pipián, poblano etc) . The Oaxacan cheese is amazing!

Great selection of Mexican items that hard to find just anywhere else, takes you back to your childhood. Yes, some items can be a little pricey but worth it if you want "something from back home!"

Wonderful shop with many cheeses, delicious ice cream, other treasures and friendly staff!

Let's be real: yelpers have a little fetish for any sort of mom and pop establishment, regardless of how good it is. There have been many times that I've visited such a joint with a five star rating on yelp and had a two star experience, only to look at the faces of the adorably sweet old couple that owns the place, and walking out knowing I wouldn't have the heart to leave a bad review. I fully expected Cremería La Ordeña to be such a place, but I was wrong. This place is five stars. I'm trying hard to work my way through Diana Kennedy's "The Art of Mexican Cooking." You'd think a place like Cremería La Ordeña, with its range of high quality, well priced ingredients specific to varying regions of Mexico, would be an asset on this task, but no. It's not. Why on earth would I spend 12+ hours making mole "the right way" when someone else has done that for me? This is not factory produced stuff that's been put in a jar - this stuff was made the right way by folks who have grown up with the cuisine and spared no expense or effort. And why would I spend five minutes over a food processor, taking little tastes, adding bits of this and that to balance the perfect salsa? Again, Cremería La Ordeña has done it for me. Several varieties, in fact. And their extra spicy salsa doesn't taste grassy at all, like many extra spicy things do. I love coming here and trying new things. I swooned over their nata, which is a Mexican version of clotted cream that's popular all over Latin America, and one day, on a health kick, I came here and decided to buy several kinds of dried beans. They have a ton of bean varieties. Despite being a small establishment, they have a rotating assortment of ingredients, so there are always more things to buy. I haven't found a Mexican grocery store I like more, and I don't imagine I will any time soon.

la ordeña all mexican produce dry chiles sauces fresh sour creme , chesees, nuts , moles and much more today i stop there and get dulce de chilacayote dry guamuchiles dry chorizo oaxaca cheesee thanks i definally back soon i feel like im in the mercado from my mexico lindo y querido gracias

Been living here for like 10 years and never been here why is the best Mexican store around the area I felt like I was shopping in Mexico coming back soon !

They have a lot of ingredients if you want to try cooking authentic Mexican food at home, and very friendly staff in case you have any questions. The bulk food items, including lots and lots of mole choices, are also interesting and delicious.

Cremería La Ordeña #2 is a really nice Mexican grocery store, many specialties including varieties of homemade mole, Oaxacan cheese and dairy products made in-house, maple pecan yogurt anyone? Homemade chorizo and morcilla, tlayudas, even chapulines (free tastes), which are roasted and seasoned. Some cool decorative stoneware pitchers on the top shelves around the store. It's a fun place to explore, and i'll be returning again for sure. This article put the store on my radar: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2014/03/10/thanks-to-cremeria-la-ordea-2-albany-park-is-now-the-mole-capital-of-chicago It didn't disappoint. The place was spotlessly clean, and the lady working here was friendly. Lots of unusual specialty items, they are really carving out their own niche which is admirable in a sea of mediocre taquerias and dollar stores. Check it out, you won't be disappointed.