El Taconazo Restraurant

Seems to have closed down permanently some time in the past month or so.
Head up, folks, this is the west side, not the south side. It’s not «the hood», and no fast food restaurant will serve walk ups at the drive thru window — they don’t want you getting hit by a car.
Anyways, Taconazo, though open late, is really not the best taqueria in the area. I’ve had stale-​tasting (or undercooked?) tortillas. The meat in the carne asada tacos is not very flavorful, and lacks the crisp-​on-​the-​outside, tender-​on-​the-​inside texture that I look for. The fresh squeezed orange juice is pretty good, though they serve it at room temperature.
Anyways, Tayahua is much better if you can muster up the courage to walk two blocks further south. El Chivo Feliz (the happy goat) closer to the pink line is better, too, plus, how often do you get to eat goat?

It was day one of Riot Fest 2015, the fest had ended for the night and Über was at 4x. A couple guys wanted food so badly they were hopping from one fast food location to the next hoping they would sell something to the hungry at their drive-​up window. In case it isn’t clear, they were walking up to the drive-​thru. Needless to say, but down in that hood, no one was entertaining that notion. So, to Toconazo we went. One of the guys had asked, does this place have a good rating? Someone responded, who cares. it’s the South side, Mexican food is better down here.
The place comes off as being «a la carte». If dining in, take a seat and wait to be helped with menus. After you’ve dined, approach the counter and tell them what you’ve eaten. Tabs are rung up by what’s been ordered and by whom. (I would bet some waiters get «stiffed» with some bills.)
I only ordered something because the rest of the group was and sitting outside wasn’t as comfortable. (I wasn’t much interested.) Didn’t check reviews but made my assessment off of the smells inside. (Also, I had an extremely satisfying al pastor burrito from Primo Chucki’s on the Northside, earlier in the day. Which was devoured around 2 pm and somehow, I was still content.) It didn’t smell too good inside. Weird smells in different areas of the restaurant. Ya know when a business first moves into a location, I expect that they call a decent maid service and bleach the shit out of everything. That’s what I expect though I don’t believe that was the case. Regarding the restroom, I wouldn’t use it even if diarrhea depended on it.
Food was edible. On some walls are food photos and I wondered whether we were ordering the correct items. You know, like maybe this place is known not for tacos but for menudo or stews. Everyone ordered something because the guys wanted to dine in. Flautas, tacos and guacamole. Chips and salsa were served on the house, I think. If not for the assorted salsas, this would be a 2 star review. When the guac hit the table, I was a little disappointed to see the same tortilla chips (from the bowl) used as garnish. After eating a bowl of okay chips, you kinda want something different. Ya’ know?
I ordered a lengua taco which was decent. The flautas were alright, though I would never order them again. from here. As said previously, food was okay just like the service was okay, except for a few items being forgotten or just, not addressed. The experience was meh, but by the time we finished, we got a Lyft fairly quickly and for a decent rate.
And that’s about it.

Went for breakfast decided on a ribeye steak 8:30 am might have been too early. But the next thing I knew I had a piece of rotten meat on my plate. Yuck smelled bad look like it was left over from 2 days ago, I couldn’t believe the waitress served it to me when I complained they removed the rotten meat off my plate and charged me $ 1.50 less and obviously I will not be back. NO tip and no return. Eek! Methinks not!!!

Their simply ok…
If you’ve had a few drinks and you want some ok tacos I recommend you come here. I love al pastor tacos but here their not consistent. One day their good the next their burnt the next their flavorless. I do have to say their tacos de lengua and chicken are really good. Their sopes are pretty good as well. Chips n salsa are good.

I visited Taconazo on a Blizzard day it was about a cool 65 degrees inside so i kept my jacket on.
I ordered quesdillas with steak on them. It came with tomatoes and lettuce with 2 small corn tortillas. The waitress came in fast but did not speak English (4 my anglo friends). She brought us chips and multiple salsa my partner asked for off the menu «crema» which was free and you can dip you chips in that also.
Food came within 5 minutes and was pretty good the steak is not grade A but will do with salsa on it.
BE aware the pastor and the steak are precooked so it may be dry depending on when you visit. It is obvious if you stand by the counter and watch as all the juices are dried out due to overcooking.
Parking is pretty good due to the fact it is located in a strip mall.
Now for the Minus
The washroom looks like a scene from a 1970’s slasher movie (piks provided)
Beware of the vagrants they pressure single women to give them change at all times of day.
So if you feel like not driving far and paying a little this is your spot.

I use to come to this place wen i was s kid. I use to love it. I went recently I have to say I won’t be coming back. the place was dirty. The waitress look like she had a pink eye. Just disgusting. Totally Ruined MY Appetite.

This is not as good as their north ave/​Pulaski location, tortillas seemed darker and mushy, salsas were ok but not as good as north ave., place was very cold and staff didn’t seemed to concerned on raising the thermostat. Definitely my last time at this location.

Yes I live really close to here and I’ve been here more times than I can count and never reviewed? Well all I have to say is that it is good food whether it be at 2 am or 7pm or even 12pm. I always order the taco dinner because for some reason that’s all I ever want when I come here. Expect Spanish as the first language but they do have some English servers, which means quality Mexican, enjoy!

Worst customer service I’ve ever had. The people sitting next to us got there after we did and they ordered and got their food before our order was even taken. When my mom tried to get the waitresses attention, the girl said something like ‘I’m busy’. Another waitress saw and came to take our order and we told her about the previous waitress’ attitude and she apparently told their supervisor cuz when the rude waitress came with our food she just kind of dropped the plates in front of us. I had my son with me at the time who was very hungry at that point so we let him eat and meanwhile asked to speak to her supervisor. I was REFUSED. I wasn’t allowed to speak to anyone, and was just told that I didn’t need to come back if i didn’t like the service. Then when i insisted on speaking to a supervisor to the cashier she turned away and said ’ I’m busy ’ and just ignored me. NEVER AGAIN.

This place has great Salsas! love getting chips and salsas from here. The salsa is well seasoned, and you get a good amount with the order. The tacos are great! love getting tacos from here I love ‘em! I really recommend getting tacos here, and the price is not bad at all!
I would give this place more stars, but the place to go eat there isn’t all that great. I recommend just for take out, unless you want to sit there to watch soccer, or novelas all of the time. Also, my fiancé found a hair on her quesadilla! eww… that was the only incident we’ve had so far, but we still go back to eat but weary of what we eat :-/

What I love about this place the most is the selection of salsas and the sour cream and chips. Perfect starter that will surely fill you up!!! Their chile relleno tacos are sooo good!!! Add some sour cream and red salsa and your in heaven! The licuados and juice is also good! Big plus they are open super late and a great late night option!!! Big plus everyone is always really nice! And smiley!

I eat here about once a month. I’ve lived in the hood for over five years, and always gotten good food with decent service.
To my knowledge they’ve been shut down not for health code violations (the inspection sheet is in the front window) but because they didn’t pay taxes.
Every meal gets three or four salsas and fresh crema and a bowl of chips.
Highly recommended, and like others say, al Pastor is incredible, but don’t limit yourself to just that.
BYOB, no corkage fee. Credit cards now accepted.

I never have anything bad to say about this place. The service is always awesome, and they always remember what I ordered from the previous time. Burritos are a nice large size and they don’t sell the mini tacos that I hate so much. Awesome place. The lemonade is bomb.

This is my new favorite place to get tacos. After living in southern california for 8 years and great mexican food places are found in abundance, moving to Chicago left me in a bad spot where I couldn’t go to any street corner and get a tasty burrito. I turned to Urban Spoon and found El Taconazo and visited them around 10pm for a late night taco craving. I was extremely pleased with what I had found. The carne asada was delicious, and the pastor was great. This is exactly what I had been searching for since moving. I will definitely recommend this place to everyone and anyone.

Hands down the best tacos I’ve had in Chicago. The complimentary chips and salsa are to die for as well.

THIS RESTAURANT WILL NEVER RECIEVE MONEY FROM ME AGAIN!
I REFUSE TO GO BACK TO A RACIST PLACE LIKE THIS EVER AGAIN!
I will give it one star but only because the food is good there BUT I have to say that I am still out outraged and shocked beyond words at how racist they are. Last night I went to eat there and an African American couple came in at the same as we did and they order to go and the cashier person took their order but never placed or charged them for it (basically becuase he wasn’t planning on selling any food) the couple waited for almost 30 minutes and never got their food! Finally they realized that they weren’t going to be served and they left without saying anything! They didn’t want to cause a scene but it was clearly noticable that they didn’t serve them becuase of their race because everyone that order to go and everyone in the restaurant got their food except them!

This is my favorite taco place in the area. The servers are always really nice, whether dining in or carrying out. Their homemade pico is out of this world, and if dining in, they serve this incredibly hot green salsa with pieces of avocado in it– yum!
They have NEVER messed up an order, and their food is consistently good. For some reason, the food and the service seems to be better with the evening shift.
We generally get tacos, and the al pastor, steak and chicken are all incredibly flavorful, delicious, and on point for their pricing. In the past, we’d had their carne milanesa torta (out of this world amazeballs, but no longer can be indulged in due to recently discovered gluten sensitivity), and their burritos are huge and delicious as well (same deal).
Pretty awesome, and especially good for the post-​bar crowd.

I dunno what the hours are, but I’ve only been here pretty damn late. Like, post-​3am. My friend talks me into it every time. This place might never close. Generally I just want to go to bed, but I order a torta al pastor. I’ve never tried anything else, cos as soon as I saw the al pastor spit, I figured nothing else would be as good. It’s pretty tasty, in a post-​3am sort of way.
Service is friendly, and maybe saintly all things considered. If you’re eating in (and why not, get the free chips n salsa, might just save you) a server will come to your table for your order. Cash only, but I think they have an ATM in there somewhere… get up and pay at the counter when you’re done.
I don’t really get the obsession with Mexican food being «authentic» — I really don’t care either way (and honestly, if it’s not Taco Bell, how is it not in some way). What people are really asking: is it good? Yeah, it’s good!

Finally drove out to Pilsen in search of good tacos. What a disappointment.
I went into the restroom to wash my hands before eating and saw a man leave the restroom in a filthy state before returning to work in the kitchen… I then checked in on Foursquare and saw 2 tips encouraging patrons to avoid this restaurant as it has been shut down multiple times. We took a bite (meh), reconsidered, and left… our food mostly untouched.

This place is Super! And pretty authentic.
After one crazy summer living in Cuernavaca, México, I fell in love with the City of Eternal Spring and its famous puerco al pastor. This joint is the first I’ve found in the United States in SIX YEARS that does al pastor the REAL way — on a spindle. ¡Riquisimo!
Al pastor is a kabob-​style way of cooking pork. Like the Greek gyro kabob and the German donor kabob, pork al pastor is traditionally cooked vertically on a huge spindle. A mexicano al pastor kabob is made of a hundred or more thin layers of marinated pork with juices dripping down the sides. A full al pastor kabob is the size of a small to medium sized billygoat.
For a look inside este paradiso, check out mis fotos.
I had chips and salsa, 3 tacos and waitress service, and my tab was $ 5.95 with tax.
P. S. You may want to be extra specific when ordering the Rib Eye Taco. My ribeye taco came with taste buds.
Cash only.