Taqueria Tayahua

This is always my spot for tacos, especially late at night. You will not go wrong with their green salsa.

Lomo steak tacos with homemade tortillas are my favorite!

Best taco spot this side of Pilsen! Their tacos «al carbon’ are a must try, full of flavor! The Huaraches are the best! also the papas a la plancha are a perfect side dish! Real authentic Mexican food! Never a disappointment.

I’ve got to say this is my favorite place for tacos. Always full of flavor. Must try are their huaraches and coctel de camaron. Been going there for years, always worth every bite.

S’AAAAAAABROSO! Came here two nights in a row. Meat is tender and fresh. Taco de lomo is delicious. Liver and onions tastes exactly like my Mom’s. I also recommend the house special, skirt steak with tomatoes, onions, peppers and zucchini. And they keep coming by trying to give you more free coffee and tortillas.

Hello? Is not like restaurat not good service the waitress talking and you used phone and have 3 times excuse my Check noting is not recommend guys the quesadillas not like thank you

I’ve only ever tried one plate from here and it was fantastic. I had the broiled chicken and let me say that it is absolutely delicious. It comes with rice, beans, tortillas (your choice of flour or corn, but I chose corn), sliced potatoes, and avocado. Every single thing on my plate was delicious. The chicken was wonderfully seasoned, a hearty portion (I ended up sharing it with someone I came with), and a fair price ($ 8−9ish bucks). This place is definitely byob, though, because their cocktails are horrendously expensive. The seating area looks much smaller than it is, considering there’s a narrow area near the front where you’ll find a menu posted on blackboard. To the back of the restaurant, however, is a wider seating area for additional guests. I’m always amazed whenever I come here, since I’m usually one of two parties eating here. It’s great and I wish more people knew about it!

Flew into Chicago from Tijuana last night and it’s like I never left Mexico. The tacos here are as authentic as they get. Mama Tayahua deserves a round of applause for sharing her delicious recipes with us. I literally ate here for breakfast, lunch, and dinner the same day and consumed about 18 tacos total (they’re not very big) and 5 micheladas. Will definitely be back, salud!

This place has one of the best tacos in the city. If you need lunch on the go, or a little treat after work, be sure to stop in a grab some food. One of my favorites is the quesadilla con huitlacoche — try it! Also I recommend the chicken tacos. All of them are prepared estilo Distrito Federal.

I love this small Mexican restaurant! The burritos are delicious and not overly greased up for the slip and slide contest.

The food and service is always great whenever I stop in! It doesn’t matter if it’s in the afternoon or late at night, everything is always on point.

I’ve been coming here since I was a little girl, my whole family loves it! I never really appreciated the taste until now that I’m older and hands down the best tacos I’ve ever tasted. Best huaraches, best sopes, best everything! This is definitely a great spot if you’re in the area. This restaurant needs more credit than what it has. I also order delivery and the guy is super nice. I would give this place 6 stars if I could.

Visited for lunch on a whim because it’s just over a mile from work. Ordered 3 tacos: chicken, veggie, and pork. I didn’t know what I thought they would put in the vegetarian taco, but it was basically refried beans and rice, with tomato, lettuce, onion on top. I had expected some vegetables in there, but it was tasty nonetheless. The chicken was so tender that I thought it was the pork one when I was eating it! Easily the winner of the 3. I took a good look at the pork taco before I ate it, because like I said, I thought I had just eaten the pork taco, and I’m glad I did. It was probably 35% pieces of fat and 65% pieces of seasoned pork. I don’t know if that is to be expected in a pork taco, but I don’t like eating straight up fat, so I picked them out. What remained was a delicious pork taco that was a little lighter, minus the fat, on contents than I would have liked.
I felt like the prices were good — for the 3 tacos and a can of soda it came to about $ 7. It didn’t take too long, which was nice since that would have cut into my lunch break. I’ll be back for tacos in the future, although I’ll skip the pork. I also want to try their quesadillas since the other reviews mentioned that they are made with corn tortillas. I have to eat gluten-​free and hardly ever get to enjoy a quesadilla outside my own home because they’re always made with flour tortillas.

THIS is the real deal. It would take my son to not only find it but he ranks it as the best tacos in Chitown. WOW. They have some authentic, unique varieties (cactus taco, corn mushroom enchilada) and it is delicious. The taco al pastor is PERFECT. I don’t know why other Mexican restaurants don’t get this right, but they do. Very tasty and tender with flavor. You really need to visit this place.

Depends — if the old man is cooking food is delish !!!
But it’s overpriced !! Can’t believe the burritos are $ 6, most places are 4.50!

So delicious! I just ordered through GH… Which I’m glad they are! Makes my life so much easier! I ordered sopes and they were über delicious! Tortillas are made fresh too! Two thumbs up!

This place has THE best huaraches!!! The owner is a dope ass dude too. Go eat here! They have authentic style dishes that you won’t find at your usual mexican restaurant.

Taqueria’s are my jam. In over 5 years of Unilocaling they’re probably my most reviewed category of business on this olé here site so I think I know my shit when it comes to cheap, delicious Mexican food. Since it’s down on 24^th and Western it hasn’t gotten that much love yet in terms of star-​age but let me tell ya, it’s gotta be one of the best burritos I’ve had in Chicago.
Perfectly seasoned carne asada with the works of lettuce, tomato, cheese, avocado, and sour cream all rolled in a warm, slightly browned flour tortilla. It’s as good as it gets for about six bucks. Also super noteworthy are the quesadillas which are made Mexico City-​style with corn tortillas instead of flour. It’ll change the way you order the flat tasty treat for the future.
There’s lots of street parking so it’s pretty easy access to this place that flies well under the radar. Feliz Navidad!

This is ALL that was left from a delicious meal of Tortas and Quesidillas! If you can see… we were on our third baskets if nachos!

Cute little place that’s actually much bigger than it looks, with more seating in the back. The prices are good, under $ 2 for a taco, with lots of fillings options. Good prices for burritos, tortas, quesadillas. They have meals which are pricier, but I’m sure it’s a ton of food. It’s easy to get a good dinner for under $ 10. They have breakfast meals, too. They also serve jarritos, mexicoke, jamaica and horchata. The staff is very friendly. There’s lots of parking on the street.

Checked in after a visit to 26^th, thought we’d try a local favorite. Fairly empty around 12:30 p.m., not usually a good sign. Greeted immediately and seated without wait. Without question, the chips sucked. Mostly stale and cold; greasy too. Salsa was decent, and helped with the less than appetizing fried tortillas. Fortunately, lunch was to the contrary. Veggie tacos were the tops, packed with avocado and all the trimmings. My buddy’s steak torta was massive, and one of the better he’s consumed. The rice and beans were a crowd pleaser as well. Menu is fairly extensive, fitting for the most diverse palate; a hard task in the taqueria world. Prices were market with plenty of daily specials. Tayahua got off to a rough start, they finished near the front by the end of the race. Worth a second try in my book. We’ll be back…