Taqueria
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3 taqueria places in Chicago we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Chicago | Taqueria across every city.

The taqueria is everyday Chicago eating, densest in the Mexican neighborhoods of the South and Southwest Sides. La Chaparrita in Little Village is a beloved grocery-store taqueria known for its tacos de suadero and barbacoa. Big Star in Wicker Park shows the more polished, bar-driven version of the same form on the North Side.

Big Star ★ 4.3

$$TaqueriaWicker Park Bucktown

Big Star in Chicago is the One Off Hospitality taco room at Six Corners on Damen, with an outdoor patio, a frozen margarita machine and tacos al pastor.

OrderThree al pastor tacos, a frozen margarita, chips with the smoky tomato salsa.

TipThe patio queue is long in summer. The walk-up window pays out a perfectly good takeaway dinner in five minutes.

La Chaparrita ★ 4.6

$Mexican TaqueriaLittle Village

La Chaparrita in Chicago is the Little Village taqueria off 26th Street with handmade-tortilla tacos from a small storefront counter, run by the Loera family.

OrderSuadero and tripa tacos, with a sip of agua de jamaica.

TipCash only. The salsas at the counter are unmarked; ask which is the hottest and start there.

La Chaparrita (Little Village) ★ 4.6

$$Taqueria

La Chaparrita in Chicago is the Loera-family taqueria off 26th Street in Little Village, a small storefront the downtown guide books overlook for noisier.

TipCash only. The salsas at the counter are unmarked; ask which is the hottest, start there.

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