It used to be one of my favorite taco places and these last couple of times I've been there their service has declined drastically. Yesterday I stopped by to purchase 1/2LB of carnitas cuz I only had $6.48 with me and because the lady (Herminia) served me a bit more 0.66LB than what I asked and my total amount to pay was $6.55, so for $.07 that I was short she made a big hassle and made me feel humiliated. As of today, I will no longer put a foot in this restaurant and suggest future customers to always carry enough change. read more

Paco's Tacos - Receipt for - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

For $5 bucks, their tacos are totally worth it!! Always filled with meat and never leaves you feeling empty. the rice is a bit iffy but that tacos themselves are to die for! Cooks are a bit off putting but overall you should have a pleasant experience! read more

Small taco shop off Archer that has bar style seating at the counter, nice enough little shop. I tried the pastor, carnitas and carne asada tacos, and they were all really, really good. High traffic spot at lunch but worth it, friendly staff and plenty to choose from. read more

Best taco place ! Everytime I'm in the area I have to stop! Really!!! If u are around u gotta go here! read more

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I finally tried Paco's after reading about it and hearing from a few friends they have some of the best tacos in the city. The place is about as authentic as it gets. Small little storefront with maybe 20 seats, most of which are diner style; it has a open kitchen. The menu is relatively small compared to most Mexican restaurants; they have tacos, tortas, burritos and toastadas, along with some self-serve carnitas and chicharron in the front. I opted for 4 tacos to go. They were ready quickly and I rushed home to try them. I got the carne asada, rajas con queso, pastor and chicken adobado. I liked them from most to least in that order, though I must say none of them were bad, but the chicken adobado was a little plain, and I have just had better pastor elsewhere. The carne asada is definitely the star of the show. They use a higher quality beef and season it liberally. The meat was super tender, very flavorful, not dry, and they piled it on. Seriously for $2.75 these are some big tacos; you will pay more for less and lower quality elsewhere. I ordered 4 and probably should have only ordered 3 for a full meal. The tacos here are generally a little bigger than the street size ones, and most of them are $2.75 each, which in my experience is cheaper than average. The rajas were unique as well, it reminded me of a chili relleno but wasn't as heavy because it wasn't fried. All the meat seemed to be of better than average quality, which I greatly appreciate even though I thought the pollo adobado was a little plain. They included two types of salsas. A very fresh tasting green one and then a more spicy brownish one. I thought they were both super good and also unique. Friendly service on the inside. This place gets busy but they are organized and expedient. Awesome, authentic spot for tacos on the SW side. Will be back for sure to try some of the non-basic options next time. read more

Paco's Tacos feature flavorful tacos, with very generous meat potions delivered to you at lightning speeds. Each taco is $2.40, burritos are $5.40, sodas (including horchata) are $1.50 all before tax. The carnitas, el pastor and steak tacos were delicious arriving on a El Milgaro brand double corn tortilla with onions and cilantro. Paco's packs on the meat, each taco and burrito arrived with mounds of meat leaving this customer very satisfied. There's counter top seating for about 25 guests but customers don't linger too long so seats open up fairly quickly. There were tons of take out order customers waiting by the register when we visited. Credit cards are accepted. One of my new favorite places to get tacos. I plan to bring more friends next time. read more

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I finally tried a lengua taco and it was goooooood! Got the steak burrito and everything was fresh and good. My brother and sister thought everything was fresh, but wished the steak had a bit more flavor. I think I'm gonna stick to the tacos here...... They were out of the al pastor when I went, but definitely want to try that. read more

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Pacos Tacos is pretty darn delicious! The tacos aren't the cheapest I've seen, but the price isn't really so bad considering how much meat you get on these suckers! I had the lengua, barbacoa, chicharron and al pastor. Unfortunately, by the time I got home, I couldn't really figure out which was which, except the chicharron, which is the choice I highly recommend. It's soooo flavorful! The others weren't bad, but they didn't stand out in flavor enough to even know which was which. But they were filling and delicious, and about $12 for 4 tacos, not too bad I suppose. I've always seen this sign in my neighborhood, but never had the gumption to try it till recently, and I'm glad I did. I will be returning to get my taco on! read more

By far hands down, the best asada tacos in the city! Been coming here since I was a little girl and have never been disappointed. The carnitas are to die for here too! Tacos so good, friends from the north side never mind taking the drive down south. read more

Best tacos around hands down! The amount of Steak you get is enough for two tacos. Make sure you eat it there they are best enjoyed with a cold bottle of Jarritos. read more

Tacos are delicious. Service not that good, my spanish is not great but, as a customer and visitor and someone in customer service i would expect them to have someone there who speaks english.. I at least try and speak spanish Love the ambiance nice to sit at the counter and eat.. read more

I love the fact you can buy Carnitas and/or Chicharron by the pound and grab the pieces you want. They make it fresh throughout the day. Their Carnita is just mouthwatering! Very flavorful, tender, and just a bit of fat to keep that pork moist. For $6.79/lb, it's not too bad. They do have other traditional tacos such as, Carne Asada & Lengua (also very good). $2.40 ea. Good stuff! I heard their Chicharron Tacos w/red sauce and Barbacoa are good there. Going to go back to give those a try! read more

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I have been going here for years. Love being able to sit down and enjoy my tacos. Prompt service and great food. Only draw back is the parking, so I make sure to park at the dollar store shop for small nessacities and then go to eat to safe on paying for parking read more

Paco's Tacos - One word= perfection - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

On 9/20 my girlfriend I and my daughter came here for the first time. It was only takeout because of COVID . We tried going inside and some Oompa Loompa shaped female worker told us only one of us could go in. We told her it was our first time there and we wanted to look at the menu like wtf?! She only let one of us in there . Worst experience ever. No other restaurant that I know is doing that. I will not be coming back . There were also other people there complaining about the service . read more

Excellent tacos and no they are not huge. So glad I stopped here as Chicago has great food options. Very quick turnaround and seemed to be just locals there. Definitely would go back. read more

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I've just had the worst burrito! I ordered carne asada burrito with everything, it looked pretty good when I got it opened, but when I bit into the burrito, It was the toughest meat I've ever eaten. It was so tough, it felt like I was chewing a piece of gum, not matter how much I chewed, it wouldn't soften up. I ended up throwing it away after 4 bites. Only reason they get an extra star is for their lengua tacos, they were decent. Hell, it tasted like heaven when I didn't have to chew for 5 agonizing minutes. And the salsa was pretty good. And they do take credit cards. read more

Paco's Tacos - The WORST buritto ever. - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Is this a joke? When we stopped in this past weekend 9/2019 after Aquashella to visit the in-laws, they asked us what we wanted to eat. The kids said tacos, I just wanted a burrito de carne ASADA to go. So SIL took us to Paco's tacos. Kids got tacos de carne asada and I got a burrito de carne asada. We get back to the house and open up our meals. Typical aluminum wrapping but once you unrolled it, WOW!!! we had enough meat in one taco to easily make 4 tacos. YEAH, it had that much meat. I was excited to open up my burrito. After a few bites I was thrown back, it was bland. No flavor just bland. I finished the first half and wasn't impressed so I begin to pick at the second half to see what was missing. Right off the bat the meat.... It was beef but more like beef chunks broiled to perfection, with 0 flavor. Just plain and bland. So, I steal a taco from one of the kids and check out their meat. Same meat, what gives? I want sear marks or toasted edges, this tells me my meat is ummmmm.... Asada. The sear marks and toasted edges give the meat that authentic texture. None of that going on here. I mean NADA! Then my SIL tells me this is one of the "BEST" taco places in Chicago for tacos..... So, I publicly apologize to every person from TX and CA that ever came to Milwaukee and criticized our mediocre tacos and I told them to visit Chicago for good tacos. I was misinformed and it turns out MKE mediocre taco trucks put up a better fight than Chicago's "Best" taco place. read more

I wish you could rate this place 0 stars!! Drove almost 30minutes in traffic to arrive about 8:45 PM and they were "closed." Posted hours are until 9PM. Why have signage if you do not honor it?! read more

Paco's Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I go up south from Rogers Park to get these carnitas for my family. They are the best in the cuty. Wish they would ipen a restaurant up north so I don't have to drive so far. LOVE their carnitas!!!!! read more

My family's go to place when we are in the city. They never disappoint. The food taste fresh and the service I quick. The ladies in the front taking orders have always been very pleasant. read more

Worth the hype? Don't think so. I was disappointed when j bit into my taco and it was so bland. The meat was tasteless and it took a whole little container of hot sauce to taste anything. The hot sauce was decent, nothing fancy. Not to mention over priced for such a plain taco, there's definitely better option especially in that area. The only reason why this place got two stars I must admit service was friendly and fast. read more

The meat on the tacos lacks tons of flavor and the cut of meat is super cheap, which probably explains why the tacos are larger than average. read more

Absolutely the BEST BURRITO I've ever had! & the the staff was so helpful & friendly. Small restaurant, more like a diner, but soooooo worth it. My daughter had the tacos & it was a bit "corny" but the meat had an awesome flavor. The chicharrones looked delish but didn't try read more

Paco's Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Classic neighborhood joint! Really nice sized tacos, flavorful tortas, and their carnitas and barbacoa are guaranteed FIYAH. Got a group of people visiting? Save yourself the hassle of cooking up a bunch of food to try and please everyone and just come pick up a few pounds of their meat and chicharrón, ask for extra salsas, get the Guac, pick up a few aguas de horchata, and prepare to watch your people stuff themselves with deliciousness. Your Mexican people will recognize the realness in the flavor, and your white, black, Asian, Indian, w/e friends will thank you for putting them on! read more

Tortas de milanesa, tacos de al pastor are so good. Al pastor have a great marinade. Horchata tasted fresh with hints of nuez.

Btw I'm salivating as I write this review.... Omg, hands down the best tacos I've ever had!! The place itself looks like it could use a big renovation but everything is spotless clean. I always get the carne asada tacos and they never fail to fill me up. When I'm having a bad day, I take a drive out to Pacos instead of eating ice cream at home. Yup, they are that good. read more

I ordered a "Rosca de tacos" and it came with no BABY JESUS!!! I called and the girl who answered gave me the owners number. I called the owner and he told me he couldn't do anything about it. That all he could do was give me the three baby Jesus alone and he kept laughing at me for what I was telling him. What was I suppose to do with then alone if the point was for them to get randomly distributed. I was very disappointed because I've been a customer for years! Don't plan on going there anytime soon. Very rude service from the women taking orders and charging. read more

Paco's is not your one stop taco shop, but damn, I'd never thought the day would come where I crave chicharrón tacos, but it's 2019. We still have an orange man in the oval office and here I am, craving chicharrón tacos. I guess crazy shit can happen. I had been confusing Paco's with another spot for years. I kept saying "yeah, it's ok, nothing amazing" and once I realized my mistake, we made it more of a priority to check them out. The steak was underwhelming. In fact, I only ordered it a second time because I thought maybe I unfairly judged it, but I've definitely had better steak and while it's been better the 2nd and 3rd time, it's easily a taco I won't order anymore. The barbacoa is also one I'm going to pass on going forward. Barbacoa is definitely one of those meats where I either love it or hate it, and with the boyfriend making some bomb barbacoa and having other taco spots closer to home, Paco's can keep it. The al pastor is ok. It's not bad, but it's not my favorite, either. I always like to get a chicken taco, because I'm a firm believer that places that make a solid chicken taco will have solid other tacos. Their chicken taco was pretty good. I've gotten it a couple times, but they have some others that are so good, the chicken taco has been put on the back burner, for me. Onto my favorites. The carnitas. Man, they definitely excel in this department. We live near Don Pedro and Carnitas Uruapan, plus the boyfriend has learned to make some pretty tasty carnitas, too...but I'll go out of my way for some Paco's carnitas tacos. So tender, so juicy, so flavorful. They hit the spot every time. Now, this last one surprised me. I was really hungry when we stopped in to grab some tacos for home. I really wanted to try a chicharrón taco, but I know better than to transport them. Most chicharrón tacos get so soft they turn to mush and the tortilla doesn't hold up well, so naturally, we shared one in the car. I WAS IN LOVE. With the taco, not my boyfriend. Well I guess him too, but more so this taco. I tend to favor salsa verde, so we tried it in green salsa. Next time we came, we tried the red salsa and while also very good, their salsa verde is slightly more flavorful, in my opinion, and if I had to choose, I'd get that one every time. I can put down 3-4 tacos though, depending on my level of hunger, so I guess I can get one of each and some carnitas tacos and be on my jolly way. I've also tried a carnitas torta. Pretty sure they don't put avocado on it, but it was still a solid torta and wouldn't hesitate to order one again. I've had a couple bites of a steak burrito. While the burrito was good, again, it was steak and I'd probably opt for a different meat, but I rarely order burritos from places other than El Milagro. Both the guacamole and rice were expensive for the portions, and they weren't that good. Guacamole is easy enough to make, but some places make some delicious guac, such as Asadero on Montrose. This is not that good, and it's basically just as pricey for a lesser amount. The rice was bland. Put that money towards more tacos and save yourself the disappointment. Overall, Paco's has some really great tacos and some really average tacos. With all the reviews raving about the steak, I'm surprised I wasn't a fan, but I'm definitely here for the carnitas and chicharrón. Oh, their horchata is pretty tasty. Not too sweet, not too much cinnamon and doesn't have that grainy texture that some places end up with. It's nicely balanced. read more

I recommend the al pastor tacos the barbacoa and the lengua tacos in my opinion they need a better salsa but it is acceptable.

Was last there three years ago. Now you have to place your order before you're seated and stand out front looking at the menu, if there's even one present. A Mai Tai was mediocre, at best, and served without even a napkin. It seems like the portions were smaller than before. Service was fairly good and friendly enough. All in all it wasn't much of a pleasant experience and it seems like they're cinching on everything they can while raising prices at the same time. read more

Best tacos in Chicago hands down, no need to look any further. I would recommend their carne asada, carnitas, lengua & chicharron en salsa verde. They serve pretty generous portions, I can only eat 3... read more

Paco's Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Best tacos that I've had in Chicago so far! I wish there was a location on the north or west side.

Muy ricos tacos, el servicio es muy rápido y el precio es el del mercado, definitivamente los recomiendo

Damn their food is good. Jusy moved to the Englewood area and the most important thing to me is access to authentic mexican food. wow meat is tender, juicy, flavorful. They super pack their tacos. Torta is a little small but was delicious. Decent size burrito too. Would recommend read more

Best taco spot I've ever been to. It was one of the suggestions I got from my friend that lived in Chicago for many years. I will go there every time I visit read more

Paco's Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

My top favorite al pastor tacos!! Can never go wrong and always hits the spot they got pricey, but people always line up for their tacos. It's a nice touch that they cook and prepare the yummy ness in front of customers. read more

The best carne asada around here! Love their salsa. If you're looking for authentic Mexican food , this is the spot.

I order a burrito and a taco in order to be able to review both items. I must say that they were both amazing!!!! I will definitely be back! Please make sure you have time to wait, lines are long due to Covid. read more

Tacos were ok, drove all the way from the Northside to try them, seen them on chicagos best channel 9. Not going back just not worth the drive. read more

Paco's Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The best of the best carnitas in IL !! Small place, great taste. Delicious carnitas, tacos, carne asada!