What a gem!! Stopped by for taco Tuesday only to discover they had fantastic taco specials!! All of our tacos were delicious! I got a large horchata, it was delicious!! They have plenty of seating, a TV playing a sports game and eve have paletas! I took a few home!! Our server was so nice and gave great recommendations!! read more

Taqueria El Primo - 2- asada 1- pescado 1- Al Pastor - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Being from San Diego, I was curious to check out the Chicago Mexican food everyone talks about. I went a spot near my friend's place and was seated quickly. The waiter was very nice and took our orders promptly. I ordered 3 chicken tacos and a side of rice. The rice was very flavorful. The chicken was seasoned pretty good but the meat itself was very dry. I had to use a lot of salsa to chew it easier. read more

Taqueria El Primo - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I tried carne asada, chorizo, and al pastor tacos. all the meat was dry and seasoning varied. Asada was most bland. I was happy with the tortilla and green sauce to add flavor. Friend liked his massive torta. Other friend liked his quesabirria. Consomme was meaty and savory. Horchata was very good, heavy on the cinnamon. Quality was a mixed bag but quantity for price is why I would come back. Service was very friendly. read more

Taqueria El Primo - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I repeat do not go here. They have been charging my card non stop and I have been on the phone with my bank because they are stealing money. They have stolen about $200 from me when my bill was only $37.72. Be aware. read more

Amazing food!! Super wonderful service!! We stopped in for Sunday brunch where we enjoyed the menudo and chilaquiles verdes. Both entrees blew away our expectations. And the table chips and salsa were so good, I took the extra home with me. Music was on the loud side, but it added a nice energy to the ambiance and my partner and I still were easily able to carry on conversation without a problem. Highly recommend. read more

Taqueria El Primo - Chilaquiles Verdes - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Awesome food great service. The tortillas are made from scratch Real steak on the taco's and burritos and everything is cook fresh with each order. read more

I'm a bit late to El Primo, like 10 years late and I'm also somewhat late to the quessabirria taco sensation. And I guess it's because I'm not really into anything goat meat related. However, thankfully, their birria tacos are made with really tender beef. 23 and Me states that I'm 4.8 percent Spanish and Portuguese but I'm like Rick Bayless when it comes to a sincere passion for Mexican food. So when I stumble upon a place like El Primo - my mind gets completely blown away because this awesome place is hiding in plain site, like a serial killer in the suburbs. The service was attentive and the food was tasty, flavorful, fresh and eye popping. No pandemic, anemic portions here and our tortilla chips were freshly fried, I got an entire bowl of consommé for my tacos too. I have to come back to try other items but I will come back for these tacos. I was reminded of Northern and So. Cal eating here, they're that good Ese. Oh, I forgot my beers and it's BYOB here and that's yet another big plus. Or maybe I'll bring pre-made Margaritas next time. ;) read more

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¡Los MEJORES tacos que he COMIDO! Probé la carne, el pollo y el bistec. Compré 20 y obtuve una oferta. Crecí en Phoenix, así que no es que nunca haya comido tacos mexicanos auténticos, ¡pero había el SIGUIENTE NIVEL! lo mejor mejor mejor The BEST tacos I've EVER HAD! I tried the beef, chicken, steak. I bought 20 and got a deal. I grew up in Phoenix so it's not like I've never had authentic Mexican tacos but there were NEXT LEVEL! The best best best read more

Taqueria El Primo - Tacos, beef, chicken, steak - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food at Taqueria Primo is always consistently good. It has become our neighborhood Mexican place for great tacos and other classics. Love their enchiladas. read more

The best tacos are here i love this place the staff the birria is soo good if i could pick one place for tacos its here no other places does food like this place not even the taco place next to them 10/10 read more

Best food and service EVER! I recommend this place if you want authentic Mexican food !

Haven't had a Torta for a very long time. For a small taqueria, I expected counter service. But they take your order at your table and deliver it without needing to pick it up yourself. It was not very busy, but there were still quite a few people there. Taqueria El Primo does not have a big staff, and they make everything to order. So, it took a little longer than I expected to be served, but the quality of the food was outstanding. Rather than rice and beans, I had their fries. Very good. Way too much food - food coma afterwards. I was very pleased and will be back. read more

Taqueria El Primo - Toluquena - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

When we moved from South Loop to Old Irving Park, we needed a new go to Mexican food spot that had great tacos for me and this is very specific, but also had alambres for my husband. This place is it for us!! We get the alambres which is steak, bacon, cheese and peppers and served with side of tortillas, rice and beans. You can make about 4-5 tacos with this dinner plate for $12.99. The taco dinner comes with 3 tacos, rice and beans for $9.99. You also get red and green salsas on the side. The green is a little spicier and red is classic FRESH tomato salsa. Order over the phone and your pick up order will be ready in 10-15 minutes! read more

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There are some many things to like about this restaurant! First, you can choose corn or flour tortillas. I love the corn but the kids like flour! Next, I like how they don't overcharge you for adding gringo standards like lettuce and tomatoes . The chicken tacos were all white meat and look good. The tacos were large and had lots of toppings, they weren't cheap with the avocado ! My only complaint was with the red meats. I agree with other reviews that The steak is more like pot roast , the pastor lacks flavor. It was still good but I was disappointed in the meat . I'll definitely give them another shot , maybe an off day read more

Good food, good service, nice ambiance, the meat was cooked to perfection, soft and tasty

I just moved around the corner from this taqueria and the food is awesome! I called ahead at lunch to pick up some tacos while my parents were visiting and they were ready by the time I walked over. The al pastor were my favorite, really tasty! Rice and beans are solid too, can't wait to try more of the menu. Everyone inside was friendly and the service was fast despite quite a few people picking up lunch. It's a smaller place but cute inside, we'll have to eat in soon! read more

Steak tacos were horrible!!! got delivery address wrong!!! Food arrived cold!!! Elote was made wrong!!! I was a regular customer now I will never order from them again!!! read more

Taqueria El Primo - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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One of the best damn effing tortas I've ever had, this one carne asada. A real discovery.

We just ate here for the first time tonight ! Nice place nice employees and on Tuesday and Wednesdays they have $1 tacos!!! That you can't beat! I got chicken and asked for only sour cream and cheese My fiancé wanted everything (steak)and they only put lettuce and tomato...he said and I quote disappointing!! But I was pretty pleased with the food from here and would like to go back every week for cheap and yummy tacos!! read more

Taqueria El Primo - $1 tacos! - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Really good quesadillas made by hand big enough to share whit someone else also really recommend the quesabirrias whit beef consome!!

1. They're open till 11pm 2. Rice and beans taste authentic 3. Horchata is pretty on point 4. Only one server, but efficient and friendly 5. Chips were a little stale (at 10pm), but the salsa, especially the salsa verde was delicious as well as the guacamole! 6. They gave us plastic forks for our rice and beans, but we had taco dinners so not mad about it. Hope that's not the case with traditional entrees. Overall the food was great! Filling and reasonable. Dare I say better than Lazo's... read more

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First time we came to this place. Good customer service, I personally don't like coffee but my cafe con leche it was on point. Our food was delicious. So happy we found this place. read more

Taqueria El Primo - Enchiladas Verdes so delicious - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I keep on coming back to this place because is really good yummy everything is delicious and everyone is so friendly ..

Sooooo....this was probably the worst Mexican food I have ever had. No, really. Theeee worst. The "steak" in the tacos and the tostada tasted like a dried out, low quality beef roast. The Al pastor was better than the steak but still not good. The tortilla for the tostadas were stale. I don't know if they changed cooks or something but I will never order from them again. read more

Taqueria El Primo - Al pastor tostada - It looked great but it was not. - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I ordered their enchiladas and let me tell you- if I could eat this every day without gaining 25 lbs I would! Their rice and beans are also delish! read more

Taqueria El Primo - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I love this place! This is our go to place for tacos and burritos. The food is delicious and the prices are low. Nothing more to say. read more

Taqueria El Primo - Feast your eyes on this fiesta! - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Food was good for the price. Watermelon juice was on point. But mostly Martin is a gem of a server. Would eat here again.

I had the steak burrito with extra beans ,lettcues ,tomatoes and sour cream. It was juicy the way I like it ! And for appetizer I had the guacamole with chips. You get a nice order and plenty of chips for $4 bucks ! And to drink I got the large Orchata wow it was a big gulp ! Mmmmm the food was delicious ! So next time I order I want to try the enchiladas plate ! And as for delivery I made my order at 4:47 pm he was at door at 5:10 pm. I'm like Wow that was fast !! read more

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I love their tacos! And when I tell u i love their tacos I mean it! Lol. I'm a taco person, tacos are my lifeeee! I get a taco plate ground beef w everything & add avocado! Def recommend read more

My boyfriend and I stumbled upon this little place one Tuesday just in time for Taco Tuesday. Clean place, good price, but taste just alright. A SoCal native, I've had some pretty bomb Mexican food and Taqueria didn't But pricewise, you can't beat the $1 Taco deals with just about every type of taco you can image: steak, chicken, barbacoa, skirt steak, pork, chorizo, avocado, etc. I found the tacos bland and unflavorful - just plain meat, lettuce, and onions. Their menu was extensive though and next time I'll try the chicken burrito for $4.99. Service incredible, very friendly workers. read more

Absolute assholes. Never again. The second time they've fucked up an order royally, our patience is spent. We ordered delivery from them in this apocalypse. We pre-added a 20% tip, since the weather was frightful. 10 minutes in, they call us to tell us they lack hot wings as we asked, and also orange juice. We subbed in carrot juice, and also asked for guac and chips ( cheaper then wings, no?). Our delivery was set to come between 6:50-7:05. It arrived at 7:25. The guy asked my fiance to come down stairs because he was running late.... OK..... in the minute it took my fiance to throw on a coat and get down there, he stormed up in a fit of rage, shoved the food at him and got going. Oh, and to top it off, no refund for the lack of wings! When we called and asked, the reasoning was " well we subbed in the guac". OH? OH??? In what hell is that the same value, jackholes? The point is, I'm pissed, I'm done, never ever again. read more

Stumbled upon El Primo on Easter Sunday when everything else was closed and seriously glad I did! We started off with their carne asada quesadilla which is huge and good to share. I ordered the chile rellenos dinner(2 chiles) and they were really good. They were different in the essence that they had a lot more egg on the outside than what I am used to nevertheless they were still very good. My brother ordered the shrimp cocktail and he absolutely loved it... the shrimp on that thing were huge!! I did also try a scoop of the cocktail and the sauce was really good (reminded me of shrimp cocktails I've had in Mexico). If you are in the area and are craving true/authentic Mexican food then def give El Primo a visit and you will not be disappointed! read more

This is a good option for Mexican food if you live in the area. I live close to Taqueria El Primo, so I would order from here if I didn't feel like driving. There are better Mexican restaurants in the city, but this place isn't bad. My husband and I ordered food from here. We each got a steak burrito and split a torta and an order of rice and beans. Their website is kind of confusing, so we actually ended up just calling our order in. The food is decent. The steak wasn't as fresh tasting as I would have liked, but it's overall an OK place to order from. read more

On a mission to try the many taquerias in the area, El Primo stood out due to a large number of high reviews on yelp at the time. Now the average score looks to be more in line with my below average experience. One afternoon I walked in and was the only customer in the place, and the kitchen wasn't busy. It took almost 20 minutes to get 3 tacos after I ordered them. I tried the carne asada, barbacoa, and chorizo, and they were all dry and bland without much seasoning. Disappointing. It happened to be $1 taco day, so I didn't spend very much to find out the tacos here aren't worth it. Quality and service are fairly lacking, and there are better options in the area. read more

We were only ones in the restaurant not long before closing, so our hopes weren't very high, but to our surprise was great! Piping hot n fresh chips, a great start. Everything had flavor, was hot, tasted fresh and authentic. Quesadilla larger than a football with tortilla that tasted like it was made just moments ago. Service good too. Open late in a neighborhood without a lot of dining options, so this place is A+. Can't wait to go back. read more

Great Taqueria, wish it was really open 24/7. Can't go wrong with dollar tacos! My wife and I have both gotten burritos as well. They don't skimp on the filling. Meat is always well seasoned and cooked properly. Horchata is delicious cinnamon goodness in a glass. read more

Decent food, but they don't know how to run a restaurant. They usually have their own big taco trucks taking up scant parking space, often right in front of the place. Also, hours are a guesstimate. (Don't believe the hours they have listed here! And their web site says they're open only Sat and Sun from 12 to 5 .... lol .... what kind of business owner would let that mistake stand?) They open when the family feels like strolling in. I just called on a Saturday morning at 10:15 and they told me "we just got in. we'll be open in 15-20 minutes." sigh. don't count on them, but if they happen to be open when you're hungry, worth a try. read more

I have not had anything on the menu EXCEPT the $1 or $2 tacos (the price is different some days of the week) but they totally fit the bill when that is what I am in the mood for. We usually order over the phone and go and pick up. Even with a somewhat picky eater in the house that demands "chicken only" tacos, the order is almost always right and the food can't be beat for the price. I wouldn't go for the ambiance, but there are usually plenty of tables if you wanted to eat in. Nice to have a good deal and decent food close by. And the people that work there always seem to be quite friendly as well. read more

Seriously the best Mexican a vegetarian could ever hope for on the NW side. The only taqueria I've found that offers grilled veggies on their veggie taco. YUM! And the Huevos Sopes? DELISH! read more

Ordered from here a couple times and each time they managed to mess up the order. Last time I was there I picked up the food, got home, and realized they were short several tacos! The girl was not only rude, but didn't believe me when I told her the order was wrong. She gave me the copy of her check where she wrote the order and she misread the a "7" as a "2." Also, I've never been to a restaurant where you can order pico de gallo where they don't give you chips! They made up for it by giving the missing tacos at no additional charge, however the attitude I received when I called them out on their mistake was unacceptable! In this economy, when good tacos and great service are not hard to find, I choose to spend my money elsewhere. read more