Having just moved to Rogers Park from Houston, Texas, I was very nervous about what kind of options I would have for Mexican food. It didn't take long to see all the Taqueria's along Clark. We tried this one, and have been very pleasantly surprised. The food is very good and fresh. The one criticism is don't dine in if you're in a hurry. While the service is very friendly, during my last visit we spent 15 minutes trying to get the bill, pay and leave.
Review Source:Stuck in the city for Easter, I went here for dinner as it was the first taqueria I came across in my neighborhood. Ordered the tacos al pastor and was instantly smitten. Light, soft corn tortillas, perfectly cooked pork smothered in onions and cilantro and served with a lime wedge.
If the staff doesn't speak much English, it's because the gringos really aren't the clientele. Another reviewer referred to the menu as "lackluster", and it's true that it's rather basic, but everything I've had here is good enough to stand on its own. It doesn't need bells and whistles and fancy gringo dishes no real Mexican would ever eat.
Instead of chips and salsa, they serve chips and bean dip (which is amazing, by the way, and I generally hate beans). Order a Coke and they bring you the can with a straw. Last time I was there, a table of guys were desperately trying to find a TV station with a soccer game, shouting channel numbers at the waitress (it was all very friendly, don't get the wrong impression). It's not fancy, and not meant to be. Just a neat little neighborhood taco joint.
Looking for a quick lunch today, and with about 6+ other taquerias on this block, we chose this one. Both of us had vegetarian tortas. They were decent, very light, but I kind of wanted more sour cream and cheese (at least they were healthy?). I liked their tortilla chips and that they gave you a little cup of re-fried beans to spice it up a bit. Our waitress was super friendly, and the place was very clean.
Review Source:I actually like their food, but I generally order mexican for carry-out, and Uptown Taqueria's service in that regard is awful. Â I've ordered from them twice and both times something was wrong. Â The most recent time, I ordered food for three people and one of the dinners was not included. Â I should have checked before I left the restaurant, but I was already late and I was charged for it, so assumed it was there.
Ordering is difficult too. Â Why do so many Mexican restaurants have people with almost no knowledge of the English language taking orders? Â I'd say that it's severely limiting their success. Â Stupid.
Given the infinite choices for taquerias on Clark, we always go here. Â Â Sometimes the chips are fresh, sometimes they're not. Â I do like the beans that come with the chips. Â They have a good vegetarian burrito, but nothing special. Oddly, there's another Taquerias Uptown in Andersonville, which managed to precisely replicate their lackluster menu. Â Why do we always go here? Â I like their awning.
Review Source:Taqueria uptown
7027 n clark
This was our 11th stop on our journey north on clark, between devon and howard.
As always we were greeted with a green and a red salsa, as well as some beans.
The chips were obviously store bought. Hard. Stale.
The green salsa, though, was high on jeremy's list of favorites.
My horchada was really good. It had a ton of cinnamon in it. One of the best, if not the best horchada yet on clark.
The atmosphere was fine. There's a diner counter along one wall. There was a tv on showing Mexican soaps. Occasionally loud Spanish-language music came on.
Julie and neal are experimenting with vegetarian fare, so neal had veggie fajitas and Julie had a veggie burrito. Both said their food was fine. A little boring. Just ok. Eh.
Anne had some sort of combo plate that included a chicken tostada, a chicken taco, an enchilada, beans and rice. The beans were good. Very beany. Anne really liked her chicken tostada, but somehow the chicken lost its mojo in taco context.
Jeremy got the tampiquena: a steak that came with with a cheese enchilada, guac, beans and rice. It was fine. Not as good as at la choza. Nothing to write home about. The guac was actually disappointing. Not enough salt. Boring.
I tried 3 different tacos.
The menu claimed that the pastor was their specialty. It had a good flavor. It was obviously marinated. Spicy and citrusy. But it was chopped, not pulled or carved off of a spit. That meant gristle galore. Yuck. And there was no topping. No cilantro or onion or anything.
The picadillo reminded me of taco bell more than anything else. It had lettuce, tomato, and a bit of cream on top. Not good.
And the goat taco was a real let down. We cook goat occasionally, so I know what good goat can taste like. This was not good goat. It was mostly just big chunks of fat. And when you actually got a mouth full of meat it was, well, boring. It was served with onion and cilantro but it couldn't combat the horrifying mouth feel or the tedious flavor of the meat.
After sampling several other options on clark I see no reason to ever come back.
One of many, many, many Mexican/Burrito Taquerias on this stretch of North Clark Street in Rogers park, there isn't too much about this place that stands out. Â But, the food is good, there's always plenty of seating, the service is fast and friendly, and if you're a soccer fan, there are several flat screen T.V.s on the wall with Spanish language broadcasts from across Central and South America.
In my opinion, the one thing that distinguishes each of the seemingly countless Mexican restaurants in this neighborhood are the chips and salsa. Â At this place, not only do you get the standard "green" and "red" salsas, but you get a small dish of warm re-fried beans. Â Seriously, a nice touch.
My favorites at this place are the steak burrito (with or without rice and beans) and the Combinacion (served with one taco, one tostada, one enchilada with the standard rice and beans on the side).
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