Uptown Taqueria

The cup of beans with the chips right when you sit down is a nice way to start off your meal. We ordered tacos, tostadas, and enchiladas, with lengua, carne asada, and chicken. All the meats were cooked well, and everything tasted great. The hot sauces are HOT, so chip-​dippers be aware.

Absolutely great people here. Topo Chico and true carne asada lives here! You can count on their hot sauce to deliver a punch and the seasoning hits a home run!
I’m from South Texas (San Antonio) where Tex-​Mex runs my life. I’m happy to say this place makes true Mexican tacos that even someone like me can appreciate.

Best burritos on the block! That’s saying a lot considering how many burrito options there are in close proximity.
Based on a friends recommendation we tried this place and it did not disappoint!
The carne asada was perfectly seasoned and tender. Same goes for the al pastor.
We’ll definitely be going back :)

Had a great experience at this taco place. Have been going to this location for a little under a year now and I have never been disappointed in the quality of their food or their service. The wait staff is very kind and accommodating and they really like to make the dining experience feel very welcoming. I would suggest their tacos. Their meats are succulent and tender. I always go into this restaurant with the mindset that I want to try something else but I always end up getting their tacos. Their Horchata is fresh made and compliments your entire mexican dish when it’s paired with some tacos.
I would highly suggest this place if you’re looking for authentic mexican cuisine.

I’ve been coming to this taqueria for many years now. I love that their food hasn’t changed much in taste or pricing. Their tortas, burritos suizos and tacos al pastor are amazing. They also give you chips and beans to munch on while your food is being made.
It gets super busy here on Sundays after mass since it’s a smaller establishment. Staff is always friendly and they always have horchata ready. I really like Horchata.

The steak tacos are awesome! I go out of my way to go to this place.

This is one of my alltime favorite Mexican Restaurants. I speek some Spanish, but Gringos are welcome either way. They’ve had new owners for the last two years, so the poor reviews should maybe revisit???
Try the nachos with Al Pastor, honestly DO IT!!!

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.

Good food and prompt service. Uptown servers their tacos with sour cream which would traditionally taste strange on a authentic tacos but tastes good with their recipe. Their green salsa is awesome, I consume half a bottle every meal along with several bags of chips.

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.

Uptown Taqueria is delicious. Their Molcajete Ranchero is suberb! A mix of tender beef with cheese and a sauce that has just the right spiciness. The service is friendly and very helpful. The refried beans served with chips is a nice addition to the salsas.

I actually like their food, but I generally order mexican for carry-​out, and Uptown Taqueria’s service in that regard is awful. I’ve ordered from them twice and both times something was wrong. The most recent time, I ordered food for three people and one of the dinners was not included. 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. Why do so many Mexican restaurants have people with almost no knowledge of the English language taking orders? I’d say that it’s severely limiting their success. Stupid.

Taqueria uptown
7027 n clark
This was our 11^th 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. 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. 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. 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).