Hey Los Angeles Mexican guy here. I never thought of visiting Chicago. I know there’s a huge Mexican community there but it never drew my attention. My gf has always wanted to visit. After watching this, I’m so ready to book a flight. Thanks for sharing your town to more people such as myself, Adam and Jonathan. God DAMN the food there looks so good.
It's awesome to see Mexican culture recognized in Chicago a lot more these last few decades. Usually when people think of Chicago they picture Irish, Eastern European, and African-American. I may live outside the city limits now, but I'm close enough to Blue Island so I can still enjoy some great Mexican food. Man do I miss the ladies selling bags of tamales on street corners though.
never review tacos without Chef Jonathan! That guy is awesome, he doesn't just break down and describe the food perfectly, he goes into the art of tacos, the vibes of the restaurants and everything.. 10/10 review you guys!
Lol it's not it's dangerous and whatever is not dangerous is pretentious. The city is a literal manifestation of phrases and idioms like "polishing a turd", "putting lipstick on a pig", & "A gold piece of shit is still a piece of shit."
I absolutely love Chicago. I drove from Milwaukee to Chi for Barca birria tacos and Guanajuatos on Belmont ... my favorites! I will make those spots a must for my next trip.
Fresh Midwest ingredients, grains, wheat, corn, livestock, dairy, and fresh water from the Great Lakes. That adds to the over all flavor. Even with Chicago style Pizza same more or less ingredients.
Grew up (and still) eating en La International & it hits every timeeee😩 - a childhood staple. EVERYONE in back of the yards knows that’s the spot. Chef’s kiss 🤌🏻❣️
We have El Milagro tortillas in the Atlanta area, too! They are hands down the best store-bought corn tortillas around, with one exception. If you're lucky enough to go the Buford Highway International Farmers Market when they've made fresh tortillas, do yourself a favor and open the styrofoam cooler for a delicious tortilla sauna experience.
I love Mexican food!!! Living in Chicago with all the taco restaurants on each corner💕☺️ tamale and the vorn lady on the hustle every summer. Mexico in chicago is everything
Great coverage on the Tacos and you touched base on the different regions of Mexico regarding the taquerias in Chicago. But you missed the quintessential taco from Aguascalientes, the Barbacoa de res taco. Pacos Tacos.
new to this channel but i have been enjoying the bonds you share with every friend you explore food with. this is high quality, informative, sensible yet funny insights into places off the beaten path. you’re doing a great thing here young man, safe travels to you and yours and thank you for sharing your findings and recipes with us.
i gotta add, your friends, young as they are and i mean absolutely no disrespect, are all very knowledgeable, skilled and/or involved in your productions in ways that really make your show exceptional. i really enjoy the clean cut content here, i could and will be watching these with the family.
I've had mexican food in 5 states, and illinois hands down has the best Mexican food. I've had tacos from probably 40 different restaurants and have yet to have a taco I didn't like. The rest of the country is sleeping on illinois mexican food 🔥🔥
@@JasonAntunezSr.-tx1xl Chicago? Even you don't believe that. That's like saying California has better pizza or hotdogs than Chicago and New York lol stop it 🤣
Lol I’m from Chicago and I know how the rest of the country is uneducated about the massive Mexican community and food scene here for some reason, but even I can recognize that it’s real oddly convenient you just said “I’ve tried Mexican food in 5 states” instead of saying “I’ve tried Mexican food in LA and Texas and the Bay Area and NYC, etc… Your “5 states” could literally just be Iowa, North Dakota, Alaska, Hawaii and Rhode Island 😂 Saying “5 states” means Jack-shit.
@@Mac2095 we all know Chicago has a big Mexican community but we all know its nothing compared to what Cali and Texas have. Most people go to one restaurant and they rate the whole state by that one restaurant 🤣
This feels like an episode of Really Dough. The enthusiastic, energetic person paired with a no-nonsense, stern counterpart. You guys complement each other well, and I hope you create more content together in the future.
@@ChicagoTRS That's the funny thing most people do not realize how many Mexicans live here, they think oh cold place no Mexicans there lol. Hell it surprised me even when I moved here. I've had some of the best tacos in the parking lot after work made by my coworkers, they bust out the grill, a cooler of Modelo, a little bit of Vicente Fernández and next thing you know I'm 40% Mexican.
Mi papa came out of the army in 46 and was taken a train from Philly to L. A. ,well in those days everyone traveled by train, he and it stopped in Chicago..He was surprised how many countrymen, Mexicans lived here and decided to stay. Just to say , he was successful here , helped his brothers come here, and they all had happy families here.
Atotonilco's on 26th street is the first taco restaurant in Chicago west of Pilsen. Been going there since 1976 when I was 5/6 years old. Lived down the block from there. Best Al Pastor ever, milkshakes, rice water, and ham Tortas ever.
The last two times after COVID that I visited the service and quality seemed to have gone down. Rude wait staff and the tacos had very little meat. The one that's on 57th and Kedzie has never disappointed.
Your last video with Chef Jonathan highlighting the birria taco, was a great watch and introduction that led me to find them in my local community-my new favorite.
@@Hz5trey definitely one of the best for sure, BUT, try the steak tacos at Martinez supermercado on 33rd and Morgan. Bomb steak! But trust me, I LOVE Paco’s
El Milagro is the Heavyweight Champion of tortillas in the Chicago area. By far. Their corn tortillas are the peak quality for store bought tortillas. Flour is really good too, flour in general isn't my thing though. Everywhere I go they have a huge designated area to stock and sell out so fast. So cheap for the quality too
In my first visit to Chicago I only hit up Carnitas Uruapan for Mexican and it was the best carnitas I’ve had. I grew up on the west coast and have eaten some great food in Mexico but this was top-notch. Now I have more places to check out the next time I visit!
The first guy being chill was pretty refreshing. His food looks so good, I can smell the Birria through the screen. I really liked how he said you can eat it any way you want, I say this because one time I went out to eat tacos with my friend and he said "You really don't know how to eat a taco huh" like I was eating it sideways or something.
I love how three of the places you went too were all within a mile of each other haha. Pilsen is amazing, living here all my life, I have ate some amazing food. Two places you MUST try for tacos are Victor Bueno (cermak & damen) and Carniceria Maribel (cermak & wood, awesome selena mural on the side). Great video :)
Jonathan Zaragoza I just watch your video again in this taco tour that you did, I wish I could eat all those tacos in one day love al pastor , asada , tripitas from chaparrita one day I’m going to try to eat all in one tour and visit your birrieria estilo Jalisco saludos from North Riverside Illinois!!!
Zaragoza you rock with this taco tour and you started with my favor tacos 🌮 La INTERNACIONAL I love them ATOTONILCO is good but la INTERNACIONAL is the best love the lengua and asada, come visit Chicago and try them you won’t be disappointed I went with my friends and they went back with their own family!!!
Now I want some tacos, I’m glad that most of the ones mentioned are in the southside and we have the best in the city. Like 4 of the stops I tried growing up and man those tacos are super nostalgic
Such a great vid ! Dude you never fail! I just subbed about a month ago & tbh at the moment this is my favorite food vlog channel by far! Definitely hitting up on those spots next time I go to Chicago !
One. Awesome video and content. Two. I have been meaning to hit up Birrieria Zaragoza. And now I have to. So many great tacos in Pilsen area. Okay- I’m going to go make some tacos now. Con Todos
Hit tacos tequila for tripita tacos, not as wonderful looking as La chaparrita but most definitely really good. Make sure to tell them to chop small and make extra crispy!
Yes! La chaparrita is a hidden gem! I have been going there for 14 years, since I've been with my husband ❤. Try the agua de zapote and tacos de canasta 😍
Fantastic video and tips of the deliciousness of what is Comida Mexicana en Chicago! I appreciate this video and the recommended restaurants - all are fire!! My fam is from Jalisco so the next stop is Birrieria Zaragoza en la Pulaski.
Dude. There is so many great taco joints in chicago, you can never get them all. By the time you hit up another neighborhood, a new one in the one you just did, has opened. I got some gems if you want to explore
As a native Texan, growing up just north of the border, this is a trip I would PAY to go. My local taqueria knows me as one of the few white people ordering lengua and cabeza, along with esquites. Lengua is my GO TO, and the salsa verde, dude is exactly right, pairs so amazing with it!
Chicago is lacking in the Tex-Mex style. Most immigrants there are from eith Jalisco, Michoacan or Mexico City. If you come for Tex Mex style you would be disappointed.
@@IanRobinett I don't know I had it once on an Open face Sandwich forget the name you call it, but it is a big oval shaped corn masa base . Thicker than a regular tortilla. The lengua was kind of soft and mushy and maybe kind of springy, a little bit? Its Essence reminded me of liver. Ate it all but can't say a I'm fan of it or liver.😅 I'm going to give it another try cooked a different way later. I don't know, a lot of salsa Rojas and salsa verdes are not that hot, particularly salsa verdes. But then every now and then somebody gets a hold of some really hot batches of chili pajaro or habanero , or even jalapenos or seranos and goes wild with them and then your life can become painful 😲🤪😅
As a born and raised Chicagoan and from Little Village, I approve these tacos 🌮 And when you look like Jonathan you can go all over Lil Village and Pilsen lol IYKYK Thanks guys now I’m hungry
Nice to see southwest side chicago food content since most stuff is on the Northside or Downtown. If you guys do this again, maybe take a look at La Iguanita on Kedzie and Paco's Tacos on Archer. La Iguanita is cash only but damn it slaps. Paco's Tacos is probably the priciest tacos but they load that thing up.
My family came here from Nuevo Leon in the 1930s. Nuevo León Resturant in Pilsen burned down like 10 years ago. They were the oldest Mexican Resturant in Chicago. Pilsen had a lot of people from Nuevo León Monterrey. First Mexicans that came in the area were in Blue Island Illinois
Great recommendations. I enjoy visiting Pilsen for Mexican food. However, last week I found a gem located on west Ogden in Chicago. It is called Su Taqueria El Rey Del. I enjoyed ribeye, chicken and veggie tacos. They were fantastic -then I had a hibiscus margarita.
As a Chicago taco connoisseur, I can absolutely agree with your list. I would say La Chapparita serves my favorite tacos in the city ala Mexico City style. The tripa doradita and suadero are definitely goated. Birrieria Zaragoza is a legit spot as well, although I don't believe I've had their cabeza tacos. I do enjoy La Internacional for their portion sizes, but aside from that it is pretty standard. Carnitas Uruapan is a well known spot, but I always prefer to hit their competitor in Pilsen, Don Pedro's, since I know the owner. Shoutout to Magdalena! Honorable mention to Los Altos de Jalisco for their cachete and cabeza, and Minna's Restaurant for their homemade masa and delicious food. Plenty of good spots in the suburbs too!
7:08 NOT JUST TACOS. TORTAS, ENCHILADAS, TOSTADAS, GORDITAS, SOPES , BURRITOS, CHILE RELLENOS, GUISADOS , ETCETERA. and my favorite Arroz con Pollo in brown Mole
I need to know every song that was played in this because I can run, sit in traffic, ride my bike and enjoy the summer weather with these tunes. Enjoy the food and music with loved ones is always the best.
You should go to random cities where people just do NOT expect a taco scene. Somewhere like Boston. I would not expect them to have any decent mexican food so if you find it I'm sure all of us would love to see it. I just subscribed after this video!
Hey Los Angeles Mexican guy here. I never thought of visiting Chicago. I know there’s a huge Mexican community there but it never drew my attention. My gf has always wanted to visit. After watching this, I’m so ready to book a flight. Thanks for sharing your town to more people such as myself, Adam and Jonathan. God DAMN the food there looks so good.
Chicago is full of culture and and cuisines from all over the world. Beware as a Latino gang culture here no joke 👀
the only places i go on earth to eat legit tacos are Central America and Chicago.
@@agustinperez1107im in Chicago too if you go looking for trouble you will find it use common sense
I want to visit LA for the Mexican food lol. You should visit Chicago we have great Mexican food and other food too.
Heck yeah dude! Enjoy.
The fire hydrant going off in the middle of the street is as Chicago as you can get 😂
So Chicago!!!!😂❤
I was just wondering if this was a Chicago thing!
Summertime Chi!
A free water park and car wash in one!
This was some next-level PBS style shit! Loved the deep dive. Fun to see Jonathan share his passion and knowledge, too. MORE TACOS.
That's high praise. One of my favorite food shows was on PBS years ago and it helped spark my interest in cooking. Thank you. 🫡🫡🫡
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Awesomely great in Chicago tacos
We are the best in Mexican food
And ALL on the South Side!!! Hell yeah!
Yeppp. Even the south burbs have fire taco places. The Chicagoland area has the second largest Mexican population in America
you can drive down 47th and branch off a few blocks and hit half these spots
Which means there are zero tacos on the north side, I guess.
There are tacos in the North side, nothing worth mentioning though.
South siders are like New Yorkers of Chicago. Too scared leave their 8 block radius but claim they have the best of everything. 😂
Thank you for showing everyone how Chicago gets down with some of the best Mexican food in the country ‼️
It's awesome to see Mexican culture recognized in Chicago a lot more these last few decades. Usually when people think of Chicago they picture Irish, Eastern European, and African-American. I may live outside the city limits now, but I'm close enough to Blue Island so I can still enjoy some great Mexican food. Man do I miss the ladies selling bags of tamales on street corners though.
The Best*
Facts. Best I've ever had.
Being a Mexican Chicagoan, we pride ourselves on our tacos. You hit all the best spots! Gained a new subscriber today. Viva Mexico cabrones!!!
And thank you guys. I love Chicago food. Yall know how to cook everything top notch.
Been going to “La international” since I was a baby. I’m 27 now 🥲 honestly one of the best taco spot in Chicago for sure!
I agree bro
Definitely
Agreed, they are the best!
The tacos from my hood, miss my city 🥲
never review tacos without Chef Jonathan! That guy is awesome, he doesn't just break down and describe the food perfectly, he goes into the art of tacos, the vibes of the restaurants and everything.. 10/10 review you guys!
Chef Johnathan is really great as an ambassador of Mexican culture in Chicago.
I'd love to see this become a monthly special. Tacos are something I can never get enough of, and Chicago's scene seems absolutely amazing!
It is 🍻
Lol it's not it's dangerous and whatever is not dangerous is pretentious. The city is a literal manifestation of phrases and idioms like "polishing a turd", "putting lipstick on a pig", & "A gold piece of shit is still a piece of shit."
Zaragoza is the goat. He’s very knowledgeable and would love to see him back again!
literally
@@AdamWittI see what you did there homie 👉
As you were standing in that alley, I thought, "That alley looks familiar."
I knew it exactly after a few seconds.
Chicagoan for over 50 years.
Same i been to all those places😂
I grew up smoking weed and playing basketball in that alley and running away from drive bys lol. Good fucking times
Your right on 48th and Pulaski😭😭
Lived in Chicago for 12 years.. this made me my heart happy. You both made this from your heart. Made me feel like things will be ok☺️☺️
I absolutely love Chicago. I drove from Milwaukee to Chi for Barca birria tacos and Guanajuatos on Belmont ... my favorites!
I will make those spots a must for my next trip.
Any spots you recommend from Milwaukee?
Chicago has tacos that can rival those from any other city. So happy to have gone to each of these places featured.
They have plenty of average taco stands too. You have to know where to go.
Fresh Midwest ingredients, grains, wheat, corn, livestock, dairy, and fresh water from the Great Lakes. That adds to the over all flavor. Even with Chicago style Pizza same more or less ingredients.
California still takes the crown not just for Mexican but for Asian & Mediterranean foods
Chicago has authentic Mexicans, ergo authentic Mexican foods.
Now I really want to just go to Chicago and eat tacos, wow!
As a Chicagoan I’m so grateful and blessed to be from the best city ever. God bless y’all
Grew up (and still) eating en La International & it hits every timeeee😩 - a childhood staple.
EVERYONE in back of the yards knows that’s the spot. Chef’s kiss 🤌🏻❣️
This man knows his tacos. Those are all legit spots and the city’s best. Great video.
Chicago has the best food PERIOD. Nobody beats us we literally have everything
Exactly! Some people just don’t get it, but Chicago is fire in all foods!
LA >
NYC >
Shhhieet even Austin Texas 🥱🥱
@@ericktellez7632you haven’t even been to half these places 😂
Nah ... Mexican food even Milwaukee has y'all beat. Stick to pizza
@@RastaFariRic you high asl if you believe that. Y’all ain’t even in the conversation. 😂
this type of genuine and informative content is why I come to youtube. Kudos Adam
t.y. :)
How is this geniune? He is friends with the restaurant ownner, no way he will tell him the truth about his tacos
When I lived in Chicago my first stop picking people up from midway was always La Internacional. Back of the Yards!!!
We have El Milagro tortillas in the Atlanta area, too! They are hands down the best store-bought corn tortillas around, with one exception.
If you're lucky enough to go the Buford Highway International Farmers Market when they've made fresh tortillas, do yourself a favor and open the styrofoam cooler for a delicious tortilla sauna experience.
Guy. This was one of the best food videos I have ever seen.
ty mate
This is 100% one of the top 10 food video that I’ve watched on RUclips. Stellar Adam
@@Marco-gl6wn thank you!
Great video. I appreciate the deep dive into the Chicago taco scene. I might have some stops to make aside from my local spots 👍.
This video was awesome Adam!!! I love the cooking vids, but definitely would love to see more stuff like this as well!!!
As a Chicagoan for over 50 years, I approve. The info on diff tacos👍🏽. Now, I’d want to see a vid on Tacos on the N + NW side of Chicago.
No bullshit this might be one of the best videos you've ever posted. This was absolutely a 10/10, enjoyed every second.
Thank you so many people don’t know that Chicago has amazing Mexican food!
I love Mexican food!!! Living in Chicago with all the taco restaurants on each corner💕☺️ tamale and the vorn lady on the hustle every summer. Mexico in chicago is everything
From chicago but live in Cicero. Love me my tacos from atoto. But thanks for this list, now I have a list of places to try!
crazy you ate with the owner of zaragoza. They own the birria scene in chicago. Nothing compares.
I adore mexocan food so much. This video is so educational, and also made my mouth water the entire time.
Great coverage on the Tacos and you touched base on the different regions of Mexico regarding the taquerias in Chicago. But you missed the quintessential taco from Aguascalientes, the Barbacoa de res taco. Pacos Tacos.
I love Paco's Tacos.
new to this channel but i have been enjoying the bonds you share with every friend you explore food with. this is high quality, informative, sensible yet funny insights into places off the beaten path. you’re doing a great thing here young man, safe travels to you and yours and thank you for sharing your findings and recipes with us.
i gotta add, your friends, young as they are and i mean absolutely no disrespect, are all very knowledgeable, skilled and/or involved in your productions in ways that really make your show exceptional. i really enjoy the clean cut content here, i could and will be watching these with the family.
Thank you, sir! I appreciate that.
I've had mexican food in 5 states, and illinois hands down has the best Mexican food. I've had tacos from probably 40 different restaurants and have yet to have a taco I didn't like. The rest of the country is sleeping on illinois mexican food 🔥🔥
Nah SoCal has the best Mexican food in the country and it's not even close
Chicago hands down has the best Mexican food. L.A. and Texas slackin and y’all closer to the motherland.. pff smh
@@JasonAntunezSr.-tx1xl Chicago? Even you don't believe that. That's like saying California has better pizza or hotdogs than Chicago and New York lol stop it 🤣
Lol I’m from Chicago and I know how the rest of the country is uneducated about the massive Mexican community and food scene here for some reason, but even I can recognize that it’s real oddly convenient you just said “I’ve tried Mexican food in 5 states” instead of saying “I’ve tried Mexican food in LA and Texas and the Bay Area and NYC, etc…
Your “5 states” could literally just be Iowa, North Dakota, Alaska, Hawaii and Rhode Island 😂 Saying “5 states” means Jack-shit.
@@Mac2095 we all know Chicago has a big Mexican community but we all know its nothing compared to what Cali and Texas have. Most people go to one restaurant and they rate the whole state by that one restaurant 🤣
This feels like an episode of Really Dough. The enthusiastic, energetic person paired with a no-nonsense, stern counterpart. You guys complement each other well, and I hope you create more content together in the future.
People really underrate Mexican food in Chicago
Some of the best Mexican food in the country...around 1.4 million Mexicans in Chicago and the suburbs = great Mexican food options.
@@ChicagoTRS And plenty of average places. That is the downside to 3 taco stands on every block.
@@charlesfinnegan7930 With some effort we can pump that up to four.
Facts. I live in TX and have been to CA. Chi town hands down has the 🔥
@@ChicagoTRS That's the funny thing most people do not realize how many Mexicans live here, they think oh cold place no Mexicans there lol. Hell it surprised me even when I moved here. I've had some of the best tacos in the parking lot after work made by my coworkers, they bust out the grill, a cooler of Modelo, a little bit of Vicente Fernández and next thing you know I'm 40% Mexican.
Mi papa came out of the army in 46 and was taken a train from Philly to L. A. ,well in those days everyone traveled by train, he and it stopped in Chicago..He was surprised how many countrymen, Mexicans lived here and decided to stay. Just to say , he was successful here , helped his brothers come here, and they all had happy families here.
Atotonilco's on 26th street is the first taco restaurant in Chicago west of Pilsen. Been going there since 1976 when I was 5/6 years old. Lived down the block from there. Best Al Pastor ever, milkshakes, rice water, and ham Tortas ever.
wish I could I'd get jumped lol
It’s mad expensive tho
The last two times after COVID that I visited the service and quality seemed to have gone down. Rude wait staff and the tacos had very little meat. The one that's on 57th and Kedzie has never disappointed.
@goldenage773 that's around my crib never had it
And their juices!!!!
Been to Pacos and rubys at the flea market… best tacos I’ve ever had
LA pple don’t know nothing bout them “el Milagro Tortillas” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Best 🌽 tortillas hands down, Saludos desde Detroit primo
If it aint el milagro tortillas my daughters wont eat. 😂
Facts and atototnilco 2nd
I know the dude since he was a boy scout. Honestly, his whole family is cool as hell and down to earth .
Your last video with Chef Jonathan highlighting the birria taco, was a great watch and introduction that led me to find them in my local community-my new favorite.
You did it right international is #1!
1. Tacos de birria at Zaragoza.
2. Tacos de al pastor at Atotonilco.
3. Taco de asada at international
4. Tacos de carnitas at oa
Objective facts here
Love atotonilco
Great video, gentlemen, and good chemistry! I grew up eating at all these different restaurants! 5 stars!
I fucking love this video. My city, my neighborhoods i grew up in and thall the vest taco spots in the City hands down! This guy knows his spots!🔥🔥
Heading to Chicago in a few hours so I'll def be checking some of these places out ✌️
Respect on the places you guys chose. A lot of legendary low key places on here.
To anyone who didn’t notice, these are all Southside taquerias. South side has the best tacos in the city, far better than north side tacos
Bar. None!!!!
Pacos tacos, best in the south side. 773
I like the one on north avenue off Cicero and inos in oak park on Roosevelt
@@Hz5trey definitely one of the best for sure, BUT, try the steak tacos at Martinez supermercado on 33rd and Morgan. Bomb steak! But trust me, I LOVE Paco’s
Apparently you’ve never been to a Taco Bell Cantina.
Pacos Tacos on Archer and 43rd is and will be my fav taco spot
Owned by internationals folks
Pacos tacos is great but my favorite spot es el pastor near midway.
Fire!!!!
El Milagro is the Heavyweight Champion of tortillas in the Chicago area. By far. Their corn tortillas are the peak quality for store bought tortillas. Flour is really good too, flour in general isn't my thing though. Everywhere I go they have a huge designated area to stock and sell out so fast. So cheap for the quality too
In my first visit to Chicago I only hit up Carnitas Uruapan for Mexican and it was the best carnitas I’ve had. I grew up on the west coast and have eaten some great food in Mexico but this was top-notch. Now I have more places to check out the next time I visit!
El Asadero on Montrose was my go to back when I lived in the city. Absolute the best steak burrito I’ve ever had in my life.
They still are tops IMO.
I’m not sure if it’s the same as the one by Logan square…. Really enjoy eating there 💛
If you like that, you can go to la iguanita on the southside tambien si sabes sabes
@@3tree3 what meats do you guys recommend from these two restaurants?
@@realsikksounds the Arrachera steak
Dude has the food history of Mexico in his head plus the history of Chicago. Very impressive!
The first guy being chill was pretty refreshing. His food looks so good, I can smell the Birria through the screen. I really liked how he said you can eat it any way you want, I say this because one time I went out to eat tacos with my friend and he said "You really don't know how to eat a taco huh" like I was eating it sideways or something.
I love how three of the places you went too were all within a mile of each other haha. Pilsen is amazing, living here all my life, I have ate some amazing food. Two places you MUST try for tacos are Victor Bueno (cermak & damen) and Carniceria Maribel (cermak & wood, awesome selena mural on the side). Great video :)
love the video man. Moved out here not to long ago from cali. I was looking for some good mexican food. I need to try all these places.
🫡🫡🫡
Sick ass video. Keep Chicago up there when it comes to food diversity and quality !
Jonathan Zaragoza I just watch your video again in this taco tour that you did, I wish I could eat all those tacos in one day love al pastor , asada , tripitas from chaparrita one day I’m going to try to eat all in one tour and visit your birrieria estilo Jalisco saludos from North Riverside Illinois!!!
Zaragoza you rock with this taco tour and you started with my favor tacos 🌮 La INTERNACIONAL I love them ATOTONILCO is good but la INTERNACIONAL is the best love the lengua and asada, come visit Chicago and try them you won’t be disappointed I went with my friends and they went back with their own family!!!
Now I want some tacos, I’m glad that most of the ones mentioned are in the southside and we have the best in the city. Like 4 of the stops I tried growing up and man those tacos are super nostalgic
Gotta hit some of these places!!!
This video reminded me of my childhood in Chicago . I’m amazed how authentic this was!
Jonathan= Mexican version of Ron Jeremy😂
@goatboyintl
I mean I guess. I think I’m cuter and my hog doglegs sharply to the left whereas Ron’s goes right if my memory serves me correctly.
@@goatboyintl 🌽 🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽
So true you know your tacos HI from Martha from south side of Chicago ❤
Chicago is highly under rated when it comes to food. We have the best food in the world here. No question.
Such a great vid ! Dude you never fail! I just subbed about a month ago & tbh at the moment this is my favorite food vlog channel by far! Definitely hitting up on those spots next time I go to Chicago !
thank you dood! Welcome.
Taco El Jalisciense on Chicago and Grand is the best!!! Especially the taco de pastor . Gotta try it, you won’t be disappointed
One. Awesome video and content. Two. I have been meaning to hit up Birrieria Zaragoza. And now I have to.
So many great tacos in Pilsen area. Okay- I’m going to go make some tacos now. Con Todos
This was a dope collab! I'm over in Wicker Park and definitely need to hit up a few of these spots. Cheers
Hit tacos tequila for tripita tacos, not as wonderful looking as La chaparrita but most definitely really good. Make sure to tell them to chop small and make extra crispy!
Yes! La chaparrita is a hidden gem! I have been going there for 14 years, since I've been with my husband ❤. Try the agua de zapote and tacos de canasta 😍
Fantastic video and tips of the deliciousness of what is Comida Mexicana en Chicago! I appreciate this video and the recommended restaurants - all are fire!! My fam is from Jalisco so the next stop is Birrieria Zaragoza en la Pulaski.
This is straight up legit! I'm so happy they are all on the south side too! Tired of these lists with all north side spots.
Dude. There is so many great taco joints in chicago, you can never get them all. By the time you hit up another neighborhood, a new one in the one you just did, has opened. I got some gems if you want to explore
As a native Texan, growing up just north of the border, this is a trip I would PAY to go. My local taqueria knows me as one of the few white people ordering lengua and cabeza, along with esquites. Lengua is my GO TO, and the salsa verde, dude is exactly right, pairs so amazing with it!
Chicago is lacking in the Tex-Mex style. Most immigrants there are from eith Jalisco, Michoacan or Mexico City. If you come for Tex Mex style you would be disappointed.
I would think that lengua maybe with some grilled onion would be very popular with older white ladies 😅😉
@@RRr-yl8zr LOL! Might be a bit too spicy for them. They def wouldn't want the salsa roja or salsa verde.
@@IanRobinett I don't know I had it once on an Open face Sandwich forget the name you call it, but it is a big oval shaped corn masa base . Thicker than a regular tortilla. The lengua was kind of soft and mushy and maybe kind of springy, a little bit? Its Essence reminded me of liver. Ate it all but can't say a I'm fan of it or liver.😅
I'm going to give it another try cooked a different way later.
I don't know, a lot of salsa Rojas and salsa verdes are not that hot, particularly salsa verdes. But then every now and then somebody gets a hold of some really hot batches of chili pajaro or habanero , or even jalapenos or seranos and goes wild with them and then your life can become painful 😲🤪😅
Understand that you may leave liking the Chicago Mexican food more than the one in Texas. Like a 99% chance lol
Huge respect to @AdamWitt for eating that taco de cesos and tripitas without chickening out.
I had to follow after that
As a born and raised Chicagoan and from Little Village, I approve these tacos 🌮
And when you look like Jonathan you can go all over Lil Village and Pilsen lol IYKYK
Thanks guys now I’m hungry
26th and karlov, representing
Ocotlan way better though
Great video; love how informative Chef Jonathan is
Awesome video, great tour, ive been to a few now i gotta hit the rest of em. Subscribed.
Omg that tripa (chittierling) taco looks soooo yummy!!!! Not many places chop the finely and make truly crispy!!!
New places to try out, nice! All these tacos looked top shelf!
Nice to see southwest side chicago food content since most stuff is on the Northside or Downtown. If you guys do this again, maybe take a look at La Iguanita on Kedzie and Paco's Tacos on Archer.
La Iguanita is cash only but damn it slaps. Paco's Tacos is probably the priciest tacos but they load that thing up.
Hands down all the places you guys went to are on my top 10 next time you come check out Maribel’s on Cermak and Wood
My family came here from Nuevo Leon in the 1930s.
Nuevo León Resturant in Pilsen burned down like 10 years ago. They were the oldest Mexican Resturant in Chicago. Pilsen had a lot of people from Nuevo León Monterrey.
First Mexicans that came in the area were in Blue Island Illinois
Epic video Adam, thanks for every second of it!
Chicago is known for Mexican food. We got the best Mexican food in the country…in my opinion. We also have the best pizza.
I'm definitely ely hitting up every one of these taco spots when I'm back in Chicago!
Great recommendations.
I enjoy visiting Pilsen for Mexican food.
However, last week I found a gem located on west Ogden in Chicago. It is called Su Taqueria El Rey Del. I enjoyed ribeye, chicken and veggie tacos. They were fantastic -then I had a hibiscus margarita.
As a Chicago taco connoisseur, I can absolutely agree with your list. I would say La Chapparita serves my favorite tacos in the city ala Mexico City style. The tripa doradita and suadero are definitely goated. Birrieria Zaragoza is a legit spot as well, although I don't believe I've had their cabeza tacos. I do enjoy La Internacional for their portion sizes, but aside from that it is pretty standard. Carnitas Uruapan is a well known spot, but I always prefer to hit their competitor in Pilsen, Don Pedro's, since I know the owner. Shoutout to Magdalena! Honorable mention to Los Altos de Jalisco for their cachete and cabeza, and Minna's Restaurant for their homemade masa and delicious food. Plenty of good spots in the suburbs too!
Don Pedro’s for carnitas and La Pasadita for the carne asada con salsa negra
Carnitas Uruapan is the best!!!
Their chicharron is unbeatable
I wish you could have shown them stirring the carnitas with a boat oar
chicago has the best Mexican culture and the best Mexican food 100%. And the most Mexicans lol. I love it here
Nice to see that place with El Milagro Taco Shells. Thats the only taco shells i buy for home. Corn and flower shells are both 🔥
music slaps, food smacks
7:08 NOT JUST TACOS. TORTAS, ENCHILADAS, TOSTADAS, GORDITAS, SOPES , BURRITOS, CHILE RELLENOS, GUISADOS , ETCETERA. and my favorite Arroz con Pollo in brown Mole
I need to know every song that was played in this because I can run, sit in traffic, ride my bike and enjoy the summer weather with these tunes. Enjoy the food and music with loved ones is always the best.
Chicago is the food capital of the US and no one can tell me otherwise. How lucky did I get to be born and raised here
Thanks for the reviews. I just ordered from taqueria Atotanilco. The tacos were amazing.
You should go to random cities where people just do NOT expect a taco scene. Somewhere like Boston. I would not expect them to have any decent mexican food so if you find it I'm sure all of us would love to see it. I just subscribed after this video!