El Taco Azteca - Pilsen Menu

Avocado mixed with tomatoes, cilantro, freshly squeezed lime juice, salt, and black pepper. Topped with octopus carnitas. Served with chips.

Avocado mixed with tomatoes, cilantro, freshly squeezed lime juice, salt, and black pepper. Topped with ribeye carnitas. Served with chips.

Avocado mixed with tomatoes, cilantro, freshly squeezed lime juice, salt, and black pepper. Topped with pork belly carnitas. Served with chips.

Avocado mixed with tomatoes, cilantro, freshly squeezed lime juice, salt, and black pepper. Topped with tofu al pastor (VG). Served with chips.

3 sopes: Barbacoa (beef brisket), topped with roasted red jalapeno sauce, cilantro, onion, avocado slaw, and radish slices | Cochinita pibil (pulled pork), topped with habanero sauce, pickled red onions, and cilantro | Pollo en mole poblano (chicken with mole sauce) topped with sesame seeds, radish slices, and cilantro.

3 sopes: Carnitas de hongos (mushroom carnitas), topped with avocado sauce, radish slices, and fried-red julienne onions | Tofu al pastor, topped with arbol salsa, cilantro, onion, and roasted pineapple | Mexican-style soy meat, topped with smoked chipotle salsa, arugula salad, and radish slices.

Deep-fried turnovers stuffed with Oaxaca cheese and poblano pepper strips. Served on a bed of black bean sauce, topped with a creamy chipotle sauce, añejo cheese, molcajete sauce, and arugula salad.

Deep-fried Tiger shrimp turnovers, topped with a creamy chipotle sauce, avocado sauce, arugula salad, pickled red onions, and cotija cheese.

Deep-fried market mushroom turnovers, topped with avocado sauce, sour cream, cotija cheese, “cebollitas yucatecas”, and fried epazote.

Deep-fried turnovers made with sweet plantain dough, stuffed with "cochinita pibil" and chihuahua cheese.

Deep-fried rolled tacos stuffed with cochinita pibil (pulled pork). Topped with black bean sauce, habanero sauce, sour cream, cotija cheese, arugula salad, and “cebollitas yucatecas”.

Deep-fried rolled tacos stuffed with seasoned vegetables. Topped with black bean sauce, habanero sauce, sour cream, cotija cheese, and arugula salad | Made vegan upon request.

Deep-fried rolled tacos stuffed with mushroom carnitas. Served on a bed of Guerrero-style green mole sauce, topped with avocado sauce, black beans sauce, and chile de arbol sauce. Garnished with avocado slaw and “cebollitas yucatecas”.

Cheese Fondue made with Oaxaca and chihuahua melted cheeses and tofu al pastor. Served with 2 homemade flour tortillas and red molcajete sauce.

Cheese fondue with shrimp made with the rice of the day topped with avocado slices and molcajete sauce. Served with 2 fresh, handmade flour tortillas.

Cheese fondue with homemade Mexican sausage, Spanish onions, and jalapeño slices. Made with Oaxaca and chihuahua melted cheeses. Garnished with avocado slices and molcajete sauce. Served with 2 fresh, handmade flour tortillas.

Red adobo chile, black bean sauce, cactus salad, queso fresco, and sour cream.

Roasted tomatillo salsa, cactus salad, queso fresco, and sour cream.

Sauteed corn with serrano pepper and epazote, with your choice of chicken broth or corn broth, topped with house aioli, cotija cheese, and fried epazote. Served in a small bowl.

Farmer's market corn quesadillas made with a buttery saute of farm mushrooms, zucchini blossom, poblano pepper strips, kale, pickled onions, kale, salsa trip, and Oaxaca cheese.

Chicken-based, Puebla-style corn soup with 1 chicken leg. Garnished with chili powder, crispy hominy, radish slices, and fried epazote.

Made with hominy and green broth with chicken.

Made with hominy and red broth with pork.

Made with hominy and seasonal vegetables.

Seasonal fruit, cherry tomatoes, mixed greens, and toasted walnuts. Made with your choice of grilled tiger shrimp, grilled chicken breast, or grilled ribeye. Topped with a lime-cilantro dressing | Made vegan upon request.

Broiled pork tenderloin marinated with a mezcal and dry chile pasilla base and aromatic herbs. Served on a bed of roasted tomato sauce seasoned with chorizo. Topped with fried potato strips and chopped cilantro. Accompanied with a side of grilled zucchini.

Grilled chicken thigh served with mole poblano sauce (contains peanuts), topped with sesame and roasted pumpkin seeds. Served with a side of mashed potatoes topped with fried potato strips.

3 homemade corn tortillas rolled and stuffed with chicken, pork, goat cheese, or veggies. Covered with a sauce of your choice red sauce or green sauce. Topped with fresh cheese, sour cream, cilantro, onions and, arugula salad. Accompanied with Mexican rice and refried black beans.

3 rolled tortillas stuffed with your choice of meat grilled chicken, seasoned vegetables, or goat cheese. Each one is covered with a different mole sauce • The “Mole Rojo” sauce Puebla style is made with Guajillo and Ancho chiles, garlic, and a tiny bit of Mexican chocolate | The “Mole Verde” Oaxaca style is made from green tomatillos, ground coriander seeds, Serrano and jalapeno peppers, and roasted pumpkin seeds | The “Mole Rosa” Taxco, Guerrero style is made with Serrano, jalapeno peppers, pine nuts, white chocolate, aniseeds, and roasted beets.

Marinated baby pork ribs, served with a pineapple morita salsa and a fresh fruit salad. Accompanied with charbroiled corn on the cob prepared with butter and chili powder.

Deep-fried, egg-battered bell peppers stuffed with shredded beef on a bed of tomato sauce. Drizzled with asparagus salad, sour cream, and goat cheese crumbles.

Quesadillas are made with freshly-made tortillas, farm mushrooms, zucchini blossom, and poblano peppers. Topped with pickled onion and Oaxaca cheese. Served with sauteed kale, spinach and a salsa trio.

Grilled panela cheese marinated with a herb-aioli on a bed of stew made with roasted red bell peppers, organic potatoes, cactus, and a roasted tomatillo salsa. Served with rice of the day and refried black beans.

Yucatán style pork shank, topped with habanero sauce, pickled red onions, and fried plantain. Accompanied by a side of charro beans.

Mexican zucchini balls stuffed with seasonal vegetables, topped with goat cheese, and organic purple mashed potatoes. Garnished with arugula salad and Morita-tomatillo salsa | Made vegan upon request.

Shrimp fajitas. Accompanied with rice of the day and refried black beans.

Octopus fajitas. Accompanied with rice of the day and refried black beans.

Chicken fajitas. Accompanied with rice of the day and refried black beans.

Ribeye fajitas. Accompanied with rice of the day and refried black beans.

Veggie fajitas. Accompanied with rice of the day and refried black beans.

Sesame-crust, sauteed tuna, served on a bed of an asparagus cream. Accompanied by rice of the day, roasted baby carrots, and fried leeks.

Fresh shrimp marinated in citrus juice and tossed with red onion julienne, cucumber cubes, cherry tomatoes, mango avocado, and sweet and sour green salsa.

Charbroiled octopus served with a jalapeño salsa with roasted asparagus and roasted organic potatoes seasoned with fresh herbs, and roasted baby carrots.

Bacon-wrapped shrimp stuffed with goat cheese and jalapeño on a bed of a roasted red sauce. Served with rice of the day and grilled asparagus.

Sauteed tiger shrimp marinated with garlic and chipotle and sauteed with fennel and fried leeks. Topped with an avocado salsa.

Grilled octopus sauteed with fennel and kale, topped with our house guacamole, and drizzled with a mango habanero salsa.

Grilled, Alaskan salmon on a bed of sauteed fennel and kale. Topped with avocado chimichurri, fried leeks, avocado chip, and pickled red julienne onion.

Roasted Maple Creek Farms pork tenderloin marinated with pulque and pineapple. Topped with avocado chimichurri and grilled mango salad.

Fried chicken thigh, on a bed of avocado slaw. Topped with a chile de Arbol aioli, arugula salad, and queso fresco crumbles.

Featured on Chicago's Best TV for Best Pork and Best Taco | Marinated with Coca-Cola and dried peppers, topped with a Coca-Cola base sauce, avocado slaw, pickled cucumber, and jalapeño.

Marinated pork topped with Arbol chili, pineapple, pico de gallo, and lime wedges.

Yucatan-style pulled pork, cooked for over 4 hours topped with habanero salsa and pickled red onion.

Grilled, chicken thigh topped with Puebla style mole sauce (contains peanuts), fresh, homemade crispy banana strips, garnished with sesame seeds.

Choice rib eye tacos marinated with our special Michelada mix ingredients. Topped with habanero salsa, avocado chimichurri, queso fresco and arugula salad.

Chuck roll beef, marinated with toasted, dried chilis, special seasonings, and beer. Then, wrapped with banana leaves and slowly cooked in the oven for 4-6 hours. Served on your choice of handmade corn or flour tortillas and a side of consomme (beef broth) | Cheese +$2.00

Grilled, Puebla-style Lebanese-influenced taco with marinated pork topped with a fresh homemade chipotle salsa served on a homemade flour tortilla.

Beer-battered tilapia fish fillet, topped with siracha tart sauce, smoked red cabbage, avocado slice, and sesame seeds.

Oven-roasted vegetables, on a bed of guacamole, topped with chipotle hibiscus salsa, and garnished with deep-fried, crispy red onions.

Marinated soy meat mixed with red and green peppers. Topped with red julienne onion, arugula salad, avocado salsa, and vegan cheddar cheese.

Tofu marinated with al pastor sauce, mixed with red julienne onion, green peppers, and pineapple. Topped with fried kale, avocado slices, pickled red julienne onion, and drizzled with chile de arbol salsa.

Crispy market mushrooms, baby bella mushrooms, and shiitake mushrooms, topped with cactus salad, avocado salsa, and queso fresco.

Ribeye marinated with our special michelada mix ingredients, rice, black beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, and salsa.

Grilled chicken, rice, black beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, and salsa.

Ribeye steak, rice, black beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, and salsa.

Marinated pork, rice, black beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, and salsa.

Yucatan-style, pulled pork, rice, black beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, and salsa.

Market mushrooms sauteed with red mole sauce, rice, black beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, and salsa.

Grilled tiger shrimp, rice, black beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, and salsa.

Avocado, rice, black beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, and salsa.

Soy pork, rice, black beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, and salsa.

Beer-battered tilapia fish, rice, black beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, and salsa.

Marinated ribeye with our michelada mix, chipotle mayo, black bean spread, grilled panela cheese, arugula salad, chiles toreados (grilled jalapeno peppers), and avocado slices. Served with homemade crispy potato wedges.

Grilled ribeye, chipotle mayo, black bean spread, grilled panela cheese, arugula salad, chiles toreados (grilled jalapeno peppers), and avocado slices. Served with homemade crispy potato wedges.

Shawarma-style pork marinated with pineapple, chipotle mayo, black bean spread, grilled panela cheese, arugula salad, chiles toreados (grilled jalapeno peppers), and avocado slices. Served with homemade crispy potato wedges.

Grilled panela cheese, chipotle mayo, black bean spread, grilled panela cheese, arugula salad, chiles toreados (grilled jalapeno peppers), and avocado slices. Served with homemade crispy potato wedges.

Grilled chicken breast, chipotle mayo, black bean spread, grilled panela cheese, arugula salad, chiles toreados (grilled jalapeno peppers), and avocado slices. Served with homemade crispy potato wedges.

Yucatan-style pulled pork, chipotle mayo, black bean spread, grilled panela cheese, arugula salad, chiles toreados (grilled jalapeno peppers), and avocado slices. Served with homemade crispy potato wedges.

Grilled tiger shrimp marinated with chile pasilla, chipotle mayo, black bean spread, grilled panela cheese, arugula salad, chiles toreados (grilled jalapeno peppers), and avocado slices. Served with homemade crispy potato wedges.

Beef, chipotle mayo, black bean spread, grilled panela cheese, arugula salad, chiles toreados (grilled jalapeno peppers), and avocado slices. Served with homemade crispy potato wedges.

Lebanese-inspired grilled pork, chipotle mayo, black bean spread, grilled panela cheese, arugula salad, chiles toreados (grilled jalapeno peppers), and avocado slices. Served with homemade crispy potato wedges.

Avocado, chipotle mayo, black bean spread, grilled panela cheese, arugula salad, chiles toreados (grilled jalapeno peppers), and avocado slices. Served with homemade crispy potato wedges.

Beer-battered tilapia fish, chipotle mayo, black bean spread, grilled panela cheese, arugula salad, chiles toreados (grilled jalapeno peppers), and avocado slices. Served with homemade crispy potato wedges.

Soy pork, chipotle mayo, black bean spread, grilled panela cheese, arugula salad, chiles toreados (grilled jalapeno peppers), and avocado slices. Served with homemade crispy potato wedges.

Seasonal veggie-chipotle stew, chipotle mayo, black bean spread, grilled panela cheese, arugula salad, chiles toreados (grilled jalapeno peppers), and avocado slices. Served with homemade crispy potato wedges.

Refried beans of the day | Pinto or black.

Mexican, street-style corn | Made vegan upon request.

Charbroiled corn cob, prepared with butter salt, and chili powder. Served with line wedges | Made vegan upon request.

$7.50 | $12.00 • Grilled seasoned vegetables of the day | Add Protein Chicken | Ribeye | Shrimp

Whole beans cooked with onion, Mexican sausage, bacon, poblano peppers, and pico de gallo.

$4.25 | $6.00 • Deep-fried and crispy potatoes | Add Cheese

Seasoned and roasted padron peppers.

Mexican custard pie of the day | Coffee, Orange, Chocolate or Passion Fruit.

Mexican cake slice made with whole milk, condensed milk, and evaporated milk.

Freshly made tortilla chips cooked in a consomme of cochinita pibil with cilantro, onion, and chihuahua cheese. Topped with eggs your style, Mexican sour cream, añejo cheese, arugula salad, and avocado.

Freshly made tortilla chips cooked with a black bean sauce. Topped with asparagus salad, sliced avocados, and vegan cheese. Served with grilled seasonal veggies.

Very pink chilaquiles. Freshly made tortilla chips cooked in a spicy habanero and beets sauce, topped with melted chihuahua cheese, 2 eggs* any style, garnished with sour cream, onion, cilantro, and avocado.

Very red chilaquiles. Freshly made tortilla chips cooked in a tomato-serrano sauce, topped with melted chihuahua cheese, 2 eggs* any style, and garnished with sour cream, onion, cilantro, and avocado. Served with your choice of 1 breakfast side.

Very green chilaquiles. Freshly made tortilla chips cooked in a spicy tomatillo-serrano sauce, topped with melted chihuahua cheese, 2 eggs* any style, and garnished with sour cream, onion, cilantro, and avocado. Served with your choice of 1 breakfast side.

Eggs* are your style and ribeye. Served with your choice of 1 breakfast side: beans of the day, charro beans, Mexican hash, or seasonal fruit | Your choice of 1 carb: 3 handmade corn tortillas of the day, 3 handmade flour tortillas, 2 slices of wheat toast or 2 slices of white toast | Request Egg Whites for +$1.00 more.

3 eggs scrambled with chorizo (Mexican pork sausage) and smoky chipotle chilis. Served with your choice of 1 breakfast side: beans of the day, charro beans, Mexican hash, or seasonal fruit | Your choice of 1 carb: 3 handmade corn tortillas of the day, 3 handmade flour tortillas, 2 slices of wheat toast or 2 slices of white toast | Request Egg Whites for +$1.00 more.

Omelet made with cheddar and goat cheese. Served with your choice of 1 breakfast side: beans of the day, charro beans, Mexican hash, or seasonal fruit | Your choice of 1 carb: 3 handmade corn tortillas of the day, 3 handmade flour tortillas, 2 slices of wheat toast or 2 slices of white toast | Request Egg Whites for +$1.00 more.

Mexican omelet served with your choice of 1 breakfast side: beans of the day, charro beans, Mexican hash, or seasonal fruit | Your choice of 1 carb: 3 handmade corn tortillas of the day, 3 handmade flour tortillas, 2 slices of wheat toast or 2 slices of white toast | Request Egg Whites for +$1.00 more.

Vegetarian omelet served with your choice of 1 breakfast side: beans of the day, charro beans, Mexican hash, or seasonal fruit | Your choice of 1 carb: 3 handmade corn tortillas of the day, 3 handmade flour tortillas, 2 slices of wheat toast or 2 slices of white toast | Request Egg Whites for +$1.00 more.

Two eggs* your style, 2 cured, and your choice of 2 hickory-smoked bacon strips, or 2 pork sausage links, and 2 fluffy buttermilk pancakes. Served with your choice of 1 breakfast side and 1 carb option.

Strawberry-banana pancakes, 3 fluffy buttermilk pancakes filled with banana and strawberry slices. Topped with caramelized banana.

Carnitas de hongos (mushroom carnitas), topped with avocado sauce, radish slices, and fried-red julienne onions | Tofu al pastor, topped with arbol salsa, cilantro, onion, and roasted pineapple | Mexican-style soy meat, topped with smoked chipotle salsa, arugula salad, and radish slices.

Deep-fried market mushroom turnovers, topped with avocado sauce, sour cream, cotija cheese, “cebollitas yucatecas”, and fried epazote.

Deep-fried rolled tacos stuffed with seasoned vegetables. Topped with black bean sauce, habanero sauce, and arugula salad.

Deep-fried rolled tacos stuffed with mushroom carnitas. Served on a bed of Guerrero-style green mole sauce, topped with avocado sauce, black beans sauce, and chile de arbol sauce. Garnished with avocado slaw and “cebollitas yucatecas”.

Sauteed corn with serrano pepper and epazote, with corn broth, topped with house aioli and fried epazote. Served in a small bowl.

Veggie fajitas, accompanied with rice of the day and refried black beans.

Oven-roasted vegetables, on a bed of guacamole, topped with chipotle hibiscus salsa, and garnished with deep-fried, crispy red onions.

Veggie fajitas.

Tofu marinated with al pastor sauce, mixed with red julienne onion, green peppers, and pineapple. Topped with fried kale, avocado slices, pickled red julienne onion, and drizzled with chile de arbol salsa.

Crispy market mushrooms, baby bella mushrooms, and shiitake mushrooms, topped with cactus salad, avocado salsa, and queso fresco.

Market mushrooms sauteed with red mole sauce, rice, black beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, and salsa.

Avocado, rice, black beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, and salsa.

Soy pork, rice, black beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, and salsa.

Tofu marinated with al pastor sauce, mixed with red julienne onion, green peppers, and pineapple. Topped with fried kale, avocado slices, pickled red julienne onion, and drizzled with chile de arbol salsa.

Veggie fajitas.

Soy pork, chipotle mayo, black bean spread, grilled panela cheese, arugula salad, chiles toreados (grilled jalapeno peppers), and avocado slices. Served with homemade crispy potato wedges.

Veggie fajitas.

Tofu marinated with al pastor sauce, mixed with red julienne onion, green peppers, and pineapple. Topped with fried kale, avocado slices, pickled red julienne onion, and drizzled with chile de arbol salsa.

Refried beans of the day. Pinto or black.

Mexican, street-style corn served on a stick or a bowl | Stick $4.75 | Bowl $5.75

Charbroiled corn cob, prepared with salt and chili powder. Accompanied with lime wedges. Served on a stick or a bowl | Stick $7.50 | $12.00

Grilled seasoned vegetables of the day.

Deep-fried $4.25 | Crispy potatoes $6.00

Seasoned and roasted padron peppers.

Tequila, agave, triple sec, and fresh mango.

Tequila, agave, triple sec, and fresh passionfruit.

Tequila, agave, triple sec, and fresh dragonfruit.

Tequila, agave, triple sec, and fresh tamarind.

Tequila, agave, triple sec, and fresh cucumber.

Tequila, agave, triple sec, and fresh hibiscus.

Tequila, grapes, lychee, agave, lime, and grape liquor.

Tequila reposado, lime, vodka, cranberry juice, and Angostura bitters.

Tequila, freshly-squeezed grapefruit juice, lime juice, and homemade simple syrup.

Made with tequila, guava, cane, apples, prunes, Guayaba, caña, manzana, ciruela, “tejocotes,” piloncillo, hibiscus leaves, and tamarind. Served hot or cold. Choose “Pink” or Traditional | Available to go in a 16 oz. cup, 1/2 gallon, or 1 gallon • Available during winter season.

Beer of your choice and our homemade michelada mix.

A 24 oz house Michelada mixes with Topochico mineral water to pour with your favorite beer. (BYOB)

Roasted jalapeño, strawberry, tequila, freshly squeezed lime juice, and homemade syrup.

Tequila, fresh lime, mint, dragon fruit, and homemade syrup.

Tequila, fresh lime, mint, passion fruit, and homemade syrup.

Tequila, fresh lime, mint, fresh cucumber, and homemade syrup.

Tequila, fresh lime, mint, fresh hibiscus, and homemade syrup.

Tequila, fresh lime, mint, fresh mango, and homemade syrup.

Mezcal, campari, and vermouth.

Butterfly tea made with prolijo mezcal blanco.

Made with petunia mezcal blanco.

Coffee made with cinnamon and raw dark sugar (piloncillo).

Mezcal, campari, angostura, bitters, lime, and beer.

Mezcal, pink pineapple honey, lime, and hellfire bitters.

Made with tequila, guava, cane, apples, prunes, guayaba, caña, manzana, ciruela, “tejocotes,” piloncillo, hibiscus leaves, and tamarind. Served hot or cold. | Choose “Pink” or Traditional | Available to go in a 16 oz. cup, 1/2 gallon, or 1 gallon.

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6 beers of your choice.

6 beers of your choice, rimmed with Tajin powder, 12 jumbo tiger shrimp, cucumber slices, lime wedge, and Mexican chamoy sauce.

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Choose from hibiscus tea, tamarind, or horchata. Homemade, made from scratch. No artificial flavors or syrups are used. Agave nectar is used as a sweetener.

Rice and cinnamon drink made with soy milk.

Coffee made with cinnamon, orange, and piloncillo.

Mexican hot chocolate.

Fruit punch is made with guavas, tamarind, sugar cane, cinnamon, piloncillo, and many more Mexican ingredients. Served hot or cold.

Your choice of whole milk, 2% milk, soy milk, or almond milk.

Choose from the following flavors: Lime, mango, passion fruit, dragonfruit, tamarind, cucumber, or hibiscus.

Margaritas by the 1/2 Gallon and Gallon | Aguas Frescas by the 1/2 and Gallon | Mexican Ponche by the 1/2 Gallon and Gallon | Can Sodas | Bottle Water | Glass-Bottle Mexican Drinks.

Mashed Potatoes | Green Spaghetti | Green Salad.

Margaritas by The 1/2 Gallon and Gallon | Aguas Frescas by The 1/2 and Gallon | Mexican Ponche by The 1/2 Gallon and Gallon | Can Sodas | Bottled Water | Glass-Bottled Mexican Drinks.

Salsas | Tortillas | Garnish

Choose from: Veggie, chicken, steak, octopus, or mixed.

Choose from: Traditional (vegan) or with panela, octopus carnitas, ribeye, pork belly, or tofu (vegan).

Made vegan upon request.