El Taco Azteca

El Taco Azteca Menu

(773) 247-1103
2151 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60608

Appetizers


Flautas
$9.00
3 deep-fried rolled tacos stuffed with your choice of chicken tinga, cochinita pibil (pulled pork), or seasonal vegetables. Topped with black bean sauce, habanero sauce cour cream, cotija cheese, and arugula salad. Made vegan upon request.
Empanadas de Camaron
$10.00
2 Tiger shrimp turnovers made with the dough of the day, topped with avocado sauce, arugula salad, and cotija cheese.
Empanadas de Queso con Rajas
$9.00
2 fried turnovers made with the dough of the day, stuffed with Oaxaca cheese and poblano peppers strips on a bed of black bean sauce. topped with a creamy chipotle sauce, queso añejo, molcajete sauce, and arugula salad.
Empanadas de Tingas de Pollo
$9.00
(2) Turnovers made with the dough of the day, stuffed with shredded chicken stew and chihuahua cheese, on a bed of guajillo sauce, topped with avocado sauce, sour cream, black bean sauce, arugula salad and cotija cheese.
Elote a las Brasas
$4.25
Charbroiled corn cob, prepared with butter, salt, and chili powder. Served with lime wedges. Made vegan or upon request.
Guacamole Ranchero
$8.00
Grilled cactus, "moronitas" de carnitas, panela cheese cubes, roasted jalapeño slices, pico de gallo, and avocado cubes
Guacamole Tradicional
$8.00
Avocado, pico de gallo and a smoky guajillo sauce.
Guacamole de Fruta
$8.00
Avocado, fresh fruit, habanero peppers, and Mexican chamoy.
Guacamole de Esquite
$8.00
Avocado, fresh corn stew, green sauce and cotija cheese.
Queso Fundido Vegetariano
$10.00
Cheese Fondue made with Oaxaca and chihuahua melted cheeses, roasted poblano pepper strips, and market mushrooms. Served with homemade flour tortillas and red molcajete sauce.
Queso Fundido con Camaron
$11.00
Cheese fondue with shrimp made with the rice of the day topped with avocado slices and molcajete sauce. Served with fresh, handmade corn tortillas.
Queso Fundido con Chorizo
$10.00
Cheese fondue with Mexican sausage made with the rice of the day topped with avocado slices and molcajete sauce. Served with fresh, handmade corn tortillas.
Sopes Surtidos
$10.50
(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 (chicken with mole sauce) topped with sesame seeds, radish slices, and cilantro.
Coctel de Camaron
13.99
Shrimp cocktail made with cocktail sauce, tiger shrimp, cucumber and avocado cubes, tomato, onion, and cilantro decorated with orange slices.

$Salads


Lechuga a la Parrilla
$9.50
Grilled romaine lettuce, topped with ancho pepper dressing, roasted corn, Cotija cheese, and freshly-made, crispy potato chips. Made vegan upon request.
Ensalada Azteca
$9.50
Romaine lettuce, kale, black beans, cherry tomatoes, shredded carrot, freshly-roasted corn, peanuts, cotija cheese, topped with homemade serrano-lemon dressing, and crispy tortilla strips.
Ensalada de Elote
9.50
Corn salad made with kale, romaine lettuce, fresh corn, black beans, cherry tomatoes, roasted red bell peppers, topped with garlic-parmesan cheese dressing, peanuts, and crispy tortilla chips. Made vegan upon request.

$Tacos

2 per order.
2 Asada Tacos
$7.99
Grilled, flank steak made w/our special marinade of fresh ingredients, topped w/chile de árbol sauce organic “pico de gallo,” pickled red onion, avocado, & garnished with queso fresco.
2 Cecina Enchilada Tacos
$7.99
Thinly sliced and cured grilled marinated steak on a bed of black bean sauce and topped with a chunky Green molcajete sauce, cactus salad, and garnished with queso fresco.
2 Al Pastor Tacos
$7.99
Marinated pork topped with salsa de chile de Arbol and a pineapple Pico de Gallo.
2 Cochinita Pibil Tacos
$7.99
Yucatan-style pulled pork, cooked for over 4 hours topped with habanero salsa & pickled red onion.
2 Arabe Tacos
$7.99
Grilled, Puebla-style Lebanese influenced taco with marinated pork topped with a fresh homemade chipotle salsa served on a homemade flour tortilla.
2 Camarón Tacos
$7.99
3 grilled shrimper on a bed of cabbage, topped with habanero sauce, & garnished with arugula and red onions.
2 Poblano Pepper and Cheese Tacos
$7.99
Stew of rajas made with roasted poblano pepper strips, Spanish julienne onions, sour cream, Oaxaca, & chihuahua cheese on a bed of black bean sauce garnished w/crispy strips & queso fresco.
Lomo Taco
$7.00
Grilled rib eye, salsa ranchera and grilled green onion.
2 Chorizo Tacos
$7.99
Homemade Mexican sausage served on a bed of black beans sauce & topped with a roasted jalapeno sauce, garnished with arugula salad, queso fresco & freshly-made crispy potato strips.
2 Carnitas Tacos
$7.99
Chunks of pork, slow-cooked for over two hours until golden & crispy & tender on the inside topping, topped with habanero sauce, garnished w/an arugula salad and queso fresco.
2 Papas Criollas Tacos
$7.99
Organic, multi-color, oven-roasted potatoes, marinated with Chef Carlos' grandma's secret ingredients, served on a bed of avocado sauce, topped with a creamy chipotle sauce, and garnished with arugula salad and crispy potato strips.
2 Vegetales Tacos
$7.99
Oven-roasted vegetables, on a bed of guacamole, topped with chipotle hibiscus salsa and garnished with deep-fried, crispy red onions.
2 Queso a la Parrilla Tacos
$7.99
Sauteed black beans with vegetables on a grilled panela cheese topped with a red molcajete salsa and avocado slices, garnished with Arugula salad and queso fresco.
2 Pescado Tacos
$7.99
Beer-battered tilapia fish fillet, topped with siracha tart sauce, smoked red cabbage, avocado slice and sesame seeds.
2 Rajas Poblanas Tacos
$7.99
(2 Tacos) Stew of rajas made w/roasted poblano pepper strips, Spanish julienne onions, sour cream, Oaxaca, & chihuahua cheese on a bed of black bean sauce garnished with w/crispy strips & queso fresco.
2 Pollo en Mole Tacos
$7.99
(2 Tacos) Grilled, Chicken thigh topped with Puebla style mole sauce (contains peanuts), fresh, homemade crispy banana strips, garnished with sesame seeds.
2 Artisinal Birria Tacos
$8.50
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 consome (beef broth).
2 Coca Cola Tacos
$8.50
Featured on Chicago's Best TV for Best Pork and Best Taco. 2 pork belly tacos marinated with coca-cola and dried peppers, topped with a coca-cola base sauce, avocado slaw, pickled cucumber, and jalapeño.
2 Tinga de Pollo Tacos
7.99
Shredded chicken stew, cooked in a tomato-chipotle sauce. Served with cheese and avocado slaw.

$Sides


Mexican Rice
$3.50
Refried Beans
$3.50
Grilled Veggies
$5.50
Grilled fresh veggies marinated with fresh ingredients.
Street Corn - Elote
$3.50
Street corn with a tangy creamy sauce, Cotija cheese and Mexican ground chili.
Potato Wedges
$4.25
Deep-fried, crispy potatoes.
Veggies
6.50
Grilled, seasonal vegetables.

$Beverages


Sprite
$3.50
Jarritos
$3.50
Topo Chico
$3.50
Aguas Frescas
Tamarindo, jamaica, horchata, Mango, Dragon fruit, passion fruit, and cucumber.
Fanta
$2.50
Mexican Ponche
$5.00
Fruit punch is made with guavas, tamarind, sugar cane, cinnamon, piloncillo, and so many more Mexican ingredients. Served hot or cold.
Non-Alcoholic Margaritas
6.00
Choose from the following flavors: lime, mango, passion fruit, dragonfruit, tamarind, cucumber, or hibiscus.

$Gourmet Tortas

All tortas are served with our signature, homemade fries. NO FROZEN fries ever.
Carnitas Torta
$9.50
Pressed torta made with mixed carnitas, avocado mayo, pico de gallo, chunky molcajete salsa, and arugula salad.
Queso Panela Torta (Panela Cheese Torta)
$9.50
Pressed torta made with grilled panela cheese, avocado slices, black beans sauce, jalapeno tartar sauce, and arugula salad.
Pollo Torta (Chicken Torta)
$9.50
Pressed torta made with grilled chicken, red bell pepper escabeche, grilled panela cheese, and serrano cilantro pesto.
Lomo Torta
$9.50
Pressed torta made with grilled Ribeye, black bean sauce, grilled panela cheese, arugula salad, avocado slices, and chiles toreados.
Avocado Torta
9.50
Pressed torta made with grilled avocado, red bell pepper escabeche, avocado slices, arugula salad, and serrano-cilantro pesto. Served with homemade crispy potato wedges or home salad.

$Soups

All soups are made to order.
Esquite Poblano Soup
$10.00
Chicken-based, Puebla style Corn soup with 1 chicken leg, garnished with chili powder, crispy hominy, and a fried epazote leaf.
Sopa Azteca
$10.00
Chicken-based tortilla soup made with chile pasilla, shredded chicken, avocado cubes, and queso fresco. Garnished with crispy tortilla chips, sour cream, cotija cheese, and radish slices.
Pozole
14.00
Made with hominy and your choice of a green, red or white broth with chicken, pork or vegetables

$Gourmet Burritos


Grilled Shrimp Burrito
$14.00
Made with grilled tiger shrimp marinated with chile pasilla.
Chorizo Burrito
$12.00
Made with Mexican sausage.
Pastor Burrito
$12.00
Made with marinated, shawarma-style pork.
Carnitas Burrito
$12.00
Made with deep-fried, pulled pork.
Cochinita Pibil Burrito
$12.00
Made with Yucatan-style, pulled pork.
Vegetales Burrito
$12.00
Made with seasonal veggies.
Rajas Poblanas Burrito
$12.00
Made with roasted poblano pepper strips stew.
Queso a la Parrilla Burrito
$12.00
Made with gilled panela cheese.
Asada Burrito
$12.00
Made with gilled, flank steak made marinated with our special, fresh ingredients.
Cecina Burrito
$12.00
Made with thinly sliced and cured grilled marinated steak.
Chicken with Mole Burrito
$12.00
Made with grilled chicken and mole sauce.
Arabe Burrito
$12.00
Made with Lebanese-inspired, grilled pork slices marinated Puebla-style.
Fish Burrito
$14.00
Made with beer-battered, tilapia fish.
Birria Burrito
$14.00
Pork Belly Burrito
$14.00
Made with pork belly marinated with a Coca-Cola base sauce.
Chicken Tinga Burrito
$12.00
Made of pulled chicken stew cooked in a tomato-chipotle sauce.
Avocado Burrito
$12.00
Made with fresh avocado.
Fried Avocado Burrito
$12.00
Made with deep-fried avocados.
Mushrooms with Red Mole Burrito
$12.00
Market mushroom stew.
Grilled Chicken Burrito
$12.00
Chorizo and Eggs Burrito
$12.00

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