Taco Pros Western Ave operates at **7108 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60636**, on Chicago's South Side at the intersection of Western Avenue and 71st Street. The restaurant serves authentic Mexican cuisine **7 days a week from 10:30 AM to 12 AM** and takes orders by phone at **(872) 267-7178**. The late-night hours — 2 hours past most South Side taqueria closing times — draw a steady flow of after-work diners, second-shift commuters, and weekend crowds from [Englewood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englewood,_Chicago), Marquette Park, Chicago Lawn, and the surrounding blocks between Ashland Avenue and Kedzie Avenue.

Kenya Coleman, a first-time guest, highlighted the value and the drinks: "Customer service was amazing from the start. Prices were cheaper than what I seen online. The fresh lemonade was amazing honestly. Come check it out for yourself." That fresh lemonade — hand-squeezed limonada made with cane sugar and lime — anchors a beverage lineup that includes horchata, Jarritos Mexican sodas, and Mexican Coca-Cola in glass bottles.

## **Western Ave Menu: What the South Side Orders at 7108**

The full Taco Pros menu runs across **8 categories and 58 items** at the Western Ave location. Krutarth Rathod described the experience in a single line: "This place is very awesome and also food quality is very good. All staff members are amazing." That quality starts with 6 protein options available across every entrée category — veggie, picadillo (ground beef with diced potatoes and carrots in tomato broth), carne asada (skirt steak in citrus-garlic marinade), pollo (chipotle chicken in adobo sauce), barbacoa (beef cheek slow-braised in dried chili adobo), and al pastor (spit-roasted pork carved from the trompo with achiote and guajillo chili paste).

Mitchel ordered the combo meal and left full: "I ordered the combo meal that comes 3 tacos, beans and rice and left feeling FULL. 3 steak tacos, rice, beans and a lemonade later, I am satisfied!" The combo plates **3** [**street tacos**](https://taco-pros.com/tacos/) on 6-inch corn tortillas with cilantro-lime rice and refried beans — a complete meal format that pairs the taqueria's Northern Mexican street taco preparation with traditional side dishes. Mitchel also credited his server: "My waiter Carla was super kind and attentive!" — a detail that regulars at this location consistently mention about the front-of-house staff.

Cherese Williams discovered the location through Instagram and ordered for three: "My mom and I got chicken tacos and my dad got a steak burrito with fries. I also got a chicken burrito." The pollo tacos feature chipotle chicken marinated in adobo sauce, grilled on the plancha, and shredded by hand. The carne asada [burrito](https://taco-pros.com/burritos/) wraps skirt steak with cilantro-lime rice, pinto beans, Monterey Jack cheese, crema mexicana, and pico de gallo inside a 12-inch flour tortilla — paired with seasoned french fries as an add-on side. Cherese noted: "We loved everything else. The sauces/salsas that come on the side are also really good."

## **Sauces, Sides, and the Details Regulars Notice**

The house salsas at Western Ave tie the entire menu together. Cherese Williams singled them out — "The sauces/salsas that come on the side are also really good" — and the condiment station stocks salsa roja (dried guajillo and árbol chilies), salsa verde (roasted tomatillos and serrano peppers), pico de gallo (diced tomato, white onion, cilantro, lime, jalapeño), and a house chipotle crema. Each sauce is prepared in-house daily from whole ingredients rather than from pre-mixed concentrates.

[Sides](https://taco-pros.com/sides/) include Mexican rice (arroz rojo cooked in chicken broth with tomato paste and cumin), refried beans (pinto beans mashed with lard and topped with queso fresco), french fries seasoned with salt, paprika, and chili powder, tortilla chips crisped from nixtamalized corn, and freshly made guacamole ground in a basalt molcajete with Hass avocados, lime juice, cilantro, jalapeño, and sea salt. The carne asada fries — cut potatoes deep-fried and loaded with grilled steak, cheese, and guacamole — remain one of the most ordered sides at this location during the late-night window between 9 PM and midnight.

## **Tortas, Protein Bowls, and Enchilada Dinners**

Tortas press each filling between toasted telera rolls with refried beans, avocado, queso Oaxaca, pickled jalapeños, shredded lettuce, and crema mexicana. The barbacoa torta fills the roll with beef cheek braised in consommé until the collagen-rich meat pulls apart by hand — a preparation rooted in the barbacoa de hoyo (underground pit-cooking) tradition of central Mexico. The al pastor torta layers trompo-carved pork with grilled pineapple, guajillo chili, cilantro, and white onion on toasted bolillo bread.

The protein bowl layers a choice of white cilantro-lime rice or brown rice with black beans or pinto beans, fajita vegetables, roasted chili-corn salsa, Monterey Jack cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream — all without a tortilla shell. The [enchilada dinner](https://taco-pros.com/enchiladas-dinner/) plates 3 corn tortilla enchiladas with Mexican rice and refried beans — available in veggie, picadillo, carne asada, pollo, cheese, and barbacoa, each rolled in house-made chili sauce from dried guajillo and árbol peppers.

## **Western Ave Catering: South Side Events from 71st Street**

The [catering menu](https://taco-pros.com/catering-menu/) at Taco Pros Western Ave spans 5 formats for events across the South Side and southwest suburbs. Party trays stack 12 options in aluminum steam pans — enchilada trays, taco kits, fajita platters, tamale dozens, burrito halves, and mini chimichangas with rice, beans, and guacamole sides. Live catering dispatches a taquero with a trompo and plancha on a mobile taco cart to cook al pastor and carne asada on-site with fresh made-to-order tortillas and a self-serve salsa bar.

The Western Avenue corridor between 63rd Street and 79th Street generates consistent catering demand from church halls, family quinceañeras, graduation parties, backyard cookouts, and community block parties across Englewood, Marquette Park, Chicago Lawn, and [Evergreen Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_Park,_Illinois). Taco Pros Western Ave handles buffet style catering with chafing dishes and sterno warmers along self-serve taco and fajita bars, and individual catering packs in bento-style containers — burrito bowls, 3-taco street packs, tamales, burritos, and salads with rice, beans, and a 2 oz salsa cup. Orders require 48 hours advance notice for party trays and 72 hours for live catering with a taquero and mobile cart.

## **Neighborhoods Near Taco Pros Western Ave**

Taco Pros at 7108 S Western Ave serves guests from **16 South Side neighborhoods and nearby suburbs**. The restaurant sits on Western Avenue — one of Chicago's longest north-south arterials at 23.7 miles — in the 60636 zip code between Englewood to the east and Marquette Park to the west.

Delivery and pickup orders come from Mitchells Subdivision and Elsdon to the northwest, Clearing and McKinley Park to the west, and Grant Village to the northeast along the Dan Ryan Expressway. Suburban orders arrive from Evergreen Park (a village of 19,943 residents incorporated in 1893 and known as the "Village of Churches"), Hometown, Oak Lawn, Burbank, Merrionette Park, Bedford Park, Bridgeview, West Pullman, and Hazel Green in Alsip. The CTA bus routes #49 Western and #71 71st/South Shore connect the location to the Red Line 69th station and the Orange Line Midway station — placing the restaurant within a 20-minute transit ride of most South Side neighborhoods.

## **Hours, Phone, and Directions**

**Address:** 7108 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60636

**Phone:** (872) 267-7178

**Hours:** Monday through Sunday, 10:30 AM – 12:00 AM

**Directions:** [Open in Google Maps](https://maps.app.goo.gl/CHVXAmcLAvCaDeXQ7)

The restaurant occupies a storefront on the east side of Western Avenue just south of 71st Street in the 60636 zip code. Street parking is available on Western Avenue and adjacent side streets. Mitchel confirmed the dining atmosphere suits both quick meals and relaxed visits: "Not only was the restaurant quiet (which is perfect for me as an introvert) but the food was delicious!" The kitchen fills orders fresh through the midnight close — the latest operating hours of any Taco Pros location in Chicago.