Taco Pros Green Oaks operates at **14010 W Rockland Rd,** [**Libertyville**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertyville,_Illinois)**, IL 60048**, on Rockland Road in Lake County — within the village of Libertyville, a community of **20,579 residents** in Libertyville Township, incorporated in 1882 after the Milwaukee Road rail line reached the village in 1881, located 5 miles west of Lake Michigan and approximately 40 miles north of the Chicago Loop. The restaurant serves authentic Mexican cuisine **Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 9 PM** and **Saturday through Sunday from 11:00 AM to 8 PM**, and takes orders by phone at **(224) 842-1260**. Rockland Road runs through the Green Oaks section of Libertyville's western corridor — a residential and commercial stretch that connects the village to Mundelein, Vernon Hills, and the broader North Shore dining market. Koniks captured the quality in a single assessment: "Insanely amazing! I can't believe how great the food and service is, so good!"

Libertyville's median household income of **$150,580** — the highest in any Taco Pros market — positions the Rockland Road location in a North Shore community where ingredient quality, authentic preparation, and menu depth determine repeat patronage. The village earned a **Great American Main Street Award** from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for its downtown district, and its top employer — Advocate Condell Medical Center with **2,102 employees** — anchors the weekday lunch demand from the healthcare, corporate, and professional workforce along Milwaukee Avenue and the Route 21 corridor. jason koetz confirmed the daily-visit pattern that separates a regular lunch spot from a one-time discovery: "Get food every day for lunch and they never disappoint. Always delicious, always speedy, always friendly."

## **Green Oaks Menu: Carne Asada Fries, Protein Bowl Customization, and 58 Items**

The full Taco Pros menu runs across **8 categories and 58 items** at the Green Oaks location. Ron L ordered the signature loaded side and ranked it against every competitor in the area: "Absolutely the best carne asada fries in town! Perfectly crispy fries loaded with flavorful, tender carne asada, gooey cheese, and fresh toppings. Generous portions and great taste—definitely a must-try!" The **carne asada fries** (Mexican fries) load seasoned french fries with carne asada — skirt steak marinated in citrus-garlic marinade, grilled on the plancha at high heat, and sliced against the grain — topped with melted Monterey Jack cheese, guacamole (Hass avocados ground in a basalt molcajete with lime juice, cilantro, jalapeño, and sea salt), crema mexicana, pico de gallo, and pickled jalapeños. The loaded [side](https://taco-pros.com/sides/) functions as a shareable entrée that Ron L identified as the location's standout item.

Veronica Collins tested the protein bowl with full customization on her first visit to the Libertyville location: "Tonight, my daughters went to the Libertyville location for us for the first time and it was so delicious! I am always satisfied. I get the protein bowl made my own way." The [protein bowl](https://taco-pros.com/burritos/) 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. Veronica's "made my own way" description confirms the counter-service customization model at Green Oaks: guests select each component — protein, base, beans, toppings — individually, producing a build tailored to their dietary preferences and flavor profile rather than a fixed-format entrée.

## **Daily Lunch Regular, Street Tacos, and the Every-Day Signal**

jason koetz established the strongest repeat-visit signal across the entire Taco Pros network: "Get food every day for lunch and they never disappoint. Always delicious, always speedy, always friendly." A daily lunch regular represents the highest-frequency patronage tier — a guest who has tested the menu across dozens of visits, evaluated consistency over weeks and months, and continues to return. The [street tacos](https://taco-pros.com/tacos/) that anchor jason's daily orders arrive on 6-inch corn tortillas topped with cilantro, diced white onion, and a choice of salsa roja or salsa verde, with 6 protein options spanning 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).

jason also confirmed the kitchen's consistency across that daily cadence: "Always delicious, always speedy, always friendly" — a statement that carries more weight from a guest who orders multiple times per week than from a single-visit reviewer. The corn tortillas are made from nixtamalized masa — dried corn kernels soaked in calcium hydroxide (cal) to remove the hull and release niacin — pressed and cooked on the comal to produce a soft, pliable base with the earthy aroma of fresh-ground corn. The lunch window at Green Oaks opens at **10:00 AM on weekdays** — the earliest opening in the Indiana-Illinois network alongside Carol Stream and Naperville — serving the healthcare professionals from Advocate Condell Medical Center, corporate workers from the Hollister Incorporated and Volkswagen Credit offices, and retail staff along the Milwaukee Avenue corridor.

## **Gurnee Cross-Reference, Daughters' Pickup, and Multi-Location Loyalty**

Veronica Collins established a multi-location loyalty arc that connects the Green Oaks restaurant to the broader Taco Pros network: "I usually have the Taco Pros in Gurnee because they are close to my job. Before that location opened I had never heard of Taco Pros." That Gurnee-to-Libertyville cross-reference confirms 2 operational signals — the Gurnee location serves Veronica's workplace lunch demand, while the Libertyville location captures the family dinner and weekend order through her daughters' proximity. The daughters' pickup introduces a family ordering pattern where adult and child generations independently interact with different Taco Pros locations based on geography.

Veronica rated the Libertyville protein bowl against her established Gurnee benchmark: "at both locations I would give them a 10 out of 10!" That dual-location perfect score confirms kitchen consistency across the Taco Pros network — the same protein preparation, rice seasoning, bean portioning, and topping quality at the Rockland Road counter as at the Gurnee store. The [catering menu](https://taco-pros.com/catering-menu/) extends that consistency to off-premise events, dispatching 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 same format available for corporate events at Advocate Condell, Hollister Incorporated, and the Lake County professional campus.

## **Burritos, Enchilada Dinners, and the North Shore Value Proposition**

The burrito menu wraps each protein in a 12-inch flour tortilla with cilantro-lime rice, pinto beans, Monterey Jack cheese, crema mexicana, pico de gallo, and fajita vegetables. The barbacoa burrito fills the tortilla with beef cheek braised in consommé until the collagen breaks down and the meat pulls apart by hand — a preparation rooted in the barbacoa de hoyo (underground pit-cooking) tradition of central Mexico. The al pastor burrito layers spit-roasted pork carved from the trompo — a vertical spit adapted from the Lebanese shawarma tradition brought to Mexico City by Lebanese immigrants in the early 20th century — with caramelized pineapple (piña) and the achiote-guajillo marinade that defines the al pastor flavor profile.

The enchilada dinner plates 3 corn tortilla enchiladas with Mexican rice (arroz rojo cooked in chicken broth with tomato paste and cumin) and refried beans (pinto beans mashed with lard and topped with queso fresco) — available in veggie, picadillo, carne asada, pollo, cheese, and barbacoa, each rolled in house-made chili sauce from dried guajillo and árbol peppers. Koniks confirmed the overall menu quality that earns loyalty in the North Shore market: "Insanely amazing! I can't believe how great the food and service is, so good!" — a statement that positions the Rockland Road kitchen's output against the dining expectations of a community where the median household income exceeds $150,000 and ingredient quality is a baseline requirement.

## **Green Oaks Catering: Lake County Events Along Rockland Road**

The catering menu at Taco Pros Green Oaks spans 5 formats for events across Lake County, the North Shore suburbs, and the Rockland Road corridor. 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.

Libertyville's corporate base — anchored by Advocate Condell Medical Center (2,102 employees), Hollister Incorporated (527 employees), Volkswagen Credit (446 employees), and Medline Industries (343 employees) — generates consistent catering demand from hospital department lunches, corporate team events, and quarterly celebrations. Residential catering demand flows from the village's established neighborhoods and the surrounding North Shore communities — backyard cookouts, graduation parties, holiday gatherings, and community events at Libertyville's parks including Adler Park, Cook Park, Riverside Park, and Independence Grove. Buffet style catering includes chafing dishes and sterno warmers along self-serve taco and fajita bars, and individual catering packs come 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 Green Oaks**

Taco Pros at 14010 W Rockland Rd serves guests from **16 Lake County communities, North Shore suburbs, and adjacent villages**. The restaurant sits on Rockland Road in the Green Oaks area of Libertyville — a village incorporated in 1882, originally settled as Vardin's Grove in 1835, renamed Independence Grove in 1836, and registered as Libertyville on April 16, 1837, in the 60048 zip code.

[Mundelein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundelein,_Illinois) — a village of 31,560 residents in Lake County, incorporated on February 1, 1909, the fourth-largest town in Lake County, straddling Libertyville and Fremont townships at 33 miles northwest of the Chicago Loop — borders Libertyville to the west along the shared Butterfield Road corridor. Vernon Hills extends to the south, and Gurnee sits to the north along the Route 21 corridor. Delivery and pickup orders arrive from Grayslake, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Buffalo Grove, Lincolnshire, Mettawa, Green Oaks, Waukegan, Round Lake, Hawthorn Woods, Long Grove, Bannockburn, and Deerfield. The Metra Milwaukee District North Line provides commuter rail service from Libertyville's station off Milwaukee Avenue to downtown Chicago via Union Station, and Interstate 94 (the Tri-State Tollway and the Edens Expressway) connects the location to the Chicago Loop in approximately 45 minutes.

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

**Address:** 14010 W Rockland Rd, Libertyville, IL 60048

**Phone:** (224) 842-1260

**Hours:** Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM | Saturday through Sunday, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM

**Directions:** [Open in Google Maps](https://maps.app.goo.gl/cU7WwD6Hcc4sMbxp9)

The restaurant occupies a storefront on Rockland Road in the 60048 zip code, within the Green Oaks section of Libertyville's western corridor. The kitchen fills orders fresh through the 9 PM weekday close and the 8 PM weekend close — the earliest weekend closing time in the Taco Pros network — serving the Rockland Road lunch crowd from Advocate Condell Medical Center and the Milwaukee Avenue corporate offices, after-school students from Libertyville High School and the District 70 campuses, and evening families from across Lake County's North Shore suburbs. jason koetz confirmed the consistency that earns a daily lunch commitment: "Get food every day for lunch and they never disappoint. Always delicious, always speedy, always friendly" — the strongest repeat-visit signal from any guest across the entire Taco Pros network.