Taco Pros Oak Park operates at **2 Chicago Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302**, in the heart of [Oak Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Park,_Illinois) — a village of 51,282 residents in Cook County, settled in 1835 and incorporated in 1902 when it separated from Cicero. The restaurant serves authentic Mexican cuisine **7 days a week from 10:00 AM to 3:00 AM** and takes orders by phone at **(708) 613-5384**. The 3 AM close — 3 hours past midnight and the latest operating hours of any Taco Pros location in the Chicago area — draws late-night diners from Oak Park's downtown entertainment district, the Austin neighborhood across the border, and the west suburban corridor along Lake Street and Chicago Avenue. Luisa García, a neighborhood regular, described the draw: "I love this place. It's easy, convenient, and the most important thing is that the food is absolutely delicious. The staff is always friendly, and it's my favorite taco spot in the neighborhood."

Chicago Avenue runs east-west through the center of Oak Park, connecting Austin Boulevard at the Chicago border to Harlem Avenue at the [River Forest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Forest,_Illinois) line. The restaurant sits on this corridor — 2 blocks from the CTA Green Line Oak Park station on Lake Street and within a 10-minute drive of Berwyn, Cicero, Forest Park, Elmwood Park, and Maywood. Rick L., a repeat guest, confirmed the neighborhood pull: "We love coming here. The food is always good and the service is so friendly. It is a neighborhood option and we enjoy supporting such great people."

## **Oak Park Menu: What the West Suburbs Order at 2 Chicago Ave**

The full Taco Pros menu runs across **8 categories and 58 items** at the Oak Park location. Ana Avila experienced the authenticity firsthand: "Food was so good, tasted like authentic Mexican! Highly recommend." That authenticity 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).

[Street tacos](https://taco-pros.com/tacos/) arrive on 6-inch corn tortillas topped with cilantro, diced white onion, and a choice of salsa roja or salsa verde. The al pastor tacos feature pork marinated in achiote and guajillo chili paste, stacked on the trompo (vertical spit), and carved to order with a slice of grilled pineapple — a preparation that traces to Lebanese immigrants who brought shawarma-style vertical spit cooking to Mexico City in the 1930s. Rick L. orders across the full menu but singled out one category: "I especially love the burritos!" The [burrito](https://taco-pros.com/burritos/) 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.

## **Protein Bowls, Late-Night Orders, and the Watermelon Water**

Juno M. ordered the chicken protein bowl and detailed every component: "The chicken and veggies tasted fresh and the watermelon water is a must! They have a good selection of salsas but my favorite is the spicy red sauce." The [protein bowl](https://taco-pros.com/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 pollo protein bowl tops the base with chipotle chicken marinated in adobo sauce, shredded by hand after grilling on the plancha.

The salsa selection Juno referenced stocks **4 house-made options** at the condiment station: salsa roja (dried guajillo and árbol chilies — the "spicy red sauce" she favored), salsa verde (roasted tomatillos and serrano peppers), pico de gallo (diced tomato, white onion, cilantro, lime, jalapeño), and a house chipotle crema. The agua fresca menu rotates seasonal flavors including watermelon (sandía), horchata (rice, cinnamon, vanilla, condensed milk), jamaica (hibiscus tea), and tamarindo — alongside Jarritos Mexican sodas and Mexican Coca-Cola in glass bottles. The Oak Park location fills orders on all 58 menu items through the **3 AM close** — a 17-hour daily service window that serves the after-bar crowd, second-shift workers from nearby hospitals and transit lines, and late-study university students from Dominican University and Concordia University Chicago in neighboring River Forest. Juno also credited staff member Evelyn: "She'd be the reason we'd come back to this location because we have one closer to us."

## **Appetizers, Sides, and Enchilada Dinners**

Appetizers at the Oak Park counter open with nachos supreme on house-crisped tortilla chips, cheese quesadillas on flour tortillas, elote (Mexican street corn with cotija, mayo, and chili powder), and chips paired with freshly made guacamole ground in a basalt molcajete with Hass avocados, lime juice, cilantro, jalapeño, and sea salt.

[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 carne asada fries loaded with grilled steak, cheese, and guacamole. Ana Avila also noted the front-of-house experience at Oak Park: "The woman who took our order was very nice, helpful, and kind! She took very good care of us the whole time. I would come back any day she's there!" The enchilada 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.

## **Oak Park Catering: West Suburban Events from Chicago Avenue**

The [catering menu](https://taco-pros.com/catering-menu/) at Taco Pros Oak Park spans 5 formats for events across the west suburbs and Chicago's West Side. 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.

Oak Park's residential blocks and the surrounding communities of River Forest, Forest Park, Berwyn, and Maywood generate consistent catering demand from backyard cookouts, graduation parties, corporate lunches along the Lake Street commercial corridor, church gatherings, and university events at Dominican University and Concordia University Chicago. Taco Pros Oak Park 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 Oak Park**

Taco Pros at 2 Chicago Ave serves guests from **17 west suburban, West Side, and Northwest Side communities**. The restaurant sits on Chicago Avenue in Oak Park — a village incorporated in 1902, known as the home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright who designed 25 structures in the community between 1889 and 1913.

Austin borders the location to the east across Austin Boulevard, and Cragin extends to the northeast along the Northwest Side. River Forest — a village of 11,717 residents sharing a chamber of commerce and high school with Oak Park — sits directly to the west along Chicago Avenue. Delivery and pickup orders come from Forest Park, Elmwood Park, Berwyn, Cicero, Maywood, River Grove, Dunning, Melrose Park, North Riverside, Broadview, Riverside, and Samuel A. Rothermel Houses in Oak Park. The CTA Green Line Oak Park station sits 2 blocks north on Lake Street, and CTA bus routes #126 Jackson and Pace suburban bus routes along Chicago Avenue and Lake Street connect the location to the Blue Line, Metra Union Pacific West Line, and west suburban transfer points.

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

**Address:** 2 Chicago Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302

**Phone:** (708) 613-5384

**Hours:** Monday through Sunday, 10:00 AM – 3:00 AM

**Directions:** [Open in Google Maps](https://maps.app.goo.gl/8BnUs5TYKpvVKJN4A)

The restaurant occupies a storefront on Chicago Avenue near the intersection of Austin Boulevard in the 60302 zip code. Street parking is available on Chicago Avenue and adjacent side streets, with metered municipal lots within 2 blocks along Lake Street. The kitchen fills orders fresh through the 3 AM close — a 17-hour daily window that makes Taco Pros Oak Park the only late-night Mexican restaurant in the village operating past midnight. Luisa García confirmed the overall experience that keeps regulars returning across the full service window: "The staff is always friendly, and it's my favorite taco spot in the neighborhood.