Taco Pros Pulaski operates at **3029 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60641**, on Chicago's Northwest Side in the [Belmont Cragin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont_Cragin,_Chicago) community area — a neighborhood of 72,918 residents with a 79% Hispanic population. The restaurant serves authentic Mexican cuisine **Monday through Thursday from 10:30 AM to 10 PM** and **Friday through Sunday from 10:30 AM to 11 PM**, and takes orders by phone at **(773) 853-0559**. Luisa García, a regular, captured what keeps the neighborhood coming back: "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."

Pulaski Road between Belmont Avenue and Diversey Avenue anchors a dense commercial corridor that draws foot traffic from Cragin, Hermosa, Hanson Park, and the Brickyard shopping district 6 blocks north. Taco Pros fits the strip's family-dining pace — Rick L., a repeat guest, confirmed: "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."

## **Pulaski Menu: What the Northwest Side Orders at 3029**

The full Taco Pros menu runs across **8 categories and 58 items** at the Pulaski location. Ana Avila described the authenticity after her first visit: "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. Rick L. orders across the 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. 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.

## **Protein Bowls, Salsas, and the Watermelon Water**

Juno M. ordered the chicken protein bowl and highlighted every detail: "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. 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 Pulaski 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. 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.

## **Pulaski Catering: Northwest Side Events from Belmont Cragin**

The [catering menu](https://taco-pros.com/catering-menu/) at Taco Pros Pulaski spans 5 formats for events across the Northwest Side and near-west 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.

Belmont Cragin's dense residential blocks and the surrounding communities of [Elmwood Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmwood_Park,_Illinois), Norridge, and Harwood Heights generate consistent catering demand from quinceañeras, first communions, backyard cookouts, school fundraisers, and factory break rooms along the Grand Avenue industrial corridor. Taco Pros Pulaski 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 Pulaski**

Taco Pros at 3029 N Pulaski Rd serves guests from **17 Northwest Side, West Side, and suburban communities**. The restaurant sits on Pulaski Road in the Cragin neighborhood — part of the Belmont Cragin community area, designated Community Area 19 and located 8 miles northwest of the Loop.

Dunning borders the location to the north, Sauganash and Lincolnwood extend to the northeast, and Austin sits to the south along Cicero Avenue. Suburban orders arrive from Elmwood Park (a village of 24,521 residents incorporated in 1914 to resist Chicago annexation), Oak Park, Harwood Heights, Norridge, River Forest, River Grove, and Forest Park. The CTA Blue Line Belmont station sits 1.5 miles east on the O'Hare branch, and CTA bus routes #53A Pulaski and #77 Belmont connect the location directly to the Blue Line, Metra Milwaukee District West Line, and northwest suburban transfer points. Orders also come from River North, Cicero, Howard District, Skokie, and Samuel A. Rothermel Houses in Oak Park.

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

**Address:** 3029 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60641

**Phone:** (773) 853-0559

**Hours:** Monday–Thursday, 10:30 AM – 10:00 PM | Friday–Sunday, 10:30 AM – 11:00 PM

**Directions:** [Open in Google Maps](https://maps.app.goo.gl/QqQcF25MVgaSYJXD9)

The restaurant occupies a storefront on the east side of Pulaski Road between Belmont Avenue and Wellington Avenue in the 60641 zip code. Street parking is available on Pulaski Road and adjacent side streets. Ana Avila noted the front-of-house service stands out: "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 extended Friday-through-Sunday hours until 11 PM accommodate the weekend crowd from Belmont Cragin's family-heavy residential blocks.