TacoSur Birrieria Tijuanense

Great place for food at a decent price. Service and attitude for the staff of very good, but they are understaffed. My food took a little longer than normal and the cashier realized this and gave me a free drink while I waited (really great customer service). They are open to 8PM for the sitdown portion of the restaurant, but open to 2AM for pickup across the parking lot. I will visit here again and try additional items.

Food was delicious! Our waitress was very friendly and attentive and service was fast. Only thing I didn't like was a sewage smell coming from the bathroom area. Will definitely be back!

We were told this place had good tacos and also Ramen in their own broth that is so delicious. The Tacos were amazing and our waitress Paulina was so Attentive, Nice and remembered 4 different orders WithOut writing it down and got it all right! That's one smart young lady. The place was nice and clean and everyone was very nice. It is small and gets packed quick, but it's worth the wait. When I'm back in Chicago, I'm definitely going back.

Where do I begin so we arrive there and the parking lot is small so we go inside the lady tells us we can sit wherever we like, so we sit and the lady brought us chips and salsa out so we’re sitting there waiting for our order to be taken, mind you we’re sitting there a good 30 minutes and all the waitresses walk pass us not saying anything and then when a family walks in (Mexican) one of the waiters immediately go and take their orders and no ever came to take ours so we get up to leave and one of the waitresses says thanks for coming!!! Really?! I’m not sure if they are racist or what but never again and quite frankly I wouldn’t recommend any one of color(black) to go there at all it’s unfortunate that I have to even make this review. Oh and as we’re walking out the girl asked the other girl as she’s laughing “you never took their order”. And No they were not crowded!!

I stopped by their late night take out stand which is located directly behind the restaurant. I posted pics of the food and receipt. The pros: the 2 volcan I ordered were good (adobado and carne asada). Volcan is basically a toasted tortilla with meat on top, this volcan has a tortilla added on top. At $5.89 each perhaps it was a tad overpriced? The adobado aka al pastor was juicy and very flavorful. The carne asada was okay, but it was nothing memorable. They had a good amount of meat and cebolla and cilantro. The cons: $4 bottle of Mexican coke… why? 4% credit card fee? Why? According to Forbes the average credit card processing fee ranges between 1.5% and 3.5% for 2023. This place seems like a higher end/bougie taqueria. Which I feel is a little too expensive for little village. The average median household income is $39k, which is $30k lower than the national average. I’m sure they’ll get many peep visiting from other areas. I probably won’t be visiting them any time soon.

The reviews are mixed here but it was super good late night food. The hot dog they make was delicious and they don’t skimp out on the cheese and fries. The Al pastor tacos were flavorful and the salsa they have are spicy and good.

The rib, birria, and asada taco are scrumptious. The table salsas are amazing too. Horchata is tasty not to sweet.

Stopped in Sunday, the salsas they bring to the table with the chips were very tasty! I had the Taco Dinner (asada, pastor, costilla de res), lemonade, beans, and rice.

Oh my god. Someone call Diners Drive ins and Dives. saw Tacosur on Instagram (naturally) and they hype is real. Take the trip, and go. It's SO DELICIOUS. We got the birria ramen, of course- amazing. The broth is so flavorful, it's hot (I hate when you get food, esp soup, warm. Ew) and so filling. We shared it and still had leftovers. They give you containers to take home which is awesome. I would've forced myself to finish if not hahah. We also got the quesadilla, in a homemade corn tortilla and the birria tacos. All amazing. Homemade tortillas??? Yes. Please. They put chips and salsas (plural) on your table when you sit down; I don't know what kinds, but they vary in spice levels. I was a fan of the green ones, as I can't handle too much spice. But all were very flavorful. The restaurant is very clean and well taken care of, staff is also super friendly and attentive. I highly recommend, and will be back myself!

We came here on a very busy Sunday morning. Good luck trying to find parking. They have such a tiny parking lot and it's always full. The food was good here, but the service is one of the worst I've seen. They have a sign "please wait to be seated," but nobody greets you so you just have to stand there and wait until someone eventually shows up. When you finally get a table, it felt like an eternity before they came back to take your order. The food didn't take too long to come out, but the checking out process was poorly executed as well. It seemed nobody working there had a purpose. Or they were understaffed. Because the demand is definitely there. They're busy as heck. I ordered their Birria Ramen and an Adobado taco. The taco was very similar to something I would have gotten in Tijuana. This was my first time ever trying Birria Ramen and it was quite delicious. Would definitely order it again. We also ordered Cadne asada tacos, these were good, but I would probably stick with Adobado tacos on my next visit. Also, their Cafe de Olla is just a Nescafé flavored cafe de Olla. It's not really cafe de Olla. Yes, I would return. Despite their horrible service, the food was that good to make me return. I really hope they figure this out.

Great birria here. I had it on chilaquiles and quesabirria tacos. Great flavors and textures. Clean restaurant with friendly staff. Definitely will be back again to try more.

The food was delicious it came out hot and fresh, also some of the best steak tacos I've have in long time. The service was friendly and ambience was nice. Would recommend dinning in.

Tacos, birria mulas, and more Is byob I visit Sunday by noon and wait to be seated One server only They bring you chips and salsa Salsas are really good I wait like 10 minutes for the server to take my order The trio adobada tacos with cilantro ,salsa ,guacamole I want Diet coke built they just sold Pepsi, so I pass I also ordered churros, which is 1 cut in 4 pieces with a side of lecherous Pay at the counter Tacos are goid by tge Tromso by I see the the food coloring in tge meat I guees is a Tijuana thing......... Otherwise I recommend this place The music is good too

I don't get the bad reviews about the service. I absolutely loved it here. For everyone complaining about the service seriously kick rocks. The food itself was really great. Every restaurant has a speciality and here it's the birria. Order the birria. Preferably the regular one, the way that's it's been eaten for hundreds of years. The birria itself was very very flavorful. To me the birria was way too good to be put in that tortilla that was a bit bland in the quesabirria. Also order the Al pastor. They make it the traditional way with the trompo. This is when the meat is layered and it rotates around cooking slowly. The asada is good too, but everyone in my group agreed that the Al pastor won in terms of flavor. The birria on its own, mulitas and vampiros were my favs. Yes the salsa is spicy!! It's supposed to be... it's SALSA. The group got started with a variety of chips and salsas that made me cry a little from the heat and also took me to flavortown. Pricing is fair. The portions are generous. Employees are humans and not robots. They got things to me in a timely fashion. Some of the employees are new and need a bit of grace and patience because It's a newer restaurant. this is super normal. They made me feel welcome and offered recommendations. They also got my order right the first time. Did I mention they make tortillas in house? Yeah. Definitely worth a visit. Follow my suggestions and you'll be glad you came.

Pretty good and reasonably priced birria spot. The restaurant itself is decorated very nicely and the smell just hits you once you walk in and makes your mouth water. The service was pleasant, fast and helpful. Very polite and nice. The food came out fast and it was all absolutely delightful. It hit the spot. The tortillas are soft and warm and the meat just falls apart it's so tender. The consume is nice and spicy but not kill your mouth. Can't wait to come back for the Birria Ramen.

Food is good, ingredients tasted like mexican so its good; however the ambience is not the best, super loud "naca agricultural music" which is not pleasant at all for sure. Service is very good they are prompt and friendly. Place is crowded they need to expand to attend more costumers.

Food was so fast and good ordered the plate with 4 tacos Fire!! The Service was fast and friendly I would recommend this place

Wayyyyyyyy over hyped. Fell for all the publicity on IG. Everything was very bland. The meat was almost flavor less. The staff was not very helpful. I left with a $102 bill : / two bottles of jarritos were $8. Yea never again. Top that all off with its in the hood. I would NOT go here at night.

Don't understand the negative reviews food is amazing! Walked in here yesterday not expecting much but was pleasantly surprised. The food is delicious and priced right. Didn't think it was expensive at all. I loved the pastor taco so many Layers of flavor. The meat is nice and tender. Salas were amazing! Very authentic felt like I was eating in my mother's kitchen. Service was also great, very attentive waitress. Can't wait to come back.

Im a foodie and this place was on my list to ck out. Unfortunately it was disappointing. Ambiance not friendly at all and service mediocre. Food was average & not as good as I expected. I wanted to try the Al Pastor taco but couldn't as you could only order in 3 not individually. I ventured out with the family but won't be going back. I rather go back to El Faro a place I went to in my 20's that was always been good. Taco Sur I'll pass ...was hoping to love it!

PLEASE ONLY COME HERE TO HAVE A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE!!! They don't list the KIND of meat they put inside the tacos, also not explained that they call certain meats by different names. The staff is so rude, stupid and ignorant that even once a mistake is made in their end they refuse to acknowledge it. If you ask any question pertaining to the menu it's like pulling teeth.

Ni por donde empezar.. 20 minutos para que llegara una mesera a atendernos. Tomaron nuestra orden, llegó la comida de mi esposo y 15 minutos después la mesera me pregunta si aún no me llega mi comida .... Al parecer es un desorden y necesitan alguien para dirigir correctamente el lugar. Comida muy mediocre. Pedí el birria ramen y parece q vaciarían la bolsita de ramen noodles sin tan siquiera quebrar los noodles un poco y encimaron el caldo de birria. Obviamente el ramen así no se va cocinar. Primera y última ves que voy. No lo recomiendo.

I'm baffled at some of the reviews I've read on here. Maybe they've improved, or maybe I went on a good day, but the taco de asada and burrito de adobada that I consumed, quite viciously I may add, were both great and very flavorful. Certainly transported me back to hungover mornings on the last Vegas strip at Tacos el gordo. If you're on the fence because of the reviews, I recommend you give it a shot. I'm going back soon with my gf and I'll try the birria tacos next

Where do I begin!!! This was one of the most underwhelming experiences I have had and a pricey one as well! Not worth the hype AT ALL and it was not even that good. I guess I will start with the beginning. The place itself is not very big to begin with so it gets filled fast. There is a sign when you enter to NOT sit yourself. But, then completely omits putting a person in the entrance to direct the incoming flow of customers. There is ONE very long line and you have no idea if that is to pay, to get seated or both. In our case, it turned out it was to do both, pay and let them know you are waiting for a table. Yea, not very coordinated at all..... You scan the menu with the QR code and then the waiter takes a very long time to come and take your order. The chips are EXTREMELY SALTY. Unless you like the bloated look, I recommend you to not indulge in the chips. When the food finally arrived, it was also very very greasy. I felt I had to detox after leaving this place. Everything is soaking in grease which is probably why they put plastic wrapper around the plates. They tried poorly to replicate the dishes in Mexico but in Mexico, I have not received tacos soaking in grease like I did here...which brings me to my next point. All throughout the US and even the majority of Mexico... spit-grilled slices of pork is called "AL PASTOR" here, they call it ADOBADA.. which I get, that is how it is referred to in Tijuana. HOWEVER, if the common accepted use of that type of meat is AL PASTOR, then they should at least add in parenthesis (AL PASTOR). .. and not assume that everyone will know that adobada is AL PASTOR... which by the way was not good, not seasoned AT ALL and drenched in fat... The kicker is how extremely expensive this place is. I ended up paying close to $100 for 4 dishes and three waters all consisting of tacos. Yea, I could've gone to a much fancier restaurant in a much nicer part of town and actually paid less and probably enjoyed my food a lot more. This place has bad reviews for a reason.... enter at your own risk.

The service was bad at first that was the problem. food was delicious you could compensate that. But what top it off was the over priced food they want ti charge for everything and the price for the portions you get is crazy. I order a doratio and it was one small taco for $4 on top of that they charge you for Pinto beans that they put in the taco that was $1 charge and they don't let you know they just put it on the bill. You can't run a business on lies and expect for people not to complain. I walk out of there paying $50 for just two people i understand living cost had gone out and everything is expensive but to pay 50$ on a taqueria or barrería esta cabr0n. Good luck. El servicio era malo al principio, ese era el problema. La comida estaba deliciosa, podrías compensarlo. Pero lo que colmo fue la comida demasiado cara que quieren cobrar por todo y el precio de las porciones que obtienes es una locura. Pedí un doratio y era un taco pequeño por 4 dólares, además de eso, te cobran por los frijoles Pinto que pusieron en el taco que era un cargo de 1 dólar y no te dejan saber que solo lo ponen en la factura. No puedes dirigir un negocio con mentiras y esperar que la gente no se queje. Salí de allí pagando 50 $ por solo dos personas, entiendo que el costo de vida se había ido y todo es caro, pero pagar 50 $ en una taquería o barrería esta cabr0n. Buena suerte.

Very clean but...I saw the promotion for the place saying that the food they served was very tasty, especially the quesabirria and birria ramen. I tried both, and they didn't seem spectacular or out of the ordinary to me, not enough to say they had won many awards for those dishes. Also, inside the restaurant, there wasn't a single framed award displayed as they claimed in the promotion.

Food was fantastic, service was great and prices were reasonable. Their salsa was !! Also really enjoyed the playlist. Glad I didn't listen to all the negative reviews. Definitely coming back.

Food is amazing tacos not your regular tacos so be prepared for something different but authentic. Servers were very friendly and kept checking on us, and the place is clean and very lively. A must come!!

Worst service ever, 1 hour for 3 tacos that's ridiculous. Save your time and money,their food is not that good to wait for it. They don't have that Tijuana taste taco don't get fooled .. Pésimo servicio ,no vale la pena esperar una hora por unos tacos que no se acercan en lo mínimo al sabor tijuanense , no pierdas tu tiempo y dinero hay mejores lugares para comer ... en el área ..

the food was excellent, I tired the queso birreria and the ramen birreria, loved it would highly recommend. its BYOB for an extra $5 but worth it to have a beer with your meal. It very busy on the weekends so recommend lunch hours or evening hours during the week day. Also they have a small parking lot but street parking is always an option.

The owners take advantage of their workers squeezing every ounce of strength they have to make profit for themselves. Employees are severely underpaid & overworked not even making the state minimum wage. Wages range from $7-$14 an hour plus tips but hardly anyone tips. Employees get zero benefits like medical or 401k. They are overworked & don't get overtime pay after 40 hours. The owners show up in their Cadillac in between shopping trips to scream at employees and mistreat them. Poor management by owners results in high employee turnover meaning people who work here don't last very long when they see how the owners don't give a crap about them.

Exceptional! Everything!!!! Food is absolutely delicious and traditional! Highly recommend!

El servicio es pésimo las personas que ahí trabajan te atienden cuando quieren , te dejan esperando mucho tiempo, lo.mas impactante es que me salió un cabello humano en mi comida y cuando les comenté pareció no importarles .

The Resturant is decorated very nicely! The food was delicious and the price is a bit steep but nothing overpriced. 3 tacos cost $12 and a taco dinner with rice and beans cost $13. I don't know what the other reviewers say about lack of flavor because I found the food quite delicious and the quality is very high! The server was so kind and even with only her working alone, she still checked up on my table frequently! Overall recommend if you like a different but delicious type of al pastor! Im ready to come back and try the birria!

This place was hyped and did not impressed. When we're were seated we were given chips and salsa. The chips were stale. Then we order our food, weird that the adobado (al pastor) was on sold in an order of 3 and not single. Music was loud and could barely hear the waiter. We only got one taco and the rest of the order took forever to come out. Then we got the majority of our food and they forgot my kid's quesadilla. The waiter said 5 mins for it. Then It came out and the tortilla was warm and the cheese unmelted. My son was hungry so he ate it like that. Then my other kid order a chicken taco plain he said the chicken had a weird taste, chicken looked like it had been reheated very greasy. Everything else was okay nothing stood out, I had better birria at other restaurants. Asada was good and the adobado (alpastor) was very and plain and not flavorful.

Taco are very good, quality is great, friendly staff , came in and got sat right away

Tacos Al pastor were alright not the greatest super overhyped chips were stale and they charge for extras on everything and super expensive Take forever just for 3 tacos but overall not that good

3.5/5 Food (needs more salt or seasoning) 3.5/5 Service 3.5/5 Atmosphere / Seating Arrangement 3.5/5 Value 4/5 Cleanliness If I could give it a 3.5, I would, but Yelp doesn't allow half-star reviews. From the looks of it, the food is a hit or miss. I got the Birria Torta ($10) and really enjoyed it, it came out wet, like a Mexican Italian Beef and the amount of birria was generous. My bf got the Costillas ($15) which were unfortunately completely lacking in flavor, absolutely no salt was added. They were cooked perfectly and falling off the bone, but without the proper seasoning they didn't reach their full potential. Service, ambiance, and value were good but not great.

This was my first time trying birria and it was so good. I highly recommended the quesabirrias. The consomé is bomb. The service is quick.

Service was bad, took about 20 for someone to come and take our order Food was okay but the prices are something else

Not sure why there were so many negative reviews. Service was not bad as everyone said. They could do better with seating arrangements and having a "please wait to be seated" sign. For a Sunday, it wasn't packed at all. Finding parking is a little bit of a default since their parking lot is very small. Food was great! Brought me back to the tacos I had in TJ. I had the tacos de al pastor or tacos adobada what they call it, super good!

We had the al pastor tacos (they called it adobada) and the volcanes. Both were terrible, the meat was flavorless. It was almost as if the meat was cooked in water it was soft but no flavor at all. I thought maybe adding salt might help but nope there was no way to save that meat. The salsas and guacamole same NO flavor at all. The only thing that was good were the handmade tortillas. They were a decent size and not dry at all. For the 3 tacos and volcan we paid almost $40. Staff was great and friendly didn't have any problems there. But I also went at a time were it wasn't very busy. You have been warned go at your own risk!

The food is okay. They need to work on there service. Over priced for portions.

I don't understand the reviews, staff has always been nice and quick on their feet on all 5 of my visits, food is good

Super greasy food. Gave me epic heart burn like i never experienced before and I don't get heart burn from eating tacos. I wish i would have listened to the negative reviews. Service and ambience was horrible. I recommend atotonilco instead.

I dont get the bad reviews to be honest. Either the costumers got booty hurt about something or they are literally just sensitiv lol. the food is amazing it has become one of my favorite places. yes it get full really fast and the line gets long but they get it moving the employees aren't just sitting around doing nothing they are working as fast as they can. also, it doesn't hurt to ask what the line is for or if you have to ask if you have to get put in the system to get a table that's what your mouth is for... Honestly if it was one thing I had to complain about is the parking lot but it's not that big of deal you can find parking anywhere else around the block. overall great food great staff and a great place! and it's BYOB how can it get better then that lol

Been craving these tacos since I first had them in TJ, but they weren't popular in Chicago until recently and I'm glad I came across Taco Sur! Best tacos I've had in a while!

Service was really awful unfortunately, but food was phenomenal for all that I can say..we got our drinks literally after we had finished eating. We were one of the second tables in there and they got a rush and completely ignored us... I was even trying to get someone attention but I was ignored. Either they need better management of more employees for this place to be ranked 4 starts no excuse. But food again super delicious

After convincing my kids to come to this place I was beyond disappointed. I will not be coming back. service is CRAP! My son order two steak tacos and the whole restaurant got served before we did he did. Food is just okay. Def not worth the hype...

I was really hoping to like this place, but I'm sorry I will never be going there again. We were a party of five to be seated. We knew we had to wait, that was expected, but you would think that the hostess would be a little more organized but she looked confused and sat people that were a smaller party then us, not considering that we were there first. Finally after 40mins, which again we didn't mind the waiting. The waiter took our order but we all felt rushed. Our food came in, but not at the same time. First I received my food with my husband but nothing came for my two sons our my mother-n-law. So we waited and waited til 20mins later our two quesadillas dinner came but not my mother-n-laws. So we waited again, after 10 mins her tacos came with a piece of hair!! That was the last straw. We showed the waiter the hair on the tacos and pretty just said sorry and didn't care. They did take the tacos off the bill and we paid what we ate, but over all not worth it, I wish I could say the food was worth it but NO!!! In my opinion don't go!!!!

Excelente comida, y servicio, muy delicioso todo. Realmente lo recomiendo. Mi novio y yo venimos desde Addiso y apesar de la distancia, volveríamos a venir.