Taylor's Tacos

"Taylor’s Tacos serves a short menu of tacos with fillings like chicken, steak, shrimp, sweet potato, and a weekly special like fish or asparagus. The tacos are small but stuffed, so you’ll definitely be able to make use of the double-stacked tortillas (which happen to be delicious, despite being a little greasy). Keep in mind there are only five tables in this small but airy counter-service spot, and its proximity to the Medical District means that if you visit during lunch, you should be prepared to get your order to go." - veda kilaru, adrian kane

"Taylor’s Tacos has a familiar origin story: it began as a pop-up, moved operations to a shared kitchen, and finally graduated to a brick-and-mortar of its own. What isn’t so familiar? It’s . This counter-service spot feels airy, with soft peach, pink, and wood tones, and large windows that flood the small space with light. They have a short menu of tacos with fillings like chicken, steak, shrimp, sweet potato, and a weekly special like fish or asparagus. The tacos are small but stuffed, so you’ll definitely be able to make use of the double-stacked tortillas (which happen to be delicious, despite being a little greasy). Our favorite is the sweet potato—crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and perfectly balanced with salsa, cilantro, hot sauce, and pickled red cabbage. Keep in mind there are only five tables, and its proximity to the Medical District means that if you visit during lunch you should be prepared to get your order to go." - Veda Kilaru

"Taylor's Tacos has opened a permanent location in Little Italy, Chicago. The place is known for its distinctive West Coast-meets-Chicago culinary style. Taylor Mason, the co-owner, describes their tacos as 'street tacos with soul,' inspired by Mexican street tacos and 'Black tacos' from her childhood in Chicago. The menu includes items like Sweet Poppin’ Potato and Sexy Crispy Shrimp tacos. The Masons completed much of the build-out themselves and utilized a $10,000 grant from Grubhub's Community Fund and the Feed the Soul Foundation to open the restaurant. They plan to expand into a nationwide franchise eventually." - Naomi Waxman

"Taylor’s Tacos opened its first stand-alone permanent location this week on the edge of the Illinois Medical District at 1512 W. Taylor Street. Co-owners and spouses Taylor and Maya Mason have a kitchen of their own after several years slinging tacos out of Dock’s Fish in Bronzeville and filling catering orders in Garfield Park food business incubator the Hatchery." - Naomi Waxman

"Taylored by Taylor’s Tacos, a new event space that hosts weekly 'Tacos are the New Black' dining events on Thursdays, debuted this week from co-owners and spouses Taylor and Maya Mason, according to the Tribune. Taylor Mason, a West Side native and caterer who honed her taco knowledge as a student at Pepperdine in Malibu, California, serves taco options like 'sexy, crispy shrimp' and 'awesome AF asparagus' with slaw made by her wife." - Naomi Waxman