Food Find: Tacos el Norte
I do love my Mexican food and Chicagoland has some great examples. For birthdays, one of which we were celebrating last night, we’ve made it a routine lately to go to Tacos el Norte in Gurnee, located at Route 21 between Washington and Grand. Our reasoning is that the wait is never long, the food is always tasty and we’re only there an hour, tops. Also, on Friday nights they have a festive mariachi band.
And the chips here are downright addictive. The first basket and salsa are complimentary, but after that, you’re hooked. The chips are the right thickness so that they’re crispy, light and crunchy. The salsa is made to a slightly watery consistency with chunks of tomato, onion and jalapeno within, which makes it a tasty little sauce.
For an entree, I went with the two-taco meal with chicken. The chicken was moist and tender as usual, and the toppings on the taco were delicious: shredded lettuce, tomato, cilantro, onion, sour cream and cheese wrapped up in a corn tortilla. I also got rice and beans with my plate, another delicious addition.
