El Terco Leon

Name: El Terco Leon
Address: 7152 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60645, Chicago, IL, 60645.0, US
Telephone: +1 872-208-6878
Price range: $
Rating: 4.4

Recommended

Mexican

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About

El Terco Leon — solid, no-fuss mexican in Devon Avenue. Order the Guacamole. "The guacamole was the best I have had from any restaurant close by" — Tony Thorman

Experience Breakdown

🍴Food

5.0

👥Service

4.8

✨Ambiance

4.8

💬Sentiment

4.7

Agustin C.

34 reviews

Highlights

Family FriendlyQuick BiteHidden GemFamily Run

Must Try

GuacamoleTacos

What Diners Are Saying

Diners loved

Hidden gem with delicious food. We tried the guacamole and the shrimp and chile relleno tacos.
— Tony Thorman

Best mexican food in the northside Chicago. Don't miss the tripa taco and guacamole.
— Patrick Jay Pineda

Best tacos so far that I've found in Rogers Park. The tortillas were great!
— Alex Soto

This is the best taco place I’ve ever been to in my life. 10/10.
— lindsay swalve

Some noted

Pretty disappointed. I walked in ordered 3 steak tacos to go.

Specialties

Guacamole

Location

7152 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60645

What 320+ diners say about El Terco Leon

“Very clean place and good service, the sopes, burritos and tripa with red sauce are the absolute...”

Very clean place and good service, the sopes, burritos and tripa with red sauce are the absolute best, any time am by the area I come over here. Red sauce is fire, make sure to get a Jamaica fresh water to stop the burning in your mouth 😉

alexis gutierrez

Oct 2025

“Some of the best tacos I’ve had in a REALLY long time.”

Some of the best tacos I’ve had in a REALLY long time. Well priced and a vast menu that is good for vegetarians too! Definitely will be coming back.

Deb Jezuit

Mar 2025

“Thought they had quesabirria but nope, so we ate some good tacos instead , had a great time while...”

Thought they had quesabirria but nope, so we ate some good tacos instead , had a great time while collecting some cards , would definitely get the al pastor over carne asada any day

James Dumitru

Nov 2024

“These nachos are my favorite comfort food.”

These nachos are my favorite comfort food! I order them regularly and they are everything I need them to be. Highly recommend!

Adam Zollinger

Aug 2024

“Really tasty food and quick, polite customer service.”

Really tasty food and quick, polite customer service. The portion sizes are very generous and reasonably priced. The chips and guacamole were a good starter, and we all enjoyed our enchiladas, tacos, and burritos. We also had sopes, which ended up being our favorite choices of the night. I recommend their chorizo on tacos/burritos/sopes!

Tyler Blaz

Aug 2023

“Amazing barbacoa, the consommé is to die for.”

Amazing barbacoa, the consommé is to die for. Is just like at gramma's cooking back in Mexico, I highly recommend this place.

Mario Perez

May 2023

“This is my brother's go to restaurant.”

This is my brother's go to restaurant. I've been there twice and had their steak tacos. In fact, he ordered the platter of tacos because he treated me, mom, my daughter, granddaughters and nephew. Everyone enjoyed the food. The tacos taste pretty good along with the green and red sauce, cilantro and onions.

Patasa Johnson

Mar 2023

“Great place to eat burritos and tacos, and the horchatas are awesome.”

Great place to eat burritos and tacos, and the horchatas are awesome. Excellent customer service. Thank you!

Juan Carlos Barrera

Jul 2022

“Hidden Gem when it comes to some of the best tacos I've had.”

Hidden Gem when it comes to some of the best tacos I've had. Probably the best Al Pastor around, and the salsa is really good. Tacos on homemade tortillas is huge, and take these tacos to another level. They use to give out chips and salsa when eating there, I guess they don't do that anymore?