The best Mexican restaurants in Humboldt Park, Chicago — 3 ranked picks with ratings and must-try dishes.
3 picksHumboldt Park has 3 Mexican restaurants we would send anyone to, ranked here by rating and review depth. Taqueria El Heredero II sits at the top with 4.8 stars. If you only order one thing, make it the tacos at Taqueria El Heredero II. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.
Humboldt Park is a Mexican-leaning pocket of Chicago where the 3 restaurants we track average 4.3 stars.
Mexican in Humboldt Park — 4.8 across 1,923 diner reviews
Must-try: Tacos
📍 3619 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Mexican in Humboldt Park — 4.1 across 3,537 diner reviews
Must-try: Guajillo Shrimp Tacos, Carne Asada Burrito, Mole De Pollo
📍 1143 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Mexican in Humboldt Park — 4 across 2,857 diner reviews
Must-try: Tacos, Fresh Guacamole, Al Pastor and Lengua
📍 2859 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Taqueria El Heredero II — 4.8 stars across 1,923 reviews, the highest on this list. Mexican in Humboldt Park — 4.8 across 1,923 diner reviews.
None of the 3 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.
The tacos at Taqueria El Heredero II, the guajillo shrimp tacos at Aztec Dave's Cantina and the tacos at Taco El Jalisciense. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 3 of the 3 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.