The nonprofit Rogers Park Business Alliance (RPBA) is elated to announce the return of its TACO CRAWL, a taco extravaganza on Thursday, July 20, 3-7 p.m. Fourteen restaurants along Clark Street between Devon and Touhy—one of the city’s utmost dining destinations for Mexican restaurants—will offer their signature tacos to ticket buyers, rain or shine. Newly added this year are tequila tastings included for all ticket buyers (21+), as well as two taco routes to choose from, each offering seven restaurants. Advance tickets are $20 per route at RPBA.org, and $30 on the day of.
The number of tickets is limited, and online registration is now live. Each ticket warrants one signature taco or dish from each participating restaurant on their respective routes. A check-in station will be operating at 7056 N. Clark St. on July 20 from 3-6 p.m. for picking up pre-paid crawl passports or purchasing day-of tickets. Restaurants will stop serving at 7 p.m.
A new addition this year, Teremana Tequila will offer tequila tastings for patrons 21 and older, chips and salsa for all eventgoers from both routes to enjoy. All participating restaurants, conveniently located along Clark Street, are listed below in the direction from south to north, along with their menu items (D - Desserts | V - Vegetarian options):
Cilantro Route
Taquería El Chorrito 6404 N. Clark St. Al Pastor
*South of the Border 6615 N. Clark St. Chicken, Fish
Taquería El Charro 6661 N. Clark St. Chicken
El Pecado Mexican Restaurant 6922 N. Clark St. Cochinita Pibil
Taquería El Dorado 6952 N. Clark St. Asada, Al pastor, Chicken
Urban Tables 6958 N. Clark St. Sweet Taco (D)
La Choza 7022 N. Clark St. Mushroom, Rajas Gorditas (V)
Maíz Route
Supermercado Roman 6978 N. Clark St. Chicken, Veggie (V)
Tamales lo Mejor de Guerrero 7024 N. Clark St. Tamales (V)
El Sabor Poblano Restaurant 7027 N. Clark St. Steak, Chicken
El Famous Burrito Restaurant 7047 N. Clark St. Churros (D)
Taquería Restaurante Ciudad Hildalgo 7104 N. Clark St. Al Pastor
Supermercado Y Taquería La Chapala 7117 N. Clark St. Steak
Su Taquería El Rey Del Taco 7138 N. Clark St. Al Pastor
*South of the Border will serve from a pop-up at High Minded at 6615 N Clark St.
Rogers Park Business Alliance is a nonprofit organization that has served Chicago’s diverse Rogers Park neighborhood for 30 years. RPBA works to cultivate and sustain a thriving economic environment in Rogers Park, serving businesses and residents with a variety of public events and business initiatives. RPBA programs include the GROW/PROGRESANDO entrepreneurial training program, the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Rogers Park Business Alliance, annual Best of Rogers Park awards, Chalk Howard Street Festival, Taco Crawl, and the Glenwood Sunday Market farmers market. For more information, visit RPBA.org.