Carnitas Uruapan

A Foodie Favorite. We've been serving up the Best Authentic Carnitas in Chicago since 1975!

9 / 10
97
ratings
  • Phone

    (312) 226-2654

  • Website

    carnitasuruapanchi.com

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  • Type

    Mexican Restaurant

Address

1725 W 18th St Chicago , IL 60608 United States

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Wi-Fi Free
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Chicago Tribune

The carnitas taste like a pure manifestation of pork , with nothing to get in the way. Each morsel tastes richly decadent, yet also slightly sweet. $2.70 per taco . Read more

Hassan Rocha

Everything is good. You can even have free tacos dorados an chicharrón . Best carnitas in Chitown.

Serious Eats

It's all about the carnitas here, which you can order by the pound.

Marc

Good Network Top 5 Resturants, Tacos - #2 Carnitas Tacos

Carlos Manriquez

Been going there since I was 10, their carnitas never get old. Surprised "El Guero" is still around, funny guy and owner

Manoj Ambalavanan

Get 1lb of carnitas with some diet cokes and have a hell of a great meal

TV Food Maps

Check out Carnitas Urupuan as it was featured on Taco Trip for Traditional Mexican carnitas Read more

Fernando Dimas

Carnitas are great! Salsas are not ????

Bobby Kennedy

The carnitas live up to the hype. Even at 9am.

Shannon Jeropke

Try the Tacos de Carnitas

Steven Matthews

The Carnitas are the best north of Mexico

Alison Haggerty

Soon good and crazy inexpensive !

Carlos Manriquez

The carnitas and the grief seso tacos

Carnitas Uruapan

Check-in for a free side of Chicharrones !

Cinda D'Andrea

Their potato tacos were off the chain!

David Berman

Carnitas for an awesome price

Kevin McKay

Carnitas & chicharrones

Ed Carter

Carnitas is amazing

Max Temkin

Carnitas by the pound.

Roberto De Leon

I'm the mayor and potato taco

Fernando Yepes

Todo, la atención espectacular, amable y la comida excelente y muy económico

Oscar Barrales

No hay nada mas sabroso que un buen taco de Carnitas , y no hay major lugar que Carnitas Uruapan.

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