Tacos El Norte
1324 N Rand Rd, Palatine
(847) 705-9896
Customers' Favorites
Carne Asada Con Camarones
Steak Burrito Dinner
Chicken Fajita Salad
Chicken Fajitas
Pina Campechana
Chips and Salsa
Chicken Burrito
Torpedo Burrito
Rice and Beans
Chips & Salsa
Breakfast
Chilaquiles
A traditional Mexican dish of fried corn tortillas simmered in a flavourful salsa or mole. Served with Mexican rice, refined beans, cheese, sour cream, and your choice of tortilla.
Chilaquiles con Chopped Steak
A traditional Mexican dish of fried corn tortillas simmered in a flavourful salsa or mole. Served with Mexican rice, refined beans, cheese, sour cream, and your choice of tortilla.
Eggs Con Chorizo
Served with Mexican rice, refined beans, cheese, sour cream, and your choice of tortilla.
Eggs a la Mexicana
Served with Mexican rice, refined beans, cheese, sour cream, and your choice of tortilla.
Eggs Rancheros
2 eggs in traditional mexican sauce. Served with Mexican rice, refined beans, cheese, sour cream, and your choice of tortilla.
Chilaquiles con Tampiquena
A traditional Mexican dish of fried corn tortillas simmered in a flavourful salsa or mole. Served with Mexican rice, refined beans, cheese, sour cream, and your choice of tortilla.
Bistec ala Mexicana con Huevos Estrellados
Served with Mexican rice, refined beans, cheese, sour cream, and your choice of tortilla.
Eggs Con Carne Asada
2 eggs with steak. Served with Mexican rice, refined beans, cheese, sour cream, and your choice of tortilla.
Eggs Al Pastor
Served with Mexican rice, refined beans, cheese, sour cream, and your choice of tortilla.
Eggs Con Chopped Steak
Served with Mexican rice, refined beans, cheese, sour cream, and your choice of tortilla.
Eggs Con Jamon
Served with Mexican rice, refined beans, cheese, sour cream, and your choice of tortilla.
Breakfast Burritos
Eggs Con Carne Asada (Breakfast Burrito)
Scrambled eggs with skirt steak with lettuce, tomato, cheese, beans, sour cream and avocado.
Eggs Con Chorizo (Breakfast Burrito)
Scrambled eggs with Mexican sausage with lettuce, tomato, beans, cheese, avocado and sour cream.
Margaritas / Michelada (Alcohol)
Frozen Margaritas
House Margarita
Michelada
Dos Equis Ranch Water Seltzer (Special)
12 FL. OZ. 4.5% Alc./Vol.
Pina Colada
White Claw Seltzer
Appetizers
Quesadilla Platter
2 soft tortillas filled with Chihuahua cheese lightly browned, served with sour cream and guacamole.
Nacho Platter
Crisp corn tortilla chips smothered in beans, melted cheese and your choice of meat topped with lettuce, diced tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole.
Quesadilla Platter with Meat
2 soft flour tortillas filled with your choice of beef, chicken, chorizo, or ham. Served with chihuahua cheese lightly browned, served with sour cream and guacamole.
Carne Asada Fries (NEW)
Fries topped with steak, queso cheddar jack sauce, pico de gallo and sour cream
Quesadilla with Meat
Soft flour tortillas filled with your choice of beef, chicken, chorizo, or ham. Served with chihuahua cheese lightly browned, served with sour cream and guacamole.
Quesadilla
Soft flour tortillas filled with chihuahua cheese, lightly browned, served with sour cream.
Chips and Salsa
Chips and Guacamole
Crisp corn tortilla and avocado dip topped with diced tomatoes, onions, and cilantro.
Queso Fundido
Melted chihuahua cheese, served with tortilla.
Botrana Trio
2 Flour Flautas, 2 Corn Quesadillas, Served with guacamole and pico de gallo.
Wings
BBQ and buffalo sauce.
Quesadilla Platter with Shrimp
2 soft flour tortillas filled with shrimp. Served with chihuahua cheese lightly browned, served with sour cream and guacamole.
Botana Estilo Moe
A Mixture of Shrimp, Tilapia and Octopus served with avocado and chips.
Chips and Pico De Gallo
Snacks
Sopes
Asada, al pastor, chorizo, rajas con queso, and chicharron y picadillo.
Tamale
Chicken Tamale with Ranchero Sauce and Small Salad
Gorditas
Cebollitas Asadas
Enchilada Suiza
Chile Relleno
Soups
Caldo de Res
Caldo de Pollo
Chicken soup.
Sopa De Mariscos
A delicious mix of seafood, fish, shrimp, mussel and octopus.
Caldo de Camaron
Salad
Beef Taco Salad
A bed of lettuce with tender delicious beef. Topped with tomatoes, onions, green peppers, and cheese.
Chicken Avocado Salad
A bed of lettuce spread with refried beans, beans covered with tender chicken, avocado wedges, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, and cheese.
Chicken Fajita Salad
A bed of mixed greens covered with tender chicken, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese.
Steak Fajita Salad
A bed of mixed greens covered with tender delicious steak, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese.
Chicken Breast Salad
Lettuce, tomato, cilantro, sliced green pepper, and lime for dressing.
Botanaestilomoe
Shrimp and tilapia.
Tacos
Taco Dinner
Served with choice of meat, Mexican rice, and refried beans on flour, or corn tortilla. Tacos come with Lettuce, Tomato, Onions and Cilantro.
Chicken Taco
Steak Taco
Al Pastor / Pork Taco
Carnitas Taco
Rib Eye Steak Taco (Lomo)
Chorizo Taco
Ground Beef Taco
Beef Tongue Taco
Shrimp Taco
Fried Pork Taco (Carnitas)
Crispy Taco
Hard shell taco. Comes with Lettuce, Tomato, Sour cream, Cheese.
Chicharron Taco
Fish Taco
Cecina Taco
2 Taco Combination
Served with choice of meat, Mexican rice, and beans on flour, or corn tortilla. 2 tacos with choice of meat. Tacos come with Lettuce, Tomato, Onions and Cilantro.
Stuffed Peppers Taco
Breakfast Taco
Egg with bacon, cheese, avocado, onions and cilatro
Avocado Taco
Veggie Taco
Comes with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, onions and cilantro.
Bean and Cheese Taco
Tostadas
2 Tostadas Dinner
Served with choice of meat, Mexican rice, re fried beans, and cheese.
Steak Tostadas
Open face shell tortillas, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Rice and Beans Tostadas
Open face shell tortillas, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Ground Beef Tostadas
Open face shell tortillas, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Chicken Tostadas
Open face shell tortillas, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
BBQ Pork Tostadas
Open face shell tortillas, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Chorizo Tostadas
Open face shell tortillas, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Beef Tongue Tostadas
Open face shell tortillas, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Avocado Tostadas
Open face shell tortillas, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Burritos
Burrito Suizo Dinner
Served with rice, beans, and sour cream, Mexican rice, and refried beans.
Chicken Burrito
Served with choice of meat, filled with lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, and cheese.
Steak Burrito
Served with choice of meat, filled with lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, and cheese.
Gringo Burrito
Comes with Beans, Cheese, Avocado, Sour Cream and Fries!
Burrito Dinner
Choice of meats and sour cream. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
BURRITOS
Signature Burritos with beans, lettuce, cheese and tomato.
Chimichanga Dinner
Served with rice and beans. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
Torpedo Burrito
Comes with melted cheese, grilled onion, steak egg over easy, and little rice. Served with choice of meat, filled with lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, and cheese.
El Papi Burrito
An oversized burrito with sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes, beans, and cheese. Filled with lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, and cheese.
Vegetables Burrito
Filled with lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, and cheese.
Fajitas de Asada Burrito
Served with choice of meat, filled with lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, and cheese.
Burrito Grande Dinner
Choice of meats, sour cream, and avocado. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
Al Pastor Burrito
Served with choice of meat, filled with lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, and cheese.
Burrito Bowl
Comes with choice of meat, rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese.
Veggie Fajita Burrito
Filled with lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, and cheese.
Beef Tongue Burrito
Served with choice of meat, filled with lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, and cheese.
Ground Beef Burrito
Served with choice of meat, filled with lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, and cheese.
Fajitas de Pollo Burrito
Served with choice of meat, filled with lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, and cheese.
Burrito Suizo Camaron Dinner
Comes with grilled cheese, grilled onion, steak egg over easy, and little rice. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
Mexican Sausage Burrito
Served with choice of meat, filled with lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, and cheese.
Burrito Suizo Camaron
Filled with lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, and cheese.
Shrimp Burrito
Served with choice of meat, filled with lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, and cheese.
Special Burritos
Burrito Grande Football Size
Choice of meats, sour cream, and avocado.
Burrito Suizo
Topped with melted cheese and ranchero sauce.
Chimichanga Burrito
Combo Burrito
Choice of 2 meats, sour cream, and avocado.
Green Chile Burrito
Topped with melted cheese and green chile sauce.
Torta / Mexican Sandwich
Torta Michoacana
Comes with carnitas, chipotle sauce, mayo, lettuce and onions.
Steak Torta
Filled with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Torta Milanesa de Res/Pollo (Breaded Chicken/Steak)
Torta with breaded steak or chicken. Comes with lettuce, tomato, cheese, beans and sour cream.
Cubana Sandwich
Torta with breaded steak or chicken, chorizo, eggs and ham. Comes with lettuce, tomato, cheese, beans and sour cream.
Torta Dinner
Served with choice of meat, Mexican rice, and refried beans. Filled with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Al Pastor Torta
Filled with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Mexican Sausage Torta
Filled with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Pambazos Torta
Comes with chorizo, potatoes, mexican red sauce, mayo, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and fries on the side.
Beef Tongue Torta
Filled with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Cubana Sandwich Dinner
Torta with breaded steak or chicken, chorizo, eggs and ham. Comes with lettuce, tomato, cheese, beans and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Chicken Breast Torta
Filled with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Milanesa / Breaded Steak Torta Dinner
Filled with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Ham Torta
Filled with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Chicken Torta
Filled with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Avocado Torta
Filled with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Ground Beef Torta
Filled with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Torta de Pechuga de Pollo Sandwich Dinner
Filled with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, beans, and sour cream.
Special Combinations
Special Combinations Combo 1
1 taco, 1 enchilada, and 1 quesadilla. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and choice of meat. Taco comes with lettuce, tomato, onions and cilantro.
Special Combinations Combo 3
1 taco, 1 enchilada, and 1 tamale. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and choice of meat. Taco comes with lettuce, tomato, onions and cilantro.
Special Combinations Combo 6
1 small burrito 1 taco. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and choice of meat. Burrito come with beans, cheese, lettuce and tomato. Taco comes with lettuce, tomato, onions and cilantro.
Special Combinations Combo 2
1 taco, 1 tostada, and 1 quesadilla. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and choice of meat. Taco comes with lettuce, tomato, onions and cilantro. Tostada comes with beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and cheese.
Special Combinations Combo 4
1 taco, 1 enchilada, and 1 chile relleno. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and choice of meat. Taco comes with lettuce, tomato, onions and cilantro.
Special Combinations Combo 5
1 taco, 1 quesadilla, 1 chile relleno. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and choice of meat. Taco comes with lettuce, tomato, onions and cilantro.
Vegetarian Special Combinations
Vegetarian Special Combo 1
1 taco, 1 enchilada, and 1 quesadilla. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
Vegetarian Special Combo 6
1 small bunted and 1 empanada. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
Vegetarian Special Combo 3
1 taco, 1 enchilada, and 1 tamale. Served with Mexican rice and re fried beans.
Vegetarian Special Combo 2
1 taco, 1 tostada, and 1 quesadilla. Served with Mexican rice and re fried beans.
Vegetarian Special Combo 4
1 taco, 1 enchilada, and 1 chile relleno. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
Vegetarian Special Combo 5
1 taco and 1 chile relleno. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
Steaks
Carne Asada
Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Molcajete el Norte
Chicken, steak, ribs, and 4 shrimp. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Bistec a la Mexican
A tender skirt steak sauteed with tomatoes, onions, and jalapeno peppers. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Bistec Ranchero
A tender steak topped with ranchero sauce and cheese. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Carne Tampiquena
A delicious skirt steak cooked to perfection and one enchilada. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Steak Milanesa
Breaded ribeye steak. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Costillas
Beef ribs smothered in ranchero sauce. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Carne Azteca
Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Carne Asada con Camarones
A tender steak cooked to perfection with shrimp. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Camaron a la Naranja
Delicious shrimp on orange sauce. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
House Speciality
Langostinos (1/2 Orden)
Langostinos (Orden)
Cocktail de Camarones
Shrimp cocktail.
Camarones a la Diabla
Shrimp served with hot spicy delicious sauce.
Tostadas de Ceviche
Marinated shrimp or fish tostada.
Camarones Momias de Guanajuato
Jumbo shrimps rolled in bacon. Served with rice and beans.
Bistec de Lomo Encebollado
Ribeye steak with grilled onions.
Costillas con Camarones
Beef ribs with shrimp.
Tostadas de Camaron
Marinated shrimp or fish tostada.
Mariscada "La Costena"
Shrimp, octopus, and mariscos mix.
Tostadas Mix Ceviche, Camaron, o Pulpo
Marinated shrimp or fish tostada.
Guisado de Lengua
Beef tongue sauteed with tomatoes and onions.
Filete de Pescado
Fish fillet.
Filete de Pescado con Camaron
Fish fillet with shrimp.
Molcajete Mariscos Lacosta
Mariscos mix, patas de jaiba, and tilapia.
Filete Relleno
Shrimp, octopus, and pico de gallo.
Filete de Pescado Empanizado Empanizado
Breaded fish fillet with waffle fries.
Cocktail de Camarones con Pulpo
Shrimp cocktail and octopus cocktail.
Chile Relleno con Camarones
Stuffed pepper with shrimp.
Traditional Mexican Dishes
3 Flauta Dinner
3 crispy tortillas wrapped around favorite meat. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Chiles Relleno Dinner
Poblano peppers stuffed with cheese. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Pechuga de Pollo
Whole grilled chicken breast. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
3 Enchilada Dinner
3 stuffed tortillas topped with cheese, ranchero sauce, green chile sauce or mole sauce. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
2 Gorditas Dinner
2 Gorditas with your choice of meat. Comes with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and cheese. Served with Mexican rice and beans.
Pollo en Chipotle
Tender sliced chicken covered in chipotle sauce. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Fajitas Steak
Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
2 Sopes Dinner
2 Sopes with your choice of meat. Comes with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and cheese. Served with Mexican rice and beans.
Fajitas Chicken
Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Pollo en Mole
Tender sliced chicken covered in mole sauce. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Chicken Milanesa
Breaded chicken breast. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Guisado de Res
Tender beef simmered with tomatoes and chile sauce. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Veggie Fajitas
Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Fajitas Mixtas
Steak and Chicken, served with Mexican rice, refried beans, sour cream, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Chiles Rellenos con Carne
Poblano peppers stuffed with cheese and taco meat. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Fajitas Texanas
Comes with Chicken, Steak and Shrimp. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Camarones a la Plancha
Grilled shrimp covered with butter and garlic. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Pechuga de Pollo con Camarones
Chicken breast with shrimp. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Chuletas
Pork chops smothered in ranchero sauce. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Veggie Fajita Chimichanga
Grilled veggies plus rice and beans. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Chiles Rellenos con Mariscos
Poblano peppers stuffed with cheese and shrimp. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Fajitas de Camarones
Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Kids Mains
Kids Quesadilla
Served with Mexican rice, refined beans or French fries, small drink.
Kids Taco
Served with Mexican rice, refined beans or French fries, small drink.
Kids Chicken Nuggets
Served with Mexican rice, refined beans or French fries, small drink.
Kids Tamale
Served with Mexican rice, refined beans or French fries, small drink.
Kids Enchilada
Served with Mexican rice, refined beans or French fries, small drink.
Kids Hamburguesas
Served with Mexican rice, refined beans or French fries, small drink.
Kids Hot Dogs
Served with Mexican rice, refined beans or French fries, small drink.
Corn Dog with fries
Pizza Puff with Fries
Side Orders
Chips and Guacamole
Mexican Rice
Refried Beans
Chips and Salsa
Fries
Sour Cream
Green Mild Salsa / Salsa Verde (8 oz)
Cheese
Pico De Gallo
Salsa Diabla 8 oz (Very Spicy)
Pickled Carrots and Jalepeños
Chips and Beans
Spicy Red Salsa / Salsa Roja Picosa (8 oz)
Avocado
2 Chile Asadas (Fried Jalapeños)
Order of Tortillas
5 tortillas corn or flour
Ranchero Salsa (8 oz)
Side Chipotle Salsa
Customer favorite
Beverages
Agua Frescas / Fresh Waters
Can Sodas
Soft Drinks
Soda Bottles
Water Bottle
Licuado de Fresa
Licuado de Platano
Mexican Beverages
Jarrito Soft Drink
Aguas Preparada
Mexican Coke
Sangria Senorial (Non-Alcoholic)
Sidral Mundet / Apple Soda
Mineragua / Sparkling Water
Desserts
Cake Tres Leches
Flan
Fried Ice Cream
Alcohol
Miller Lite, 12 oz bottle beer (4.6%25 ABV)
Tecate, 12 oz bottle beer (4.5%25 ABV)
Budweiser, 12 oz bottle beer (5.0%25 ABV)
Dos Equis, 12 oz bottle beer (4.2%25 ABV)
Modelo, 12 oz bottle beer (4.4%25 ABV)
Budlight, 12 oz bottle beer (4.2%25 ABV)
MGD, 12 oz bottle beer (4.6%25 ABV)
Corona, 12 oz bottle beer (4.6%25 ABV)
Sol, 12 oz bottle beer (4.5%25 ABV)
Pacifico, 12 oz bottle beer (4.4%25 ABV)
Victoria, 12 oz bottle beer (4.0%25 ABV)
Corona Familiar, 32 oz bottle beer (4.0%25 ABV)
Weekend Items
Menudo
Pozole
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Recent Reviews
Food was deeelicious and service was friendly and prompt. Great spot to have a few margaritas (one got me nice and relaxed). I got the chicken chimichanga which was massive and there was a large layover of friend cheese on top yummmyyy!! The tacos were also delicious and wonderful tortillas. High restaurant good for groups of all sizes. Coming back when I’m in town!
October 2025
I love this place!!! 100% every time !!! Great service and the best food!! I had the caldo de mariscos today and it was amazing! I’ve tried their caldo de res and it’s so authentic!!! Carne asada plate was amazing as well!! Everything you have here is delicious!! My favorite Mexican restaurant! Very authentic food!
September 2025
Loved everything about it. The culture, the environment, the service, and especially the food. You get that real traditional feel and i it was fantastic. I would totally recommend Tacos El Norte to anyone in the area.
September 2024
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