The TROMPO Tacos Menu

Everything comes on handmade nixtamal tortillas, pressed when you order. Salsa bar included with every order: roja, verde, macha, and habanero-pineapple.

Open today: 11:00 am to 11:00 pm Pickup: ~10 min (773) 555-0182
Al pastor tacos on a metal tray at the TROMPO Tacos counter
Al pastor tacos carved fresh off the trompo

Del Trompo

Carved to order off the live spit, never off a steam tray. The reason the line is out the door.

Al pastor tacos with charred pineapple, onion and cilantro

Al Pastor Taco

$3.75

Guajillo and achiote marinated pork, 48 hours in the adobo, charred pineapple, white onion, cilantro.

PopularGluten-free
Vampiro al pastor with crispy cheese tortilla and avocado salsa

Vampiro al Pastor

$5.25

Griddled crispy-cheese tortilla, al pastor on top, avocado salsa. Half taco, half tostada, fully gone in four bites.

Trompo quesadilla wedges with melted Oaxaca cheese pull

Trompo Quesadilla

$9.50

Flour tortilla, Oaxaca cheese blistered on the comal, packed with carved al pastor and grilled onion.

Trompo plate: carved pastor, charro beans, rice, pineapple and tortillas

Trompo Plate

$14.00

Six tacos worth of carved pastor, charro beans, arroz rojo, grilled pineapple, stack of fresh tortillas. Build your own.

Popular
Torta al pastor cross-section with avocado and pickled jalapeno

Torta al Pastor

$11.00

Telera roll, refried black beans, carved pastor, avocado, pickled jalapeno, crema.

Carne asada tacos with salsa verde

Tacos a la Carta

Double tortillas, onion and cilantro standard. Ask for them dorados (crisped on the flat top) at no charge.

Carne asada tacos with char-grilled skirt steak and salsa verde

Carne Asada

$4.25

Skirt steak hit hard on the flat top. Lime, sal, salsa verde. The char is the point.

PopularGluten-free
Pollo adobado tacos with crisp-edged chicken, salsa roja and crema

Pollo Adobado

$3.50

Chicken thighs marinated overnight in chile negro and Mexican oregano. Crisp-edged, never dry.

Gluten-free
Suadero tacos with crispy-edged slow-rendered brisket

Suadero

$4.00

Brisket slow-rendered in its own fat until it collapses. A Mexico City classic.

Gluten-free
Lengua tacos with salsa macha, onion and cilantro

Lengua

$4.75

Braised beef tongue, butter-soft, finished on the plancha with salsa macha.

Gluten-free
Campechano tacos with carne asada and longaniza

Campechano

$4.50

Asada plus longaniza on one tortilla. The taquero's taco.

Gluten-free
Veggie trompo tacos with charred squash, corn, poblano and cotija

Veggie Trompo

$3.50

Squash, corn, charred poblano and black bean in our pastor adobo. Not a consolation prize.

VegetarianGluten-free
Quesabirria with consome for dipping

Especiales

Weekend-famous, available all week.

Quesabirria tacos with cheese pull and consome

Quesabirria

$5.00

Braised birria, Oaxaca cheese, griddled until it crackles. Consome on the side for dipping.

Popular
Three quesabirria tacos with a large cup of consome

Quesabirria Trio

$13.00

Three quesabirria plus a large consome. The order that made us Instagram-famous against our will.

Popular
Mulita layered with cheese and birria, topped with avocado and crema

Mulitas

$6.00

Two tortillas, cheese and your choice of meat pressed between, avocado and crema on top.

Birria ramen: noodles in consome with shredded beef and lime

Birria Ramen

$10.50

Late-night special: noodles in hot birria consome with shredded beef, onion, cilantro, lime.

After 9pm
Build-your-own taco kit spread

Family Packs

Feeds the table. Everything packed hot with tortillas wrapped separately so nothing steams soggy.

Build-your-own taco kit spread with meats, tortillas and salsas

Taco Kit for 4

$42.00

A pound and a half of any two meats, 16 tortillas, salsa bar, onion, cilantro, limes, grilled pineapple.

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Large taco fiesta spread with trompo station and garnish table

Taco Kit for 8

$78.00

Three pounds across up to three meats, 32 tortillas, the full salsa bar, esquites for the table.

Catering tray packed with carved al pastor

Trompo Party Tray

$65.00

Two and a half pounds of carved pastor, nothing else. You know who you are.

Esquites, chips with guacamole and charro beans

Sides & Salsas

Cup of esquites with cotija, chile powder and lime

Esquites

$4.50

Off-the-cob street corn, mayo, cotija, chile, lime.

PopularVegetarianGluten-free
Tortilla chips with a molcajete of chunky guacamole

Chips & Guacamole

$6.00

Chips fried from yesterday's tortillas. Guac smashed to order.

VegetarianGluten-free
Bowl of frijoles charros with bacon and chorizo

Frijoles Charros

$4.00

Pinto beans stewed with bacon and chorizo.

Gluten-free
Bowl of red Mexican rice

Arroz Rojo

$3.00

Tomato rice the way the abuelas make it.

VegetarianGluten-free
Four to-go cups of salsa: roja, verde, macha, habanero-pineapple

Salsa 4-Pack To Go

$6.00

Four 4 oz cups: roja, verde, macha, habanero-pineapple. Free at the salsa bar with any order.

VegetarianGluten-free
Agua frescas: horchata, jamaica and pineapple

Drinks

Agua frescas: horchata, jamaica and pineapple in glass jars

Agua Fresca

$3.50

Horchata, jamaica, or pineapple. Made every morning, gone by close.

PopularVegetarianGluten-free
Glass bottle of Mexican cola with condensation and lime

Mexican Coke

$3.00

Glass bottle, cane sugar.

VegetarianGluten-free
Bottle of sparkling mineral water with a cup of ice and lime

Topo Chico

$3.00

Cold enough to hurt.

VegetarianGluten-free
Clay mug of cafe de olla with a cinnamon stick

Cafe de Olla

$3.75

Cinnamon and piloncillo coffee, served hot.

VegetarianGluten-free
Churros with chocolate dipping sauce and flan

Postres

Churros with cinnamon sugar and chocolate dipping sauce

Churros (3)

$5.00

Fried to order, cinnamon sugar, chocolate for dipping.

PopularVegetarian
Slice of flan with burnt caramel sauce

Flan de la Casa

$5.50

Burnt-caramel top, custard that barely holds together. On purpose.

VegetarianGluten-free
Concha ice cream sandwich with cajeta drizzle

Concha Ice Cream Sandwich

$6.50

Toasted concha, vanilla ice cream, cajeta drizzle. Share it or don't.

Vegetarian

Hungry? Call it in.

Order by phone for pickup at any of our six locations. Big order? Give us 30 minutes and it's packed hot and ready.

Open late · Salsa bar with every order · Catering: hello@trompochicago.com

Takeout bag and taco tray handed across the TROMPO Tacos counter