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Chicken Tacos Near You

Find the best chicken tacos near you, ranked by taco focus — real taquerias and trucks with hours and directions.

Share your location and we search 50 miles around you for places serving chicken, nearest first.

  • Taqueria / birrieria
  • Truck / stand / cart
  • Taco shop / bar
  • Restaurant serving tacos

How to spot good chicken tacos

  • Pollo asado should be grilled and chopped to order rather than shredded and held in a steam pan.
  • Look for char. Chicken taco meat that is uniformly pale has been boiled or steamed.
  • It takes salsa better than most fillings, and both the verde and the roja work.
  • Thigh meat stays juicier than breast, and is what most taquerias use.

Where to eat chicken in the US

Cities where a venue names chicken outright come first, then the biggest taco cities, where any taqueria on this list will have it. Use the button above for what is actually near you.

Houston, TX

  1. El Rey TaqueriaTaqueria · 233 North Loop WestSee hoursCallDirections
  2. El Rey TaqueriaTaqueria · 910 Shepherd DriveSee hoursCallDirections
  3. Goode Company TaqueriaTaqueria · 4902 Kirby DriveSee hoursCallDirections

Los Angeles, CA

  1. Tacos El Mas CabronTaqueria · 4226 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 900234.8(455)Hours not recordedCallDirections
  2. Taqueria La Que Si LlenaTaqueria · 3630 Cesar E Chavez AvenueSee hoursCallDirections
  3. Taqueria Los AnayaTaqueria · 4651 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 900164.5(1,638)Hours not recordedCallDirections

San Antonio, TX

  1. Taqueria La Perla de JaliscoTaqueria · 2255 Southeast Military DriveSee hoursCallDirections
  2. Taco Capital - San AntonioTaqueria · 2026 Babcock Rd Ste 103, San Antonio, TX 782294.8(356)Hours not recordedCallDirections
  3. Con Huevos TacosTaqueria · 1629 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 782024.6(716)Hours not recordedCallDirections

Chicago, IL

  1. Birrieria OcotlanBirrieria · 8726 South Commercial AvenueSee hoursCallDirections
  2. Birriería Y Carnitas El GallitoBirrieria · 7021 North Clark StreetSee hoursCallDirections
  3. Carmela's TaqueriaTaqueria · 1206 West Lawrence AvenueSee hoursCallDirections

New York, NY

  1. Dos Toros TaqueriaTaqueria · 64 Court StreetSee hoursCallDirections
  2. Dos Toros TaqueriaTaqueria · 636 Lexington AvenueSee hoursCallDirections
  3. Dos Toros TaqueriaTaqueria · 2911 BroadwaySee hoursCallDirections

Austin, TX

  1. Asado's TaqueriaTaqueria · 6726 Burnet RoadSee hoursCallDirections
  2. El Tacorrido: Authentic Mexican TaqueriaTaqueria · 1701 East Riverside DriveSee hoursCallDirections
  3. Nixta TaqueriaTaqueria · 2512 East 12th StreetSee hoursCallDirections

Dallas, TX

  1. Birrieria Aguinaga TaqueriaBirrieria · West Davis StreetSee hoursCallDirections
  2. Mijas TaqueriaTaqueria · 9901 Royal LaneSee hoursCallDirections
  3. Taqueria La UniónTaqueria · 6326 C F Hawn FreewaySee hoursCallDirections

Phoenix, AZ

  1. Huarachis TaqueriaTaqueria · 814 North Central AvenueSee hoursCallDirections
  2. Taqueria La HaciendaTaqueria · 254 East Buckeye RoadSee hoursCallDirections
  3. Tacos Calafia DowntownTaqueria · 825 N 7th St #102, Phoenix, AZ 850064.7(2,486)Hours not recordedCallDirections

Las Vegas, NV

  1. Taqueria Casa del SaborTaqueria · 4935 Palo Verde Road4.6(2,924)Hours not recordedCallDirections
  2. Birria - Bite los Arcos Mexican restaurantTaqueria · 2201 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 891044.6(1,770)Hours not recordedCallDirections
  3. Tacos & BeerTaqueria · 3900 Paradise Rd A, Las Vegas, NV 891694.5(3,506)Hours not recordedCallDirections

San Diego, CA

  1. Picante Taqueria Mexican GrillTaqueria · 6620 Mission Gorge RoadSee hoursCallDirections
  2. The Waves Taco ClubTaqueria · 916 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 921014.8(694)Hours not recordedCallDirections
  3. Tacotarian San DiegoTaqueria · 4332 30th St, San Diego, CA 921044.7(684)Hours not recordedCallDirections

What Are Chicken Tacos?

By Niam Hocaine, founder and food writer · Updated September 29, 2026

Chicken tacos (tacos de pollo) are grilled or shredded chicken on a corn or flour tortilla, finished with onion, cilantro, lime and salsa. At taquerias the chicken is usually grilled thigh chopped to order, or simmered with chipotle and tomato as tinga

Two pollo asado chicken tacos on corn tortillas with lettuce, pickled red onion and fire-roasted tomato sauceChicken Tacos
Photo: T.Tseng via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (cropped and resized)

In Tex-Mex and fast-food versions it comes shredded with lettuce, tomato and cheese. It is the most ordered taco protein in the US after ground beef, and the safe pick on almost any menu.

Chicken (Tacos de Pollo) are Nationwide tacos made with thigh or breast, grilled, shredded, or as tinga in chipotle-tomato sauce, grilled and chopped, or simmered and shredded, served on corn or flour tortillas.

Also called
Tacos de Pollo
Family
Meat
Filling
Chicken
Cut / main ingredient
Thigh or breast, grilled, shredded, or as tinga in chipotle-tomato sauce
How it is cooked
Grilled and chopped, or simmered and shredded
Tortilla
Corn or flour
Usually topped with
Onion, cilantro, lime, salsa verde, sometimes lettuce and cheese in Tex-Mex
From
Nationwide, Mexico

The most ordered taco protein in the US after ground beef. Grilled at taquerias, shredded as tinga, or fried and crisped as flautas.

Chicken: your questions

What is in a chicken taco?

chicken, specifically thigh or breast, grilled, shredded, or as tinga in chipotle-tomato sauce, grilled and chopped, or simmered and shredded. Usually topped with onion, cilantro, lime, salsa verde, sometimes lettuce and cheese in Tex-Mex.

What tortilla do chicken tacos use?

Corn or flour. Corn tortillas are naturally gluten-free, though the fryer and seasonings may not be.

Where can I find chicken tacos in the US?

Everywhere; the safe pick on almost any taco menu.

Where do chicken tacos come from?

Nationwide, Mexico. Known in Spanish as Tacos de Pollo.

Last updated September 29, 2026. Venue details refresh with each data import.