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Taylor's Tacos building community, one delicious taco at a time
Taylor and Maya Mason have opened a standalone taqueria in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood.
Taylor's Tacos offers a unique take on a popular Mexican dish in Little Italy
A popular pop-up taco stand now has a permanent home in Little Italy, where the owners are using their West Coast roots to create fusion style tacos.
West Side Native Opens Taylor's Tacos On Taylor Street: 'It's Just Meant To Be'
Don't let the name fool you: Taylor's Tacos is named for its owner, not the street it sits on.
Woman-Owned Taco Shop Years in the Making Opens in Little Italy
Nine years ago, a dream for Taylor Mason began when she served her first taco at her father's 55th birthday party.
Taylor's Tacos is Chicago's First Black-Owned, Woman-Owned, Queer-Owned Taco Shop
One of Taylor Mason's favorite things about living in Southern California was the availability and ubiquity of delicious street food. At almost any time of the day or night, she could pull over and grab a bite of something good. That, along with the sunny weather, was one of the things she missed most after moving back to her hometown of Chicago. She did find a little taco stand in the city, but Taylor couldn’t get her fix whenever she wanted because their hours were all over the place.
Taylor's Tacos finally gets a home on Taylor Street, plus 5 more new restaurants in Chicago
Chicagoans - from Lena Waithe to Chance the Rapper to this critic — have been salivating over Taylor's Tacos for years.In 2021, it landed on my list of best new tacos, even though the concept didn’t technically have its own restaurant. Instead, owners Taylor and Maya Mason worked out a deal with Dock's Fish in Bronzeville to offer a limited menu, while handling large catering orders out of The Hatchery on the West Side.
Small Business Spotlight: With Taylor's Tacos, West Coast Street Food Finds West Side Community
After moving back home to Chicago from California, Taylor Mason missed Los Angeles' ubiquitous street tacos. She'd get an occasional whiff thanks to a guy who sporadically set up a grill on a Wicker Park sidewalk, drawing a line of hungry patrons that stretched down the block.
In Little Italy, a Black-Owned Taqueria Offers a Little Soul
For seven years, Taylor Tacos has operated in various iterations, popping up at places like Dock’s Fish in Bronzeville and the Hatchery in Garfield Park. Now Taylor and Maya Mason are celebrating a long-awaited victory lap with the opening of a permanent location in Little Italy where the spouses dispense food with a distinctive West Coast-meets-Chicago culinary style.
Taco maker goes from food truck to bricks-and-mortar site
A local entrepreneur has taken her love of tacos and turned it into a thriving business. Taylor Mason -- founder and co-owner of Taylor's Tacos at 1512 West Taylor St. - joins the Noon Business Hour to share her story.
Black restaurant owners show off cuisines beyond well-worn soul food dishes
Taylor Mason is a Black woman slinging Mexican-style tacos. She admits it's an unexpected combination.