Cesar’s birria restaurant in Lakeview, Chicago has the best selection birria tacos, quesadillas, tortas, nachos, tamales and more in beef or chicken. Dine-in, pickup, or delivery available.
What is Birria? Birria is a popular traditional Mexican dish of flavorful spicy beef or chicken stew, served with melted Mexican cheese and warm consomme dipping sauce. Following our own family recipe prepared by hand with fresh ingredients, Cesar’s birria is a unique taste sensation you’ll only find in the Lakeview neighborhood here in Chicago. It’s absolutely delicious and a must-try!
Our Birria Is Killer
There are so many ways to enjoy birria beyond only tacos at Cesar’s restaurant. Available for take-out, delivery, or dine-in right here in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. A great choice to enjoy an authentic Mexican meal!
Queso Birria Beef Tacos
Three corn tacos stuffed with seasoned beef birria and Oaxaca cheese, garnished with cilantro, lime, and onion. Served with Consomé, the sauce birria is braised in—a Chicago favorite.
Chicken Birria Tacos
Three corn tacos stuffed with seasoned chicken birria and Oaxaca cheese, garnished with cilantro, lime, and onion. Served with delicious Consomé, the same sauce chicken birria is braised in.
Queso Birria Quesadilla
A quesadilla is a tortilla filled with beef or chicken birria and melted Mexican cheese, topped with lettuce, and tomatoes, cooked on a stove. Served with homemade guacamole, sour cream, and salsa.
Queso Birria Torta
Can’t decide between a taco and a quesadilla? Choose this traditional Mexican sandwich piled high with Oaxaca cheese, chicken or beef birria, beans, and onions. Served with an 8oz cup of warm Consomé, garnished with cilantro and lime—a perfect meal.
Queso Birria Tamales
A Mexican delight! Tamales are made from a mixture of corn dough, or masa, filled with beef birria and Mexican cheese, wrapped in a banana leaf or corn husk that is steamed. Garnished with cilantro, lime, and onion. Served with Consomé. It's the best tamale ever!
Queso Birria Nacho Fries
Cesar's take on this Chicago favorite tops beer-battered sidewinder fries with chicken or beef birria and a Mexican cheese blend, cilantro, tomato, fresh jalapeño, and salsa de guacamole. Scrumptious!
Queso Birria Torti Pizza
A flour tortilla layered with chicken or beef birria, beans, melted cheese, ripe tomatoes, onions, and fresh cilantro. Served with a side of sour cream & jalapeños.
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What People Are Saying
The food and margaritas are delicious. We had the Queso Birria tacos and the bare it all burrito! A burrito with no tortilla . All had great flavor....
I really like the food here, I always get the same thing. Steak quesadilla, birria tacos, queso fundido with only poblano peppers (no mushroom) and Jamaica...
Cesar’s is an awesome spot for both drinks and food! While you’re there, you have to try one of their special birria entrees or select from one of their classic mexican dishes. The birria itself is tender and super flavorful, and we loved the cheesiness. The the piña colada in the fresh pineapple is a must! It was so deliciously smooth and the perfect amount of sweetness.Check out all the details below:TEQUILA FLIGHTSChoose 1 from each category, 3 shots total. Añejo, Reposado and Silver, or FlavoredSTARTERSFiesta Platter: sampler of elote street corn, fresh guacamole, & queso, served with chipsHOUSE SPECIALTIESQueso Birria: melted Mexican cheese blend Quesadillas filled with beef stew meat, garnished with cilantro, lime, & onion, served with ConsomméQueso Birria Torta: Mexican sandwich piled high with Oaxaca cheese, stewed beef, beans, & onions, served with an 8oz cup of warm Consomme, garnished with cilantro & limeDRINKS Piña Colada in a fresh pineappleKILLER MARGARITASGuava Margarita
The margaritas are definitely the star here. They have good flavors and they’re always delicious I can only handle 1 mega because they sneak up on you! I love the atmosphere, usually other diners are friendly and having a good time. Service is always good. Last time I was there for lunch and had the Queso Birria. It was flavorful and very good. Would definitely get it again. Also enjoyed the fajitas and nacho fries but the Birria was my favorite. Had the churros and cookie for dessert. Both were yummy. I was stuffed and still ate the dessert so that says a lot! Some of my favorite margaritas in the city.
Cesar's is hand's down one of my favorite spots to grab some quality margaritas and mexican food. I've been coming here for years, and I will say the food has definitely improved so much since I first started coming here! The quesabirria was incredibly cheesy and the fajitas were delicious. Their portions are generous, and you will NOT regret having a marg with your meal.
We always love coming to Cesar’s for their large and strong margs!! The service was great and so was all the food. We LOVED the chicken birria and the coconut margarita! We also got to try the new seasonal drinks which were so fun and good
I think they have the best birria tacos! Fun staff and a great place to grab dinner & drinks with friends!
In Lakeview there a few good neighborhood Mexican restaurants and taco places. Cesar's Killer Margaritas is definitely one of them. I've been here twice in the last year, and I've enjoyed each of my visits. On my most resent trip, I tried some interesting dishes that you should try if you go here. First, I started with a frozen blueberry margarita. Of course Cesar's is famous for its huge margaritas and in a ton of different flavors. I typically get a raspberry margarita, but I enjoyed the blueberry one as it wasn't too sweet. I then tried the torti pizza. It's basically a tortilla with melted cheese and toppings. I enjoyed it, it was kinda like an open faced quesadilla or Mexican style thin pizza. I don't think I've seen anything like it at any other Mexican restaurant. I also enjoyed the carne asada and fish tacos I got. For dessert I got churros that came out hot and crispy.On my previous trip I tried their version of quesa-birria tacos. It was not a traditional quesa-birria as the meat was steak, but I enjoyed the treatment of the steak in melty cheese and crispy tacos.On all of my visits, the service was fast and friendly and food came out quickly and hot. I also enjoyed the many TVs that they have around the restaurant and in the bar area. On my last visit I watched Monday Night Football. If you are a sports fan, their bar is good place to catch a game.In sum, this good neighborhood Mexican restaurant in Lakeview that needs to on your list.
Great place to have a fun dinner with friends! The food is really good,and the margaritas are Awesome and strong! I tried the new killer birria it's delicious!🍹🌮
It was a bit of a slow start but once we got seated everything was great! The chamoy margarita was and piña colada’s were delicious and we tried the quesabirria torta, nacho fries and fish tacos. All were really good. Think they have a good lunch menu.
The best place to celebrate taco Tuesday or any day! Not only does Cesar’s have killer margaritas they also have killer Birria tacos! I ordered the Blueberry Margarita, and Coconut Margarita and OMG both were amazing! I would go here just to drink margaritas all day. I also ordered the Queso- chips & cheese, Killer Birria tacos and their handmade Flan. Everything was so flavorful and delicious but the star was the tacos! I could bathe in the consume! If you’re a Mexican food lover like I am I would highly recommend you check this place out!
Good experience! The staff was so friendly & helpful. So many margarita options. Loved all the variety. Enjoyed my Birria tacos & the cookie skillet omg..