{"id":33550,"date":"2019-08-13T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=33550"},"modified":"2020-06-04T15:39:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T20:39:44","slug":"chicagos-best-tacos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicagos-best-tacos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Taco Places in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, guys, we&#8217;re gonna try this <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicagos-best-tacos-neighborhood\/\" rel=\"noopener\">again<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve had a lot of tacos over the years, and we&#8217;ve got to say, these are the 10 best taco places in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33557\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UM-Infographic-Tacos-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"2048\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At UrbanMatter, U Matter. And we think this matters.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tell us what you think matters in your neighborhood and what we should write about next in the comments below!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured Image Credit: Antique Taco<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-square vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-block vc_btn3-color-warning\" title=\"\" href=\"\/chicago\/read-more\/\">READ MORE LIKE THIS<\/a><\/center><center><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-square vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-block vc_btn3-color-primary\" title=\"\" href=\"\/app\/\">DOWNLOAD THE URBANMATTER APP<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, guys, we&#8217;re gonna try this again. 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