Mexican Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge · Wheaton, IL

Tarde — Tacos

Rib eye, pastor, pibil.

Tortillas pressed by hand for every order. Salsas made from scratch every morning. Three tacos worth crossing town for.

Noche — Cócteles

Stay for the Midnight Margarita.

Allspice, tequila and chocolate bitters. Our after-dark signature, shaken at the bar on Town Square every night.

Mañana — Desayuno

Breakfast, served all day.

Chilaquiles, eggs your way and the Desayuno La Plaza, from the minute we open until the minute we close.

Taquería

Rib eye, al pastor and cochinita pibil tacos on hand-pressed corn tortillas, served on a hand-painted Talavera plate

Noche

An amber Midnight Margarita with ice and a dried citrus wheel, in a dark-rimmed glass, seen from above

Mañana

Chilaquiles rojos topped with a fried egg, crema and cilantro, served on a hand-painted Talavera plate

Open daily from 10 AM421 Town Square, Wheaton

A Mexican kitchen & cocktail lounge on Town Square

Every town in Mexico has a plaza, the place you start the day with coffee and end it with a drink. Ours is on Town Square, and the tables are set from breakfast until last call.

La Plaza is a sit-down Mexican kitchen and cocktail lounge. Come for chilaquiles at ten, rib eye tacos at one and a Midnight Margarita at nine. Everything is made here: tortillas pressed by hand, salsas from scratch, meats marinated and slow-roasted the long way.

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  • 30+Years of Mexican cooking behind every plate
  • 7Days a week, opening at 10 AM
  • 55Seats. Reserve yours.
The La Plaza Taqueria storefront on Town Square in Wheaton at golden hour, with guests dining on the patio under red umbrellas
Hands pressing fresh masa into a corn tortilla

01 · Our Story

Two cooks. Thirty years. One plaza.

Isaac and Carmen have spent more than three decades in Mexican kitchens. That's long enough to learn the patience of a slow-roasted pibil, the balance of a good salsa and the rhythm of a full dining room on a Saturday night.

La Plaza is the restaurant they always meant to open: the dishes they've perfected over a career, cooked from scratch and served in a room made for staying a while.

“High-quality ingredients and traditional flavors, with a modern touch.”

Isaac, co-owner · via Wheaton Patch
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Mañana

02 · Mañana · Breakfast, all day

Breakfast in Wheaton, the Mexican way.

Our kitchen opens at ten and breakfast never leaves the menu. Crisp chilaquiles tossed in salsa and finished with crema, queso fresco and eggs your way. Or order the Desayuno La Plaza, the house plate our regulars ask for by name.

Served daily from 10 AM until close

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Chilaquiles

Tortilla chips simmered in salsa verde or roja, finished with crema, queso fresco and onion. Add eggs or steak.

Desayuno La Plaza

Our namesake breakfast: eggs your way, frijoles, warm tortillas and the kitchen's morning favorites, plated generously.

Cocina

03 · La Cocina

A map of Mexico, by the plate.

Mexican food isn't one cuisine. It's dozens of regional traditions. Our menu travels, and we name the places we're cooking from.

  1. Yucatán · 20.97° N · Mérida

    Cochinita Pibil

    Pork marinated in achiote and sour orange, slow-roasted until it falls apart, then finished with habanero salsa and pickled red onion. The Maya-rooted classic of the Yucatán peninsula.

  2. Chile-marinated al pastor pork with pineapple, the Mexico City classic

    Ciudad de México · 19.43° N

    Al Pastor

    Born in the capital when Lebanese shawarma met Mexican chiles: pork marinated in chiles and spices, finished with pineapple and our guacamole salsa.

  3. A crispy Baja fish taco with chipotle crema on a hand-pressed corn tortilla

    Baja & the Pacific · 31.87° N · Ensenada

    Ceviche & Baja Fish

    The bright, salt-air side of the menu: citrus-cured seafood, and crisp-fried fish tacos with cabbage and chipotle crema.

And the central-Mexico comforts every family table knows: sopes, enchiladas, tortas.

04 · Signatures

The ones people come back for.

Start here. Three tacos on hand-pressed corn tortillas, plus the dishes that turn a quick bite into a proper meal.

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Rib eye taco with seared, sliced steak, onion, cilantro and salsa on a hand-pressed corn tortilla

Rib Eye Taco

Rib eye seared hard on the plancha, sliced to order, with onion, cilantro and salsa. The steak taco, done properly.

Al pastor taco with chile-marinated pork, pineapple and guacamole salsa

Al Pastor Taco

Chile-marinated pork, pineapple and guacamole salsa. Mexico City's favorite taco.

Cochinita Pibil Taco

Achiote-and-citrus pork from the Yucatán, slow-roasted, with habanero salsa and pickled onion.

  • Ceviche

    Citrus-cured, bright and made to order.

  • Sopes

    Hand-formed masa cakes with beans, crema, queso fresco and salsa verde.

  • Enchiladas

    Corn tortillas rolled around your filling and bathed in salsa, finished with crema and queso fresco.

Noche

05 · Noche

The plaza, after dark.

Evenings at La Plaza belong to the bar: a curated shelf of tequila and mezcal, palomas and micheladas made to order, and two signature margaritas you won't find anywhere else in Wheaton.

Happy hour weekdays · 3–6 PM

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Midnight Margarita, made with allspice, tequila and chocolate bitters, in a rocks glass at the bar

Midnight Margarita

Allspice · Tequila · Chocolate bitters

Margarita en Nogada, made with pomegranate, fig and Ancho Reyes Verde, in a stemmed glass with a dried citrus wheel

Margarita en Nogada

Pomegranate · Fig · Ancho Reyes Verde

A La Plaza Taqueria catering taco bar with proteins, hand-pressed tortillas, salsas and garnishes

06 · Catering

Bring La Plaza to the table.

Office lunches for twelve, graduation parties for the whole family. We'll bring taco bars, breakfast spreads and platters, made in our kitchen and ready to serve.

  • Office lunches & meetings
  • Birthdays, graduations & showers
  • Private & family gatherings
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07 · Visit

Find us on Town Square.

We're at 421 Town Square, Wheaton, at Naperville Road and Blanchard Circle, just north of Butterfield Road. Parking is easy in the Town Square lot, steps from our door.

421 Town Square
Wheaton, IL 60189
(331) 218-4195
Get Directions Find Us / Hours Call (331) 218-4195

Hours

Open daily from 10 AM

Opening hours
Sunday10 AM – 10 PM
Monday10 AM – 10 PM
Tuesday10 AM – 10 PM
Wednesday10 AM – 10 PM
Thursday10 AM – 10 PM
Friday10 AM – 11 PM
Saturday10 AM – 11 PM

Breakfast served all day. Holiday hours are posted on Google and Instagram.

Pull up a chair on the plaza.

Breakfast at ten, tacos all afternoon, cocktails until late. Reserve a table, order for pickup, or just come find us.

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