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Contemporary taqueria serves upscale Mexican street food in stylish surroundings.

The Scene
Old Mexico meets Randolph Street in this stylish, uncluttered space, where rustic pine furniture and tortilla-colored walls blend comfortably with industrial-metal accents and deep-blue stained floors. West Loop loft dwellers and local business diners fill tables in the main dining room or linger at the bar for a specialty margarita, like peach chamomile or raspberry cilantro. Service is fast and friendly.

The Food
This isn't a typical taco stand--de cero's modern Mexican fare includes upscale options like duck nachos, shrimp fajitas and tacos filled with seared marlin, battered catfish and tomatillo pork. Seviche with rock shrimp and baby scallops is a fresh, zingy start; guacamole is good, chunky and served with warm tortilla chips. Crunchy battered shrimp with avocado crema makes for a taco favorite. Tamales are excellent--moist, fall-apart tender and rolled around chipotle chicken, cilantro pulled pork, or fresh corn. Desserts include a firm, fab flan with ripe berries.

Opentable Reservations

You will love de cero; which translates into "from scratch" - which is exactly what they do -everything is made from scratch! Hand pressed tortillas, freshly made crema -its clean, whole mexican food with a modern casual twist. de cero is known for its amazing taco menu; specializing in 15 different types of gourmet tacos. Try their signature tacos; such as the grilled ahi tuna taco with spicy habanero mango salsa, grilled skirt steak taco with chipotle mayo and potatoes, battered shrimp taco with avocado crema, or the chile rubbed pork al pastor taco with charred pineapple. While at de cero you must order the duck nachos, they are simply devine! The margaritas are made with fresh lime juice and range from a tart guava margarita to the popular pineapple jalapeno margarita. If you are a rum lover, try the raspberry basil mojito, very interesting flavor combination. de cero is a great place to take a date, host a birthday party, or just get a quick bite to eat.

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