Esencia Urban Kitchen

Esencia Urban Kitchen esencia urban kitchen is a family-owned mexican cafe bringing the essence of mexico city to chicago.

that’s all, folks!thanks you all for coming out and dining under the lights with us! we loved hanging out and getting to...
09/10/2025

that’s all, folks!

thanks you all for coming out and dining under the lights with us! we loved hanging out and getting to serve our favorite tacos for y’all but summer’s over and it’s time to say goodbye to taco nights.

our morning schedule will remain unchanged and we are very excited to share our fall/winter menu very soon but as for tacos: until next year!

Your favorite neighborhood brunch spot by day… now your taco stop every Wed–Fri. We’re serving pambazos, hand-pressed qu...
08/13/2025

Your favorite neighborhood brunch spot by day… now your taco stop every Wed–Fri. We’re serving pambazos, hand-pressed quesadillas, and a full lineup of tacos.

Featured here: our confit carnitas tacos with caramelized fennel purée, pickled fennel, and fresh herbs — our personal favorite to make and to eat. See you soon 🌮

If you’ve noticed us staying late at the restaurant, here’s why: we’ve been quietly testing our brand-new taqueria progr...
04/30/2025

If you’ve noticed us staying late at the restaurant, here’s why: we’ve been quietly testing our brand-new taqueria program and it’s almost go time.

Taco Season officially kicks off next Wednesday, May 7th at Esencia!

We’re starting with carry-out and pickup through our pickup window, and once the sun sticks around, we’ll launch our full dine-in taqueria program.

Check our website soon for all the details and links to place your online order with us.

Hope to see you soon!

new pancakes just dropped! buttermilk pancakes, cranberry compote, white chocolate ganache, toasted almonds 🍂🥞✨🍊🍒🌰
11/16/2024

new pancakes just dropped! buttermilk pancakes, cranberry compote, white chocolate ganache, toasted almonds 🍂🥞✨🍊🍒🌰

gravy’s back, tell a friend 🍳
11/02/2024

gravy’s back, tell a friend 🍳

new to the menu: pumpkin pancakes, whipped greek yogurt, pumpkin-spiced syrup, and a ginger shortbread streusel 🍂 🎃
10/12/2024

new to the menu: pumpkin pancakes, whipped greek yogurt, pumpkin-spiced syrup, and a ginger shortbread streusel 🍂 🎃

giving our team a much needed day off today. we’ll be back this Wednesday for brunch!
09/04/2023

giving our team a much needed day off today. we’ll be back this Wednesday for brunch!

As we head to our annual winter break we want to thank you all for the continued support and wish you a happy holiday se...
12/24/2022

As we head to our annual winter break we want to thank you all for the continued support and wish you a happy holiday season. We’ll see you next year! ;)

esencia will be temporarily closed this week for some spring cleaning and a bit of r&r. we’re going to use this time to ...
04/11/2021

esencia will be temporarily closed this week for some spring cleaning and a bit of r&r. we’re going to use this time to touch up some stuff inside as well as continue our planning for some dine-in action in the new future. we’ll be back this Saturday for some brunch. see ya soon!

Address

3351 N Broadway Street
Chicago, IL
60657

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 8am - 7pm
Friday 8am - 7pm
Saturday 8am - 2pm
Sunday 8am - 2pm

Telephone

(773) 472-8553

Website

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