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Mexican Restaurant

Tzuco

About

Tzuco is chef Carlos Gaytán’s Mexican restaurant at 720 N State St in River North, named for his hometown of Huitzuco in Guerrero. The kitchen applies French technique to Mexican dishes, with plates such as a lobster tostada, quesabirria with Jalisco-style birria, a cecina tlayuda for two and duck carnitas torta ahogada. Gaytán built the menu around his Guerrero upbringing and decades of cooking in Chicago.

What to know

  • Gaytán was born in Huitzuco in 1970 and moved to Chicago at 20.
  • Gaytán held a Michelin star at his previous restaurant in 2013 and 2014, according to Tzuco.
  • Reservations are booked through SevenRooms.
  • The restaurant hosts private events.

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