From Edgewater's Broadway to Andersonville's Clark Street: Patricia Guerrero Opens De Colores, Her 25-Years-in-the-Making Dream Restaurant
By Socialhood News · Edgewater ·
A neighborhood story that starts on Broadway is now spilling over onto Clark Street — and Edgewater residents have every reason to claim it as their own. De Colores, a new sit-down Latin fusion restaurant from Patricia Guerrero, the owner of beloved Edgewater Tacos, opened mid-October at 5403 N. Clark St. in Andersonville. For a chef and entrepreneur who has spent her entire life rooted in Edgewater, the expansion is less a departure than a homecoming in a wider sense.
Guerrero's Edgewater Tacos, at 5624 N. Broadway, has been a neighborhood fixture since she opened it in 2018 as a tribute to her late father, who died in 2021. She and her brother were born and raised in Edgewater, and the taco shop — primarily a counter-service and sidewalk-seating spot — became a point of quiet pride on the Broadway corridor. But De Colores represents something bigger. "This has been roughly 25 years in the making," Guerrero told Block Club Chicago. "I've lived on the same block for 53 years, so Edgewater and Andersonville is my home."
The new restaurant at 5403 N. Clark St. is a significant step up in format from the original Broadway shop. Where Edgewater Tacos is built for quick pickup and warm-weather sidewalk dining, De Colores offers full sit-down service, a rear patio, and a full bar — something the Broadway location does not have. The storefront previously housed Cescas Margarita Bar & Grill, which closed in late 2025 after a decade in business. Guerrero's vision for the space leans into Latin fusion: the menu draws from both Mexican and Ecuadorian traditions, reflecting her own heritage as someone who is half-Mexican and half-Ecuadorian. Fans of Edgewater Tacos will find familiar favorites — the burrito suizo, chimichanga, and fajitas all carry over — alongside new dishes developed specifically for the De Colores menu, including a black bean soup Guerrero has described as a centerpiece of the new concept.
For Edgewater residents, De Colores arrives at a moment when the neighborhood's food scene has been unusually active. The Broadway corridor between Thorndale and Ardmore has seen a string of new openings throughout 2026, including Desi Boys Pizza at 6147 N. Broadway and Fried Egg Cafe at 1039 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. That same stretch was the site of August's second annual Edgewater Music Fest, which drew crowds to a corridor that, as recently as last year, still had dark storefronts. Guerrero's expansion — seeded by the loyal customer base she built at 5624 N. Broadway — is part of the same momentum.
Opening on Clark Street in Andersonville, a corridor known for its density of independent, locally owned restaurants and shops, carries its own weight. Guerrero told Block Club the opportunity felt "surreal" — a word that lands differently when you learn she has lived a short walk away for over five decades. De Colores is not an outside operator importing a concept; it is an Edgewater institution, grown from an Edgewater family's story, finding its next chapter a few blocks west.
Edgewater Tacos at 5624 N. Broadway remains open for its loyal regulars, so residents who prefer the original counter-service experience have not lost anything. Those curious about the full De Colores experience can find the new restaurant at 5403 N. Clark St. — accessible from the Berwyn Red Line stop — and follow updates on hours and the full menu via Edgewater Tacos' Instagram at @edgewatertacosisidro. For a neighborhood that has spent 2026 watching its commercial corridors come back to life, De Colores is a reminder that the most durable businesses are usually the ones built by people who actually live here.
Sources:
1. https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/28/de-colores-new-restaurant-from-edgewater-tacos-owner-coming-to-andersonville-this-fall/
2. https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/20/edgewater-tacos-owner-opening-new-spot-martys-martini-bar-is-back-and-more-north-side-food-news/
3. https://csgroupchicago.com/blog/broadway-in-august-an-edgewater-residents-guide-to-music-fest-weekend-and-the-new-openings-around-it