Taqueria El Asadero: And I Know When That (Taco) Bling
My picture from this was INCREDIBLY blurry (I did not have my phone on me). So I stole this from Gabriel C. at Yelp
Taqueria El Asadero
Recommended by: Thrillist, not once, not twice, but three times!
Location: 2213 W Montrose, Chicago IL
Neighborhood: North Center
Category: OG
Taqueria Asadero! Woot Woot. I'm just going to say, man of man, I have narrowly been to this place A LOT. It's on many many "best taco" lists causing me to drive out here when we discovered that one of our favorite taco spots, Super Fast Burrito, had caught on fire (It has reopened though!). So, now I've actually tried it and, I just want to say, I GET it.
First off, they come with A LOT of meat - and they are seasoned to perfection. I would rank that up there with La Pasadita - my all time favorite taco spot that I first tried when I TECHNICALLY started the Taco Tour back in November - but since it's not in 2016 - I didn't write a blog post about it.
These are similar and the only thing ruining them for me is how filling one can be. I quite like the satisfaction of being able to finish eating multiple tacos. That aside. These tacos = amaze balls. I had the steak and the pastor - I liked the steak better but the pastor was wonderful, too.
I would definitely recommend this place. I hesitate to put it above La Pasadita, La Vaca, and Bullhead Cantina - but I would for sure put it fourth on that list which makes it third so far in our little 2016 taco experiment.