Taqueria El Asadero, Montrose
9 people recommendvia r/chicagofood9 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Taqueria El Asadero on Montrose is recommended for steak tacos. One diner particularly likes the steak being cooked whole before slicing, and another credits the grill for its flavor; those are diners' accounts, not independently verified kitchen practices. A commenter prefers its steak to a nearby competitor's, while another enjoyed a carne asada burrito. The praise is steak-specific without claiming every diner considers it their favorite taco shop.
Address
Taqueria El Asadero, 2213 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Steak tacos
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/buddyWaters21 in r/chicagofood · Sep 2026
Names it as the answer for steak tacos.
- Recommendsu/stho3 in r/chicagofood · Sep 2026taste
Loves their steak because skirt is cooked whole then sliced.
- Recommendsu/heavyheaded3 in r/chicagofood · Sep 2026taste
Steak is nice and lengua is fantastic.
- Recommendsu/chanceofsnowtoday in r/chicagofood · Sep 2026taste
Says Asadero does better steak than Chuckies.
- Recommendsu/PersonalAmbassador in r/chicagofood · Sep 2026
Says they miss it.
- Recommendsu/rcmtt in r/chicagofood · Sep 2026taste
Agrees that's the way they like the steak.
- Recommendsu/No_Cryptographer_675 in r/chicagofood · Sep 2026
Loves Asadero and finds it closer, but still goes to Tierra Caliente near Humboldt Park for tacos.
- Recommendsu/Massive_Specific1308 in r/chicagofood · Sep 2026
Says they are the best.
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- Recommendsu/Windowpane733 in r/chicagofood · Sep 2026taste
Just had a carne asada burrito here and found it delicious.
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