seebee wrote:

pacostacos/lainter wrote:Thanks for stopping by! I'm glad you think favorably about our place. As far as the char-style meat, we prefer to serve juicy, succulent meat rather than the charred variety, which has a tendency of being somewhat dry if not properly cooked. It's simply a different style of cooking the meat, which is in fact skirt steak. We hope to see you there again sometime!

You sure you didn't go to school for a career in marketing?

Although I generally limit myself to the char grilled carne asada purveyors, I still wanna give your place a try. I have been disappointed a myriad of times by claims of the "Best Taco In Chicago." You guys are obviously doing something right, however. I'll get there soon. Thanks again, and merry xmas to you.

Binko wrote:

seebee wrote:

huberman wrote:We ordered Tacos de Asada, Chicharron and the Chile Relleno. The Taco de Asada were AMAZING. Probably the best taco i've ever had and i'm not just saying that. The meat was far and away the best i've ever had on a taco.

I just gotta know to get some perspective here -

Up until Paco's last night, where was the best place you had been to get tacos de carne asada?

I just wanted to add my impressions, as I've been to Paco's a lot and I just went the other night to see I still hold the same opinions. I have to be honest and say that Paco's is not my favorite carne asada tacos as, like you, I prefer the char and extra dimension of flavor a grilled taco brings.

However, they are solid tacos, very "pure" in flavor, I would say. They are not heavily seasoned (the meat, although apparently it has some citrus squeezed on it, tastes very "clean." The meat is certainly of very good quality.) I like the tortillas they use. Bang for buck is excellent but, if I'm in the mood for steak tacos near the Pulaski location, I have to admit I will go to the smaller Zacatacos where the meat is grilled and a little heavier on the citrus (plus they've got deep fried potato tacos, which I love). Just a matter of personal preference.

huberman wrote:

pacostacos/lainter wrote:
You are very welcome to stop by! I'll try to make sure one of us is there so we can give you a tour. If you can, please let me know a time frame you plan on stopping by.

Hi Alex. I didn't catch this before. Thanks for the invitation, i may take you up on it next time

So we stopped by the Pulaski store last night. I was surprised to see that you are in the old Izzy Rizzy's store. I spent many a day in there and on that block (grew up down the street.)

We ordered Tacos de Asada, Chicharron and the Chile Relleno. The Taco de Asada were AMAZING. Probably the best taco i've ever had and i'm not just saying that. The meat was far and away the best i've ever had on a taco. Chicharron & Chile Relleno were excellent as well. The sauces were very fresh and spicy enough to please me. My wife was a bit disappointed that there were no chips & salsa but I didn't mind one bit. We sometimes have a tendency to fill up on chips prior to a meal and i'm glad I was able to savor every bite of this meal.

We will definitely be back Great job to you, your family and your staff.