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20 TmOuThO.Om Jul 26Aug 1, 2012
To achieve a perfect al pastor taco
takes effort and skill. Pork, once
marinated in chilies and achiote
powder, must be sliced, stacked onto a
vertical spit and flame-grilled until the
exterior is caramelized. (Too many
places griddle marinated pork to
order.) A smart restaurant will perch a
pineapple atop the spit so that a fruity
glaze drips down to lacquer the meat
Sliced off in strips and nestled in a
corn tortilla, this pork is the crowning
achievement of the taco arts
A pork fiend pits his favoriteal pastortacos against each other in a 16-tortilla
face-off. By Nick Kindelsperger
Photograph byNicole Radja
Prize pig
3916 W 26th St (773-762-3380,taqueriasatotonilco.com)
1708 W Lawrence Ave (773-275-0703)
132 S Ashland Ave (312-733-7772,lalagartijataqueria.com)
Maxwell Street Market
3949 W 71st St (773-582-9701,zacatacos.net)
814 W Randolph St (312-455-8114,decero.hellotacos.com)
1206 W Lawrence Ave (773-275-5321)
4418 W 63rd St (773-284-1003)
2859 W Chicago Ave (773-235-2859)
1531 N Damen Ave (773-235-4039,bigstarchicago.com)
4429 W Diversey Ave (773-292-0400)
Maxwell Street Market
Taqueria la Flor de MeXico
upTown Taqueria
la lagarTija
Taquerias aToTonilco
Taquerias
aToTonilco
Taquerias
aToTonilco
ZacaTacos
de cero
carMelas Taqueria
rubis
Taqueria el pasTor
Taqueria ricardo
big sTar
Taco el jalisciense
2001 N Western Ave (773-772-4944,arturos-tacos.com)
Maxwell Street Market
arTuros
Manolos
4019 W North Ave (773-276-0768)
birria HuenTiTan
Tierra calienTe
1402 N Ashland Ave (773-772-9804)
rubis
rubis
rubis
Taqueria
el pasTor
big sTar
big sTar
ZacaTacos
Tierra
calienTe
Manolos
Manolos
Manolos
Manoloswinner!
Al pastor loves a crowd. The morecustomers there are, the less opportunity
the meat has to sit around and dry out.This helps to explain why the best alpastor tacos come from the packedMaxwell Street Market, held on Sundaysin the South Loop (Desplaines Street fromRoosevelt Street to Harrison Street; seeour Maxwell taco crawl on page 22). Rubisand Manolos both spin towering hunksof red-hued pork, crowned with pineappleand cooked by the glow of charcoal. Onmy last visit, Manolos pastor was a littlejuicier, and the charcoal aroma a littlestronger. But the real answer is to try both.
la lagarTija