La Pasadita Restaurant - East Village / Ukrainian Village - Chicago, IL 60622 | Metromix Chicago

La Pasadita Restaurant



Neighborhood: East Village / Ukrainian Village
1132 N. Ashland Ave.

Chicago, IL 60622
773-384-6537

This no-frills Mexican taqueria features traditional homemade favorites such as parilladas, chiles rellenos, burritos and tacos. Hand-painted landscape murals of Mexico adorn the walls of a room filled with bright yellow tables with butcher-block booths. Or grab a quick bite at a counter seat. In 2006, it was named one of the Top 5 tacos in Chicago by the Chicago Tribune, ranking second:

"For years we'd been hearing about La Pasadita but never understood why three restaurants with the same name sat within a block of each other. We don't care anymore, as long as they keep serving these jaw-droppingly delicious tacos ($1.85). Within minutes of our plopping down in a booth at this clean, bright fast-food spot, plump white paper packages arrived on our table. When we unrolled these neat bundles, we found exquisitely seared and seasoned skirt steak tucked into pliant, steak juice-stained tortillas and topped with sweet chopped onion and fragrant cilantro. The trio of deep red-brown salsa, green salsa and pico de gallo were all distinct foils--nutty, smoky and bright--for these beauties. When we caught a mouthwatering whiff of freshly seared skirt steak, we followed it to a counter near the grill, where a chef was carefully hand-slicing the meat for tacos."

Getting There

Cross Streets:
Milwaukee and Division Avenues
Parking:
Free Lot and Street. Free Lot behind building
Public Transportation:
CTA Bus: 56-Milwaukee. Blue Line Train: Division.

The Basics

Hours:
9:30 a.m.-3 a.m. Sunday-Saturday
Cuisine:
Mexican and American Tex Mex
Meals Served:
Breakfast, Dinner, and Lunch
Price Range:
$ (Under $9)
Smoking:
No

Features

Carryout:
Yes
Features:
Late Night
Specialties:
Parilladas, chiles rellenos, burritos, tacos.
Payment Methods:
Cash

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"Love it!"

By rlo from lakeview, November 13, 2007

Another restaurant that LTHForum's Neighborhood Awards clued me in to. Terrific! Guacamole's great, and about $3. Burrito's are huge and delicio...

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"Es La Bomba!!!"

By hungryman from lincoln park, November 5, 2007

This place is the bomb! It's the real deal. If you want fresh tasting tacos that are overstuffed with chicken or beef, this is the joint. This i...

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"The food here is cheap,..."

By Stephanie from Chicago(Bucktown), July 21, 2007

The food here is cheap, cheap, cheap. I got a barbocoa(steamed beef) burrito, with a side of sour creme..that they charged extra for and forgot to ...

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