Tacos El Asador
Toronto, Canada
The read// why locals go
Tacos El Asador grills Salvadoran and Mexican food in Toronto's west end, working over charcoal as the name promises. Pupusas, tacos, grilled meats and horchata make up a short, direct card, ordered at the counter and eaten at whatever table is free. Salvadoran cooking has a smaller footprint in the city than Mexican, which makes a kitchen doing both properly worth seeking out: the pupusa, a thick griddled corn cake stuffed with beans and cheese, has no real substitute. The room is unadorned and the prices are low. What arrives on the plate is smoke, corn and lime, done without decoration.
Opening hours
Mo-Th 12:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 14:00-21:00
The read// why locals go
Tacos El Asador grills Salvadoran and Mexican food in Toronto's west end, working over charcoal as the name promises. Pupusas, tacos, grilled meats and horchata make up a short, direct card, ordered at the counter and eaten at whatever table is free. Salvadoran cooking has a smaller footprint in the city than Mexican, which makes a kitchen doing both properly worth seeking out: the pupusa, a thick griddled corn cake stuffed with beans and cheese, has no real substitute. The room is unadorned and the prices are low. What arrives on the plate is smoke, corn and lime, done without decoration.