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# Taqueria El Gordito

Restaurant in Historic Mitchell Street, Milwaukee.

Status: Open. City license in force, checked November 2, 2026.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 1300 W Burnham St, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0107758704558&lng=-87.9288350039223) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1928 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic register | In a National Register district since 2019 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Taqueria El Gordito LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | December 12, 2025 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Food Dealer - Restaurant](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/food-dealer-restaurant) | City license | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Taqueria El Gordito is a restaurant at 1300 W Burnham St, Milwaukee. It holds a food dealer restaurant license issued December 12, 2025; the City lists the license as active. It is not yet a listed place; a Neighborhood Mayor or the editor can nominate it. [Inclusion rule](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/inclusion-rule.md)

## The building

Use this to decide whether the building is worth a look for its history: when it went up, what the City records it as, and which historic registers list it.

Built 1928, mixed commercial building, 3 stories. In a National Register district since 2019.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1928 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Mixed commercial building | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 3 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 139,031 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $3,671,800 \(land $274,300, building $3,397,500\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Mitchell Street Commercial: National Register district, listed 2019 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Mitchell Street: City historic district, designated 1986 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

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Bus:

- Route 20 at Forest Home & S 13th, a 1-minute walk (118 m)
- Route 20 at Forest Home & S 15th, a 2-minute walk (151 m)
- Route 54 at Mitchell & S 13th, a 2-minute walk (166 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Mitchell & 13th (1295 West Mitchell Street), a 2-minute walk (179 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on W Historic Mitchell St (zone 9045), 156 m away: $0.75 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0107758704558&lng=-87.9288350039223).

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), checked November 3, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS.
Source: [Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed)](https://gbfs.bcycle.com/bcycle_bublr/gbfs.json), checked November 3, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dpw-parking), checked November 3, 2026.

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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [City of Milwaukee food licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer/9): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division
- [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\), City Assessor
- [City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/planning/special_districts/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 1300 W Burnham ST | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $3,671,800 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 139,031 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Mixed commercial building, land use code 9999 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.01078, -87.92884 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Mitchell Street, City designation, 1986 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Mitchell Street Commercial, National Register, 2019 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Taqueria El Gordito LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2026-12-11 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2025-12-12 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 342164 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Food Dealer - Restaurant \(FREST\) | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Taqueria El Gordito | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel historic | On the National Register and locally designated | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 4600115110 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 3 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1928 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-03.

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## For agents

Taqueria El Gordito \(restaurant in Historic Mitchell Street, Milwaukee\) is at 1300 W Burnham St, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\).

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