Restaurant: Global/Fusion/Eclectic
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Dia de los Tamales $
- 939 W. 18th St. (map)
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Pilsen/Little Village
312-496-3057
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The menu at this Day of the Dead-themed Pilsen storefront strays about as far from the wares of the Tamale Guy as you can imagine, featuring mash-ups like the Chicago Beef, a tamale filled with Italian beef, provolone, and giardiniera; the Juicy Lucy, a cheeseburger tamale served with house-made "special sauce"; and a chocolate-peanut butter dessert tamale served with whipped cream. I played it straight on my visits, sampling two types filled with Cuban-style slow-roasted pork (both disappointingly dry—avoid) and a tamale with roasted peppers and goat cheese (on one occasion dry and bland, another quite tasty). Whichever way you go, a combo of two tamales, rice, beans, and a fountain drink is a steal at ten bucks. And the beans, black or garbanzo, are worth ordering by themselves, especially the latter, which are made from a family recipe and stewed with five kinds of pork—it’s Cuba’s answer to cassoulet, and just as comforting and delicious. New on the menu is another monster: the Nachomale, chips with cheese sauce, beans, a tamale, and pickled jalapeños.
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May Street Cafe $$
- 1146 W. Cermak Rd. (map)
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Pilsen/Little Village
312-421-4442
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Bright Latin flavors on a dreary stretch of Cermak.
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Wings Around the World $
- 511 E. 75th St. (map)
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Other South
773-483-9120
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Park Manor location of the eclectic wing joint.
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