Yeah, not a big fan of Los Tacos. Probably my least favorite out of all the places in the area. La Estrella – try their fish tacos or fish ceviche. Those are the best. If you go to the location on Orange Grove/Marengo (?)...

. It is in a light red broth with a few tender, flavorful small pieces of lamb, rice, a few juniper berries, a bay leaf and a carrot here and there. It is sprinkled on top with fresh chopped cilantro. I liked it a lot GOLUBTSKY...

. I do not lie – if you like buche and your a texture junkie- you’ll love oreja. Crunchy cartiledge and fatty carmalized ear skin makes a pretty awesome taco – especially when its tempered by a good squeeze of...

(La Parilla, La Serenate de Garibaldi, Ciro’s etc., all come to mind). Perhaps the most impressive culinary establishment on the east side is the D.F. (Mexico City) Seafood Truck anchored at Sycamore Grove Park in the...

) from Julie Richardson’s “Baker & Spice”—if there are still blackberry handpies, you must eat one (or more). Grab a chunk of the marvelous goat cheese from Juniper Grove. I’m partial to the gruyere...

Cypress Grove Midnight Moon- created by Cypress Grove Chevre of McKinleyville, California- it’s goat’s milk cheese that is aged for at least one year. It has a nutty, dense, smooth with bit of a caramel flavor... YUM

. But when I want something fast, hot and jaw-droppingly yummy, I go to places like Chipotle. My favourite item from their menu is a carnitas burrito ("Naturally raised pork, seasoned with thyme, bay leaves, juniper berries and...

Cathy2, Have you ever been to Edelweiss on Irving Park, just west of Harlem? How about the Black Forest, on Waukegan (in Morton Grove)? If so, in your opinion, how do they stack up? I’ve been to Edelweiss once, a while ago,...

Jaguar in coconut grove make their own tortillas, they are the minis and they are great. They also do blue corn tortillas with their chicken taquitos which are awesome.

Okay, here’s what Cathy was talking about. It’s not a taco shop per se, and it’s slightly out of your target area, but for excellent carnitas check out Carnitas Uruapan in Lemon Grove. Or the Sunday farmers...

No one has mentioned scrapple—my father and grandmother adored it (not me). And sauerkrat has to be rinsed very, very thoroughly before serving. heat with onions, cloves and juniper berries. And maybe some some broth. The...

Although I see many mexican people go to Taco bell, I have always believed that the best Mexican food comes from places that has the word Tagueria on the sign. Los Sanchez in Garden Grove is a great place for my weekend menudo...

them there. Take them home and steam them, instead. YClops says their carnitas and al pastor are “decent but nothing special.” Explains Just Larry, "To get the full T Sanchez experience you need to get things like...

Juice," the epitome of fresh, fresh, fresh smoothies of every fruit you can dream of with the smell of an orange grove wafting out of the doors to lure you into its bosom from a tired day of mall-walking - “El Torito...

, Juniper Grove's Tome (a very nice goat cheese from Redmond, Oregon), and any young pecorino I can find or convince someone coming back from Italy to bring me (pecorino and honey is another great combo). I had French explorateur...