Tacotlàn, the cozy and chaotic father-and-daughter-owned Mexican restaurant in Hermosa, best known for its excellent rendition of the taco phenomenon known as quesabirria , gives meaningful life to fleeting food trends, invoking deeply rooted immigrant traditions as an ode to their late family matriarch.

And they just opened a new stall location at Time Out Market on Nov. 2 .

My parents, 91-year-old Mom and Pop Chu, have lived nearby the flagship on the Northwest Side of Chicago for nearly 50 years, so we’ve seen the change from European to Latino neighbors. I’ve been going to the taqueria since it opened in 2018 and found their first attempts at quesabirria more hard than anything.

Their chilaquiles, though, were everything. The classic breakfast dish transforms crackling tortill

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