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Pizza Capri: Disappointing Thin-Crust, Passable Stuffed Pies in Chicago
When SE announced they were looking for a Chicago pizza blogger, I couldn't possibly understand how anyone could fill the position: because how can you fill--or file, I suppose--the content? This is not a bad pizza town, but there's only a dozen so places to write about, much less actually have good pizza; by week 10 or so, you'd be out of places to go to and have to resort to Pizza f'n Capri.
And here we are.
You're not really going to go to Frasca or Purgatory next, are you? You're doing a good job with these posts, but the resources are simply not available to you.
No Chang in Chicago, No Problem: Pho Xua's Fried Duck Noodle Soup
Thanks for the find, Michael. Argyle Street could always use more annotation.
I must, however, disagree with the notion that we don't need Chang. Perhaps we don't necessarily need haute street food, but this town seriously needs a great ramen and soup dumpling place. NYC and the Cali have it; we do not.
Best sushi in Chicago
If you're looking for just the best fish, go to Katsu. What it lacks in hipness and a centralized location (it's on the far north side), it makes up for fantastic presentations and freshness--go with omakase and tell your waitress what you want to spend per person. Katsu will do the rest.
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Chicago recently was blessed with a variant of tacos de fritangas in the Mexico City vein, with the meats cooked in a charola, an elongated pot of sorts where the edges of the pot are used to fry the taco toppings; I believe some of the meats are finished on the griddle before serving, as well. The place is called La Chaparrita, and more info can be found here: http://lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=31782
The tripe and chorizo tacos are worth a plane flight. Seriously.