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The best sandwich at Xoco was one you actually didn't mention -- and one that is not always on their menu. When I was there in September, they had an etole sandwich -- sweet corn, rock shrimp, a little bit of homemade mayo to hold it all together, and (if I recall correctly) a little bit of queso anejo. My wife and I tried five Xoco sandwiches in the two weeks we were in Chicago, and they were all off-the-charts delicious, but you simply have to get the etole sandwich if they happen to have it on the menu when you visit.

@kenji - That pic from Xoco is from a short-rib torta, not a taco. I'm actually in Chicago right now and had Xoco for breakfast this morning. Very, very tasty.

Hey, has anybody here eaten at Restaurant Barros Luco? I can't seem to find any posts on it.

You'll use fewer question marks if you eat a little bit of meat from time to time.

The chocolate pecan pie from Frontera Grill, which is thankfully in "Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen."

Barbecued brisket
Life was empty without thee
It's time for dinner

Grilled on rye with gruyere cheese.

See, now you've made me hungry.

As long as we're on the topic, The Pig Next Door runs a couple of bacon of the month clubs. What I like about theirs is one of their clubs focuses on heritage breeds raised on small family farms. It's the best bacon I've ever tasted, and it also supports the smaller farms that really could use the help.

But any bacon is good bacon, and more bacon is the best bacon!