Goat Barbacoa (Saturday Special) - XOCO
Goat Barbacoa
XOCO
449 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654 (River North)
Steak Sandwich - El Cubanito
Steak Sandwich
El Cubanito
2555 N Pulaski Rd
Chicago, IL 60639 (Logan Square)
Alberto and Laritza Ramos have it locked down. Moved to the States in ’07. Opened the “postage stamp” size, 400 sq. ft. El Cubanito six months later and now, churn out 400+ Cubano sandwiches/day—in addition to the totals from the other 6 sandwiches on the menu. Skills. It needs to be mentioned that Alberto and Laritza are also the two nicest people you might ever meet. Located on the 2500 block of Pulaski in the Avondale/Logan Square neighborhood in Chicago, El Cubanito is so small, it’ll have you circling the block saying, “It should be right here. Where is it? Is that it? Google maps says it’s supposed to be right $!&%ing here. Wait, what’s that! Is that really it? I think that’s it.” When you step inside, there’ll be no question.
