Goat Barbacoa
XOCO
449 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654 (River North)

You can pretty much bet on any torta on XOCO’s menu. Bayless is like the “Heisenberg” of tortas and arguably of all Mexican cuisine. If you’re blessed to have tried a few different ones, then you can already assume you’ll change your order three or four times before you get to the register (also to aid in your indecision is the inevitable line out the door). But on Saturdays they like to make things real easy for you. Goat Barbacoa. Using any slow cooked meat in a sandwich is a sure shot (Smoque’s brisket), but the braised goat + Oaxacan pasilla-tomatillo salsa allow Saturday to officially lay claim as the best day of the week. 

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