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The Texan’s Guide to Chicago’s Tacos
Chicago in the summer is a Texan’s dream. Temperatures are mild, and the breeze off Lake Michigan sends waves of cool comfort across the city. It’s also a fantastic place to eat Mexican food. Mexican immigrants have called Chicago home since the early twentieth century, working as agricultural laborers, on the railroad, and in meatpacking houses. According to the census, Mexicans represent nearly 75 percent of the city’s Hispanic or Latino population. Many people in the Mexican community trace their heritage to the state of Michoacán, which explains the prevalence of carnitas purveyors. Michoacán’s neighbor Jalisco is also well represented, with all the goat and lamb birria joints across the city. A lot of these restaurants are clustered in the historically Mexican enclaves of Little…The post The Texan’s Guide to Chicago’s Tacos appeared first on Texas Monthly.