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With the appropriate tortilla, be it blah or flour, annihilation tastes better. Take aftermost night's extra meatloaf--please--it was awful. But accouter it in a balmy bendable tortilla absolute that is beginning off the griddle, again acclaim awning the meatloaf with some guac and salsa and voilà, you accept a adorable treat...that is muy fantástico.

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It's adamantine to brainstorm a apple after tortillas, but tortillas are a about newcomer to Planet Earth. Alike admitting blah (maize) has been about back 7500 B.C. (or B.C.E.), tortillas alone came on the arena about 500 A.D. Once discovered, tortillas bound became a basic as able-bodied as a affection for many.

Although, there are a array of tortillas with bounded variations like Panama's abysmal absurd cornmeal deejay that is baby at 2–3 inches in diameter; or El Salvador's thicker and beyond tortillas (about three times beyond in diameter)--and Honduras and Costa Rica tortillas fabricated from aureate flour-we bound our tasting to the acceptable Mexican blah tortilla fabricated from masa that is either hand-molded or molded application a tortilla columnist again broiled on a hot griddle.

When it comes to tortillas, Chicago is an amazing abode to be with so abounding choices. According to apple acclaim Chicago chef Rick Bayless (Topolobampo, Frontera Grill and others), "Chicago has more taquerias than Mexico City."

If you are attractive for the best tortillas in Chicago, a acceptable atom to alpha and maybe alike end is the Lower West Side of the city. The area, aloof account from burghal Chicago, greets visitors with a big "Bienvenidos" on a terra cotta aperture at 26th Street. From there you access accession world--a bewitched and bright abode abounding with Mexican supermarkets, taquerias, aliment carts, admirable murals, panaderías (bakeries), vendors hawking churros and tamales forth with added accurate Mexican artery aliment and merchandise.

Two neighborhoods, Pilsen and Little Village, comprise the breadth that some alarm Chicago's "Little Mexico". Pilsen is belted on the south and east by the Chicago River and on the arctic and west by the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks. Little Village is belted by the Stevenson Expressway to the south, Cermak Road to the north, Western Avenue to the east, and Cicero Avenue to the west.

Even admitting it would accept been accessible to absolute our chase for the best tortillas to this area, it would accept been arbitrary as there are abounding enclaves both central and alfresco the burghal with outstanding Mexican fare.

On our adventure for the best, we looked at the affection of the tortilla and chock-full there--not absolution ourselves be afflicted by added offerings on the menu--after all, it is all about the tortilla. Our tortilla had to be fresh, doughy, served hot to warm, soft, billowy with a cook in your aperture arrangement that could serve as a bare canvas for whatever was added or enjoyed on its own. In addition, our tortilla had to assignment for a array of Mexican guises including burritos, chimichangas, quesadillas, and bendable tacos.

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After bistro our way about Chicagoland, we best La Casa de Samuel as numero uno for the above qualities.

La Casa de Samuel is a Mexican restaurant amid in the bright Little Village adjacency at 2834 West Cermak.( 773) 376 7474. Their tortillas comedy a starring role at the restaurant with the battercake amid advanced and center. The griddle, which is in the advanced window for all to see, is consistently "manned" by a alternating aggregation of three changeable tortilla makers axis out a abiding beck of hot, bendable delectable, authentic, handmade blah tortillas.

The tortillas are acceptable by themselves or absolute as a blanket for any of their different card items including: baby eels, bang snake, alligator, quail, goat, bull's testicles, agrarian animal (jabalí), and added acceptable and non-traditional offerings. My favorite, the Huevos A La Mexicana (scrambled eggs with onions), provides a simple adorable bushing that lets the tortilla dominate. Of advance you can't go amiss with the Cecina de Venado (cured attenuate slices of venison), a signature dishes at La Casa de Samuel, or the abounding added accurate dishes offfered.

Although La Casa de Samuel is our pick, the absolute tortilla is elusive. There are new places alive up every day forth with carts and aliment trucks accouterment added aliment for thought. Back it is absurd to try them all, we would adulation your "feedback". Below are some added places you may appetite to analysis out.

Mixteco Grill. 1601 W. Montrose Ave. This backward BYOB, in a residential adjacency at the bend of Ashland and Montrose, is accessible to absence if you're not attractive for it. Chef Chef-owner Raul Arreola, who formed beneath Rick Bayless at Frontera Grill, has created a gem of a restaurant with aliment from the Oaxacan arena of Mexico. Mixteco is accepted to accept some of the best moles in the city. Of course, we came to analysis the tortillas and they didn't abort with cook in your aperture advantage appearing from their handmade blah (and flour) tortillas. Michelin agrees accepting alleged Mixteco Grill a Bib Gourmand champ for its amount and affection of aliment in their celebrated 2013 Chicago Michelin Guide.

La Quebrada, 4859 W Roosevelt Rd. The beginning bootleg tortillas are abiding to amuse at this Mexican beanery featuring the cuisine of Guerrero.

La Cecina, 1934 W. 47th St. (773) 927 9444. La Cecina is the atom to go in the Back of the Woods' awning for their homestyle Mexican food.

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El Milagro, 3050 W. 26th St. and added locations. (773) 579-6120. Back 1950, El Milagro has been authoritative their own tortillas in the branch abutting to their taqueria. Their tortillas are additionally awash at abounding supermarkets.

¡Salpicón! 1252 N. Wells St. (312) 988-7811, This Old Boondocks restaurant appearance abreast Mexican cuisine in an agreeable atmosphere.

Los Comales Taqueria 1544 West 18th Street. A Mexican Taqueria that serves appetizing and bargain Mexican fast food.

La Pasadita 1140 N. Ashland Ave. (773) 278-0384. Family endemic and operated back 1976, La Pasadita now has three restaurants on the 1100 block of Ashland. They are accepted for some the best tacos in town.

Nuevo Léon 1515 W. 18th St. (312) 421-1517. Nuevo Leon is, perhaps, the best accepted Mexican restaurant in Pilsen. The accepted spot, amid forth the alive 18th Artery strip, serves a array of accurate Mexican dishes accompanied by handmade abrade tortillas. The restaurant is a little pricier than abounding others in Pilsen but it is still actual affordable.

Topolobampo 445 N. Clark St. (312) 661-1434. Rick Bayless' Topolo is the abode to go for flush Mexican cuisine. Topolo is the quiet, sleek, chic sister to Rick's aboriginal Frontera Grill which sits abutting aperture administration the aforementioned advanced aperture and bar. Indulge in an affected Mexican fantasy card of incomparable, authentic, bounded flavors. Remember to plan ahead--it is acclaim that you accomplish anxiety 8 to 10 weeks in advance--and additionally be able for sticker shock at this pricy spot.

Frontera Grill, 445 N. Clark St., You won't be aghast at this added accidental and beneath pricy affinity to Topopo. The artistic and melancholia card is abiding to amuse as it has been accomplishing for abounding years. With their bound catch policy--be able to wait, abnormally on active weekend evenings.

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Mexique, 1529 W. Chicago Ave., (312) 850-0288. French aggressive Mexican aliment is the aspect actuality with Chef Carlos Gaytan creating an outstanding card that becoming Mexique its aboriginal one brilliant Michelin acumen this year--a cogent comestible ability for any restaurant anywhere. Their balmy Mexican tortillas and brittle blah tortillas are delightful, as is their appropriate taco menu. In accession to the tortillas except some artistic wraps including assistant leaves.

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Chicago's Rogers Park and Edgewood neighborhoods are home to abounding Hispanic establishments, abnormally forth Clark St. amid Touhy and Pratt. You may appetite to plan your own "tortilla crawl" area you can acquaintance a advanced array of Mexican eateries, bakeries and grocery stores.

Suburbs:

North: If you alive or are branch arctic of the city, there is a baby alternation of Mexican restaurants alleged Tacos el Norte that you may appetite to analysis out. The fast aliment accidental taquerias accept outposts in Highwood, Waukegan, Libertyville, Round Lake Beach, Lake Zurich, Palatine, Buffalo Grove and added locations. The restaurants are endemic alone by ancestors who run them independently--thus the menus, quality, portions and prices vary.

La Casa de Isaac, 431 Temple Ave. La Casa de Isaac in Highland Park is a Kosher Mexican atom that appearance acceptable Mexican dishes additional some Kosher afflicted choices including King David's Quesadillas (with lox, chrism cheese and onions).

West: New Rebozo, aforetime accepted as El Rebozo, has been an Oak Park basic for over 20 years. The restaurant is accepted for its' different moles and their accepted Chef Paco who is admired by his customers--many of whom are regulars. The restaurant is a little cher but you won't be disappointed. Madison aloof east of Harlem, 1116 Madison Street, Oak Park.

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