If you want a glimpse of what Chicago could look like with relaxed food truck laws, you don't have to fly to Portland or even take the Purple Line up north to Evanston. Just head west to Humboldt Park, the gorgeous 207-acre park by the neighborhood of the same name. That's where you'll find Isla de Cafe in a silver Airstream truck, which on bright and sunny days, shines like a beacon from across the park. More

Let's start out with the obvious: if you don't think Bullhead Cantina picked up an idea or two for its whiskey bar and taco joint theme from Big Star, then you probably have been sipping a few too many shots of Evan Williams. But Bullhead also shows a real interest in kicking out quality tacos, which is something I can always support. More

Who knew art galleries and tacos got along so well? Last week I encountered shocking skillful food coming out of DeColores in Pilsen. This week I found similarly delicious food at La Encantada, which is located in Humboldt Park. More

Did I just manage to randomly stumble upon one of the best jibaritos in Chicago? My intention was to visit Joey's Shrimp House in Humboldt Park for a massive fried shrimp po' boy. But when I asked the manager what I had to try, he went straight for the shrimp jibarito ($8.95). How could I pass it up? More

Why do I keep going back to Cemitas Puebla? Sure, there are other truly remarkable sandwiches in town. It's just that no matter how many cemitas I've consumed—and I've had many—I always manage to be surprised by some small detail. More

"They don't even try to disguise the fact that fat makes up a good one-third of each pork hunk." La Esquina Del Sabor N. Humboldt Drive and Brenock Drive, Chicago IL 60622 (map) The Short Order: Wide array of fried... More

Cordero con frijoles y arroz at D'Candela My good friend Mike Sula, the intrepid food reporter for the Chicago Reader recently told the story of D'Candela, an Irving Park Peruvian joint. It reminded me that I had an incredible... More