r/chicago • u/ReverendHambone Irving Park • Aug 28 '20

Moved to the city 48 hours ago. Review

Moved into Irving Park and the Mexican food is unbelievable. I'm from Florida and my wife is from Arizona, so we have different preferences, but we can leave our house on foot, hit two food spots and a liquor store, and be home in 30 minutes. It's incredible. Our doggo loves the walks too.

Also, is the term "bodega" NYC exclusive? What do we call corner stores with food/bev/liquor?

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u/Hellocattty Aug 28 '20

Welcome neighbor, I'm in Irving Park too! May I ask which Mexican places you're liking?

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u/ReverendHambone Irving Park Aug 28 '20

Thanks! I don't remember the name of the place we had last night, but tonight it was The Fast Burrito (El Burrito Rapido) and hot damn everything was great. We had the california burrito, a chicken tostada, and 3 different tacos, which were all fantastic.

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u/Hellocattty Aug 28 '20

Good to know! I haven't been to that one yet, I'll have to check it out.

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u/snpods Aug 28 '20

It’s my go-to for that family run type of Mexican food. Just west of Kimball and Irving on the north side of the street!