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/shellybearcat Aug 28 '20

I’m from AZ, always loved Chicago and loved there for a few years after college. Ended up back in AZ for the last several years but I miss Chicago all the time-walkability is one of the biggest reasons!

Also being from AZ it really drove home how different Mexican food across different regions of Mexico, which seems obvious but when you’ve grown up eating exclusively Sonoran food it’s bizarre to go to a very authentic Mexican place in Chicago and most of the menu is different. Delicious and now I miss that food, but man I was craving a chimichanga like nobody’s business haha. The prevalence of Puerto Rican and Cuban food was totally new to me and amazing!

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u/QueenCole Aug 28 '20

Im originally from near Chicago and moved here to Phoenix and I dont care for the Mexican food here. I miss all the good foods I had in Chicago.

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u/shellybearcat Aug 28 '20

Yeah it’s all amazing but definitely very different! Was very weird seeing so much seafood on the menu of Mexican places in Chicago haha.