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Old School in Pilsen & Chinatown
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Paco's Tacos 2
Brighton Park
Brighton Park
Paco's Tacos 2“It's an iconic location to eat an incredible meal and on top of that you have the rare opportunity to interact with the chef, while cooking your tacos, right in front of your eyes” — Moises Treviño Garcia
4.4 ★2,519 reviews·Open til 8
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Grand Palace
Chinatown · $
Chinatown · $
Grand Palace“We visited this Chinese restaurant for dinner and tried a variety of authentic Cantonese dishes” — Pj
4.5 ★440 reviews·Open til 10
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Yvolina's Tamales
Chinatown · $
Chinatown · $
Yvolina's Tamales“The poblano tamale is HUGE and the masa is sooo delicious, it’s the best I’ve tasted for sure 💗 the guac is addicting, and I only wish there were much larger containers for it because it’s the best in the city to me 💓 the chips are so much better than anything sold at the store, I wish they were sold in stores for the convenience of getting them more often lol” — Courtney Smith
4.6 ★591 reviews·Open til 6
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