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Top 100: Xoco No. 25

25. Xoco Chicago / No. of units: 1 Xoco (Mexican slang for “little sister”) conveys the rustic authenticity of Mexico’s most beloved street food and snacks: hotfrom-the-fryer churros, flaky empanadas and frothy hot chocolate ground from Mexican cacao beans grown in the store’s front window. Just as street food stalls attract passersby with wood fires, Rick and Deann Bayless’s kitchen draws customers in with its wood-burning oven, where tortas are crisped and suckling pigs and lamb are braised overnight in banana leaves.

January 29, 2012

25. Xoco

Chicago / No. of units: 1

Xoco (Mexican slang for “little sister”) conveys the rustic authenticity of Mexico’s most beloved street food and snacks: hotfrom-the-fryer churros, flaky empanadas and frothy hot chocolate ground from Mexican cacao beans grown in the store’s front window. Just as street food stalls attract passersby with wood fires, Rick and Deann Bayless’s kitchen draws customers in with its wood-burning oven, where tortas are crisped and suckling pigs and lamb are braised overnight in banana leaves.