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Xoco
Neighborhood Watch
June 13, 2011
GT Fish & Oyster Now Open for Lunch; Xoco Introduces Iced Chocolate Plus: Big Jones opens a patio, and CityGrounds gets ready for summer.
Coming Soon
Dec. 30, 2010
By Nick Kindelsperger
Restaurants Plan January Vacations A few of the city’s best restaurants will be taking vacations.
By Nick Kindelsperger
Going Green
Oct. 22, 2010
A Few Chains in Chicago Go Green A few unlikely food outlets go green.
By Nick Kindelsperger
Chicago Picks the Best Mexican Restaurants in the CityThe diverse list takes a look at Mexican food in Chicago.
By Nick Kindelsperger
The Times Eats in Chicago The Times stops in the Windy City.
By Nick Kindelsperger
Celebrity Sighting
July 21, 2010
By Nick Kindelsperger
Back of the House
July 6, 2010
Rick Bayless and Crew Go on Vacation Bayless is closing his restaurants to take his staff on an annual trip to Mexico.
By Nick Kindelsperger
User’s Guide
May 30, 2010
The Chicago Sandwich Register See 30 of our city’s finest specimens.
By Michael Nagrant
Foursquare Teams Up With Crain’s Picking lunch just got a whole lot more confusing
By Nick Kindelsperger
Ria is Chicago’s Best New Restaurant The unusual pick is so new its review appears in the same issue.
By Nick Kindelsperger
Other Sites
Feb. 26, 2010
By Helen Rosner
Xoco Launches Mexican Soft-Serve; World Never to Be the Same Bayless gives his blessing to Mexican vanilla soft serve topped with, among other things, maple-pecan-bacon-streusel.
By Helen Rosner
Mexican Standoff Big Star adds Mexican hot chocolate to its menu. Does it hold a candle to Xoco’s?
By Helen Rosner
Where to Get Your Empanada Fix Chicago Mag rounds up the city’s best empanadas.
By Carolina Bolado
Haute-Low: Finding a Common Thread for Big Star, Kuma’s, Xoco, and Great Lake The new crop of cheap-but-fancy restaurants are lots of things, but they’re not “middle ground.”
By Helen Rosner
The Other Critics
Oct. 23, 2009
In Defense Of Xoco; Quince Finds Its Footing Plus: Mercadito needs some portion enhancement.
By Helen Rosner
The Other Critics
Oct. 16, 2009
Elate Hits And Misses; Everyone Loves Mexican Food Plus: Pat Bruno wonders whether Xoco is even worth going back to.
By Helen Rosner
Back of the House
Oct. 12, 2009
Tired and Frayed Rick Bayless Serves ‘Crap’ at Xoco Rick Bayless shows signs of stress during Xoco opening
By Michael Nagrant
The Other Critics
Oct. 8, 2009
By Michael Nagrant
The Xoco Protest Flyer Attacks Rick Bayless’s ‘Celebrity Awards’ Goldberg General Contracting, not Rick Bayless, is the target of protesters outside his churreria.
By Helen Rosner
Breaking: Protesters In Front Of Xoco Workers protesting a contracting company are using Rick Bayless’s name.
By Helen Rosner
Tough Tables
Sept. 15, 2009
Supreme Court Rules On Topolobampo Reservations Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s granddaughter pulls some strings to get a birthday reservation.
By Helen Rosner
XOXO Xoco Xoco opens today.
By Helen Rosner
The Other Critics
Sept. 4, 2009
Inside The ‘Chipotle-esque’ Xoco A sneak peek at Rick Bayless’s new tortas-and-churros joint.
By Helen Rosner
What to Eat at XOCO, Opening September 8 The menu for Rick Bayless’s quick-serve Mexican street food restaurant features tortas, caldos, and some serious bakery items.
By Helen Rosner
Fall Preview
Aug. 23, 2009
Fall Preview: Where and What to Eat From eco-friendly burgers to haute hotel caviar, these are the openings we’re buzzing about for fall.
By Helen Rosner
Marketing Gimmicks
Aug. 20, 2009
Rick Bayless’s Perfectly Timed Top Chef Masters Victory Did Rick Bayless time Xoco’s opening to his “Top Chef Masters” victory?
By Helen Rosner
