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In This Economy You Can’t Beat This Deal; Eat At Over 20 Restaurants For $25!
And, There’s No Better Way to Spend Mexican Independence Day Than A Restaurant
Tour in the Historic Pilsen Community!
Chicago, IL: On Thursday, September 16, 2010, Mexican Independence Day, the Historic Pilsen
Community will be bustling with hungry visitors attending the third annual Buen Provecho! Pilsen. Over
twenty-five local restaurants, cafes and bakeries will be participating in the restaurant tour providing
visitors with a sample of their delectable dishes.
Buen Provecho! Pilsen is centered along 18th Street in the heart of Pilsen’s commercial district and will
feature many restaurants, cafes and bakeries providing a sample of their signature dishes to attendees
between the hours of 5:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
Restaurants featured at this event include:
Restaurante al Teatro
Cocina Mundial
Nuevo Leon Restaurant
Honky Tonk Barbeque
Don Churro
Café Jumping Bean
DeColores Restaurant
Kristopher's Bakery & Cafe
Lawrence's Fisheries
FIg Catering
Los Comales
La Esperanza Restaurant
Benny's Grill
La Casa del Pueblo
Nightwood
Simone's
Take Me Out Cafe
Birreria Reyes de Ocotlan
Lalo's
Panaderia Nuevo Leon
May Street Cafe
Coyotes Restaurant
El Nopal Bakery
Cuernavaca Restaurant
With More To Come!!!
Click here to see this year's Menu!
Tickets to this event can be purchased $25 in advance on our Facebook page “Friends of ESDC” and
$30 the day of the event. All proceeds benefit the Eighteenth Street Development Corporation, a 501
(c) (3) non-profit organization. Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.eighteenthstreet.org, via
Facebook or, in person at ESDC’s community office located at 1843 South Carpenter, Chicago, IL
60608, 312-733-2287. Attendees will receive their ticket along with a routing map guiding them
through Pilsen and all the participating restaurants to ensure they have the opportunity to visit each
site. Please visit the website for exact locations of restaurants and additional information.
The event is being brought to you by the Eighteenth Street Development Corporation (ESDC), a non-
profit organization located in Pilsen, one of the city’s most lively Mexican neighborhoods. Since 1976,
ESDC has served the Pilsen community assisting with a variety of services including Commercial,
Industrial, Housing Development and Historic Preservation. ESDC also offers technical and financial
resource assistance to property owners and area businesses on a variety of issues to ensure that
neighborhood needs are being met and addressed.
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