2011
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There’s No Better Way to Spend Mexican Independence Day Than A
Restaurant Tour in the Historic Pilsen Community!
Chicago, IL: On Thursday, September 15, 2011, Mexican Independence Day, the Historic Pilsen
Community will be bustling with hungry visitors attending the third annual Buen Provecho! Pilsen. Many
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:
Birreria Reyes de Ocatlan Birria de Chivo (Goat Meat Taco)
Café Jumping Bean Chocolate Mexicano (Mexican Hot Chocolate)
Casa del Pueblo Tamales(different varieties including veggie)
Coyotes Restaurant Cheese Quesadillas and Horchata
Cuernavaca Gallina en Mole (Chicken Mole)
Caire's Pizza Mini Pizza Slice ( Cheese, Sausage, Pepperoni)
DeColores Restaurant
Don Churro Mini Churros
El Mezcal Birria de Res, Cochinita Pibil
El Mesquite Grill Taquitos de Cabeza (house specialty), Vegetarian
El Milan Pizza Mini Pizza Slice (Cheese, Sausage, Pepperoni)
FIG CateringOaxcan Chocolate Cookies
Honky Tonk Barbeque Pulled Pork Slider and Ribs
La Esperanza - Chicken Mole, Fajitas de Pollo
La Taberna on Halsted Paella Espanola( Safron rice w/ Chicken, Spanish Sausage, Pork Tenderloin),$3 Dollar 8oz Sangria
Lalo's on Maxwell Street Flautas de Pato (Duck Flautas) and mini Tamal de Rajas (pepper tamal, VEGAN)
Lawrence Fisheries Popcorn Shrimp and Fish bites
Los Comales 1 taco (Steak, Al Pastor, or Veggie), small orchata
May Street CafeCinnamon Chipotle Chicken Fajita
Mundial Cocina Mestiza-
Nightwood Jerk Snapper and Local Peach Vanilla Cake
Nuevo Leon Restaurant Chicken with award winning Mole Sauce
Paleteria Las Tarascas Mini Natural Fruit Paletas or Mini Yogurt w/ fruit
Panaderia El Alcambaro Alcambaro Bread Slices (sweet bread), mini cookies
Pizza Nova Mini Pizza Slices (Cheese, Sausage, Pepperoni)
Restaurante al Teatro Gelato(variety of flavors) and Brick Oven Pizza Slices
Sabores de Mexico Paletitas de frutas, Aguas naturales, Nieve (32 Flavors)
Simone's Chipotle Chicken Empanadas or Black Bean & Banana Emapnada, served with cranberry aio
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. Tickets can be picked
up at our office located on 1843 S. Carpenter street Chicago, IL 60608 Monday - Friday 9am to 6pm. Please
have your I.D. and purchase confirmation when you pick up your tickets.
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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Restaurant Tour in the Historic Pilsen Community!
Chicago, IL: On Thursday, September 15, 2011, Mexican Independence Day, the Historic Pilsen
Community will be bustling with hungry visitors attending the third annual Buen Provecho! Pilsen. Many
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:
Birreria Reyes de Ocatlan Birria de Chivo (Goat Meat Taco)
Café Jumping Bean Chocolate Mexicano (Mexican Hot Chocolate)
Casa del Pueblo Tamales(different varieties including veggie)
Coyotes Restaurant Cheese Quesadillas and Horchata
Cuernavaca Gallina en Mole (Chicken Mole)
Caire's Pizza Mini Pizza Slice ( Cheese, Sausage, Pepperoni)
DeColores Restaurant
Don Churro Mini Churros
El Mezcal Birria de Res, Cochinita Pibil
El Mesquite Grill Taquitos de Cabeza (house specialty), Vegetarian
El Milan Pizza Mini Pizza Slice (Cheese, Sausage, Pepperoni)
FIG CateringOaxcan Chocolate Cookies
Honky Tonk Barbeque Pulled Pork Slider and Ribs
La Esperanza - Chicken Mole, Fajitas de Pollo
La Taberna on Halsted Paella Espanola( Safron rice w/ Chicken, Spanish Sausage, Pork Tenderloin),$3 Dollar 8oz Sangria
Lalo's on Maxwell Street Flautas de Pato (Duck Flautas) and mini Tamal de Rajas (pepper tamal, VEGAN)
Lawrence Fisheries Popcorn Shrimp and Fish bites
Los Comales 1 taco (Steak, Al Pastor, or Veggie), small orchata
May Street CafeCinnamon Chipotle Chicken Fajita
Mundial Cocina Mestiza-
Nightwood Jerk Snapper and Local Peach Vanilla Cake
Nuevo Leon Restaurant Chicken with award winning Mole Sauce
Paleteria Las Tarascas Mini Natural Fruit Paletas or Mini Yogurt w/ fruit
Panaderia El Alcambaro Alcambaro Bread Slices (sweet bread), mini cookies
Pizza Nova Mini Pizza Slices (Cheese, Sausage, Pepperoni)
Restaurante al Teatro Gelato(variety of flavors) and Brick Oven Pizza Slices
Sabores de Mexico Paletitas de frutas, Aguas naturales, Nieve (32 Flavors)
Simone's Chipotle Chicken Empanadas or Black Bean & Banana Emapnada, served with cranberry aio
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. Tickets can be picked
up at our office located on 1843 S. Carpenter street Chicago, IL 60608 Monday - Friday 9am to 6pm. Please
have your I.D. and purchase confirmation when you pick up your tickets.
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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$5 Prickly Pear Margarita w/ Kiazul Premium Tequila, $5 Horchatini- Rum; Cantaloupe Seed Water; Creme Vanilla Liqueur