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"Mike Sula checks in on growing sandwich empire Jibaritos y Mas. Venezuelan native Yelitza Rivera has mastered the Puerto Rican specialty and will soon open a fourth location of her popular shop in Lincoln Park. The jibaritos — filled with roast pork, chicken, octopus, blood sausage, and more — are best experienced by attacking them with two hands while they’re still piping hot. The cuchifrito game is also 'extraordinary,' featuring items like 'shatteringly crispy' pollo frito and mofongo, garlicky mashed plantain that reveals its 'true textural dimensions when eaten on the spot.'" - Jeffy Mai