Carmela's Taqueria

Mexican restaurant · Uptown

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The Chicago (Quarantine) TV & Takeout Guide - Chicago - The Infatuation

"“The first time I watched Supersize Me, I couldn’t help but crave a large order of fries from McDonald’s. Then, when I watched McMillions, an HBO miniseries that shows how McDonald’s was scammed out of more than $20 million through their Monopoly game, it immediately gave me a hankering to somehow screw over McDonald’s myself. Because when I was a kid, I was obsessed with collecting all the pieces and winning a bunch of money - but in reality, I had no shot to ever win. I don’t know what I would have done with my earnings back then, but if I pulled off this big of a heist today, I know exactly what I would do - fund a second location for Carmela’s, my favorite taco place in Chicago, to open in New York (where I live now). I miss their incredible al pastor tacos and tortas so much that I have dreamed for years of how to acquire enough money to make this possible - and watching McMillions has given me a new fantasy to think about.” -CM" - max bonem, adrian kane, carlo mantuano

https://www.theinfatuation.com/chicago/guides/the-chicago-quarantine-tv-takeout-guide

1206 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 Get directions

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