Flo's Kitchen

Flo’s Kitchen food truck has moved back home during COVID-19 | Eater Chicago

"After moving the truck behind the family's Avondale home, Chef Flo Gutierrez has seen customers flock to pick up some of the city's finest tacos from Flo’s Kitchen, pulling up in the alley to grab food served sporadically until Chicago's weather makes outdoor service impossible. The entire family is involved: his father bought the truck as a retirement plan and his mother, Rosa, insists on making the addicting flautas—crispy, rolled cylinders filled with chicken, beef, or potatoes (the latter his favorite)—while she also hand-shreds flank steak for Durango-style burritos; that beef is also stuffed into a mighty steak taco that delivers 'glorious flavor bombs' with each bite. Gutierrez handles the sauces, including an emulsified salsa verde with a guacamole-like consistency, and he simmers birria for 12 hours, offering a side of consommé for dipping that also accompanies a steamed-goat quesadilla; he added quesabirria during a social media challenge and even serves it with ramen noodles, one of the truck's most popular dishes. Operating a food truck in Chicago has been difficult because of restrictive ordinances championed by Ald. Tom Tunney, but neighborhood support in Avondale has been critical—'They're really cool,' Gutierrez says. 'No Karens.' Check the truck’s Facebook and Instagram for updates on when Flo’s Kitchen is open; there are no plans to set up igloos behind the house at 3335 N. Troy Street." - Ashok Selvam