Tonight we celebrate love, life and regional Mexican street fare family style.

Taco Joint Urban Taqueria has been calling us…Zagat sealed the deal with their Buzz Chicago eblast last week.

We anxious to pop in and sip and see, as were devoted to dearly departed Minnie’s, slider sanctuary extraordinaire on Halsted and Armitage, where Taco Bar now stands.

Oh joy – they kept the late night walk up window.

And the long bar for belly up semi-late night nosh.

Thankfully our rowdy family of four with fingerboards, score cards, art projects and more didn’t scare away any cozy couples…its perfecly noisy and dimly lit – my favorite pairing for dining with kids.

The menu is divine, the cantina chic decor fabulous, the service with a smile.
Our grapefruit magaritas were delish – served on the rocks with chile piquin rims.

Even better the Citrus Cazuela – like a citrus spritzer served in a traditional terra cotta bowl.

All told there are ten delightful specialty drinks that make it almost impossible to choose from.

Shown here – today’s Especial Guacamole – with fire roasted corn, chihuahua cheese and roasted poblano. The chips include: corn, sweet plantain and malanga and are just simply amazing.

Four more courses to come…

Ole!

-Debi Lilly

Debi Lilly, aperfectevent.com