"Your roommate wants to check out a new place where the food comes on custom-made ceramic plates that were originally designed for dolls, but you want to eat a portion of food that won’t make you zone out for the next hour while thinking about which pizza place to stop by on your way home. Go to Chavela’s. This neighborhood spot in Prospect Heights is one of our favorite Mexican restaurants in the city, and you can get some excellent tacos, enchiladas, or a “Plato Don,” which comes with your choice of meat and several other things like rice, beans, and tortillas." - bryan kim