La Chaparrita stands out for a number of reasons, but mostly for its use of a charola — a circular pan filled with bubbling oil, with a raised curved center. Almost a dozen different meats cook slowly ...

It is a rare occasion when we recommend mall food-court chow; most of it is chain-related or a bad local copy of a chain. Not so for Lima, Peru, native Susana Osorio's La Chaparrita, which opened last ...

Tacos can be found pretty much anywhere in Chicago, but few taquerias focus on the traditions of Mexico City. As Hispanic Heritage Month begins, NBC 5's Food Guy Steve Dolinsky visited one of his ...

Featured restaurants include Kitsune, La Chaparrita Grocery, and Niche. Alpana welcomes enterprise architect Tracey Coldewey of Evanston, who recommends the Lincoln Square eatery Kitsune; Pilsen ...

There’s a stretch of Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank that’s lined with small Mexican grocery stores. That’s where you’ll find La Chaparrita, where the shelves are stocked with staples like salsas and ...

There is so much to love about La Chaparrita that it’s hard to know where to start. The Mexico City–style taquería attached to a Little Village corner grocery may look like nothing special—a Santa ...