CLOSED - Cookies & Carnitas: thank u, next
Pork shoulder & chicken skin tacos @ Cookies & Carnitas
[this is an archived post from my old blog. I will be slowly migrating, and editing, these posts]
EDIT 5/29/19: It seems that Cookies & Carnitas has closed. RIP.
Cookies and Carnitas
Recommended by: My friend Nick.
Location: 5757 N. Broadway, Chicago
Neighborhood: Edgewater
Category: Trendy
... I don't like giving bad reviews. But... I just wasn't impressed with Cookies and Carnitas. And I REALLY wanted to be. Edgewater is my old stomping grounds. I would pass Cookies and Carnitas all the time and was intrigued and always wanted to check it out. The sign outside says they have tacos, cookies, burgers, pizza... how is that not fascinating? It follows no pattern and who doesn't love a good juxtaposition?
Unfortunately, it did not live up to the intrigue. The positive: the inside was decorated nicely. Cool art on the walls, nice combo of colors.
I had two of their tacos, the pork shoulder and the chicken skin (which was recommended to me by the very nice man at the front counter). Neither was exceptional. Though they were exceptionally large. I loathe when too much sour cream is put on tacos at restaurants and they definitely had too much sour cream.
A for presentation I suppose? If you want something shaped like a taco that doesn't really taste like a taco, this may be for you.
This is not a comment on the other food offered at Cookies and Carnitas. Yelp has a lovely display of beautifully presented food that are hopefully as tasty as they look. But their tacos are forgettable and, by far, the worst of the lot. Here's to hoping they have good pizza.
Would we recommend? No