A Mexican Pambazo Meets a Cali-style Burrito at Chicago’s Taquizos Valdez

Taquizo Valdez’s Chef/Owner Ivan Valdez has lots of sandwich memories woven into his new namesake Mexican restaurant in Chicago’s Irving Park, starting with the two-fisted pambazo. “I grew up playing soccer in Humboldt Park and vendors would sell pambazos that I’d eat with my mom after games,” recalls Valdez, who lost his mother in 2021. “This restaurant is a love letter to her and all the dishes we ate together growing...