Sweet home of the: Cheese Crisp
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This sign outside of Old Pueblo Cantina in Lincoln Park has intrigued Monica for years. Photo: Monica Eng/Axios
For years, I've wondered about specialties at local restaurants that claim to be "Home of the Slinger, Choppak or Cheese Crisp."
- I've rarely found the time to stop and try them, but this year I'm attempting to visit every restaurant with a sign proclaiming its home specialty and then report back to you.
I have a few places to start but hope readers will supply me with many more.
- The only rule: It has to advertise out front (in English or any other language) that it's home of a certain dish.
First up: Lincoln Park's Old Pueblo Cantina, the "Home of the Cheese Crisp."
The dish: A pizza-like, butter-toasted flour tortilla covered with melted cheese. Toppings include dried short rib, chorizo with pickled veggies or green chiles ($15–$19).
- From 4:30-5:30pm weekdays all cheese crisps cost $11.
The taste: Also called a Sonoran quesadilla, this Arizona-based treat strikes me as a tidier cousin to the nacho made with giant flour tortilla chips.
- I like spicy stuff so I perked up mine with big blobs of Old Pueblo's tasty red salsa and chowed down.
Rating: 🏠 🏠 🏠 (out of four)