{"id":68590,"date":"2018-03-06T17:15:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T23:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago?p=68590&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=68590"},"modified":"2018-05-22T14:09:13","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T19:09:13","slug":"the-house-of-burritos-that-feels-like-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/the-house-of-burritos-that-feels-like-home\/","title":{"rendered":"The House of Burritos that Feels Like Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Nick Mantas<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Just west of Wrigley Field at the intersection of Lincoln and Addison sits one of Chicago\u2019s little-known treasures of the city, the original Burrito House. 3545 N Lincoln Ave is the address of where \u201cx marks the spot\u201d for this family run institution.<\/p>\n<p>Now expanded into three locations, Luis Salinas and his family have made fast-Mexican lunches and dinners for the Chicago community while helping those who also came from Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Every family has their story of how they made it in America. This restaurant is still giving opportunities to other families from Mexico to do the same.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Mantas_BurritoMR\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/261898373?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Burrito House cook seasons the steak with garlic powder. (Nicholas Mantas\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nick Mantas Medill Reports Just west of Wrigley Field at the intersection of Lincoln and Addison sits one of Chicago\u2019s little-known treasures of the city, the original Burrito House. 3545 N Lincoln Ave is the address of where \u201cx marks the spot\u201d for this family run institution. 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