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AN ODE TO THE SUPERMERCADO

Supermercado el Tapatio) and Lupita’s in Calumet City. Lupita’s is bigger and has more produce, but on the weekends, nothing touches the carnitas at El Roble. Inside, the smell of the pork fat is mouthwatering. You can follow your nose to the

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