but everybody just calls it "the bean." but you know what chicago is not known for? latinos. 'cause when you think mexican, you think what? texas or cali? and puerto ricans, you think new york city immediately. but nope, they're right here in chi town. that's right, chicago has the second-largest mexican population of any u.s. city and a very, very large, thriving puerto rican community. latinos have been here longer than wrigley field, and they've brought their amazing culture with them. i'm talking food from michoacán and salsa from san juan. waves of latinos came to america's heartland and they worked in its factories, farms, and service industries and they turned chicagoland into chicagolandia. so i'm here to find out what kind of impact decades of latinx influence have had on the windy city. and i'm gonna have some amazing food, because you know that happens a lot on this show. it's right here in my contract.