Las Palmas = Awesome.

My wife, my baby, my mom and I had dinner at Las Palmas tonight. Mexican in Chicago can get a bit tricky... obviously, we have Rick Bayless and Frontera and Topolobambo on the high end, and some of the best fast-burrito counters in the world on the low end (personally, I'm partial to Flash Taco, conveniently located at the Six Corners), but there are some pretty disappointing mid-range options in the city. Las Palmas isn't one of them.

Located at the corner of North & Honore, I suppose that Las Palmas is technically located in Wicker Park. Then again, it's on the south side of North Avenue, which makes it sort of in the "disputed zone".... but if Wicker Park can put up signs claiming some of the streets north of North Ave and west of Milwaukee, we're claiming Las Palmas as, at a minimum, joint territory.

The restaurant has three dining areas - a standard dining room, an enclosed greenhouse area, and a back patio. They don't take reservations for the back patio, but they were able to seat us because we showed up early and asked nicely. Fortunately, service was quick and we were able to finish up before the rain hit this evening - that was really something. Moreover, for a hip restaurant on a Friday night, they bent over backwards to be baby-friendly. Dinner came to about $20 each, plus drinks, and it was well worth it.