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The pica pollo at this tiny Belmont Cragin storefront gives a reason to get up in the morning
T
wo years ago a taqueria in Santa Ana, California, filed a trademark
infringement lawsuit against KFC seeking damages from the death-peddling
corporate protein merchant for using "Para chuparse los dedos" ("to suck
the fingers") as the Spanish-language analog to "finger-licking good." Plaintiff Taqueria El Amigo, which had trademarked the Spanish phrase,
settled its case with KFC in confidence, but I think it's probably safe to
employ it to describe the proper way to finish an order of pica pollo at
the Belmont Cragin storefront Morena's Kitchen.…