"Traditionally in Mexico, [el chignon] means 'the best of the best,'" says David Lopez, executive chef at El Chingon and grandson of Gloria Nunez, who shares the executive chef title at the spot owned by her son.
We can only hope to be as productive as she is when we're in our seventies, holding down a professional kitchen and turning out 25 gallons of salsa a week. But does the Mexican restaurant, which reopened in December after a lengthy closure during its move from Arvada to the Berkeley neighborhood, live up to its controversial name? Is it the best of the best -- or just a bad ass? Find our when my review is posted here tomorrow.
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