(from chicago.eater.com)

What does a rapper who’s beefed with Eminem, who’s also a comedy writer—working on Key & Peele, Funny or Die, and 50 Shades of Black—really want to do? Chicago native Raymond Jones came back to the South Side after nine years to open up a Mexican restaurant. Love Taco, which features movie posters of RomComs decorating the restaurant, opened earlier this month at 109 E. 51st St. Jones, who goes by Raydio G as a member of the hip-hop trio HotStylz, immediately admitted that it’s a rarity for a black guy to open up a Mexican restaurant. But he really likes Mexican food, visits Mexico and practices recipes as a home cook. “I am probably the biggest Mexican food enthusiast you know,” Jones said.

The premise for Love Taco seems like it could be from a sit-com. That’s not lost on Jones, who contributed to a few Comedy Central TV shows, including sketch comedy Key & Peele and Workaholics. Friends encouraged him to ditch the entertainment industry and open a restaurant. When he got serious, he enlisted a friend, Seth Rushing, to help with his menu. Rushing is a pastry chef who graduated from Le Cordon Bleu: “He took the menu to the next level,” Jones said. (MORE HERE)