Welcome to the Eater video feature Untouchables. In it, we highlight iconic cult dishes that are practically synonymous with the restaurants that serve them. They are dishes that persist through menu changes, that diners return to again and again, that chefs can't remove for fear of revolt.
In this first edition for Eater Chicago, we head to avec in the on-fire West Loop to dig into the ever-popular (and pretty damn mouthwatering) chorizo-stuffed, bacon-wrapped medjool dates that have people returning to the restaurant again and again—even traveling long distances for a taste.