No matter what kind of day you're having (or terrible decision you're on the brink of making) a trip to Dell Rooster in West Town guarantees you've done at least one thing right. Because coming here is always going to be a good idea—and not just just because this all-day Latin American restaurant has great food (and it really, really does). Dell Rooster is one of those paradoxical places that works for all sorts of situations. You can comfortably sit here with people you politely refer to as “acquaintances.” But it also has the kind of moody lighting and artistically plated food that won’t make a date wonder why you brought them here. The space is decorated in cute chicken murals and plays salsa music at a volume that’s still a vibe but doesn’t force you to scream across the table. The food is affordable (most dishes hover between $15-30) and servers enthusiastically explain the origin of each dish, and offer suggestions along the way. Which is easy to do since everything is a hit. The oxtail sitting on fried sweet plantains is an example of a share plate that shouldn’t be shared, and the cheese-filled Colombian-style sweet corn cake covered in a rich vegetable seems like the culmination of a farmer’s life work. But whoever you’re sitting at the table with doesn’t really matter. As long as you’re here (with a plate full of plantains and oxtail) you’ve made at least one good decision today.