Don Modesto.

That's the brand of tequila that Alvaro Chavez spotted one evening at Rudy's Mexican Grill in Grayslake last November that led to him chatting with owner Rudy Garza.

"I was impressed he had it here because it's a lesser-known brand," Chavez, an experienced chef who has worked at various restaurants along the north shore and Chicago, said about the tequila bottle that caught his eye.