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If you didn’t know that Quad Cities pizza was a thing, you certainly will by the time you leave this West Town pizza joint, brought by the guys behind Fifty/50. Made with malted crust and whi... read more
Menu at this BYOB sushi joint combines Thai and Japanese dishes in an extremely complimentary way. Spicy drunken noodles and classic tempura play off the Robata grill plates like beef short rib a... read more
This late-night rocker haven next door to the Empty Bottle has relaunched itself like a hipster with a new set of oversized glasses. Post-show dinners, hangover brunches and walls laden with local ... read more
More of what Chicago does best: Beer and sausage. But not in a sweaty bierstube kind of way. Rather, this place offers a slightly more refined setting with its long bar lined with 32 vintage taps... read more
Arami, an old Japanese word that means garden, blends both traditional and modern cultures together with everyday cuisine in a contemporary setting. Chef B.K. Park (formerly of Mirai) focuses on Ja... read more
Chicago needs another ice-cream shop like it needs more Blagojevich, but what it does need is a gelateria of such high caliber that choosing between flavors like sesame oil fig chocolate chip or go... read more
This new Ukie Village restaurant might not look like much from the outside, but inside salvaged goods like a vintage cookbook-decoupaged ceiling and booths sewn with leather jackets brings the din... read more
Brunch just got fancy. Jerry Suqi and Chef Jeffrey Mauro (North Pond, Trotter's) have made your morning plate look, and taste, like a meal you should get all dressed up for. Early birds should try ... read more
Jerry Suqi, behind the nightspots Sugar and La Pomme Rouge, has put his Palestinian mother Amni in charge of his newest kitchen. At his latest venture, the romantic Chickpea, Amni is whipping up cl... read more
No matter how many ingredients are listed for any particular menu item, its total size will be no larger than something you could hold in the palm of your hand. But if you're a veg-friendly foodie ... read more
This is a retro-futurist, spaceman-themed coffee shop and Wi-Fi hotspot, with the usual pile of free alt-weekly papers by the door and a couple Scrabble games for the no-tech. The shop says it repr... read more
Repeat customers are lured back by the cheap prices, yummy food and stabilizing Thai-art surroundings only to be burned time and again by the lousy service. Our advice: order ahead and take it to ... read more
Bob San is certainly a relaxing dining experience, with an entryway waterfall, wraparound sushi bar, and dining room framed by raftered ceilings. The techno-house music is quiet enough that you can... read more
An in-and-out pizza joint in the New York mold, this is the best one on the street. Admittedly, that's not saying much, but two-fiddy gets you pop and a big fat slice of flat NY-style 'za in about ... read more
Fashionistas and their male counterparts line up for tables arranged in such close proximity that a Tetris champion must have laid them out. At some point, your elbow will interlock with your n... read more
Ultra-homey spot with exposed brick, big comfy chairs, and widely spaced tables for the kid in you who vaguely remembers having this kind of space at home but can't afford it in adulthood. Clean, b... read more
A walk-in place with sidewalk tables, Pizza Metro's draw is Roman-style pizza squares with very popular topping selections like prosciutto, fresh mozzarella and pineapple. They even have suppli, ri... read more
Walk into this space done in dark blue and white tile, and you're greeted by a fisherman's market of fresh seafood on ice staring back at you from the other side of a glass display case. Unsurprisi... read more
There are three La Pasaditas on this sketchy-looking block of Ashland -- 1141 and 1140 are the other two -- and you'll hear people argue as to which one is the best. One does carryout only, the oth... read more
Serving the kind of thick-crusted, almost lopsided, crumbing pies you only see in the movies. Texture and taste score major points here. All pies are handmade with super fresh, and local, ingredien... read more
If you’ve recently passed by the former Duchamp restaurant, y...
The Sandoval brothers--Alfredo, Felipe and Patricio--of Mercadito r...
A gallery of “slurp shots” (pictures of diners slurping...
Tony Mantuano made a name for himself with the high-end, highly acc...
Moncler's Gold Coast outpost brings a touch of Haute-Savoie chic to...