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The Hot List

For June 2015

10 places everyone’s talking about and dining at
(in order of heat)

By Penny Pollack

See the Hot Lists from past months here.

Published June 1, 2015, at 10:48 a.m.

1Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que — Taking food porn to the next level. Pass the Cajun Foreplay spice rub, please.
923 W. Weed St., 312-462-1053 Website
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Photo: Brent Herrig

2C Chicago

C Chicago — Chicago Cut’s new sib features seafood and steaks instead of steaks and seafood.
20 W. Kinzie St., 312-280-8882 Website
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Photo: Anthony Barlich

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3Cochon Volant

Cochon Volant — Where no one’s calling the French-fried wings Freedom Chicken.
100 W. Monroe St., 312-754-6560 Website
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Photo: Caitlin McCarthy

4Taco in a Bag

Taco in a Bag — From a food court in Dundee to Lincoln Square’s latest obsession.
4603 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-250-2437 Website
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Photo: Courtesy of Taco in a Bag

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5Sink|Swim

Sink|Swim — Fans of Scofflaw and Slippery Slope insist they are here for the seafood—not the killer drinks.
3213 W. Armitage Ave., 773-486-7465 Website

Related: Read more about the new seafood spot.
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Photo: Lenny Gilmore/RedEye

6The Angry Crab

The Angry Crab — West Rogers Park is all in for spicy shrimp and crayfish served in giant plastic bags.
5665 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-784-6848 Website
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Photo: Lenny Gilmore/RedEye

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7Boeufhaus

Boeufhaus — This came-out-of-nowhere brasserie tilts Humboldt Park into foodie territory.
1012 N. Western Ave., 773-661-2116 Website

Related: Find out more about the new Humboldt Park restaurant.
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Photo: Laurie Peacock & Maggie Rife of Revealed Studios

8Ramen Takeya

Ramen Takeya — Five years ago, would you have bet on ramen as the West Loop’s next heartthrob?
819 W. Fulton Market, 312-666-1710 Website
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Photo: Kimiyo Naka Michaeli

9Strings Ramen

Strings Ramen — At this rate, ramen and tea will soon be neck and neck with burgers and shakes.
1629 N. Halsted St., 312-624-9604 Website
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Photo: Kevin Pang/Chicago Tribune

10The Pasta Bowl

The Pasta Bowl — Proving once again that massive portions of every-which-way pasta never go out of style.
1852 W. North Ave., 773-935-2695 Website

Photo: Courtesy of The Pasta Bowl

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