Dining Tidbits

For March 2008: New, Budget Beat, Sleeper, Discovery

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DISCOVERY
Agave Bar & Grill
Quick: Which tequila is made for after-dinner sipping—anejo, blanco, or reposado? If your answer is a blank stare, it's time to pay a visit to this Lake View nook, where the extensive tequila list features helpful tasting notes. Once you arrive, you'll discover Agave is, if anything, more grill than bar. Spinach, cheese, and mushroom empanadas sit in smoky tomatillo sauce edged with tangy Fresno pepper coulis. Skirt steak is unusually tender, and the tres leches cake packs a boozy punch. When the dining's done, order a 33. Anejo, that is. 3115 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-404-1800. –Nathaniel Zimmer

Photography: Kendall Karmanian