Pass through the entryway to a vantage point that overlooks a sea of white-linen-topped tables, booths, and banquettes, all of it anchored by a gleaming horseshoe-shaped bar. Steak 48 looks so glamorous you half expect to see Lauren Bacall leaning in to ask Bogie for a light. That’s not happening, but a pretty dramatic evening … Read more
It’s not an overstatement to describe Bavette’s 22-ounce bone-in rib eye (pictured on this issue’s cover)—dry-aged for 42 days, succulent fat along the bone melting into perfectly marbleized prime beef under a light char—as heroic. It coalesces into something aggressive and wonderful, hinting at blue cheese funkiness. And in the welcoming speakeasy environs, all mirrors … Read more
This year’s list includes newbies Elske and Entente, and one notable upgrade.
Good news for Roister and Kitsune, Good Fortune gets a permanent location, and more dining news.
The Queen of Hearts, she ate some smoked beets during the salad course of Elizabeth Restaurant’s Alice in Wonderland dinner. Elizabeth Restaurant 4835 N. Western Ave., 773-681-0651
Jay Schroeder is giving the subterranean spot its own identity and an all-new drinks menu starting tomorrow.
A new wave of ambitious pizzaiolos is bringing delicious and often far-flung regional styles to Deep-Dish City.
Plopped in the middle of a residential neighborhood is a casual spot to sip some of the city’s best brews.
This constitutes a downgrade for the Logan Square spot, which had earned one star for seven straight years.
La Bodega del Barrio (355 N. Clark St., River North) is a convenience store plus takeout window serving these over-the-top churros in funky flavors like Fruity Pebbles, Nutella toasted coconut, and red velvet. Operating from inside the Mexican/pan-Latin (with a touch of American) restaurant Barrio, the shop also stocks booze, Mexican soda, coffee, and tacos.
