Openings and Deals at Chicago Restaurants This Week
A bacon bar and retro cocktail lounge open at The James, a new distillery serves its spirits, there’s a deal in BBQ, and the Food Network hits Evanston.
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CH Distillery Is Up and Running
The distillery has a cocktail bar and a food menu (but no stove). Stop in for a shot of vodka with rye bread and pickles.
Try These Four New Chicago Sushi Places
At Juno, Gari, and Umai, Chicago rolled out three fine new sushi spots—and you can also get a pretty decent maki at Oki, the sushi bar in Mariano’s.
Sugar Hills Bakery Will Bring Picture Perfect Pastries to Chicago (Updated)
What does the suburban bakery do? Cakes, coffeecakes, pastries, cake pops, butter cookies, weddings, birthday…and maybe, just for the city, some donuts.
Drinks at Revel Room, Wicker Park's Hot New Cocktail Spot
The former Empire Liquors space has reopened as a cocktail bar from the folks behind Trenchermen, Bangers & Lace, and more popular local places.
Here Are Six Food Events To Do in Chicago This Week
Send summer out with a bang—go on an ice cream crawl, celebrate tomato season, have a beer, and do the Bike & Chow.
The Best Beer in Chicago
Chicago beer is having its moment, so we decided to conduct the most comprehensive survey of the scene yet.
Pale Ale Smackdown: American Style
Winner (tie) Akari Shogun Half Acre, Lincoln Square The judges tasted tropical flavors, citrus, and pine in this top-rated wheaty brew. It’s often available on draft, but the judges poured from a can— which should put to rest most questions about whether quality can come from aluminum. Score: 90 Winner (tie) Gamma Ray Lake Bluff … Read more
Pale Ale Smackdown: IPA
Winner Irie IPA Tighthead, Mundelein The cream of the crop, the judges agreed. “Definitely for the hopheads,” said Maloney, who liked the “long grapefruit finish.” Quinn declared it a now “classic” in the West Coast style. Score: 90 Fiddlesticks Belgian IPA Buckledown, Lyons We secretly threw a Belgian-style IPA in the mix—and the panel called … Read more
Best Lagers
A class of beer all their own, lagers are fermented with different yeasts and at a colder temperature than ales.