new spot previously anticipated as Nice Slice Pizza Bar—a venture from the folks behind Simone’s, with a similarly eye-popping interior kit out by the same design team—opened Thursday in Logan Square, and our photographer was on site to document the vast sea of pies, the endless pints of craft brews, and the—daylight!—line down the block..." /> new spot previously anticipated as Nice Slice Pizza Bar—a venture from the folks behind Simone’s, with a similarly eye-popping interior kit out by the same design team—opened Thursday in Logan Square, and our photographer was on site to document the vast sea of pies, the endless pints of craft brews, and the—daylight!—line down the block..." /> new spot previously anticipated as Nice Slice Pizza Bar—a venture from the folks behind Simone’s, with a similarly eye-popping interior kit out by the same design team—opened Thursday in Logan Square, and our photographer was on site to document the vast sea of pies, the endless pints of craft brews, and the—daylight!—line down the block..." />

Boiler Room Opens

The new spot previously anticipated as Nice Slice Pizza Bar—a venture from the folks behind Simone’s, with a similarly eye-popping interior kit out by the same design team—opened Thursday in Logan Square, and our photographer was on site to document the vast sea of pies, the endless pints of craft brews, and the—daylight!—line down the block…

Dish Flash: Brasserie Jo to close in August; Melman brothers to open new French restaurant

Brasserie Jo (59 West Hubbard St.), the popular French restaurant in River North, will close its doors at the end of August, said Jerrod Melman of Lettuce Entertain You in an exclusive interview with Dish. With the lease expiring on the critically acclaimed brasserie next month, Jerrod and his brother, R. J., will renovate and reopen the…

Strange Barfellows (Plus a Booze Cruise for Beer Fans)

When most people think of Duke of Perth, a Scottish bar in Lake View with more than 75 types of single-malt whiskey on its menu, they think of the following: 1. whiskey (duh), 2. endless fish and chips, 3. green peas, and 4. the back patio, with a pretty cherry tree (or at least what looks like a cherry tree, but I’m no dendrologist) in the middle…

Rooftop Lounging at Epic Sky

Wednesday is the busy night at Epic Sky, a new open-air lounge on the roof of the River North restaurant Epic (our dining department’s pick for most striking décor of 2010)—which means you have a full day to round up a crew and claim your spot tomorrow at the 28-foot bar. Our photographer stopped by last week and found a lively happy-hour-and-beyond crowd…

Dish Flash: Ron Howard Movie To Be Filmed at Sepia

Sepia (123 N. Jefferson St.; 312-441-1920) announced on Tuesday on its Facebook page that it would be closed from July 1st to July 9th but coyly implied that it wasn’t just for a long Fourth of July break. In fact, the restaurant is closing to accommodate the shooting of an as-yet-untitled Ron Howard movie starring Vince Vaughn and Kevin James.