Dining Out: Men in White
A pair of talented chefs ride to the rescue at Courtright’s and One Sixtyblue
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Dining Tidbits
Osteria Ottimo, Los Nopales, Tiny Lounge, Ristorante al Teatro
Singled Out: Angelina Ristorante
Fred Ramos takes over Angelina Ristorante
West Town News: Branch 27
What interests us most about the new restaurant is the impressive roster of talent behind it
Sham Rock
Seeing as how I’m a good 50 percent Irish and St. Patty’s is mere days away, this week seemed like the perfect time to scout out the newly opened Cagney’s, an Irish-themed sports bar in west Lincoln Park. Unfortunately, my Irish half was not impressed—and neither was the other half. Launched by a trio of New Yorkers and a pair of Chicagoans in the old Jack Sullivan’s/Varsity Club/Barleycorn space, Cagney’s has something of an identity crisis going on…
Days of Sunda
An Instant Classic
Sunda (110 W. Illinois St.; 312-644-0500) is exhausting. Where to look first? The gleaming bar, three deep with gorgeous people sipping stunning martinis like a wasabi H2O with a crushed wasabi pea rim? The long sushi bar under bamboo hangings meant to suggest floating fish? The eye candy packed at the communal table? No matter where you look, it’s good. This contemporary Asian place has been open about a minute and a half, and service is already…
A Little More Ladylike
Also new to the neighborhood, The Lucky Lady opened around the corner from Theory in late December courtesy of Michaels Bisbee and Kaulentis, a.k.a. the guys behind the popular River North hangouts RiNo, Manor, and Stay. “A lot of our patrons said they wished we had an early spot to go to after work,” Bisbee … Read more
Game Theory
A new happy-hour spot in River North bets on the upscale-sports-lounge trend
Weekend Photos: Day & Night of the Living Ales
Saturday’s Day & Night of the Living Ales was one scarily awesome-sounding slugfest we couldn’t pass up. And apparently, neither could you: Both the afternoon and the evening installment of the Chicago Beer Society’s fifth annual ode to…
Dumplings and Dragons
Stadium West’s crawl from just another neighborhood dive to the vegan-Korean-food-cheap-beer haven known as Dragonlady Lounge (3188 N. Elston Ave.; 773-597-5617) has been a slow and stealthy one, but, with its name change last December, the metamorphoses is complete. And what a work of wacky, wonderful goodness it is…