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Don’t know what I liked better: the snowy white Atlantic halibut or the corn and lobster succotash underneath it @RusticHouseChi. RUSTIC HOUSE: 1967 N HALSTED; 312-929-3227

Honey-peppered bacon @RusticHouseChi sounded just decadent enough to try. Too bad it lacked zing and snap.  RUSTIC HOUSE: 1967 N HALSTED; 312-929-3227

@pennypollack: The stuff signature dishes are made of—the gnocchi with foie and crispy garlic slices @RusticHouseChi. RUSTIC HOUSE: 1967 N HALSTED; 312-929-3227

The whitefish @thehappinn deserved better than a lackluster bed or orange-tinged rice. THE HAPP INN: 305 S HAPP, NORTHFIELD; 847-784-9200  

All the ingreds are onboard the wedge salad @thehappinn but it’s more tummy filler than tummy tingler.  THE HAPP INN: 305 S HAPP, NORTHFIELD; 847-784-9200

@pennypollack: Hungry friends dug into the fried calamari @thehappinn before I could snap the shot, but you’ll get the idea. THE HAPP INN: 305 S HAPP, NORTHFIELD; 847-784-9200

Still don’t know what the menu category SOMEONE ELSE means @JohndesRosiers, but that’s where the soft shells were. Too greasy. A miss. INOVASI: 28 E Center, Lake Bluff; 847-295-1000

The menu @JohndesRosiers Inovasi is mighty tricky. Look under DREAMS + THOUGHTS & order the bison. INOVASI: 28 E Center, Lake Bluff; 847-295-1000

@pennypollack: Like most of @JohndesRosiers dishes @ Inovasi, the foie gras has a lot going on, but, hey, it’s seared foie gras. INOVASI: 28 E Center, Lake Bluff; 847-295-1000