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  • 1 / 10
    The kind of hip River North spot where the Barbie and Ken doll diners are thinner than the noodles.
    Godfrey Hotel Chicago, 127 W. Huron St., 312-754-0700 Website

    Related: Take a look at the burrata at Dolce Italian and other dishes on our blog What Penny Eats.

    Photo: Joel Hernandez
  • 2 / 10
    Make like a tourist and eat at the CCR just to check out the fab redo of the 1893 Chicago Athletic Association.
    12 S. Michigan Ave., 312-792-3515 Website

    Photo: Clayton Hauck
  • 3 / 10
    The freshest, most responsibly sourced fish and seafood on the planet for out-of-this-world prices.
    20 W. Kinzie St., 312-280-8882 Website

    Photo: Anthony Barlich
  • 4 / 10
    Seems inevitable that a steak house would embrace fried chicken as an appetizer.
    222 N. LaSalle St., 312-726-7777 Website

    Related: Check out the fried chicken at Prime & Provisions and other goodies on our blog What Penny Eats.

    Photo: Nathan Michael
  • 5 / 10
    Where you can follow a 203-calorie quarter-chicken with a 1,136-calorie slice of carrot cake.
    953 W. Randolph St., 312-488-3062; 670 W. Diversey Pkwy., 773-634-7153 Website

    Photo: Courtesy of Nando’s Peri Peri
  • 6 / 10
    When’s the last time you saw a pink lady lead a cocktail list and prime rib top the entrées?
    20 N. Michigan Ave., 312-782-6000 Website

    Related: See the crab toast at Remington’s along with other tasty meals on our blog What Penny Eats.

    Photo: Monica Kass Rogers
  • 7 / 10
    Chances are, if Vincent van Gogh had eaten here, he would have cheered right up.
    2470 N. Lincoln Ave., 872-206-8820 Website

    Photo: Courtesy of De Quay
  • 8 / 10
    While western cities duke it out as the most taco obsessed in the United States, Chicago just keeps chipping away at the title.
    2528 N. California Ave., 773-698-8754 Website

    Photo: Courtesy of The General Restaurant & Mercantile
  • 9 / 10
    Pub grub, craft cocktails, and no TV in Bucktown.
    1954 W. Armitage Ave., 773-276-4400 Website

    Photo: Courtesy of AMK Kitchen Bar
  • 10 / 10
    Quinoa salad, papa rellena, and lomo saltado have landed in North Center.
    4024 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-348-4900 Website

    Photo: Courtesy of Via Lima
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

Chicago’s most buzzed-about restaurants in August

By Penny Pollack
August 3, 2015, 10:33 am
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