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  • 1 / 10
    This NYC transplant gave the L.A. transplant Umami Burger a whole seven weeks of fame before muscling in on the local burger wars.
    66 E. Ohio St., 312-667-1701, Website

    Photo: Hilary Higgins/RedEye
  • 2 / 10
    Order the torta, a crispy sandwich with ham and cheese so perfect you will have a moment.
    1545 N. Damen Ave., 773-645-4060, Website

    Related: Read more about the new Wicker Park restaurant.

    Photo: Courtesy of Dove’s Luncheonette
  • 3 / 10
    Brendan Sodikoff takes on pizza by the slice, and the earth moves under Bucktown’s streets.
    1732 N. Milwaukee Ave., Website

    Photo: Courtesy of Roxie’s by the Slice
  • 4 / 10
    The name of the gigunda truffle-rich Millionaire’s Potato could refer to the price or the calories—or both.
    66 W. Kinzie St., 312-284-4990, Website

    Related: Read our review of the River North steak house and see our dining critic’s first impressions in What Penny Eats.

    Photo: Anna Knott
  • 5 / 10
    Between dinner and izakaya, you have 14 menu categories to plow through. Probably best to start with a drink.
    820 W. Lake St., 312-733-4818, Website

    Related: Read more about this West Loop spot.

    Photo: Courtesy of Momotaro
  • 6 / 10
    River Northers: A cozy new place to begin or end your pub crawl.
    217 W. Huron St., 312-643-2427, Website

    Photo: Lenny Gilmore/RedEye
  • 7 / 10
    Where double-dipping means plunging your mussel shells back in the bowl for seconds of the garlicky broth.
    316 N. Clark St., 312-836-1300, Website

    Photo: Courtesy of The Kitchen
  • 8 / 10
    A funky taco joint that serves its guac inside one huge chicharrón has Wicker Park written all over it.
    1324 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-698-7670, Website

    Photo: Courtesy of Kokopelli
  • 9 / 10
    Fans of Glenn Fahlstrom (Glenn’s Diner) found his newbie faster than you can say “One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish.”
    1258 W. Belmont Ave., 773-281-6000, Website

    Photo: Courtesy of Fahlstrom’s Fresh Fish Market
  • 10 / 10
    Grant Wood meets Andy Warhol in a Lincoln Square café.
    4610 N. Western Ave., Website

    Related: Find out what to order at this Lincoln Square bakeshop.

    Photo: Anna Knott
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

Chicago’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month

By Penny Pollack
January 6, 2015, 11:13 am
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