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  • 1 / 10
    With so many orders of chips and guac on the tables, there’s barely room for the tuna poke tacos.
    1529 N. Wells St., 312-664-2899 Website

    Related: Check out their blackened mahi mahi tacos on What Penny Eats.

    Photo: Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune
  • 2 / 10
    Albany Park lucks out with Frontera Grill–caliber grub on a budget.
    3402 W. Montrose Ave., 773-539-5887 Website

    Photo: Cindy Kurman
  • 3 / 10
    A fast-food joint with a 45-minute wait.
    49 W. Division St., 312-877-5575 Website

    Photo: Kevin Pang/Chicago Tribune
  • 4 / 10
    Myron & Phil 2.0: new name, new location, same skirt steak.
    6480 W. Touhy Ave., Niles, 847-677-6663

    Photo: Courtesy of Wildwood Tavern
  • 5 / 10
    Sarah Jordan (Boka, GT Fish & Oyster) trades in snazzy desserts for her true passion: fish and chips.
    2545 N. Kedzie Ave., 773-278-2215 Website

    Related: Read our dining critics’ impressions of Johnny’s Grill.

    Photo: Potluck Creative
  • 6 / 10
    John McClean conquered burgers (Burger Bar) and pizza (Sono Wood Fired). So why not Mediterranean small plates?
    800 S. Clark St., 312-588-1100 Website

    Photo: Courtesy of Sociale
  • 7 / 10
    “Pizza from a bread maker’s point of view,” says owner Rich Labriola. Whatever that means.
    3011 Butterfield Rd., Oak Brook, 630-861-6177 Website

    Photo: Courtesy of Pizza Barra
  • 8 / 10
    Dim sum spot Yum Cha went dim, and this Chinatown stalwart rolled into the space with . . . more dim sum.
    333 E. Benton Pl., 312-228-1333 Website

    Photo: Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune
  • 9 / 10
    Two dining trends in one: regional Mexican food made with locally grown ingredients. Olé!
    5025 N. Clark St., 773-506-1910 Website

    Photo: Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune
  • 10 / 10
    A crowd-pleasing menu plus a lesson in dendrology (those are catalpa trees outside).
    2800 W. Logan Blvd., 872-206-2856 Website

    Photo: Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

Chicago’s most buzzed-about restaurants in November

By Penny Pollack
November 2, 2015, 10:53 am
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