Restaurant Reviews
5 years
ago
Where to Get the Best Fried Chicken in Chicago
A finger-lickin’ taste test of eight city spots reveals a lot of great options—and one place that’s truly sensational.
5 years
ago
10 Hidden Alfresco Dining Spots in Chicago
Sidewalk dining has its charms, but secret gardens are far better places to eat and drink outdoors in the city.
5 years
ago
Reviews: Topolobampo and Boka
Two restaurants, two reinventions: Here’s how these beloved Chicago places started new lives in 2014.
5 years
ago
Great Places to Eat Late in Chicago
Whether you want a cheap bite or a nice dinner, here are 49 places you can get served even if you show up past 11 p.m.
6 years
ago
31 Great Chicago Restaurants to BYO
From down and dirty to la-di-da, here’s where your wine is always welcome.
6 years
ago
Eataly Review: A Glorious, Infuriating, and Very Tasty Circus
How to navigate River North’s enthralling, exasperating, restaurant-packed Italian megamarket
6 years
ago
Five New and Updated Chicago Restaurant Reviews
Here’s how it went on recent visits to EL Ideas, ¡Salpicón!, and more.
6 years
ago
Nico Osteria Review: This May Be the Best Fish in Chicago
The newest restaurant from One Off Hospitality has only a subtle link to Blackbird, chef Paul Kahan’s first. A visit to each showed how the past 17 years took Kahan and his partners from there to here.
6 years
ago
EL Ideas (New Review): Beautiful Food in an Unlikely Spot
The kitchen may be tiny, but there’s plenty of inventiveness and energy at Phillip Foss’s BYO tasting menu spot.
6 years
ago
