STPepper9 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:33 pm
Hey all, Here's that list;
My Favorites:
Avec - $$ french (reco - Stuffed Dates & Telaggio Focaccia)
Giant - $$ New American
Honey Butter Fried Chicken - $ fried chicken
Serai - $ Malaysian
El Habanero - $$ Mexican (reco - Pambazo)
Pho Lily - $ Pho (Reco - Bun w/ pork & egg roll, pho, papaya salad)
Big Star – $ taqueria – (Reco Fish Tacos & Queso Fundito) Make sure to ask for the home made salsas – The green is great on the fish taco)
Roister - $$$$ (new American) part of alinea group
The Rest:
Crisp - $ Korean fried chicken
Au Cheval - $ Burgers
Kuma's Corner - $ Heavy Metal Burgers
Masa Azul - $ Mexican
Tanta - $$ Peruvian
Jam – Breakfast / Brunch
Lula Café – Breakfast / Brunch
Pequods - $$ Deep Dish Pizza (Local Fav)
Dante’s – $$ New york style Pizza
Spacca Napoli - $$ italian wood fired pizza
Nico Osteria – $$$ Southern Italian
Ipsento – Coffee (reco – Nutella latte, hot or iced)
The Wormhole Coffee (coffee is ok, they have a back to the future Delorean replica on the back wall & lots of 80’s nostalgia)
The Publican – $$$ (charcuterie / oysters / beers)
The Whistler – $$ Craft Coctails
The Violet Hour – $$ pricey Craft Coctails
The Aviary – $$$ Expensive craft coctails (part of Alinea group)
Roka Akor $$$ (Sushi – where I work)
Alinea - $$$$$ - Tasting Menu – Molecular Gastronomy
Café Iberico – tapas *
Momotaro $$$ (Sushi) *
Wheat's End - gluten free
The Chicago staples
Lou Malnati’s * - Deep Dish Pizza
Gino’s East - Deep Dish Pizza
Giordanos - Deep Dish Pizza
Portillos – Chicago Hot Dog
The Vault - Doughnuts
Stan’s – Doughnuts
Glazed & Infused – Doughnuts
Firecakes – Doughnuts
* Denotes, I haven’t been here, but hear good things.