A decrepit dead-end street on the western edge of Tri-Taylor is the unlikely location of a pricey, prepaid-tasting-menu BYO; more unlikely, perhaps, is the number of people to journey there to sample the mad-genius cooking of chef/owner Phillip Foss, who simultaneously creates one-of-a-kind dishes while enforcing a zero-pretension policy that breaks down the wall between diner and chef.
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Address: 2419 W. 14th St.
Phone: 312-226-8144
Website: www.elideas.com
Price: $155 for 13- to 15-course dinner, prepaid
Open: Dinner Tuesday-Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Credit cards: A, DS, M, V
Reservations: Required
Noise: Conversation-friendly
Ratings key: ? ? ? ? outstanding; ? ? ? excellent; ? ? very good; ? good; no stars: unsatisfactory. The reviewer makes every effort to remain anonymous. Meals are paid for by the Tribune.
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