Collard greens egg rolls at Dream Cafe in Englewood
Worth a trip: Egg rollsDream Cafe & Grille748 W. 61st St. 773-891-5334 Befitting its name, Dream Cafe is a reverie, or at least an oasis, of sorts in Englewood. The...
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New Italian restaurant Formento’s dazzles in the West Loop
New- and old-school sensibilities unite at Formento's. Review: Formento's925 W. Randolph St. 312-690-7295Rating: !!!! (out of 4) Already hot There are a lot of things Chicago doesn't need more of:...
Izakaya Mita brings binchotan and more to Bucktown
Izakaya Mita brings the true spirit of Japanese izakayas to a Bucktown storefront. Mini-review: Izakaya Mita1960 N. Damen Ave. 773-799-8677Rating: !!! (out of 4) Off to a good start The...
Worth a trip: Grits at Baker Miller
Worth the trip: Grits at Baker Miller4610 N. Western Ave. There are restaurants, and then there are respites. It's tough to say whether Baker Miller, a newish Lincoln Square shop...
A veteran seafood restaurateur reboots with Fahlstrom’s in Lakeview
Mini-review: Fahlstrom's Fresh Fish Market1258 W. Belmont Ave. 773-281-6000Rating: 2 1/2 (out of 4) Take it or leave it Sometimes life is like a bowl of cereal. It can be...
Sizing up the pizza at Roxie’s by the Slice in Wicker Park
Pizza review: Roxie's by the Slice1732 N. Milwaukee Ave. 773-987-6543Rating: !! 1/2 (out of 4) Brendan Sodikoff is the man with the golden touch. The owner of Hogsalt Hospitality fed...
Fries rule at Frite Street in Avondale
Mini-review: Frite Street3006 N. Elston Ave. 312-925-1911Rating: !!! (out of 4) Off to a good start Constraint is often the mother of invention, and it's nice to know that Chicago...
Best, worst of Chicago bars and restaurants in 2014
Any way you look at it, 2014 was a seriously tasty year. We went crazy for ramen and raw oysters. We even shelled out double digits for a single bottle...
Fantastic flavors prevail at River North restaurant Oak & Char
Review: Oak & Char217 W. Huron St. 312-643-2427Rating: !!! 1/2 (out of 4) Heating up God damn the bloomers. I know you want to know what exactly that means, but...
Banh mi at Lotus Cafe in University Village
Worth a trip: Banh mi at Lotus Cafe719 W. Maxwell St. 312-733-7595 How many civil engineers does it take to build a great Vietnamese sandwich? Judging by the excellent banh...