Charlatan rolls out stellar pasta in West Town
Mini-review: Charlatan1329 W. Chicago Ave. 312-818-2073Rating: 2 1/2 (out of four) Take it or leave it Three Aces in Little Italy is a rare combination. It's a spot where you...
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Pizza review: Ciao Bella
Pizza review: Ciao Bella3737 W. Lawrence Ave. 773-236-8799Rating: !! 1/2 (out of four) Despite their reputation for suburban blandness, strip malls in Chicago have managed to yield a handful of...
The Boka Group tries Japanese fare at new West Loop restaurant Momotaro
Review: Momotaro 820 W. Lake St. 312-733-4818Rating: !!! (out of 4) Off to a good start Restaurateurs Rob Katz and Kevin Boehm of The Boka Restaurant Group have quite the...
Try made-from-scratch Polish fare at Smak-Tak
Smak-Tak5961 N. Elston Ave. 773-763-1123 Looks like: A knotty pine-covered ski chalet Sounds like: The rapid-fire buzz of Polish-speaking diners Smells like: Garlicky links of freshly grilled Polish sausage The...
Review: Dove’s Luncheonette
Review: Dove's Luncheonette1545 N. Damen Ave. 773-645-4060Rating: !!!! (out of 4) Already hot "No cross-table dancing allowed." I still don't know what that means, but it was on a sign...
Chicago says goodbye to Hot Doug’s
Friday, Oct. 3: That'll be the day the lines died. After 13 years serving more than 200 different sausages, including oddities like yak and rattlesnake, Doug Sohn will close Avondale's...
Pizza review: Parlor Pizza Bar
Pizza review: Parlor Pizza Bar 108 N. Green St. 312-600-6090 Rating: 2.5 (out of 4) Eventually, the club kids become restaurant owners. Jerry Kleiner parlayed his experiences at Cairo and...
Mini-review: Authentaco
Mini-review: Authentaco1141 N. Ashland Ave. 773-360-7345Rating: 3.5 (out of 4) Heating up It seems like culinary suicide to open a new taqueria in Chicago's tortilla nexus, aka the La Pasadita...
Worth a trip: Fried chicken at Mini-Hut
Fried chicken at Mini Hut6659 W. Archer Ave. 773-586-2115 I've eaten a lot of fried chicken in Chicago. I love Au Cheval's General Jane's fried chicken, Crisp's Seoul Sassy fried...
Review: Acanto
Review: Acanto18 S. Michigan Ave. 312-578-0763Rating: !!! 1/2 (out of 4) Heating up Acanto, the new restaurant from the folks behind The Gage and The Dawson, has a pretty good...