Michael Nagrant

Review: Chop Shop2033 W. North Ave. 773-537-4440Rating: 3 (out of four) Off to a good start They say you can't be all things to all people, but Chop Shop sure...

Mini-review: Sala Bua2002 S. Wentworth Ave. 312-808-1770Rating: !! 1/2 (out of four) Take it or leave it For a long time, Mexican food in America was mostly a Tex-Mex hybrid...

Mini-review: Gogi6240 N. California Ave. 773-274-6669Rating: 2 (out of four) Give it some time I rarely watch a movie or dine at a restaurant twice. There are too many new...

There are things, for all time, which are decidedly the essence of Chicago: the Belushis, Michael Jordan, The Second City, thick-fingered Old-Style-drinking dudes who pronounce the word sausage as "saah-sidge,"...

Worth a trip: Lumpia Shanghai at Isla Pilipina2501 W. Lawrence Ave. Unit D 773-271-2988 It's not so much a restaurant as it is a movement. When Ray Espiritu took over...

Khan BBQ2401 W. Devon Ave. 773-274-8600Looks like: Barbie's Dreamhouse, thanks to pink walls and a crystal chandelierSmells like: Coriander and cuminSounds like: Cabbies conversing in spitfire Urdu and the tinkling...

Mini-review: Burke's Bacon Bar610 N. Rush St. 312-660-7200Rating: !! (out of 4) Give it some time Chef David Burke (of Primehouse plus many NYC-based restaurants) is the P.T. Barnum of...

Review: Travelle330 N. Wabash Ave. (inside The Langham, 2nd floor) 312-923-7705Rating: 2.5 (out of four) Take it or leave it Chef Tim Graham (Tru, Paris Club) was inspired by his...