Review: Monster Ramen debuts with one of Chicago’s best bowls of ramen
"I am a noodle nerd." This statement from Monster Ramen owner Katie Dong is precisely what you want to hear from someone running a ramen shop. "I'm always thinking of...
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After mother died following childbirth, friends in the restaurant industry helping to raise money
Many in the Chicago restaurant community are in shock after industry veteran Joslyn Reed died after suffering complications from childbirth. This comes just weeks after she married her long-term partner,...
Laos to Your House, Chicago’s only Lao-inspired food project, focuses on ‘a forgotten Asian country’
If you're looking to experience what may be Chicago's only project dedicated to the food of Laos, you'll need to make your way to a mostly barren, industrial block on...
Review: Mel’s Craft BBQ makes some of the best barbecue in Illinois
My daughter, my own flesh and blood, looked me in the eye the other week and declared that the ribs at Mel's Craft BBQ in Park Ridge tasted better than...
‘Octopus is the new shrimp cocktail’: Chicago’s trendiest seafood is enticing diners with sumptuous takes
After digging into the phenomenal grilled octopus skewers at Sueños for my most recent restaurant review, I paused briefly and thought to myself, "Wow, I've been eating a lot of...
It’s easier than ever to score great al pastor tacos in Little Village, thanks to Lucido’s Tacos
Even though I spent months devouring as many tacos as possible around Chicago for my list of best tacos of 2022, I knew I'd never be able to try every...
Review: One of the best openings of the year is a Baja seafood pop-up too stunning to ignore
All I want to eat right now is the ceviche at Sueños. As with most versions of the dish, you'll find small pieces of raw fish in a citrus-heavy liquid....
It’s National Hot Dog Day 2023: Here are 25 stands with Chicago dogs in the city, suburbs
This is a town that knows what it likes and isn't afraid to go all in on the classics. Italian beef, steak and tacos rank pretty high, but it's hard...
Review: Obelix offers wild and untraditional French food — and what’s likely Chicago’s most expensive taco
Let's compare the salade Lyonnaise served at two restaurants owned by brothers Oliver and Nicolas Poilevey. At Le Bouchon, the undeniably charming Bucktown bistro open since 1993, the salad is...
Scammers are plaguing Chicago restaurants with one-star Google reviews and extortion emails: ‘The reviews just kept coming’
Internet scammers are targeting numerous Chicago restaurants, leaving one-star reviews on their Google profiles, and then asking for money to make them go away. Suspicious one-star reviews have popped up...