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Ccustomers visit Time Out Market in the West Loop on March 15, 2020.

Chicago restaurants won’t be ready to open on pace with rest of Illinois, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says

May 22, 2020 at 3:16 p.m.

In a blow to Chicago restaurateurs and residents eager for a meal on their favorite patio, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday that city restaurants won't be ready to reopen to...

Justin Reyes administers a COVID-19 test to Maria Suarez outside Heartland Health Centers in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on July 10, 2020.

Illinois restaurants and bars can go al fresco as soon as next Friday as Gov. J.B. Pritzker nods to reopening pressure

May 20, 2020 at 8:40 p.m.

Illinois restaurants and bars will be allowed to reopen with limited outdoor seating as soon as next week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday amid mounting pressure from thousands of establishments...

Where to order grilling kits and takeout meals from Chicago restaurants for Memorial Day weekend

May 23, 2020 at 10:04 a.m.

Grilling kits are the hot item restaurants are offering to ease your Memorial Day weekend cooking. Packaged, and in some cases preseasoned, with the steaks, burgers, sausage or chicken you'll...

Phillip Foss, chef and owner of the restaurant EL Ideas, 2419 W. 14th St. in Chicago, prepares ice cream for meals that customers have ordered for pickup on May 13, 2020.

Can Michelin-star chef Phillip Foss change one more time? ‘I went through my own pandemic before. I can do this.’

May 20, 2020 at 2:08 p.m.

On the night of March 15, a private party packed the dining room of EL Ideas, Phillip Foss' trailblazing restaurant southwest of downtown. As guests prepared to eat the restaurant's...

Attendees drink and dine during a preview event at Hayden Hall Wednesday. The hall will be open late, not the usual hours for a Loop food hall.

Can Chicago’s food halls survive the pandemic? Owners and chefs consider the future of what had been a hot format.

May 19, 2020 at 7:48 p.m.

When Hayden Hall opened in February, it was simply the latest food hall in a city increasingly saturated with them. Every few months, some impeccably designed project opened promising a...

Ulysses Campos puts together orders at Fry the Coop restaurant's West Town location in Chicago on Friday, April 10, 2020. The restaurant stopped using the delivery service Grubhub because it had too many issues with the delivery drivers

Chicago imposes new rules for 3rd-party food delivery companies, requiring transparency on receipts

May 12, 2020 at 5:09 p.m.

New rules announced by Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday ensure diners who order delivery in Chicago will know exactly how much of their bill is going to the restaurant and...

A street light sits outside Dos Urban Cantina Wednesday, March 29, 2017 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Chicago restaurants get a big gift on Mother’s Day with strong takeout and delivery sales

May 11, 2020 at 4:02 p.m.

As we've written about many, many times, restaurants are struggling right now. And with the possible opening of dining rooms pushed back to at least June 26, it's not clear...

Richard Whittingham, CEO and president of Whittingham Meats, selects a box of meat for a customer. He and his son Bobby refocused the company from mostly wholesale to mostly retail, offering free home delivery.

When Chicago steakhouses closed, a suburban supplier had to think fast. Now it offers Corona Care meat packages for home delivery

May 10, 2020 at 1:34 p.m.

On an episode of NBC's "Parks and Recreation," Ron Swanson, the mustachioed libertarian and proud meat eater, broke down crying when his favorite steakhouse closed unexpectedly. "What happened to the...

Downtown workers pass by the Burnham Center, 111 W. Washington St. in Chicago, on May 15, 2019. The building, home to Grubhub's headquarters, is for sale.

Chicago restaurant ordered extra service, promotions, Grubhub says about viral receipt

May 1, 2020 at 4:37 p.m.

A few days ago, Giuseppe Badalamenti posted a Grubhub receipt from a restaurant that he is consulting with on Facebook. In a photo included with the post you can see...

Wow Bao aims to help struggling restaurants by offering its Chinese steamed buns for delivery

April 30, 2020 at 1:41 p.m.

You might be seeing a whole lot more of Wow Bao. The quick-service restaurant specializing in Chinese steamed buns and potstickers has several permanent locations in Chicago, but a new...

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