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The Great Soft Serve Taste Test
Our dining critic loves the stuff — and finds that the most low-brow is the...
Queen Mary Tavern’s Enzoni is Our Favorite Taste of Fall
The local version on the modern classic cocktail uses muddled Concord grapes to capture the...
Shaw’s Crab House
While the dining room at Shaw’s Crab House is a bit staid, it’s hard to...
HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen
Thai Dang (pictured below, far right) is a brilliant culinary translator, a Rosetta Stone of...
Virtue
If the name of this restaurant sounds earnest, you’re absolutely right. Chef-owner Erick Williams and...
Kasama
When this modern Filipino spot opened in 2020, its business model seemed cool but odd....
Avec
Everyone needs to have a restaurant in their back pocket where anyone they might bring...
Galit
For a hot second we were peeved with chef Zachary Engel and manager Andrés Clavero, Galit’s...
Oriole
Chicago is known for restaurants that offer ultrapremium dining experiences, no expenses spared. Everyone has...
Monteverde
Monteverde gets all the big things and all the little things right. It’s buzzy but...
Bar Parisette Explores Modern French Cooking
The Logan Square restaurant, headed up by Madalyn Durrant, offers a fresh look at bistro...
Restaurant Review: The Bear Roars
A far cry from its sticky days as The Beef, Chef Carmy Berzatto's renovated restaurant...