Its second incarnation abides with extraordinary carryout.
Category: Restaurant Review
Cheap meat is not The Wurst
Pasture raised, GMO- and antibiotic-free meat isn’t cheap, but it’s free of Big Ag consequences that put the food supply at risk.
Yelitza Rivera, of Jibaritos y Mas, is building a ‘little hillbilly’ empire
No one understands a jibarito like a Venezuelan.
Chicago Ramen takes its place among the kings
A chef from a celebrated LA chain throws down a gauntlet in the north suburbs
016 Restaurant dials in the peppery, meaty spirit of southern Serbia
A vet of Publican Quality Meats and Tempesta settles in Lincoln Square.
Andersonville’s Little Madrid has tapas where you least expect them
A native Madrileno knows how it’s done.
Julia Gham is the Powerhouse of West African cuisine
Her spot near McCormick Place is the city’s only Cameroonian restaurant.
Lao Peng You fights for your right to dumplings
A Ukrainian Village specialist doughs it real good.
Cambodia on a bun
Hermosa’s Ethan Lim looks around the globe and asks, “Will it sandwich?”
Chef Abu Hani is back in the kitchen at Sheeba Mandi House
North Park has a new Yemeni restaurant from a veteran Yemeni restaurateur.
Rolling Meadows’ Umacamon Japanese Kitchen upholds the suburban izakaya tradition
And capably covers all the bases, with sushi, ample comfort foods, and uncommon specialties from the island of Kyushu.
If it all goes south, Joe Donut will be here for you
Tricked-out dunkers and savory breakfasts from the North Shore spell comfort on the cheap.
Israel’s melting pot cuisine is finally done right at Galit
Zachary Engel brings modern Israeli cooking to Chicago via Zahay and Shaya.
Dim sum and win some at Lincoln Park’s D Cuisine
Yum cha is fine at this rare tearoom outside of Chinatown, but it’s the Guangdong chef specials that are really worth investigating.