After a six-month hiatus, these extraordinary Archer Heights antojitos are back.
Category: Restaurant Review
DJ Khaled does the Licking
The mogul’s “Miami-style” soul-food chain sets up on the west side.
Burn the floor at Kizin Creole
Six years along, the city’s only Haitian restaurant is going strong.
The menu at Pink Salt is almost Isan
A Fulton Galley newcomer fills a Thai food void in the West Loop.
Himalayan Sherpa Kitchen goes deeper into Nepal
The Lincoln Square spot draws on the country’s regional and ethnic specialties.
Shanghai is hidden in plain sight at La Mom Kitchen
An underrepresented regional cuisine reappears in Bridgeport.
Whither the gator dog at Doggone’s?
A descendant of a New Orleans minichain surfaces in Logan Square.
Mom’s at Politan Row turns the table on Japanese ‘Western food’
Chefs Randi Howry and Kelly Ijichi tap a nostalgia in the making.
Subo Filipino Kitchen is Albany Park’s answer to a Pinoy wave
The mother and son behind the late Three R’s Filipino Cafe have regrouped at the Brown Line’s terminus.
The Momo World—almost an International House of Dumplings
A University Village storefront shows the global versatility of the Nepali street food.
It’s not about coffee at Café Antigua
A snug snack shop across from the Guatemalan consulate offers a taste of Central America in Jefferson Park.
Big Boss and Chicken Pollo Shack: new contenders on the hot-fried-bird front
Bridgeport and Humboldt Park have spicy spring chickens to boast of.
A (brief) guide to the food of Kerala
A selection of the southwestern Indian state’s greatest hits from Glenview’s Kairali Foods
El Sabor Poblano smells like home
. . . and tastes of a single village in Puebla.
Barangaroos is as American as Aussie pie
Australian-style savory hand pies tell no lies, but may harbor some secrets.