After a six-month hiatus, these extraordinary Archer Heights antojitos are back.
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DJ Khaled does the Licking
The mogul’s “Miami-style” soul-food chain sets up on the west side.
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Burn the floor at Kizin Creole
Six years along, the city’s only Haitian restaurant is going strong.
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The menu at Pink Salt is almost Isan
A Fulton Galley newcomer fills a Thai food void in the West Loop.
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Himalayan Sherpa Kitchen goes deeper into Nepal
The Lincoln Square spot draws on the country’s regional and ethnic specialties.
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Shanghai is hidden in plain sight at La Mom Kitchen
An underrepresented regional cuisine reappears in Bridgeport.
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Whither the gator dog at Doggone’s?
A descendant of a New Orleans minichain surfaces in Logan Square.
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Mom’s at Politan Row turns the table on Japanese ‘Western food’
Chefs Randi Howry and Kelly Ijichi tap a nostalgia in the making.
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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.
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The Momo World—almost an International House of Dumplings
A University Village storefront shows the global versatility of the Nepali street food.
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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.
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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.
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A (brief) guide to the food of Kerala
A selection of the southwestern Indian state’s greatest hits from Glenview’s Kairali Foods
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El Sabor Poblano smells like home
. . . and tastes of a single village in Puebla.
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Barangaroos is as American as Aussie pie
Australian-style savory hand pies tell no lies, but may harbor some secrets.