Along with Chicago’s many beaches and tons of interesting things to do, our city’s diverse, affordable, and appetizing eating scene is one of the main things that makes this a terrific place to live. All parts of town are worth visiting. The idea was to pick a top eatery in each of the city’s 77 officially designated community areas, along with a few runners-up: delicious destinations that reflect the local culture.
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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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At Fort Willow David Morton and Michael Kornick have built a tree house among the faded factories
Chef Deirdre Quinn’s spicy menu is the cocktail bar’s thirst-kindling reason to play there.
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Lupe Fiasco loves Harold’s Chicken, but does he know which Harold’s is best?
In 2006, Mike Sula went on an epic fried chicken tour to find out.
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The Reader helped you survive Bob Greene, and it will help you survive the super blue blood moon
In “Bobwatch,” for two glorious years, “Ed Gold” read the Tribune columnist so you didn’t have to.
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Here’s why it’s now illegal to impersonate a firefighter in the state of Illinois
All thanks is due to the Lost Creek Fire Company of Lake County.
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Blvd aims to conjure the glamour of 1950s Hollywood
But it’s chef Johnny Besch’s food that transcends the postwar Sunset Strip cliches.
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The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is an historical treat
A new reference guide is a fun (and mouth-watering) way to learn about the city.
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At Curious, things are curiously out of whack
Tru vet Laurel Khan makes a somewhat bumpy return to Chicago with “A Chef’s Playground.”
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Why Chicago’s once-promising food truck scene stalled out
As food trucks have flourished in other U.S. cities, the mobile food industry in Chicago has been systematically immobilized by legislative opposition, onerous red tape, costly fines, and the pro-restaurant lobby.
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Chiya Chai Cafe resets the standard for masala chai
Mike Sula reviews the new Logan Square Nepali spot.
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Jason Vincent goes big at Giant
After a break, the former Nightwood chef is doing huge things in a little Logan Square spot.
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The plates look sweet at Honey’s in the Fulton Market district
But chef Charles Welch’s Mediterranean-inspired food lacks depth.