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Posted inBlogs

Noodle threads with oyster or vegetable at Vora

by Aimee Levitt November 8, 2013August 19, 2021

A Taiwanese soup brings the funk.

Chunks of underfried, greasy sole fillet are given barely a sprinkling of magic Sichuan peppercorns.
Posted inFood & Drink

Lao 18: It ain’t Chinatown anymore

by Mike Sula August 9, 2013August 19, 2021

Tony Hu’s latest might be the best Chinese restaurant in River North, but it’s the worst in his empire.

Mentaiko kimchi udon—noodles tossed in a light, almost creamy, kimchi-based sauce with thousands of tiny pollack roe—is good for nostalgia . . . or for the munchies.
Posted inFood & Drink

Playing it safe at Mott St

by Mike Sula July 26, 2013August 19, 2021

At Mott St, the folks behind Ruxbin try their hand at Asian street food.

"Smoked sashimi" is a bit of Moto-esque drama.
Posted inFood & Drink

Juno dreams of sushi

by Mike Sula July 1, 2013August 19, 2021

Juno, the post-Arami comeback from B.K. Park, is a work in progress.

Naem khao tod is a masterful balance of textures—fryer-fused clumps of alternately puffed, crunchy, and soft rice.
Posted inFood & Drink

Rainbow Cuisine earns its stripes

by Mike Sula May 20, 2013August 19, 2021

Lincoln Square’s Rainbow Cuisine recalls the glory days of authentic Thai food.

Posted inFood & Drink

Where to fulfill your most intense food obsessions

by Chicago Reader April 18, 2013August 19, 2021

Where to fulfill your most intense food obsessions

An order of nasi lemak: coconut-milk-saturated rice surrounded by beef rendang, pickled carrot, shredded omelet, fried anchovy, shrimp crackers, peanuts, and spicy sambal
Posted inFood & Drink

The virtues of Indonesian at Rickshaw Republic

by Mike Sula March 18, 2013August 19, 2021

Rickshaw Republic provides a delectable education in the regional street food of Indonesia.

Fascinating "French kimchi soup" has a crusty layer of provolone protecting a spicy swamp of powerful kimchi and meaty slices of andouille sausage.
Posted inFood & Drink

Noodle bar Oiistar goes to Changian lengths

by Mike Sula January 21, 2013August 18, 2021

Wicker Park’s Oiistar goes to Changian lengths in the pursuit of ramen and bao.

Posted inBlogs

This week in Food & Drink

by Kate Schmidt January 12, 2012August 19, 2021

This week—January 12-18, 2012—in Food & Drink

Shashlik at Snack Planet
Posted inFood & Drink

Chinatown’s subterranean Snack Planet

by Mike Sula November 10, 2011August 19, 2021

Chinatown’s subterranean Snack Planet

Saba shioyaki at Sunshine Cafe
Posted inFood & Drink

Essential Japanese Eating

by Mike Sula, Laura Levy Shatkin, Kate Schmidt, David Hammond and Keith Masumoto September 10, 2009August 19, 2021

Eleven Reader-recommended Japanese restaurants

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