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Tony B’s Steak Chips, you were a mistake

by Mike Sula November 24, 2020August 18, 2021

Tony Balestreri’s meat snacks were inspired by jazz cabbage.

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Eat antique beef at Publican Quality Meats

by Mike Sula October 25, 2019August 18, 2021

One seven-year-old cow. Six chefs. Six dishes.

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At Canton Regio in Pilsen, it’s hard to resist the temptation to fight with your food

by Aimee Levitt March 29, 2016August 18, 2021

The new steakhouse from the family that brought you Nuevo Leon

A green papaya salad with midwestern shrimp is delicately sweet, sour, and spicy.

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MFK offers an underground refuge

by Mike Sula August 16, 2014August 18, 2021

The Spanish-focused seafood spot is a testament to virtuous simplicity.

A salad of roasted beets, spiced pistachio, and grapefruit is set atop a cool avocado puree.

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Evanston’s Boltwood is unpredictable—and that’s not a complaint

by Mike Sula August 1, 2014August 18, 2021

Evanston’s Boltwood is unpredictable—and that’s not a complaint

The pastor taco is swamped by an avalanche of pineapple relish.

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Más makes Mexican with more and more and more . . .

by Mike Sula July 22, 2014August 18, 2021

At Más, a new Mexican spot in West Loop, more isn’t better.

Handmade orecchiette with fennel sausage, kale, and slivers of toasted garlic

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Brendan Sodikoff’s new Italian spot enters a crowded field

by Mike Sula May 30, 2014August 18, 2021

Cocello, Brendan Sodikoff’s new Italian spot, enters a crowded field.

Soupy risotto, the grains perfectly distinct, sweetened with sun-dried tomatoes and crowned by fat grilled shrimp

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Joe Fish, Rosebud Restaurants’ new seafood house, is for ballers

by Mike Sula May 23, 2014August 18, 2021

Joe Fish, Rosebud Restaurants’ new seafood house, is for ballers.

Top: La Piazza's lemon-splashed calamari, octopus, and shrimp, and its salumi and formaggi station; bottom: the market’s citrus selection

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Eataly: The restaurant review

by Mike Sula January 24, 2014August 18, 2021

An assessment of the restaurants, bars, and food stalls in Eataly, the River North Italian mega-emporium

The restraint shown with the burger allows a full appreciation of the thick, flame-kissed patty.

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Summer House Santa Monica masters California artifice

by Mike Sula January 10, 2014August 18, 2021

Summer House Santa Monica masters California artifice.

The boudin noir—blood sausage with pickled squid tentacles, braised cabbage, and ink vinaigrette—stole the show.

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A10, the much-anticipated Hyde Park restaurant, is for now a B minus

by Mara Shalhoup December 27, 2013August 18, 2021

A10, Matthias Merges’s much-anticipated Hyde Park restaurant, gets a B minus for now.

One-stop Chop Shop offers hot and cold sandwiches, deli items, and lovely cuts of meat during retail hours, and a streamlined steak house menu in the dining room upstairs.

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The Chop Shop keeps it simple

by Mike Sula November 22, 2013August 19, 2021

The Chop Shop’s multidisciplinary butcher/bar/restaurant/performance space does a lot—and does a lot with a little.

The starkest difference between Gogi and any of the remaining Korean barbecue houses in the city lies in the quality and freshness of these protein choices.

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Gogi Korean barbecue reignites the fire

by Mike Sula October 25, 2013August 19, 2021

Gogi Korean barbecue reignites the fire.

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Steak superfluity at Bavette’s Bar & Boeuf

by Mike Sula September 26, 2012August 19, 2021

At Bavette’s Bar & Boeuf, Brendan Sodikoff’s new restaurant, the steak is superfluous—everything else is so good

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Qu’est-ce qu’on mange, ce soir? Steak!

by Mike Sula January 27, 2012August 19, 2021

When eating in Chicago, 76.4% of French winemakers prefer le chophouse