Food A Critic Lauds Wicker Park’s New Filipino RestaurantEater - Jeffy MaiCebu’s “generous, meaty comfort dishes have a transportive quality that takes you somewhere warmer but also familiar,” writes Maggie Hennessy. The Wicker Park restaurant dabbles in Cebuano-style specialties
Food Inside Kinton Ramen West Loop, a Popular Canadian Chain’s First U.S. RestaurantEater - Daniel GerzinaChicago’s booming ramen scene gets a new contender from up north in a prime location this weekend. Kinton Ramen, a very popular chain based in Canada, opens its first restaurant in the United States on
Food Where to Eat Brunch in Chicago Right Now, May 2019Eater - Jeffy MaiBrunch, not quite breakfast or lunch, is one of the best parts of the weekend. Because after a long week, people deserve to kick back and relax over omelets and Bloody Marys. Don’t ruin things by making
Food Eight Chicago-Area Restaurant and Bar Openings to KnowEater - Ashok Selvam, Daniel Gerzina, Naomi WaxmanBRONZEVILLE/PARK RIDGE — Rouxster’s Cookhouse, a Nashville hot chicken and fried fish spot, has opened inside two Mariano’s stores. Chef John Meyer’s menus offer fried or oven-roasted Nashville hot chicken
Gwen Beloved Beard-Winning Chef to Open New Restaurant Inside Downtown HotelEater - Ashok SelvamJames Beard Award winner Carrie Nahabedian plans on opening a new restaurant inside a downtown hotel this summer. The force behind Brindille and the recently closed Naha in River North is once again collaborating
Food Chicago’s First Organic Fast Food Chain Closes All LocationsEater - Daniel Gerzina, Ashok SelvamChicago’s first organic fast food chain closes all Chicagoland locations Chicagoland’s first organic fast food chain is no more — at least in Chicagoland. Nic’s Organic Fast Food closed all three locations
Food Six Chicago-Area Restaurant Closures to KnowEater - Daniel Gerzina, Ashok Selvam, Naomi WaxmanEDGEWATER — Little Saigon Baguette is closed at 5251 N. Broadway Street. Owners posted a window sign alerting customers to the last day of service on May 5, as well as their pending move to California,
Food Chicago’s Priciest New Restaurant Debuts Tonight With $300 Menu From Jacob BickelhauptEater - Ashok SelvamStone Flower, the new restaurant from Jacob Bickelhaupt, formerly of Michelin-starred restaurant 42 Grams, opens tonight in Bucktown. 42 Grams abruptly closed in 2017 after Bickelhaupt attacked his ex-wife
Streeterville (Chicago) Streeterville’s Gourmet Pizzeria Returns Friday Along the Chicago RiverEater - Ashok SelvamIt’s the season for comebacks for Chicago’s restaurant industry as Robert’s Pizza and Dough Co. is set to return on Friday inside a new location two years after its abrupt shutter. Founder Robert Garvey
Food West Loop Veggie Stalwart Bad Hunter on Target For June Reopening After FireEater - Ashok SelvamGood news from the West Loop: Bad Hunter, the former Eater 38 Randolph Street restaurant that closed after a November fire, is on target to reopen in early June. Reconstruction is to the point where management
Food Star Chef Iliana Regan’s Adorable Bakery Returns TodayEater - Ashok SelvamChef Iliana Regan of Michelin-starred Elizabeth has brought back her adorable pastries after a three-year hibernation. Regan’s Bunny the Microbakery and Workshop returned Thursday morning inside Kitsune
Food Chicago Conference Urges Bar Owners to Stay Politically ActiveEater - Ashok SelvamFinding ways for bars to better support marginalized communities was one of the many subjects covered last week at the second-annual Chicago Style conference, an event that gathered bartenders and others
Food Happy Hour Friendly Restaurant Opening Inside Historic Loop BuildingEater - Ashok SelvamAfter opening Steadfast in 2016, Greg Mohr and Scott Weiner’sFifty/50 Restaurant Group became enamored with the Loop, and now his company is poised to open another downtown restaurant. 90th Meridian should
Food Where to Try CBD-Infused Food and Drinks in ChicagoEater - Naomi WaxmanCBD, or cannabidiol, is popping up in cocktails, lattes, doughnuts, dog treats, and more across the country, and places in Chicago have hopped on the bandwagon too. Some believe the non-psychoactive compound
Dark Matter Acclaimed Local Coffee Chain Dark Matter Unleashes a Cold Brew Bodega in West TownEater - Ashok SelvamOne of Chicago’s most famous coffee makers, Dark Matter Coffee, opened a new West Town coffee shop Wednesday morning. Chocolate City Coffee Palace and Bodega, 2015 W. Grand Avenue, doesn’t have any seating
Food Randolph Row’s Highly Anticipated Fine-Dining Indian Restaurant Opens Next WeekEater - Daniel GerzinaHighly Anticipated Randolph Row Indian restaurant to open next week The modern Indian restaurant renaissance continues in Chicago with the debut of one of 2019’s most highly anticipated openings next Rooh,
Food Latest West Loop Restaurant to Feature Tater Tots Topped With CaviarEater - Ashok SelvamA giant burger that tears into sliders and tater tots topped with caviar will be part of the menu at Bandit, a new Randolph Street restaurant opening next month in the West Loop. From the company behind
Joe Maddon Inside Maddon’s Post, the Chicago Cubs’ Manager’s Wrigleyville Italian-Polish RestaurantEater - Daniel GerzinaAfter helping the Cubs win their first World Series championship in 108 years in 2016, Joe Maddon is already a legend in the Chicago sports scene. Now the Cubs’ manager hopes to become a staple in the
Food Chicago Restaurant Domestic Violence Fundraiser Brings in $18KEater - Ashok SelvamEarlier this month, more than 70 Chicago restaurants raised more than $18,000 for the city’s oldest domestic violence shelter in an unprecedented effort. The first Chicago Industry Night For Domestic brought
Food 13 Upcoming Chicago-Area Restaurants to KnowEater - Naomi Waxman, Eater StaffHYDE PARK — Trader Joe’s plans to open the grocery chain’s first location on the South Side of Chicago this fall, according to many many news reports. The chain is replacing part of a shuttered Treasure
Food Famed Mexican Chef Carlos Gaytan to Open a Pair of New River North RestaurantsEater - Ashok SelvamCarlos Gaytan, the highly-acclaimed former chef/owner of Mexique, plans to open two restaurants this summer inside the former’s Roy’s space in River North. Tales of Carlos Gaytan is a 12-seat tasting restaurant,
Food Fancy Seafood Restaurant Serves as Centerpiece of Chicago River TransformationEater - Ashok SelvamOne of the staples of RPM Steak — the collaboration between celebrity couple Bill and Giuliana Rancic and Chicago’s largest restaurant company, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises — has been serving limited
Food Publican Group’s New French Restaurant Starts Serving These Seafood Dishes TonightEater - Daniel GerzinaLegendary Chicago restaurant group One Off Hospitality unveils the newest addition to their acclaimed portfolio today, giving the city a casual new French spot in the former Publican Anker space in the
Food Rooftop Bar Above Second City Comedy Club to Open in AugustEater - Ashok SelvamSecond City, Chicago’s famous comedy troupe, is teaming up with Fifty/50 Restaurant Group to give Old Town a new rooftop bar this summer. It’s called Utopian Tailgate and should open in mid-August above
Food Seven More Chicago Restaurants Are Coming to the RiverwalkEater - Daniel GerzinaThe Chicago Riverwalk will have seven new food vendors this summer A slew of new food vendors will set up shop on the Chicago Riverwalk starting in June. Popular restaurants Batter & Berries, Beat Kitchen,
Barbecue A Critic Thinks This Is ‘Chicago’s Most Exciting New Restaurant’Eater - Jeffy MaiThe accolades continue to pile up for Jeong. Jeff Ruby plunges into the tasting menu and says it’s “exciting to watch as [Dave Park] steps into the spotlight and absolutely kills it.” The first dish is
Food Tour West Loop’s Newest Food Hall That’s Another Attempt to Curate ChicagoEater - Ashok SelvamChicagoans touring Politan Row, the food hall that opened this morning in the West Loop, may see some familiar faces and taste familiar flavors as they peruse the nine restaurants, coffee shop, bar, and
Food Inside Cafe Cancale, the Publican Group’s Highly Anticipated Wicker Park French RestaurantEater - Daniel GerzinaAfter taking home two more James Beard Awards on Monday, Chicago’s legendary One Off Hospitality Group will next unveil their newest restaurant on May 13. The group transformed the Publican Anker space
Food Chicago’s First Cider Maker Opens Hermosa Tasting RoomEater - Ashok SelvamIt’s finally happening in Hermosa where Right Bee Cider on Thursday afternoon will unveil its new taproom. Right Bee is the city’s first cidery and ownership has long wanted a tasting room to bring friends
