Cindy’s Rooftop Bar, which has one of the city’s best views, has undergone a pretty major change. Located atop the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel on Michigan Avenue, Cindy’s is popular in the summertime for its views of Millennium Park. However, a new year has brought a completely new menu, with a few tasty surprises that don’t … Continued
A well-known Indian grocery store in West Rogers Park has an even bigger footprint in the northwest suburbs, and there’s a lot more than just spices for sale. From dry goods to groceries, there’s also an Indian restaurant chain’s only U.S. location next door.
The Chinese tradition of dim sum has been around for centuries. Typically, the small plates of fried, steamed and baked items are a great chance to share and sample a lot of different things at one meal. In Chicago, one of Chinatown’s most popular dim sum houses — MingHin Cuisine — is now making a trio … Continued
There’s a tiny donut shop in north suburban Gurnee, just a mile from Six Flags, cranking out freshly-made donuts, including a special one with Filipino roots that’s only available on the weekends. It’s called “ube” and this popular purple yam is all over Filipino menus, but not so much in donut shops. In fact, the Cambodian … Continued
While the ramen wave continues to sweep across Chicago, there is a sub-category of the beloved Japanese noodle soup, but it’s barely seen here. It’s called “tsukemen” (SKEH-men) and there are a just a couple of places offering it now, one of them yearround.
South American chefs love to cook meat over live fire, but few restaurants have the capability to cook just about everything over flames. El Che Bar, a new restaurant in Chicago’s West Loop, is so committed to live fire cooking, it’s literally the hottest new kitchen in town.
Columbus Day is coming up on Monday, a time when Italian pride swells. While there are dozens of great Italian restaurants in the region, only a few cook the truly local dishes, which often include parts of the animal you may not be familiar with.
You’ve seen plenty of food courts downtown, but you’ve never seen anything quite like the Revival Food Hall. It’s a “greatest hits” from some of the city’s neighborhoods, having been curated by a restaurant group with deep roots in the city.
You might think River North restaurants fit into one or two categories: steakhouses or something by Lettuce Entertain You. Lately, that’s a pretty good guess. Lettuce’s latest effort – a Mediterranean-by-way-of-California restaurant, offers some unique flavors for the neighborhood.
Michigan’s Harbor Country is jammed with great places to eat and drink. In the town of Sawyer, Michigan, one company has been rapidly expanding with good food and even better beer. They started with a brewpub, and now operate several business in town, including a grocer, a charcuterie and cheese shop, bottled beer store, all-day … Continued
A lot of people think Michigan’s Harbor Country shuts down after Labor Day, but a lot of people continue to make the drive around the bottom of the lake, where they’ll find plenty of delicious things to eat year-round. The first two towns you encounter upon driving into Michigan are New Buffalo and Union Pier. Sure, … Continued