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North Center’s Kick is a Haven for Spicy Food Fans

North Center’s Kick is a Haven for Spicy Food Fans

by Chicago Traveler | North Center, Restaurants, Reviews

Kick, which replaced Sola in late 2015, is a gastropub in North Center focusing on spicy food. Though fiery burgers, sandwiches, and other casual pub food with a kick make up the bulk of the menu, the restaurant takes influence from all around the world. People from...
Municipal Bar + Dining Co. – River North’s Affordable Sports Bar

Municipal Bar + Dining Co. – River North’s Affordable Sports Bar

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Drinks, Chicago Eats, Reviews, River North

Open since 2012, Municipal Bar + Dining Co is a sports bar and restaurant located in Chicago’s River North, not far from Merchandise Mart. While the area already has its share of sports bars, Municipal is a bit more upscale than its rivals, quite spacious, and does...
On The Border Naperville – Taco Tuesday Satisfaction

On The Border Naperville – Taco Tuesday Satisfaction

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Eats, Reviews, Suburbs

I found myself in Naperville on perhaps the most sacred day of the week– Taco Tuesday. With no lunch plans, my own two feet for transportation, a craving for tacos and wide eyes– I spotted the On The Border Naperville location just down the road. This Tex-Mex...
Chop Steakhouse Stakes Claim in the South Loop’s Roosevelt Collection

Chop Steakhouse Stakes Claim in the South Loop’s Roosevelt Collection

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Eats, Reviews, South Loop

Chop Steakhouse is the First Restaurant at the South Loop’s Roosevelt Collection •Chop Steakhouse Opened July 15, 2015• The Roosevelt Collection is a combination of newer high-end apartments in the South Loop, along with a large shopping area. Despite the gorgeous...
Belly Up Smokehouse Brings Southern Barbecue to the South Loop

Belly Up Smokehouse Brings Southern Barbecue to the South Loop

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Eats, Restaurants, Reviews, South Loop

Walking into Belly Up, you’ll be astounded by how surprisingly huge it is. The restaurant is very long and has these really high ceilings. The vibe is Chicago warehouse industrial with lots of brick, exposed fixtures, and wood ceiling beams with some subtle cowboy...
Kanela Breakfast Club = Sweet and Savory in Streeterville

Kanela Breakfast Club = Sweet and Savory in Streeterville

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Eats, Reviews

Chicago has no shortage of breakfast and brunch options. Stumble out bleary-eyed on a Sunday morning and even the grease bucket on the corner is probably offering some fried egg hotdog nightmare’there are so many places to grab brunch that it’s easy to...
Southport & Irving Transports the Jazz Age to Modern Day Lakeview

Southport & Irving Transports the Jazz Age to Modern Day Lakeview

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Eats, Lakeview, Reviews

Located in Lakeview’s Southport Corridor, Southport & Irving (SIP) is a classy yet relaxed cocktail bar and restaurant taking inspiration from the days of speakeasies and jazz clubs giving it the feeling it’s been around since the days of Capone and Machine Gun...
Logan Square’s Ugo’s Offers New Takes on Italian Favorites

Logan Square’s Ugo’s Offers New Takes on Italian Favorites

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Eats, Logan Square, Restaurants, Reviews

When I lived near the intersection of Armitage and California a few years ago, the food options were fairly limited and imbalanced. You could have a high-end foodie meal at Table, Donkey and Stick or grab a hot dog at the Tastee Freez. All of that has changed...
Wicker Park Goes Southern at Carriage House

Wicker Park Goes Southern at Carriage House

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Eats, Reviews, Wicker Park

Chicago is a lot more than hot dogs and deep dish pizza, proof of which is the city’s growing love for Southern cooking and barbecue. Evidence of this is Carriage House, which serves modern low country Southern food to Wicker Park at 1700 W. Division Street. We...
Lottie’s Pub : aka 81 Years of Crazy History

Lottie’s Pub : aka 81 Years of Crazy History

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Drinks, Reviews

On May 16, 2015, Bucktown neighborhood bar Lottie’s Pub celebrated an incredible 81 years in business. While the sports dive now seems like an outlier in the gentrified neighborhood, the pub was packed with people enjoying .81 cent burgers and beers and generally...
Davanti Enoteca : How to turn Hunger into Satisfaction

Davanti Enoteca : How to turn Hunger into Satisfaction

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Eats, Reviews

I found myself wandering the streets of Chicago one evening. I was aimlessly walking around snapping photos when the slight growl of my stomach made me realize that I had yet to eat anything that day. I made a couple phone calls to get recommendations from friends,...
De Noche Mexicana Embraces Mexican Cuisine in Logan Square

De Noche Mexicana Embraces Mexican Cuisine in Logan Square

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Eats, Logan Square, Reviews

Gentrification has drastically transformed Logan Square in the last few years from a primarily Latino neighborhood to hipster paradise with both positive and negative results. For all the cool bookstores like Uncharted and great restaurants like Lula Caf and Longman...
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