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The official Chainlink restaurant guide . . .

Original query:
Need a rec for a nice place to grab a bite. I tend to prefer small places, places off the beaten path, unusual or quirky in some way. Can be a little pricey. Anywhere in the city is fine. Thanks!

And now: the results (the mysterious NING gods gave us the power to edit an OP for eternity so why make anyone dig for this . . .)


Lula Café (Logan Square)
2537 North Kedzie Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60647-2655
(773) 489-9554

Nightwood (Pilsen)
2119 South Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60608-4551
(312) 526-3385

Fonda Del Mar
3749 West Fullerton Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 489-3748

Spacca Napoli
1769 W Sunnyside Avenue
(between Hermitage Ave & Ravenswood Ave)
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 878-2420

Pasta Palazzo
1966 North Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 248-1400

Andie’s (what is up with a website that doesn’t list your restaurant’s location?)
1467 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago - (773) 348-0654
5253 North Clark Street, Chicago - (773) 784-8616

Dharma Garden
3109 W Irving Park Rd Chicago, IL 60618 - (773) 588-9140

Mado
1647 North Milwaukee Avenue
chicago, IL 60647
(773) 342-2340

Enoteca Roma
2146 W. Division Street
(between Damen Ave & Hoyne Ave)
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 772-7700

La Sardine
111 North Carpenter Street
Chicago, IL 60607-2117
(312) 421-2800

Mart Anthony's
1200 West Hubbard Street
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 421-3477

Zocalo
358 West Ontario Street
Chicago, IL 60654-6269
(312) 302-9977

Bari's
1120 W Grand 312/666-0730

Borinquen
1720 N. California Chicago, IL 60647 Phone: 773-442-8001

Orange
3231 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 549-4400

Ina's
1235 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60607-1517
(312) 226-8227

Mirai
2020 West Division Street
Chicago, IL 60622-3154
(773) 862-8500

Jane's
1655 West Cortland Street
Chicago, IL 60622-1119
(773) 862-5263

Alma Pita
4600 North Magnolia Avenue Chicago, IL 60640-5083 - (773) 561-2787


Masouleh
6653 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60626-4016
(773) 262-2227

Lee Wing Wah
2147 South China Place Chicago, IL 60616-1536 - (312) 808-1628

Café Society
1801 South Indiana Avenue Chicago, IL 60616-1308 - (312) 842-4210

Jurys
4337 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 935-2255

Z&H Market Café
1126 East 47th Street Chicago, IL 60653

Avec
615 West Randolph Street, Chicago - (312) 258-8331

Bristol
2152 North Damen Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 862-5555

Publican
845 W Fulton Market
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 733-955

Sunshine Restaurant
5449 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL
(773) 334-6214‎

Glenn's Diner
1820 West Montrose
773/506-1720

(edit- I stopped updating after Don Sorsa's post on page . . . durn, they took the page numbers away . . .on Dec. 7th, so start with Primitive Don's post for further recs).

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Permalink Reply by h' 1.0 on December 29, 2009 at 9:22pm
This is the thread that ne-ver ends, this is the thread that ne-ver ends . . .
Permalink Reply by ishnock aka the blue baron on December 29, 2009 at 10:31pm
El charo ..Mexican joint on fullerton/Milwaukee

atlas world's diner on armitage and whipple in front of smart parts bike shop....nice spot to catch a quick bite and lounge ...more of a day lounge spot


Lula fucking rocks!
Permalink Reply by Kelvin Mulcky on December 30, 2009 at 10:58am
Flo

Sushi X - 1/2 price sushi monday and tuesday 5-8pm

Red Hen Dumpster
Permalink Reply by Lisa yeah on December 30, 2009 at 2:27pm
Silver Cloud at Wabansia/Damen

Piece on North Ave.
Permalink Reply by Patrick O'Connor on December 30, 2009 at 11:57pm
Friendship Chinese Restaurant @ Diversey and Milwaukee. Great 5-course meal. All very well done. Highly recommend a Grüner Weltleinier to pair with dinner, as it is currently BYOW, but not BYOB.
Permalink Reply by Tony Adams 6.6 mi on December 31, 2009 at 10:30am
M.A.R.K. said:
One of my favorite places in the burbs I guess has moved into the west loop so I thought I would add it to the list. Try it out, the steak burritos are delicious.
El Famous Burrito 901 W. Madison St. Chicago, IL, 60607 312.666.8788


Roger's Park is a suburb now? Or is that a different El Famous?

Geo-quibbling aside, thanks for posting about the new El Famous location. It is just a few blocks off of my normal commute up or down Morgan.

We finally made it to Nightwood for dinner last night. It was fantastic. The menu is sort of appallingly carnivore-centric, but they did a great job adapting a duck free version of the Duck with Polenta. They have some fun cocktails and a decent beer list. The architecture is pretty stunning. If you go, make sure you go to the back to see the open kitchen (if you are into that sort of thing.) It is on the pricey side. Dinner for 4 was ~ $160 before tip , but it is well worth it for the occasional special occasion.

Halsted gets a lot of bike traffic. It was fun to see so many bikes ride by through the gently falling snow.
Permalink Reply by Will on January 25, 2010 at 3:05pm
Has anyone mentioned Paramount Room, 415 N. Milwaukee?
http://www.paramountroom.com/index.html

Excellent gastro-pub. Good (if not huge) craft beer selection. The same owners also have Volo Wine Bar and Kitsch'N on Roscoe.
Permalink Reply by Tony Adams 6.6 mi on January 25, 2010 at 4:00pm
Will V. said:
Has anyone mentioned Paramount Room, 415 N. Milwaukee?
http://www.paramountroom.com/index.html

Excellent gastro-pub. Good (if not huge) craft beer selection. The same owners also have Volo Wine Bar and Kitsch'N on Roscoe.

I'm really happy to see that the veal and foi-gras is no longer on the menu. I'll be taking them off my boycott list.
Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on January 25, 2010 at 5:06pm
They have multiple locations in the city, including 7047 N Clark in Rogers Park.

M.A.R.K. said:
One of my favorite places in the burbs I guess has moved into the west loop so I thought I would add it to the list.

El Famous Burrito
901 W. Madison St.

Permalink Reply by Alan Matejka on January 26, 2010 at 1:23am
"Yum Thai" on Madison In Forrest Park.
Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on February 14, 2010 at 2:30pm
The Trib did a nice write-up today on one of my neighborhood faves, Jimmy Jamm. Their ever-expanding menu is amazing: sweet potato pies with many different toppings, sweet potato ice cream, sandwiches on sweet potato bread, big honkin' sweet potatoes baked with a variety of toppings.... It's a temple to the sweet potato, one of the underappreciated highlights of the south side. If you're anywhere near 95th & Longwood, or you've got time to make a detour there, you'll enjoy the stop. Keep it in mind next time you ride the Major Taylor Trail.
Permalink Reply by Matt AKA Jimbo/BMXican on February 21, 2010 at 10:16pm
Cemitas Puebla 3619 W. North Avenue Chicago, IL 60647 The best Mexican Food in town and the only place that serves Cemitas in Chicago.They were even on that diners,drive ins and dives show on the food network.Heres a link to the their site and video.

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