When Mama Suqi comes out of the kitchen to deliver your fresh hummus, falafel, fattoosh and lamb kebabs you better eat everything on your plate. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Rotten Johnny’s seems to understand the Chicago-style dog in theory—the classic seven toppings are on a Vienna Beef natural-casing frank—but not in practice: The dog was grayish and snapless. Read more.
The “last stand” of local blogger/food enthusiast “Chicago Fat Phil”—owner Phil Ashbach—features Fatsos (burgers) and Welch’s grape juice (huh?) until 4am on weekends. Our pick for "Best New Stand." Read more.
What’s special is the kibbeh, with its delicate layer of bulgur on cinnamon-dusted ground beef; the lamb pie, packed with sweet onions; and the lamb kebabs, rubbed with salt and ridiculously tender. Read more.
Open up a bottle of your own wine and check out the modest prices. Move on to the Spartan pizza: spicy hummus and topped with grilled chicken, spinach, feta and olives. Do carry-out during wintertime. Read more.
They have tapas, and a decent amount of it, too. There's not too many places around town where you can pull up to the bar, grab a cold brew and order up more than 30 drinking-friendly small plates. Read more.
Located inside a former Turkish bathhouse, Trenchermen offers vintage cocktails and a menu of dishes that can probably be described as “substantial.” Read more.
