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Aye-Aye, Kapitan
The owners of Serai open the country’s only nyonya restaurant, devoted to the food of Malaysia’s Peranakan culture.
By Mike Sula | Feb 2, 2021
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You don’t mess with Teta at Evette’s
Grandma would approve of this Lincoln Park Lebanese-Mexican mashup.
By Mike Sula | Nov 9, 2020
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Meet Dinkey DaDiva, creator of the Jerk Chicken Egg Roll
The Egg Roll Lady has 75 varieties in her arsenal.
By Mike Sula | Oct 28, 2020
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Bokuchan’s ghost curry holds up in transit
It’s Shin Thompson’s pivot to Japanese soul food, from a virtual kitchen.
By Mike Sula | Oct 13, 2020
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Uptown’s In-On Thai excels behind a dark dining room
Its second incarnation abides with extraordinary carryout.
by Mike Sula | Jul 15, 2020
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Ethan Lim leans in to Cambodian food
Hermosa’s chef makes space on his sandwich menu for the city’s only Khmer food.
by Mike Sula | May 26, 2020
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Chicago Ramen takes its place among the kings
A chef from a celebrated LA chain throws down a gauntlet in the north suburbs.
by Mike Sula | Mar 3, 2020
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016 Restaurant dials in the peppery, meaty spirit of southern Serbia
A vet of Publican Quality Meats and Tempesta settles in Lincoln Square.
by Mike Sula | Feb 19, 2020
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Andersonville’s Little Madrid has tapas where you least expect them 1
A native Madrileno knows how it’s done.
by Mike Sula | Feb 12, 2020
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Julia Gham is the Powerhouse of West African cuisine 4
Her spot near McCormick Place is the city’s only Cameroonian restaurant.
by Mike Sula | Feb 7, 2020
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Wine therapy at Red & White
For when you just need a fucking drink.
by Lee Gusman | Dec 17, 2019
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The city’s first Thai supermarket in 12 years is open 3
Talard Thai Asian Market in Edgewater is the one stop for holy basil, fresh durian, and every flavor of Mama-brand instant noodles.
by Mike Sula | Dec 11, 2019
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Cambodia on a bun 1
Hermosa’s Ethan Lim looks around the globe and asks, “Will it sandwich?”
by Mike Sula | Nov 27, 2019
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Chef Abu Hani is back in the kitchen at Sheeba Mandi House
North Park has a new Yemeni restaurant from a veteran Yemeni restaurateur.
by Mike Sula | Nov 20, 2019
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Rolling Meadows’ Umacamon Japanese Kitchen upholds the suburban izakaya tradition 3
And capably covers all the bases, with sushi, ample comfort foods, and uncommon specialties from the island of Kyushu.
by Mike Sula | Nov 14, 2019
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If it all goes south, Joe Donut will be here for you 4
Tricked-out dunkers and savory breakfasts from the North Shore spell comfort on the cheap.
by Mike Sula | Oct 17, 2019
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Joe Guzzo is sweet on complexity, not so much on sugar
Marz Community Brewing's nonalcoholic drinks are just as wild as its beers.
by Mike Sula | Oct 10, 2019
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Israel’s melting pot cuisine is finally done right at Galit 1
It took a New Orleans chef to show us the way.
by Mike Sula | Oct 3, 2019
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Dim sum and win some at Lincoln Park's D Cuisine
Yum cha is fine at this rare tearoom outside of Chinatown, but it’s the Guangdong chef specials that are really worth investigating.
by Mike Sula | Sep 26, 2019
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Tortello is Wicker Park's anti-Target 3
A tiny pasta specialist puts on a show.
by Mike Sula | Sep 19, 2019
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Love is a tlacoyo at Xocome Antojeria
After a six-month hiatus, these extraordinary Archer Heights antojitos are back.
by Mike Sula | Sep 12, 2019
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Burn the floor at Kizin Creole
Six years along, the city's only Haitian restaurant is going strong.
by Mike Sula | Aug 29, 2019
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The menu at Pink Salt is almost Isan
A Fulton Galley newcomer fills a Thai food void in the West Loop.
by Mike Sula | Aug 22, 2019
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Himalayan Sherpa Kitchen goes deeper into Nepal
The Lincoln Square spot draws on the country’s regional and ethnic specialties.
by Mike Sula | Aug 15, 2019
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Shanghai is hidden in plain sight at La Mom Kitchen
An underrepresented regional cuisine reappears in Bridgeport.
by Mike Sula | Aug 1, 2019