2537 N. Kedzie 773-489-9554 lulacafe.com
★★★★★★★★★★
2537 N. Kedzie Blvd. (Logan Square)
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Ribfest
on June 20, 2012 at 12:00AM
ribfest-chicago.com Runners-up
The Southern Mac & Cheese Truck
thesouthernmac.com Runners-up
Fox & Obel
401 E. Illinois 312-410-7301 fox-obel.com Runner-up
Dill Pickle Food Co-op
3039 W. Fullerton 773-252-2667 dillpickle.coop Runner-Up
Fried lemon, onion, and jalapeño at Fish Bar
by Sam Worley on June 20, 2012 at 12:00AM
Critics can be thin-skinned motherfuckers, so I hope that resident Reader food guy Mike Sula doesn't take umbrage when I say that he is woefully off point about a crucial appetizer at the Lakeview restaurant Fish Bar. Argument: In an April 2011 review, Sula called a mixture of breaded and fried lemon slices, jalapeños, and onions "interesting but ultimately inedible," citing the fact that it "dripped with grease."
Upton's Naturals
uptonsnaturals.com Runner-up
Nichols Farm & Orchard
nicholsfarm.com Runner-up
Logan Square Farmers Market
N. Milwaukee and W. Logan logansquarefarmersmarket.org Runner-up
Paulina Market
3501 N. Lincoln 773-248-6272 paulinameatmarket.com Runner-up
Pastoral
2945 N. Broadway 773-472-4781 pastoralartisan.com Other locations in the Loop and Chicago French Market Runner-up
Tim Ashorian (Bellezza Gelato Caffe)
Runner-up Kristin Marks (Wormhole)
The Signature Room at the 95th
875 N. Michigan 312-787-9596 signatureroom.com Runner-up
Geja's Cafe
340 W. Armitage 773-281-9101 gejascafe.com Runner-Up
Big Star
1531 N. Damen 773-235-4039 bigstarchicago.com Runner-Up
Lula Cafe
2537 N. Kedzie 773-489-9554 lulacafe.com Runner-Up
Guapichosa, Scofflaw
by Mike Sula on June 20, 2012 at 12:00AM
Scofflaw chef Mickey Neely was inspired to create this delectable behemoth in tribute to the stacked "supertortas" served at Pilsen's Doña Torta Chilanga. Depending on whom you ask, the name means "groovy" or "sexy lady," but either way, the former Longman & Eagle cook combines the meats from his three on-menu sandwiches into this utterly depraved nine-deck monstrosity containing braised brisket, lard-fried pork belly, and roasted pork loin, plus pork jus, white bean puree, pimenton aioli, butter, avocado, lettuce, tomatoes, sriracha, cilantro, whole-grain mustard, creme fraiche, pickled cauliflower, pickled red onion, and chicken liver mousse—all on a toasted telera from nearby Panaderia La Estrella.
New York Bagel & Bialy
4714 W. Touhy, Lincolnwood 847-677-9388 Runner-Up
Bleeding Heart Bakery
1351 W. Belmont 773-327-6934 thebleedingheartbakery.com Runner-Up
Smoque
3800 N. Pulaski 773-545-7427 smoquebbq.com Runner-Up
M. Henry
5707 N. Clark 773-561-1600 mhenry.net Runner-Up
Kuma's Corner
2900 W. Belmont 773-604-8769 kumascorner.com Runner-Up
Friendship Chinese
2830 N. Milwaukee 773-227-0970 friendshiprestaurant.com Runner-Up
Bellezza Gelato Caffe
3637 N. Harlem 773-545-1239 bellezzagelato.com Runner-Up
Hot Chocolate
1747 N. Damen 773-489-1747 hotchocolatechicago.com Runner-Up
Doughnut Vault
400 N. Franklin thedoughnutvault.tumblr.com Runner-Up
Brimstone BBQ
by Philip Montoro on June 20, 2012 at 12:00AM
Local "pop-up" barbecue operation Brimstone BBQ, run by Arman Mabry and Mike Tsoulos of the band Rabid Rabbit and their friend Stacey Egan, has been active since March 2012, turning up at the Hideout, Star Lounge, and the Continental, among other places. I've been a fan of Mabry's backyard barbecuing for more than ten years—we were in a band together in 2001—so when I heard he'd scaled up, I had to check it out.
Sultan's Market
2057 W. North 773-235-3072 chicagofalafel.com Runner-Up
Forever Yogurt
1924 W. North 773-772-4770 foreveryogurt.com Runner-Up
Greek Islands
200 S. Halsted 312-782-9855 greekislands.net Runner-Up
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