Dining
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Suburbanites lappping up Geneva's Urban GrilleNov 01, 2021 2:03 pm - With a name like Urban Grille, you're asking for a critique -- especially when you're located in all-out-suburban Geneva. While we're not convinced this buzzing burgeria...
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Vietnamese Pho Le brings ethnic tastes to Carol StreamNov 01, 2021 2:04 pm - The tendency of people to cluster in neighborhoods with others of similar backgrounds is understandable, but it does make it tough for foodies with eclectic tastes. Only...
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Sushi aplentyNov 01, 2021 1:05 pm - Cozy and inexpensive, with bright, cheerful decor, Sushi Gallery serves some wonderful sushi in a family-friendly atmosphere. Korean-born sushi chef Min Suk and his wife...
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Small plates, wine a hit at hip Wicker Park bistroNov 01, 2021 1:03 pm - It's a common assumption that wine bars are snooty and that oenephiles are the only ones welcome and at home in such a setting. Fortunately, that's all starting to chang...
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Pink pandemonium: Fight breast cancer with your taste budsNov 01, 2021 10:53 am - Here's a look at what's happening on the Chicago-area dining scene this week. Special events Pink martini: Café Matou, 1846 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, features pink mar...
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Meaty makeoverNov 01, 2021 10:51 am - When I see restaurants with names such as Brio Tuscan Grille and Five O'clock Steakhouse, I know what cuisine to expect. But the rocky sign on Algonquin Road announcing ...
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Fresh and mildNov 01, 2021 9:56 am - Painstakingly preserved, restored, relocated and replicated, the white frame buildings collected in downtown Long Grove maintain the character of the original, mid-19th-...
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Global fare, intimate setting a win-win situation at BetweenOct 31, 2021 10:01 pm - As unassuming as it is from the outside, the interior of Between Boutique Cafe & Lounge -- a dining and drinking destination off the beaten path in Wicker Park -- is lik...
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UncorkedNov 01, 2021 9:58 am - After opening about three months ago, the restaurant Twisted Cork decided some change was in order. Now known as Distinctive Cork, the new wine spot located just a few b...
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Mission is noble, but service is not, at organic CrustOct 31, 2021 8:59 pm - When Crust, the Midwest's first certified organic restaurant, opened last spring, the masses descended, many of them hipsters from the neighborhood. Then the professiona...