There's plenty of temptation at Deerfield's Cafe, located in the middle of a bakery with a huge selection of French pastries, cheesecake tarts and jelly rolls. ... READ MORE
Get your sporting events with a heaping side of good food at this neighborhood hang. If there's a game on, you can see it here. And if you like wings, you've co... READ MORE
The Dog Den gets packed between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. as local workers and families come to grab a quick hot dog, burger or pizza. The atmosphere is casual and fun... READ MORE
Colonial Cafe sports a huge breakfast menu; omelet options range from traditional meat and veggie fillings to more internationally influenced items such as chor... READ MORE
This breakfast favorite also has sandwiches and salads on its menu. Don't let the time of day dictate your selection. The eggs a la Wheatfield (eggs with grill... READ MORE
This sleek restaurant is a showcase for chef/owner Michael Taus' impressive cooking. Set in a former River North warehouse, Zealous has a glass-enclosed wine ce... READ MORE
Chef-restaurateur Debbie Sharpe (The Goddess and Grocer) is behind this popular Bucktown eatery with a contemporary, multicultural menu showing Mexican, Indian ... READ MORE
This casual Humboldt Park eatery offers typical diner fare -- eggs, meatloaf and mashed potatoes -- along with more ambitious dishes. Breakfast options include ... READ MORE
This restaurant has an upscale dining room, that's a popular destination for the "ladies who lunch." The menu features a variety of entrees from a tuna pecan sa... READ MORE
The restaurant at the Shedd Aquarium offers mostly sandwiches (try the knockout open-face crabcake sandwich) and entree salads, with a couple of entrees thrown ... READ MORE
The folks behind Dunlays on Clark also operate this casual American grill in Logan Square, which sports a restored tin ceiling and an original 1930s bar from th... READ MORE
This decadently named restaurant's flagship is in Phoenix, though it's expanding to Las Vegas and Chicagoland within the next year -- which seems fitting, consi... READ MORE
Two-story restaurant and bar Bistro 17 offers modern American fare on the same block as the historic Genesee Theater. Wrap your hands around sandwiches and juic... READ MORE
Lincolnshire Gourmet's second installation (the first is in Lincolnshire, natch) wears many toques - it's a full service restaurant that serves healthy eats an... READ MORE
Frank Mnuk (who recently had a brief stint at Pensiero) is seeking out funds to build out this slow cooking concept in the former Mado space in Bucktown. Drawin... READ MORE
The Cottage on Dixie is located at 18849 Dixie Hwy, Homewood. READ MORE
Stepbrothers Nic Lindsey (Park Tavern Restaurant) and Geoff Levin teamed up to bring this family-owned, fast-casual Italian restaurant to Vernob Hills, which wi... READ MORE
