Chris Steele: Pick up a draft beer before you start shopping, nod along to a few live tunes from the in-house jazz band, then go figure out which exotic bit of protein you'll throw on the grill tonight.
1612 W Irving Park Rd (btwn Ashland Ave. & Paulina St.), Chicago, IL
Rade · South East Ravenswood · 43 conseils et avis
Chris Steele: Get here early on a summer evening, colonize a big table on the back patio and hold court with several of your fellow beer lovers until the tamale man arrives with reinforcements.
1531 N Damen Ave (at N Wicker Park Ave), Chicago, IL
Restaurant de tacos · Wicker Park · 572 conseils et avis
Chris Steele: On a nice night, skip the long line to be seated and get your tacos from the takeout window to the left. There are too many good things to do in Wicker Park to waste your time in a 2 hr queue.
53 E Randolph St (btwn Wabash Ave & Garland Ct), Chicago, IL
Coffee Shop · The Loop · 316 conseils et avis
Chris Steele: Coffee contains more aromatic and flavor compounds than wine. The good baristas here tease out the best of them. Try a shot of espresso and pourover side by side to taste what I mean.