The official Chainlink restaurant guide . . .

Original query:
Need a rec for a nice place to grab a bite. I tend to prefer small places, places off the beaten path, unusual or quirky in some way. Can be a little pricey. Anywhere in the city is fine. Thanks!

And now: the results (the mysterious NING gods gave us the power to edit an OP for eternity so why make anyone dig for this . . .)


Lula Café (Logan Square)
2537 North Kedzie Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60647-2655
(773) 489-9554

Nightwood (Pilsen)
2119 South Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60608-4551
(312) 526-3385

Fonda Del Mar
3749 West Fullerton Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 489-3748

Spacca Napoli
1769 W Sunnyside Avenue
(between Hermitage Ave & Ravenswood Ave)
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 878-2420

Pasta Palazzo
1966 North Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 248-1400

Andie’s (what is up with a website that doesn’t list your restaurant’s location?)
1467 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago - (773) 348-0654
5253 North Clark Street, Chicago - (773) 784-8616

Dharma Garden
3109 W Irving Park Rd Chicago, IL 60618 - (773) 588-9140

Mado
1647 North Milwaukee Avenue
chicago, IL 60647
(773) 342-2340

Enoteca Roma
2146 W. Division Street
(between Damen Ave & Hoyne Ave)
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 772-7700

La Sardine
111 North Carpenter Street
Chicago, IL 60607-2117
(312) 421-2800

Mart Anthony's
1200 West Hubbard Street
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 421-3477

Zocalo
358 West Ontario Street
Chicago, IL 60654-6269
(312) 302-9977

Bari's
1120 W Grand 312/666-0730

Borinquen
1720 N. California Chicago, IL 60647 Phone: 773-442-8001

Orange
3231 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 549-4400

Ina's
1235 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60607-1517
(312) 226-8227

Mirai
2020 West Division Street
Chicago, IL 60622-3154
(773) 862-8500

Jane's
1655 West Cortland Street
Chicago, IL 60622-1119
(773) 862-5263

Alma Pita
4600 North Magnolia Avenue Chicago, IL 60640-5083 - (773) 561-2787


Masouleh
6653 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60626-4016
(773) 262-2227

Lee Wing Wah
2147 South China Place Chicago, IL 60616-1536 - (312) 808-1628

Café Society
1801 South Indiana Avenue Chicago, IL 60616-1308 - (312) 842-4210

Jurys
4337 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 935-2255

Z&H Market Café
1126 East 47th Street Chicago, IL 60653

Avec
615 West Randolph Street, Chicago - (312) 258-8331

Bristol
2152 North Damen Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 862-5555

Publican
845 W Fulton Market
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 733-955

Sunshine Restaurant
5449 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL
(773) 334-6214‎

Glenn's Diner
1820 West Montrose
773/506-1720

(edit- I stopped updating after Don Sorsa's post on page . . . durn, they took the page numbers away . . .on Dec. 7th, so start with Primitive Don's post for further recs).

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Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on February 23, 2012 at 2:53pm

I know it is heretical, but does Pho Lilly offer a vegetarian pho? There used to be a place that had it downtown, but it is long gone. Thanks!

Julie Hochstadter said:

I am currently obsessed with Pho Lilly at 5100 N Broadway.  Their spring rolls are awesome! It's time for a shortest ever ride....

Permalink Reply by Chuck a Muck on February 23, 2012 at 5:34pm

my 2 cents;

La Palapa

2000 W. 34th St. McKinley Park

Damn good fish tacos.

Taco El Jaliciense

35th and S. Western

Really small taco joint. The chef sports one hell of an epic beard and the food is really good. 

Lindy's Chili and Gerties Ice Cream

3685 S. Archer Ave. (Archer and Western)

Lindy's is an odd joint, part ice cream parlor, part burger and chili joint with a small bar tacked on the side that has an awesome beer selection. The chili is great and ya can order a 55 gallon drum of it if ya like but ya have to supply your own truck to get where your going. 

Permalink Reply by Fran Kondorf on February 24, 2012 at 9:52am

Ah, the thread that keeps on giving.

 Arun's Restaurant/4156 N. Kedzie/773.539.1909/ High-end ($) Thai place for a very special occasion.

 Salam (west) & Semiramis (east) sides of Kedzie @the CTA brownline/ fresh Middle Eastern at really reasonable prices. The fries w/garlic spread at Semiramis are a must.

 Mysore Woodlands/2548 W. Devon/773.338.8160/ Vegetablarian Indian food. I always order one of the thali samplers because I can't pick just one entree.

 Huey's/1507 W. Balmoral/773.293.4800/ Burgers & dogs. Fresh-cut fries, poppy seed buns, and my favorite veggie dogs.

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on August 5, 2014 at 9:57am

I have not been there in a couple of years, but always liked Agostino at Diversey and Harlem.  Italian, so easy to please the kids, but good food for the adults.

Permalink Reply by Rich S on August 5, 2014 at 10:08am

They're a bit further north but I can think of 3 places that might work. 

Vince's Italian restaurant on Lawrence and Harlem is good. Old Warsaw Polish buffet is right across the street but there are Polish places in Chicago that are better. Sally's Waffle Shoppe on Harlem and Higgins is good for breakfast or typical diner food.  

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on August 5, 2014 at 10:14am

Seems like they periodically had a couple of bad months. :-)  BTW, I would definitely choose this place over Vince's.  Vince's is more along the lines of the tradiitional American Italian food with lots of tomatos and lots of garlic.  Not bad, but not great IMO.
 
h' 1.0 said:

Interestingly, the most recent YELP reviews are the most glowing, with some worrying entries further back.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/ristorante-agostino-chicago?sort_by=date_desc
 
Lisa Curcio 6.6mi said:

I have not been there in a couple of years, but always liked Agostino at Diversey and Harlem.  Italian, so easy to please the kids, but good food for the adults.

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