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actually in the restaurant. What a terrific addition to the West Loop. This new hot spot (they had 3000 reservations on the first day they opened) has a celeb chef- none other than Stephanie Izard who won Top Chef two seasons ago. And she is poised for success as her business partners on this venture are some reliable restaurateurs in Chicago who own Boka, Perennial and Landmark. The old warehouse space is large and is like being in a huge urban loft with exposed brick walls, charred looking timbers, wood floors, and ironwork on the back bar that I would like to have in my home. There is a small lounge up front with sofas and tables and two chefs tables facing the open kitchen in the back. Here's a tip- if you can't get a table in the near term- go and sit at the bar and eat. There are easily 20 seats at the bar. And I have it on good authority that there will be outdoor seating on Randolph very soon. At this writing, the restaurant had been open for only a week, yet most of the slip
s you find in new restaurants open for so short a time were not present. The food was timed beautifully, the menu was not just explained by our server- it was loved, adored and marketed to us (thanks Lisa), and even the host staff went out of their way (one dark haired woman especially) to make us feel welcome and encouraged to come back. Even though it was a week night- the place was packed and there were plenty of people sitting up front waiting to get a table. We ordered a few of their signature drinks and began to read the menu. Our server suggested two plates per person to share and offered up several of her favorites from the menu. Interesting to note that they charge for the bread here ($4) but deliciously worth every penny. We had a crunchy loaf with onion butter on the night we were there that was so good we wanted to order two. But we didn't. We needed to save room for the real show of the night . . .the food! We started with 3 different types of oysters . Trust me- the fr
ied ones with the egg salad will knock your socks off, as will the ones with red mignonette. I'd forego the aioli ones if you have a choice. Nightly there are three different kinds of oysters with different toppings. Next up- the most amazing green beans I have ever had-tangy, with
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