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my favorite course (next to the honey, natch). Goat, pork and veal sugo with pappardelle and goose berries. Amazing! The slow cooked shredded meats were soft and succulent, the pappardelle was perfectly cooked and flavorful, the gooseberries lent a wonderful sweet touch to the dish. So excellent but we were paining and could not finish. *sniff sniff* The so attentive and helpful waitress came around and asked us if we wanted dessert. I couldn't. I just...couldn't. Heartbreak. But I did ask to see the menu to see what I was missing. The cocoa nib doughnuts? Oh, why did we split 5 dishes?! *double sniff sniff* The space is beautiful. Rustic tables, dark interior, the wonderful aroma of a wood burning stove wafting through the space. Tables close enough together so you can inspect what the folks next to you ordered (and wonder if you should go with that too). Did I mention the wood burning stove smell? And it's warm glow? So cozy! At first I thought the portions were a bit small for my mom and I to share but I was silly for worrying. 5 courses shared and we're still in pain. Delicious, delicious pain. The perfect place for my "adios, Chicago!" fancy dinner! And the likely place I'll hit up when I come to town for visits. This time I'll save room for those doughnuts! My coworkers said this place is great, and Yelp reviews are great. The only way I could eat there is to eat at the bar if I got there at opening time. Apparently you have to wait month if you were to make a reservation for a table. Sure enough, place had people waiting even though they were not open yet. In any case, I was able to get a seat at the bar. The place has some unique dishes on the menu, which is what I wanted to taste. First thing I had was Wood Fired Wiley Oysters with a hint of bacon and horseradish. Delicious. My second dish was Confit Goat Belly with Bourbon Butter, Lobster and Crab, Fennel and a few other spices. OMFG! Goat belly is not as fatty as pork belly, soft enough to cut with a fork, butter was superb and a bite of goat belly, lobster dipped in butter was absolutely wonderful. The last thing I had was Wood Roaster Pig Face on top of super skinny potato sticks, red wine-maple sauce and various spices. This goodness was topped off with a sunny side-up egg. You have to chop everything up so that egg yoke gets all over the place. Let me tell you folks... my love for pig parts has been strengthened. Every bite had the crunch of deliciously prepared pig face with more crunch from the potato sticks and creaminess of the egg and sauce. I don't want to be dramatic here, but this dish is possibly life changing. I am sitting here hours later, writing this and still savoring the aftertaste of the last dish. If you live in Chicago then you're a fool for not trying this
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