July 2015

I’m Full Chicago

presents

Top Seeds and other random thoughts

Best Meal Under 15 Dollars

Leghorn Cafe

Best Meal Over 50 Dollars

Girl and the Goat Best Breakfast Birchwood Kitchen

Best Brunch Flo

Best Lunch Little Goat Diner

Best Spot for Indoor Cocktails Gilt Bar

Best Spot for Outdoor Cocktails The J. Parker

Places

Best Place to Detox Real Good Juice Co.

Best Brewery Piece Brewery and Pizzeria

Best Old School Establishment Manny’s Cafeteria and Delicatessen

Most Overrated Bar/Restaurant Big Star

Best Under the Radar Bar/Restaurant Old Oak Tap

Best New Summer Spot City Winery Chicago on the Riverwalk

Best Dog Friendly Patio Parlor Pizza

Most Anticipated Restaurant Opening Duck Duck Goat

Best Coffee House Robust Coffee Lounge

Best Grocery Store Plum Market

Best Counter Eating Eleven City Diner, South Loop location

Best Bar Food Benchmark

Cutest Bartenders Fulton Market Kitchen

Trying too Hard to be Cool Franklin Room

Cool Without Trying Green Street Smoked Meats

Best Doughnut Birthday Cake, Doughnut Vault

Best Cocktail Pisco Sour, Tanta

Best Sandwich Milanesa, Xoco

Best Pancakes Buttermilk with Berries, Pump Room

Best Soup Tomato Dill, Pasta Palazzo

Best Salad Grilled Chicken Breast Salad, George’s Hot Dogs

Best Dessert Cherry Pie, Mastro’s

Best Appetizer Vegetarian Sampler, Greek Islands

çFood Specifics

Best Sushi Roll House Crunch Roll, Bob San

Best Ramen Shoyu Ramen, High Five Ramen

Best Burger Single Cheeseburger, Au Cheval

Best Pasta Black Kale Spaghetti, Charlatan

Best Taco River Valley Market Mushroom, Antique Taco

Best Pizza Any White Variety, Piece Pizzeria and Brewery

Best Seafood Whole Snapper, Osteria Langhe

Best Mac and Cheese Frontier

Best Hangover Cure Parathas Burrito, Little Goat

Underrated Food Trend Cornichons

Food Trend That Needs to go Away Squid Ink Best Bread Potato Bing Bread, Parachute

Best Napkins Tavern on Rush

Best Ice Scofflaw

Worst TV Show to Watch While Eating Botched

Most Comfortable Seats Booths at Sink/Swim

Don’t Ever Buy Sushi From Target

Random Thoughts

Best Apron Design Middle-aged woman in a bikini

Best Bathroom Lux Bar

Best Bathroom Soap Davanti Enoteca, Little Italy

Best Restaurant Group Hogsalt

Best Chef Stephanie Izard

Best Recipe Website Pinch of Yum

Best Food Delivery Service GrubHub

Best Grocery Delivery Service Instacart

Best Classic Italian La Scarola

Best Rustic Italian Osteria Langhe

Best Japanese Sai Cafe

Best Casual American Doc B.’s

Best Indian Cumin

Best Casual Mexican Fernando’s

Best Fancy Mexican Takito Kitchen

Best Thai Penny’s Noodle Shop

Restaurants by Cuisine

Best Korean Jin Ju

Best Delicatessen Manny’s Cafeteria and Delicatessen

Best Steakhouse Bavette’s

Best Greek Greek Islands Restaurant

Best Middle Eastern Old Jerusalem

Best Chinese Phoenix, China Town

Best Barbecue Green Street Smoked Meats