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         Next
     7
         MAP H3  •  953 W. Fulton
     Market  •  312-226-0858  •  Closed Mon
     & Tue  •  $$$
     Founded by acclaimed chef Grant
     Achatz, Next reinvents itself each
     quarter with a new themed menu.
     Previous transformations include
     Paris Circa 1900, Childhood Memories,
     and Modern Chinese. Bookings are
     only sold through an advance ticketing
     system and sell out quickly, though
     resale options are often posted online.
         Lou Mitchell’s
     8
         MAP J4  •  565 W. Jackson Blvd.
     •  312-939-3111  •  No credit cards
     •  No dinner  •  $
     A classic diner in the Loop where the
     waitresses call you “Honey” and the
     coffee is bottomless, Lou Mitchell’s
     has been around since 1923. Its trek-
     worthy meal is breakfast, highlighted
     by double-yolk eggs and homemade
     hash browns served in a skillet.
     Tables turn quickly and the staff
     doles out free donuts and candy with   Pizzeria Uno, a Chicago institution
     good cheer to those waiting in line.
                              inches deep, filled with cheese and
         Pizzeria Uno
     9                        toppings of your choice – truly a
                              meal in one slice. The smallish
         MAP L3  •  29 E. Ohio St.  •  312-
     321-1000  •  $           Victorian brownstone strains under
     Uno’s has been baking deep-dish   demand, sending the overflow up the
     pizza since 1943 – about as long as   street to its spin-off Pizzeria Due.
     Chicagoans have debated whose pie   Uno’s individual pizza served at
 Spiaggia with floor-to-ceiling views  is best. Its version comes several   lunchtime is a real bargain.
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                            1.5 miles    Frontera Grill
                                         Signature
                                 Lake
          WEST NORTH AVENUE    Michigan  restaurant of chef Rick
                  NORTH  HALSTED  STREET  Seward  NORTH            CLARK       STREET  Mexican food – rather
                                     credited with bringing
        NORTH   ELSTON   AVE
              NORTH               CLYBOURN       AVE
       WEST DIVISION STREET  Chicago River  Stanton  N  STATE PARKWAY   NORTH   LAKE  SH ORE   DRIVE    Bayless, Frontera Grill is
                                     authentic regional
                   Park
                 KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY
                     Park
        NORTH  NOBLE STREET  NORTH   MILWAUKEE   AVENUE   NORTH ORLEANS STREET  N  STATE ST        NORTH   MICHIGAN   AVENUE
                                     than Tex-Mex taco fare –
                                     stateside. Chili-roasted
               WEST   CHICAGO  AVENUE
                                     salsas and rich moles
        NORTH OGDEN AVENUE  WEST KINZIE STREET  W WACKER DRI VE  N FAIRBANKS COURT   accompany grilled meats
                                     and delicious seafood.
                                     Since reservations are
                                     of more than six, seats in
         WEST RANDOLPH STREET             KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY                       WEST RANDOLPH STREET  only available for parties
        WEST MADISON STREET  W MADISON STREET  the col orful, folk art-filled
                     WEST ADAMS STREET  room go early as smaller
      0 km   1    WEST      JACKSON       BOULEVARD   Grant  groups try to avoid
                                Park
      0 miles    1     WEST CONGRESS PARKWAY  disappointment (see p83).
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