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3 posts · Apr 29, 1996 to May 1, 1996

Brian O.Tezcat Communications - ChicagoApr 29, 1996
Cazzual wrote:
>
> Any suggestions on the newest hottest trendiest sure-to-be-gone by next
> year but definitely the place to see-and-be-seen, impossible to get in
> unless you know someone in Chicago?
>
> Caz

I'm not sure about the sure-to-be-gone part, but Marche', on Randolph (west of Halsted) was ultra trendy.

The food was pretty good.

--Brian
Howard S.Grand Rapids Free-NetApr 30, 1996
Someone wrote:
: Any suggestions on the newest hottest trendiest sure-to-be-gone by next : year but definitely the place to see-and-be-seen, impossible to get in : unless you know someone in Chicago?

: Caz

Check the current Chicago magazine, which has a long article on the best new restaurants in Chicago.  This rag is the bible as far as eating in Chicago is concerned.  We have obeyed it for years and have never, never been disappointed.  I don't go to Chicago to be seen or to see anybody, but I do go there to eat.

Recent raves from me:  Brasserie Jo, Mango, and Frontera Grill.
OzparkmanAmerica Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)May 1, 1996
From a Chicagoan.  Frontera Grill is not new, but it is consistently great upscale mexican food (best margaritas, try tiger shrimp in tomatillo sauce and duck tacos).  Two excellent newcomers to the Bucktown area are Starfish on North Avenue and Soul Kitchen.  Mango is getting alot of attention and for a tried and true Italian spot for peeople in black, try Mia Francesca on Clark.
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