In line with the trend toward contactless service, Buffalo Wild Wings GO in Evanston enables guests to order ahead and then pick up their meals from individual takeout lockers. Currently, S.A.C.R.E.D is funding the development of agave farms, a library and water preservation systems for the community of Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca. Our newsletter hand-delivers the best bits to your inbox. Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news, events, offers and partner promotions.
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The cocktails, on the other hand, are inspired by the numbers 1 through 9. Years ago, family patriarch John Juan Zaragoza told us that at first, he was “giving away goat to friends, to test it. After a while, we had a basement full of people, waiting for birria.
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I’ll show you what I sell.’ I gave them two birria tacos each. ‘You should open your own place.’” So, the Zaragozas did just that, and now they’ve opened a second location in Uptown. Well, all that certainly sounds more interesting than scrambled eggs. Evette’s All Day is a good place to wake up your palate, anytime of day.
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The eating part of the Sideshow Gelato experience is not to be underestimated. There’s a broad range of artisanal Italian-style confections, prepared by owner Mr. J., who trained under an Italian gelato master. Whips up a range of artisanal gelati, and he never uses mixes or powdered bases but rather locally sourced and, whenever possible, seasonal ingredients. There are over half-a-dozen vegan flavors of gelato that are 100% plant based; these vegan versions use an oat milk gelato base, and even the sugar is processed without using animal products. Čálli in Soho House is in the space that formerly has featured pop-ups but is now the permanent location for a new restaurant from Jonathan Zaragoza.
Clumsy Cow BBQ
Or, if they don’t trust their own grilling skills, they can ask one of the servers to do the cooking for them. New from the owners of Industry Ales, Clumsy Cow BBQ, Eater Chicago tells us, “takes barbecue stylings from different regions of the country, including Chicago, the land of sweet sauces and aquarium smokers, and blends them to create something new. Chef Alexander Willis has a menu of ribs, brisket, and a smoked mortadella sandwich served on a torpedo roll and drizzled with a smoked pistachio barbecue sauce made with jalapeños.” But it’s not all about meat.
Chicago’s summer restaurant scene is sizzling with the launch of innovative new dining experiences and new locations from tried-and-true favorites. From a new X Pot experience to gelato with a side of circus, to a permanent Mexican spot at Soho House and all-day brunch from the Evette’s team, there’s a lot to nosh on. Here’s what’s new in town around Chicago and the suburbs this month. Wagyu House Chicago by the X Pot is a new and “elevated immersive dining experience” within The X Pot, a restaurant that has made a name for itself as the place in the South Loop for DIY cooking in table-mounted hot pots. Now, those hot pots are joined on the table by gas-fired barbecue pits that enable diners to cook their dinners.
Though he started cooking at his family’s restaurant, Birrieria Zaragoza (see above), Jonathan has worked locally and internationally at several other restaurants before settling into this new location. Clumsy Cow BBQ recognizes the largely mythical bovine, owned by a certain Mrs. O’Leary, who supposedly kicked over a lantern and set a large part of Chicago on fire. Picking up on both the cow and the fire themes, Clumsy Cow BBQ is turning out some fine barbecued beef, as well as chicken and pork. Buffalo Wild Wings GO adds its 10th Chicagoland location and its first in Evanston. The “GO” in the name represents a new takeout- and delivery-focused model for Buffalo Wild Wings featuring a walk-up counter, digital menu boards, and limited seating.
Recognizing the rising tide of vegans and vegetarians, Clumsy Cow BBQ offers a Southern Fried Lion’s Mane Mushroom sandwich and some sides that would traditionally have contained some pork — like BBQ Baked Beans — proudly marked with a V. On the menu are several items cooked over charcoal and wood fire, including amber-grilled melon tzatziki, tuna kibbeh nayeh, hummus with Syrian seven spice chicken, and some big proteins like WestHolme rib eye steak and a slow roasted lamb shank. The main dining area at sifr is light and bright, with soft pastels and murals by Yomar Augusto, whose work is inspired by the zero — or “sifr” in Arabic — symbolic of the power of the circle.
A glitzy Las Vegas export that features a dining room lined with flashing screens, robots that ferry bowls of steaming broth and some lots of dry ice, Wagyu House by the X Pot takes all-you-can-eat dining to the next level. Be prepared to come hungry to this restaurant in the Roosevelt Collection, because the menu offers bottomless hot pot as well as yakiniku, full of various cuts of Wagyu beef and seafood. If you want the most luxurious hot pot or Japanese BBQ experience, look no further—Wagyu House by the X Pot pulls out all the stops for those with deep pockets.
