Casual Dinners
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As the current team in charge of The Beer Temple’s kitchen, Middle Brow brings great Detroit-style pizza to Avondale.
Paulie Gee's is a pizza place in Logan Square that has creative and delicious Neapolitan and Detroit-style pies.
Rendang Republic is a counter-service spot in Wrigleyville with great Indonesian dishes like rendang rice plates and hot dogs with sambal aioli.
YooYee is a Chinese restaurant in Uptown with excellent Sichuan dishes like spicy beef noodle soup with hand-pulled noodles, green peppercorn fish filet, and sweet-skinned duck.
LC Pho is a Vietnamese restaurant in Lincoln Square with excellent pho, rice plates, and seafood.
Pho 888 is a small casual Vietnamese spot in Uptown with great dishes like phở, hủ tiếu bò kho, and bánh hỏi thập cẩm.
Saigon Sisters is a West Loop Vietnamese restaurant with solid Vietnamese dishes like lemongrass pork chop and bò lúc lắc.
Hoanh Long is a North Park Vietnamese and Chinese restaurant with great phở and hủ tiếu sa tế.
Sunset Phở Caffe is a great Lakeview restaurant with a variety of different Vietnamese and Balkan dishes.
Hai Yen is a Vietnamese restaurant in Uptown with great dishes like phở, bò lúc lắc, and bánh bột lọc.
MK Noodle is a great Vietnamese restaurant in Lakeview with great phở and vermicelli plates.
Sharpie's is space-themed West Town spot that specializes in great Detroit-style pies and cocktails.
Boonie's is a Filipino restaurant in North Center with fantastic food and a charming atmosphere.
Valois is a cafeteria-style restaurant in Hyde Park that everyone knows because of Obama. It also happens to be pretty good.
Le Bouchon is a cozy French bistro in Bucktown with excellent dishes like French onion soup, steak au poivre, and moules à la provençale.
Munno is a great Italian restaurant in Uptown with delicious housemade pasta and Roman-style pizzas.
3 Asian Sisters is a casual Vietnamese spot in Lincoln Park serving tasty phở or bánh mì.
