Location: 444 W FullertonCost: About $25 per person Arif, KVG, Jenny, and I were planning dinner the other week. Everyone was thinking somewhat casual, so I threw out some options to the group. We ended up choosing Chicago Pizza and…
Cicchetti
Location:671 N St. ClairCost: Probably around $30-$40 per person Speaking of Italian restaurants in Streeterville, there’s one that just moved into the vacant spot on the first floor of Northwestern Memorial Hospital. My senior resident, Sonam, and I were going to…
Tre Soldi
Location:212 E OhioCost: Probably around $35 per person If you’re a resident or medical student at Northwestern, you’ve probably noticed a decrease in the amount of free lunches entailing big slices of greasy rectangular pizza. That’s because Pompei closed. I’m sure…
Bavette’s Bar & Boeuf
Location:218 W KinzieCost: About $70 per person Many of you may not know this, but I am not long for this city (more to come on the future of JEC). One of the reasons I’ve had less frequency of posting is…
Dinner Lab
Location: TBDCost: Annual membership for $175, individual events from $50-$95 I got to check out a pretty interesting concept the other day when Dinner Lab invited me out. The way it works is that you sign up for an annual…
The Doughnut Vault
Location:401 N FranklinCost: About $2-$3 per doughnut When it comes to trends with food I feel like Chicago is behind some other major cities. For that matter, when these trends come to Chicago, I’m probably a good deal behind everyone else.…
Yuzu Sushi & Robata Grill
Location:1715 W Chicago Ave.Cost: About $30 per person normally The other week I got an invite to check out this sushi restaurant, Yuzu, a bit out West on Chicago Avenue. My rotation schedule had been pretty busy for some time, and…
Sticky Rice
Location: 4018 N Western AveCost: About $13 per person My friend Moonie and I decided to grab dinner the other week. She’s interning for some big time law firm this summer, which means that she gets lots of fancy meals…
The Chicago Diner
Location: 3411 N HalstedCost: $15 per person I’ve always been fascinated by people’s dietary habits. That doesn’t necessarily mean that I’m understanding of them, just that I’m intrigued. I have no qualms with vegans or vegetarians, but I typically despise…
Cafe Ba Ba Reeba
Location: 2024 N. HalstedCost: Around $25 per person For most of this year our exams have been on Mondays. This means that you get a few extra days over the weekend to prepare, but at the same time it means…