Chicago magazine: Try the miraculous chestnut soup with white Alba mushrooms and truffle essence and the impeccable Angus beef with goosefoot greens, cumin, shallot jus, and ingenious variations on heirloom carrots.
Chicago magazine: Chef Ryan Poli's captivating small plates ooze with unmistakeable allegiance to Espana: Pork belly bocadillos, housemade pappardelle, and the lamb sausage are all inspired bursts of flavor.
Chicago magazine: Irresistible bar snacks: deviled eggs and homemade corn nuts. For the main course, try the grilled rainbow trout with roasted barley, sourdough buckwheat croutons, and grilled Meyer lemons.
Chicago magazine: Mark Mendez’s menu is not a love letter to Spain. It’s a marriage proposal. Try the $3 chicken liver: two little caramelized-onion toast points sag under an obscene amount of impeccable liver.