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Originally Posted by maleficent
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Gino's East - on wells and Ontario - I think is the best pizza in chicago... and the grafitti on the walls is just such fun to read while you wait.
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Gino's is absolutely GREAT! I believe that they have taken down the Grafitti which had been a bit of a trademark. At least the one in St. Charles has gone back to bare walls which is unfortunate. It added a lot of good character.
When I'm in Chicago I can't get out of town without grabbing a meal at Topolobampo. It's one of the Rick Bayless restaurants (its sibling is the Frontera Grill). The Mexican cuisine at Topo is outstanding...
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Rick and Deann Bayless offer a taste of their passion for Mexico in Chicago at the casual Frontera Grill (opened in March 1987) and the dressier Topolobampo (opened in November 1989).
Frontera Grill and Topolobampo have led the way in a national awakening to the breadth and refinement of authentic Mexican cooking. In addition to uniform acclaim from local and national press, Frontera and Topolo have received the coveted Ivy award (1991) and the Mobil four-star rating. Patricia Wells, writing for the International Herald Tribune, selected Frontera in 1994 as the world’s third best casual restaurant, after her year-long international journey.
Topolobampo was chosen by Esquire as one of the top new restaurants in America in 1991, and is the first ethnic restaurant to receive 4 stars (out of 4) from Chicago magazine. In 1999, Restaurants and Institutions honored it with another Ivy Award. The restaurants’ wine list has received the Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence since 1990. In 2001, Topolobampo was selected as one of America’s Top 5 Restaurants for Outstanding Service by the James Beard Foundation.
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