Chicago Restaurants

Intimate takes on a whole meaning as Chicagoans look for new dining experiences in the midst of a global pandemic, and the sushi “speakeasy” known as the Sushi Suite in Chicago is reopening with that in mind.

Chicago officials are warning anyone who may be hosting or celebrating St. Patrick’s Day that guidelines are still in place and will be enforced. Sandra Torres reports.

Chicago officials are warning anyone who may be hosting or celebrating St. Patrick’s Day that guidelines are still in place and will be enforced.

On the one-year mark that Alinea closed its doors due to the pandemic, the three-Michelin-star restaurant will welcome patrons back to its dining room. On March 17 last year, the world-class restaurant was forced to halt dining room service after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker ordered restaurants to do so in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. According…

Chicago businesses and residents are optimistic Wednesday after the House passed a $1.9 trillion economic recovery bill, sending the measure to President Joe Biden’s desk. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has more details on what the measure could mean for us locally.

Flavortown has officially arrived in Chicago! Food Network icon Guy Fieri launched several locations of his new delivery-only restaurant chain, Flavortown Kitchen, in the Chicago suburbs. Fieri, host of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, announced Lombard, Orland Park and Wheeling are serving his favorite original dishes from bourbon brown sugar barbeque wings to bacon mac n cheese burgers and choco whiskey…

Though Chicago may be opening up more as the city increases indoor dining capacity for restaurants and bars and eases other restrictions, officials are still warning against St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

Chicago is again increasing indoor dining capacity at restaurants and bars and easing several coronavirus restrictions as the city’s coronavirus positivity rate continues to drop to levels not seen since the pandemic began.

Chicago is again increasing indoor dining capacity at restaurants and bars and easing several coronavirus restrictions as the city’s coronavirus positivity rate continues to drop to levels not seen since the pandemic began. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

As coronavirus metrics continue to drop throughout the city, Chicago eased several restrictions Tuesday, including increasing fitness class size and extending the closing time of bars and restaurants.

Chicago Restaurant Week returns for its 14th year in March with more than 265 restaurants offering multi-course meals — this year, for delivery, dine-in or carryout.

The coronavirus pandemic has been a real struggle for restaurant owners, but a Chicago woman came up with an idea that is spreading rapidly throughout the industry.  Rohini Dey, owner of Vermillion, closed down for remodeling right before the pandemic shut down many restaurants. After relaunching in July, she still had questions. “I really didn’t know how to cope with...

Women restauranteurs in the Chicago area joined forces to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, continuing with a virtual conversation on March 8. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

Of the 100 restaurants on Yelp’s “Top Places to Eat in 2021” list, two Illinois kitchens made the cut.

Suburban Cook County will increase indoor dining capacity at restaurants and bars after reaching the threshold of coronavirus metrics that officials provided earlier this month.

Chicago is again increasing indoor dining capacity at restaurants and bars after the city reached the threshold in multiple COVID-19 metrics that officials laid out in a framework to ease some restrictions earlier this month.

Chicago and suburban Cook County are expanding indoor dining capacity at restaurants and bars Thursday, looking to ease restrictions put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Chicago is expanding indoor dining capacity at restaurants and bars as it looks to ease restrictions put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday, releasing a new framework and metrics to lift some of those mitigations.

Suburban Cook County is increasing indoor dining capacity at restaurants and bars to bring the county into alignment with new guidelines the city of Chicago announced Wednesday.