Chicago’s Most Talked About New Restaurant Has A Surprising Menu
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Date: 2026-04-12
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CrozySpoN11
Im from the suburbs of Chicago and as much as id love to support a local business plus go to the city, something about this video and the owner speaking just completely went the wrong way. None of those dishes seemed like anything special abd while I do appreciate that hes trying to make things affordable, at this rate it feels like a cheap elevated meal in which case you either half ass it or do it right and spend the money and elevate each dish properly.
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Im from the suburbs of Chicago and as much as id love to support a local business plus go to the city, something about this video and the owner speaking just completely went the wrong way. None of those dishes seemed like anything special abd while I do appreciate that hes trying to make things affordable, at this rate it feels like a cheap elevated meal in which case you either half ass it or do it right and spend the money and elevate each dish properly.
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johnnyblue07
Excuse my autistic brain, because what he said about the restaurant confuses tf outta me. Midwest Italian makes it Italian-American. Coastal Italian is redundant because the whole country is a peninsula, so you expect seafood already. Chicago is not a coastal city. Farm to table, but the ingredients are flown from another state when you have a lake next to you. Make it make sense.
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Excuse my autistic brain, because what he said about the restaurant confuses tf outta me. Midwest Italian makes it Italian-American. Coastal Italian is redundant because the whole country is a peninsula, so you expect seafood already. Chicago is not a coastal city. Farm to table, but the ingredients are flown from another state when you have a lake next to you. Make it make sense.
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remfan170
Middle West is what the folks in New England (on the coast) called us. As in the middle of the west (the frontier, the unknown, the away from the ocean.
The Midwest! As in the middle of the country, my man. We are 1, 200 miles from the Atlantic Coast and just over 2, 000 miles away from the Pacific Coast. Somebody didn't grow up playing The Oregon Trail, huh
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Middle West is what the folks in New England (on the coast) called us. As in the middle of the west (the frontier, the unknown, the away from the ocean.
The Midwest! As in the middle of the country, my man. We are 1, 200 miles from the Atlantic Coast and just over 2, 000 miles away from the Pacific Coast. Somebody didn't grow up playing The Oregon Trail, huh
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HenryFL1
Figures one must be a millionaire before one can open a restaurant in America.
Other countries one can just have a cart and sell on the street for almost nothing.
It’s no wonder it costs $100 plus to have a simple meal - when a similar meal in other countries is just a few bucks and no need to tip either
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Figures one must be a millionaire before one can open a restaurant in America.
Other countries one can just have a cart and sell on the street for almost nothing.
It’s no wonder it costs $100 plus to have a simple meal - when a similar meal in other countries is just a few bucks and no need to tip either
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mickosullivan2962
Not sure how I found this video but after viewing I am considering actually talking a trip into the city. Don’t make the trip as much as I used to, it’s just become a bit to scary for my wife and I. I was very impressed with the candor and insight they shared! Wish them all the best.
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Not sure how I found this video but after viewing I am considering actually talking a trip into the city. Don’t make the trip as much as I used to, it’s just become a bit to scary for my wife and I. I was very impressed with the candor and insight they shared! Wish them all the best.
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ryangies4798
Brutal comments. Let me be the first to write something positive. The pizza looks fire, from NYC with love. Come take a tour of our Italian American restaurants in the tri-state area for inspiration and guidance (and don't sleep on New Jersey. the best.
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Brutal comments. Let me be the first to write something positive. The pizza looks fire, from NYC with love. Come take a tour of our Italian American restaurants in the tri-state area for inspiration and guidance (and don't sleep on New Jersey. the best.
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remfan170
Also, a midwest take on what food might be like in Italy yields Italian-American food. red sauces, garlic bread, pastas, etc. This is the question Italian immigrants tried to answer in the early twentieth century: What does Italian food look like here
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Also, a midwest take on what food might be like in Italy yields Italian-American food. red sauces, garlic bread, pastas, etc. This is the question Italian immigrants tried to answer in the early twentieth century: What does Italian food look like here
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DB-007-b5q
If thats the menu i give it a year, not seeing anything new, interesting, the menu is all over the place, Midwest, Italian, seafood, coastal! Italian food is great because it clean, fresh, simple and enjoyable, i didnt see that in any of the dishes.
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If thats the menu i give it a year, not seeing anything new, interesting, the menu is all over the place, Midwest, Italian, seafood, coastal! Italian food is great because it clean, fresh, simple and enjoyable, i didnt see that in any of the dishes.
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christmastiger
My old neighborhood! They are right next to the Owl so they should stay open late for the bar food. I saw a lot of places come and go from that spot so I wish them luck but with the backing of Daisies they should be fine
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My old neighborhood! They are right next to the Owl so they should stay open late for the bar food. I saw a lot of places come and go from that spot so I wish them luck but with the backing of Daisies they should be fine
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remfan170
serving clams with the shell is great. but serving a broken shell, you're going to cut someone. Also, Massachusetts clams in Chicago is not very Italian. You know, there are freshwater fish near us that you could look into
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serving clams with the shell is great. but serving a broken shell, you're going to cut someone. Also, Massachusetts clams in Chicago is not very Italian. You know, there are freshwater fish near us that you could look into
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RebDanielB
Says his philosophy is if the Midwest was a region in Italy what would the food be and then immediately says it’s a coastal inspired seafood forward restaurant. Since when is Chicago/midwest a coastal seafood region
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Says his philosophy is if the Midwest was a region in Italy what would the food be and then immediately says it’s a coastal inspired seafood forward restaurant. Since when is Chicago/midwest a coastal seafood region
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MustWorkWeekends
Why don't the line cooks have any hair restraints Isn't that step 1 In an age where any misstep is broadcast on social media why risk a hair on someone's plate Guess I'm just old school.
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Why don't the line cooks have any hair restraints Isn't that step 1 In an age where any misstep is broadcast on social media why risk a hair on someone's plate Guess I'm just old school.
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tomdowney37215
Not feeling that clam pasta dish.
No salt on the crudo
Those were some big ole raw red onion slices on that tuna and beans dish.
I dunno about this one
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Not feeling that clam pasta dish.
No salt on the crudo
Those were some big ole raw red onion slices on that tuna and beans dish.
I dunno about this one
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eater
Every time I hear a restaurant described as farm to table I roll my eyes. Such marketing BS. EVERY restaurant is farm to table. Unless the food is sourced from a lab.
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Every time I hear a restaurant described as farm to table I roll my eyes. Such marketing BS. EVERY restaurant is farm to table. Unless the food is sourced from a lab.
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rjptrucking4598
This is so much all over the place, beyond over the place. It's not Midwesternn it's litterly all over the place. Didn't realize there was hipsters in Chicago
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This is so much all over the place, beyond over the place. It's not Midwesternn it's litterly all over the place. Didn't realize there was hipsters in Chicago
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echo-909
Maybe my geography is off, but I really struggle when in the same sentence the restaurant is supposed to be Midwest, Italian and seafood and coastal-inspired.
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Maybe my geography is off, but I really struggle when in the same sentence the restaurant is supposed to be Midwest, Italian and seafood and coastal-inspired.
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jamiesray
Listen Dario we know you’re losing a lot of money on the agentic stuff but opening a seafood joint won’t put up enough numbers to keep you guys afloat.
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Listen Dario we know you’re losing a lot of money on the agentic stuff but opening a seafood joint won’t put up enough numbers to keep you guys afloat.
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TQRCH
Clicked on it for the thumbnail, then heard Logan Square!
Chicago locals, represent! Time to get a crew together to hit this up before a night life outing.
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Clicked on it for the thumbnail, then heard Logan Square!
Chicago locals, represent! Time to get a crew together to hit this up before a night life outing.
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Not_Tony
We don't like lobster because its the last thing in the bowl, so we used clams you mean the things that you have to eat with your hands like what Lol
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We don't like lobster because its the last thing in the bowl, so we used clams you mean the things that you have to eat with your hands like what Lol
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nls6837
So sick of the need to add approachable dishes to stay in business. How many wings, burgers, fried chicken, and steaks can we have
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So sick of the need to add approachable dishes to stay in business. How many wings, burgers, fried chicken, and steaks can we have
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