This leafy tract is a beautiful section of protected shoreline and wetlands. Thick swaths of forest and glistening bay views are the main attractions, with picnic areas and playgrounds filling in the open spaces. The 3-mile Ellis Cove Trail, with interpretive stations, bridges, and nature settings, runs right through the Priest Point Park area and around the Olympia coast.
"Breakfast heaven" say fans of Ina Pinkney's West Loop New American that delivers "good old-fashioned comfort food" (offered at lunch too) via "warm" staffers known to "treat you like a relative who is actually liked"; the "simple" space "lined with salt and pepper shakers" is complemented by a "welcoming" vibe, and affordable prices are another reason it comes "highly recommended."
What Restaurants Did the Experts Break Up With in 2013?:
Steve Dolinsky, ABC7: Kuma's and Kuma's II: Like Graham Elliot, just way too much hype and no substance (not to mention Clockwork Orange-like torture music in dining room). OON: terrible first-date, and now extremely gun-shy about going back.
Amy Cavanaugh, Time Out Chicago: I used to recommend Purple Pig to everyone who came to town, but then I had such a lackluster meal there this year that...
Five More Protein Bars Coming; Grant's Wonderburger Changing Hands; More:
MILLENNIUM PARK/LINCOLN PARK/LOOP—The Protein Bar takeover continues, as five more locations are slated for 2014 openings. The first is coming to 1953 N. Clybourn on Feb. 15, as well as a 1400 square-foot expansion at 151 N. Michigan in the fall. "At least three additional Loop locations" are also in the works, according to a release. [EaterWire]
MOUNT GREENWOOD—With Russ Grant's Logan Square...