Schwa Restaurant
1466 N Ashland Ave
ChicagoIL60622
Payment Methods: Visa, MasterCard, Cash
Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 5:30pm-10:30pm
- Wednesday
- 5:30pm-10:30pm
- Thursday
- 5:30pm-10:30pm
- Friday
- 5:30pm-10:30pm
- Saturday
- 5:30pm-10:30pm
- Average Rating
- Total Reviews
- (79)
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Description
Schwa Restaurant can be found at N Ashland Ave 1466. The following is offered: Restaurants: Continental. The entry is present with us since Sep 10, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Chicago there are 31 other Restaurants: Continental . An overview can be found here.
Tips
Know Before You Go:
The restaurant is B.Y.O.B., so diners on a budget can splurge on the food and not the beverages.
The Extras:
The $85 per person tasting menu consists of an eight- to 12-course sampling of the entire menu.
Editorial Reviews
"Super high-end food without the attitude" describes Michael Carlson's "very small" Wicker Park BYO where a "hyper-creative", "well-executed" New American tasting menu is delivered by the chefs themselves; "less than minimalist" decor "fits the vibe", and it all adds up to a "singular dining experience", so even with spendy tabs, reservations are "nearly impossible to come by."
Chicago's Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Mapped:
The Michelin international director summed up the expanding local scene this way: "What we've seen in Chicago more so than New York or San Francisco is that people are really adventurous." Maybe restaurateurs will continue to adventure to different neighborhoods when they open upscale restaurants.
Intelligentsia Logan Square Opening April 25; Gilbert vs Carlson Chef Battle:
LOGAN SQUARE—The highly-anticipated eighth Intelligentsia Cafe will be at 2642 N. Milwaukee and open April 25. Details are still scant, but representatives promise "lots of exciting details." [EaterWire]
BUCKTOWN—The chef battle between Theo Gilbert (Ripasso/Red Headed Stepchild) and Michael Carlson (Schwa) will take place at Red Headed Stepchild (1619 N. Damen) on April 21 at 7:30 p.m. Visit...
BUCKTOWN—The chef battle between Theo Gilbert (Ripasso/Red Headed Stepchild) and Michael Carlson (Schwa) will take place at Red Headed Stepchild (1619 N. Damen) on April 21 at 7:30 p.m. Visit...
Senza Rolls Out Strictly Prix-Fixe Menu:
An all-gluten-free restaurant is impressive enough, but now there's a an all-gluten-free restaurant with a rotating nine-course tasting menu. Executive Chef Noah Sandoval's East Lakeview gem Senza has done away with every a la carte item on the menu in favor of two tasting menus, a four-course and a nine-course. Sandoval says that the size of the 42-seat space, specifically in the kitchen where...
Information from the business
Chef Michael Carlson opened Schwa in 2005, turning a small 26-seat establishment in Chicagos Wicker Park neighborhood into a restaurant dedicated to fine cuisine. Schwa continues to garner accolades and has become one of the premiere restaurants in the country
