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Bavettes Bar & Bouef – 218 W Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL

Bavette’s, like all of Brendan Sodikoff’s joints, is dimly lit with old school decor to make you feel like you stepped back in time.  It sets an appropriate tone for the menu, which has a solid old school feel, almost more so than the Next Chicago steak menu.  It’s a place Sara and I had been meaning to check out for awhile, and I’m glad we…

Next Restaurant – 953 W Fulton Market – Chicago, IL

After three years, the hype at Next has only simmered just a bit, but the announcement of the 2014 menus left me with mixed feelings.   Clearly, I’m excited about the lookback at Trio to finish out the year.  The Chinese Modern could be intriguing.  The idea of an old school Chicago Steakhouse just seemed kind of, well, meh.  

That being said,…