Restaurant Review – Ring in 2023 at these Chicago restaurants!
As Chicagoans gather to celebrate Hannukah (through December 26), Christmas (December 25), and Kwanzaa (December 26), 2023 brings the promise of a new year! Many Chicago restaurants are saying “good bye 2022’ and “ Happy 2023” in style on Saturday, December 31!
In Lincoln Square, the quintessential Argentinian experience at Artango Bar & Steakhouse,4767 N. Lincoln Avenue.New Year’s Eve is a perfect time to celebrate the exciting tastes, lively music, and dancing of Argentina. Starting at 4pm, their three-course, prix-fixe menu includes such appetizers as Chef’s Choice empanadas and Ceviche Nikkei, with tuna, leche de tigre, avocado, with huacatay sauce. Follow this with a festive entrée, such as Pato, a seared duck breast with carrot puree and a blood-orange demi-glace. Beef afficionados will enjoy the OJO DE BIFE, a round ribeye steak served with homemade chimichurri sauce, roasted potatoes, and asparagus. But ..save room for dessert! Try their delicious spice cake, or a delicate flan. Live Latin Jazz rings in the new year. For reservations, click here.
In Andersonville, a cozy Mediterranean experience awaits you at Andies Restaurant,5253 N. Clark Street, complete, as Choose Chicago describes, with golden walls and a fireplace. Choose such healthy, organic sharables as a homemade Gluten-Free Pita with a Dip Sampler of hummus, harressa, baba ganoush, and patata. Or, Saganaki Oppa! (flaming cheese) Move to entrees such as Filet Mignon Steak Kabob, which includes charbroiled tender cubes of filet mignon skewered with onions and peppers. Or, their Eight Jumbo Shrimp Kabob, with succulent, marinated grilled shrimp skewered with onions and peppers. Lamb Couscous is a boneless, tender leg of lamb, sautéed with carrots, peppers, onions, and garbanzos in tomato sauce. Tandoori Chicken w/ Dates & Yogurt is spicy, bone-in dark meat chicken baked in tandoori spices with spinach, feta, almonds, and rice. To make reservations, click here.
In Lincoln Park, for romantics, there is nothing like Geja’s Café, 340 W. Armitage Avenue. Their dimly lit interiors, curtained booths, and resident classical/flamenco guitarist is the perfect setting for a romantic beginning to 2023! Guests will enjoy a three-course fondue dinner, sharing a Swiss Gruyere Cheese Fondue with assorted breads, vegetables and fruits for dipping, followed by their house salad with Geja’s Dijon vinaigrette, followed by fondued of Beef Tenderloin, Australian Lobster Tail and Gulf Shrimp, served with assorted vegetables and gourmet dipping sauces. Save room for Geja’s Belgian Chocolate Fondue, flamed tableside and served with marshmallows and other delectable treats for dipping. For reservations and more information, click here.
In the West Loop, there’shearty fare awaiting your New Year’s Eve celebration at the St. Clair Supper Club, 951 W. Fulton Market. Alinea’s Grant Achatz named the Midwestern Supper Club after his hometown, and will be serving a four-course dinner featuring their signature prime rib and a champagne toast at midnight. For reservations and more information, click here.
Alison Moran-Powers and Dean’s Team Chicago
