Four years ago, when Luis Zendejas’s father broke his foot, he stepped in to run his parents’ restaurant, Las Islas Marias, in Wheeling, Illinois. Growing up, Zendejas had worked for the restaurant, ...

Two Bellemore alums thought they were done with restaurants. Black Briar, opening on Saturday, September 26, changed that. “That name sounded cool to me, so I carried it with me for years and years,” ...

Fall in Chicago always signals change, most notably the weather. With a dining scene that rivals any major city in the world, there’s bound to be transformation when it comes to restaurants, too. For ...

Tajah Ware is a Chicago-based writer and storyteller covering culture, community, and the city’s ever-evolving dining scene. Chicago’s restaurant openings roundup is your resource to find out what’s ...

Isaiah Reynolds is a Chicago-based writer and editor supporting the Audience team at Eater. He’s a former assistant editor of Time Out Chicago, he is passionate about the stories behind the meals and ...

Brenna Houck is an Oregon-based dining editorial manager for the Eater network, overseeing the Cascadia, Midwest, and Southeast regions. She previously edited Eater Detroit and reported for Eater. You ...

The food and entertainment complex is parking in River North with 61 racing simulators and drinks from Kumiko’s Julia Momosé “It’s been a wild ride to watch, but it’s one of the fastest growing sports ...

It was the Sunday after Thanksgiving 2025, and Prime & Provisions was experiencing its best year yet. The sophisticated Loop steakhouse, which DineAmic Hospitality co-founders Luke Stoioff and David ...

Tajah Ware is a Chicago-based writer and storyteller covering culture, community, and the city’s ever-evolving dining scene. Chicago’s restaurant openings roundup is your resource to find out what’s ...

One way to build your reputation as a burger-making genius is to create a cult following. Nas Masoud’s passion-fueled side project, the Windy City Social Burger Club, gained attention by appearing at ...

Missy Frederick is the Editorial Director for Eater’s dining team. She has covered the D.C. restaurant industry since 2007, offers expertise in business reporting and regional American dishes, and ...

Brenda Storch is based in Chicago, and has spent more than 20 years focusing on elevating underrepresented narratives, deepening the understanding of food as an element of cultural identity, and ...