Stephanie Izard, David Burke, Tony Mantuano (Spiaggia), Tony Priolo (Piccolo Sogno), Mayor Emanuel and many other prominent culinary figures were on hand at The Great Hall – Union Station to support the Greater Chicago Food Depository.  The Chicago Restaurant Week kick-off event, produced by the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, featured more than 50 of the 230+ restaurants participating in Restaurant Week.
Upon walking in, my goal was to try everything. It soon became apparent, given the sheer number of tantalizing Resto Week teasers being offered, in addition to the density …

OK, CFW fans!  It’s time again for our favorite week of the year – Chicago Restaurant Week!  YAY!
We’ve worked super hard to link all the menus here for you.  We’ve also looked at every single menu and provided you with our 2 cents, as well as highlighted our favorites.   Michelin starred restaurants are marked with the appropriate number of stars like so (*).  Bib Gourmands are marked with (BG).  For those of you outside the city, there are TONS of suburban restos participating, and have been labelled for you.
Some restaurants are …