These local restaurants are community gathering places, expressions of a city's identity and character. These local restaurants are for you to discover.
NBC Chicago's Food Guy Steve Dolinsky says there is nothing flashy about a relatively new restaurant in the South Loop. Just solid, well-executed classics - with a twist or two.
On New Year's Eve, people plan to test out "grape theory" and eat 12 green grapes or taste the Southern tradition of black-eyed peas for good luck in the new year.