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@ORD_Buckeye have you been to Kayao in Old Town?

It's a Peruvian restaurant with some Japanese/Chinese influence.

I tried the Tasting Menu there last time I was in town and thought it was very good.

First Course: Oyster with amarillo tigers milk & Cassava Truffle

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Second Course: Ceviche Kayao (Fish, octopus, crispy calamari, ají amarillo leche de tigre, Peruvian corn)

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Third Course: Roll Achevichado (Yellowfin tuna tartare, shrimp tempura, yuzu acevichada sauce)

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Fourth Course: Arroz Con Mariscos (Peruvian-style seafood risotto, 12-month aged manchego)
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Fifth Course: Panna Cotta (Vanilla, Greek yogurt, apple cider vinegar honey, quinoa pop)
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Yes you read that right, QUINOA!!!!

It was so good, even @Nutriaitch would've enjoyed the quinoa pop in the dessert!

Kayao Restaurant
1252 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610
 
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Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux said:
@ORD_Buckeye have you been to Kayao in Old Town?

It's a Peruvian restaurant with some Japanese/Chinese influence.

I tried the Tasting Menu there last time I was in town and thought it was very good.

First Course: Oyster with amarillo tigers milk & Cassava Truffle

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Second Course: Ceviche Kayao (Fish, octopus, crispy calamari, ají amarillo leche de tigre, Peruvian corn)

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Third Course: Roll Achevichado (Yellowfin tuna tartare, shrimp tempura, yuzu acevichada sauce)

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Fourth Course: Arroz Con Mariscos (Peruvian-style seafood risotto, 12-month aged manchego)
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Fifth Course: Panna Cotta (Vanilla, Greek yogurt, apple cider vinegar honey, quinoa pop)
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Yes you read that right, QUINOA!!!!

It was so good, even @Nutriaitch would've enjoyed the quinoa pop in the dessert!

Kayao Restaurant
1252 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610
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That's fancy Peruvian, the Peruvian food that I know looks like this

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Heading to Chicago this weekend. An aunt is visiting from oversees so meeting up with her and my parents / sister this weekend.
Tomorrow I got the day for myself. No wife or kids. No family.

Thinking of going to Cubs game. I went almost 10 years ago and was disappointed with food options but heard they have gotten better. Will see.

Last time in Chicago I went to Al's Italian Beef. Anybody have another suggestion?
 
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DaiMonMoore said:
Heading to Chicago this weekend. An aunt is visiting from oversees so meeting up with her and my parents / sister this weekend.
Tomorrow I got the day for myself. No wife or kids. No family.

Thinking of going to Cubs game. I went almost 10 years ago and was disappointed with food options but heard they have gotten better. Will see.

Last time in Chicago I went to Al's Italian Beef. Anybody have another suggestion?
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Abe Froman’s.
 
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DaiMonMoore said:
Heading to Chicago this weekend. An aunt is visiting from oversees so meeting up with her and my parents / sister this weekend.
Tomorrow I got the day for myself. No wife or kids. No family.

Thinking of going to Cubs game. I went almost 10 years ago and was disappointed with food options but heard they have gotten better. Will see.

Last time in Chicago I went to Al's Italian Beef. Anybody have another suggestion?
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Pink Monkey.
 
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It's been three years since our kid was living in Chicago, and did take them to see the Cubbies play (Cincy actually). Food was very good, and appeared (to me at least), that about 1/3 of the fans were downstairs, eating, drinking, and waiting in lines to do same. Beautiful day, Baby Bear type of day (just right). Family ate their way across Chicago. Got some good suggestions from Ord, and ate at "Girl and the Goat", which was owned by an Iron Chef woman. We had taken in our own wine for daughter's birthday celebration, from a winery we belong to, and our server actually googled it up, and pronounced it 'fit'. Made her try it....Anyway, Chicagoans like their food, and many places proliferate. Not certain you can make a bad choice.
 
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Midwest has some outstanding ethnic areas, where immigrants settled to, would guess, be around countrymen, while learning English etc. Not certain when started, but some of the ethnic restaurants became beacons to foodies, gathering there to sample another cruisine. Am speaking from when grew up back there. Would hope that you could better dogs from a 'Little Italy' kinda place, but unless you smuggle it into a game, does it really count? As you noted above, DaiMon. Out here in Cali, more eclectic in distribution. Group of 20 or so, in San Francisco, would on a Friday lunch, gather at a restaurant all over the City, and eat together on a weekly basis. Whomever was next up, would have responsibility to find and procure, say a table for eight, and notify everyone where and when. Was really cool, and dined at places would never have thought about going. Oh yeah, this was before cell phones, so was alot harder to accomplish.
 
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