Chalkboard Restaurant Review
4343 N. Lincoln Ave. (Montrose St.) 
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Chicago, IL 60618
773-477-7144 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Afternoon Tea Sat.-Sun., Dinner Wed.-Mon., Brunch Sun.Features
- Romantic setting
- Reservations suggested
- Casual
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 Walking into Lincoln Square’s Chalkboard, you may feel as though you’ve taken a ride back in time. That’s a good thing. The cozy, conversation-friendly restaurant features a simply decorated dining room with soft green walls, white framed mirrors and shelves overhead holding a sparing amount of knickknacks. Dominating the room is the restaurant’s namesake: a large chalkboard with the day’s specials. Here you’ll find a varied selection of dishes, such as a salad of locally grown mizuna with roasted tomato and Asiago, or chicken potpie studded with corn and carrots. While accomplished chef-owner Gilbert Langlois (ex-Rushmore, The Room) is not afraid to go global, there are plenty of American comfort dishes --- like hanger steak with smoked sea salt, truffle oil and creamed spinach --- worth trying. Our money's on the fried chicken with buttermilk mashed potatoes and the Kobe burger crowned with bacon and truffle oil. There’s a casual elegance here, from the warm bread delivered by basket-toting servers to the linen-topped tables. The wine list may be small, but offers enough diversity to please a variety of palates.
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