IN THE NEWS: The Trib’s Phil Vettel gives three stars to Old Town Brasserie (1209 N. Wells St., 312-943-3000), while Cheryl Bowles reviews Asian Fusion restaurant Jai Yen (3736 N. Broadway St., 773-404-0555, jai-yen.com). … Monica Eng has the lunch buffet at A Mano (335 N. Dearborn St. ; 312-629-3500). chicagotribune.com … Chicago magazine Dish columnists Penny Pollack & Jeff Ruby with Sarah Desprat detail the openings of Korean restaurant Red Top Grill (1507 N. Sedgwick St.; 312-981-1775), Borincuba (3424 W. Irving Park Rd.; 773-866-2822), and Connoisseur (1041 W. Grand Ave.; 312-738-3055), and the scheduled Jan. 1 closing of Timo (464 N. Halsted St.; 312-226-4300). chicagomag.com … Time Out Chicago’s David Tamarkin awards four stars to Fahrenheit (1890 W Main St, St. Charles, 630-444-1350). … Noted openings: Prosecco (710 N Clark St between Huron and Superior Sts, 312-951-9500), The Balanced Kitchen (6263 N McCormick Rd between Lincoln and Devon Aves, 773-463-1085), and Mythos Greek Taverna (2032 W Montrose Ave at Seeley Ave, 773-334-2000). timeout.com/chicago … The Sun-Times’s Pat Bruno reviews Thalia Spice (833 W. Chicago Ave., 312-226-6020) and Italian restaurant Amano (335 N. Dearborn, 312-629-3500). suntimes.com … GapersBlock.com’s Drive-Thru visits the new Painted Lady Organic Eatery (2018 W. Chicago Avenue, 773-278-3638). … ChicagoFoodies.com visits Aigre Doux (230 W. Kinzie, 312-329-9400).

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

Filed under: Chicago Restaurants | Tags: A Mano, Aigre Doux, Amano, Balanced Kitchen, Connoisseur, Fahrenheit, Jai Yen, Mythos Greek Taverna, Old Town Brasserie, Painted Lady Organic Eatery, Prosecco, Red Top Grill, Thalia Spice, Timo closing |