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Help us make it rightBoka restaurant, chicago illinois195251attr:barcateringrestaurant
Named one of Food & Wine's Best New Chefs in 2008, Executive Chef Giuseppe Tentori features contemporary, seasonal American food. Recently added to the a la carte menu are 2 degustation menu options (6-courses for $85, 9-courses for $115). Chicago Tribune rated it 3 stars and called it one of the city's best. Chicago Magazine also awarded it 3 stars and has called it the hottest ticket in town....
Named one of Food & Wine magazine's "Best New Chefs 2008, " Executive Chef Giuseppe Tentori features contemporary, seasonal American food. The Michelin Dining Guide recently awarded BOKA one star and the Chicago Tribune gave three, calling it "One of the city's best. " Chicago magazine awarded three stars as well and has called it "The hottest ticket in town. " Chef Tentori was named a rising...
Boka's menu, which was already good, has become considerably better with time. We find first courses are a real strength --- complex, artful and highly seasonal. Find proof in wisps of raw fluke with curried sepia, Thai basil, black radish and ground cherries. Other treats may include beef carpaccio with crispy purple potatoes and Parmesan foam. But that’s not to say entrées don’t deliver....
Parachute has "got soul" and the menu features "assertive, bright, uncompromising flavors," writes Mike Sula. The dolsot bibimbap is "one of the best versions of it outside of a Seoul street market" while a modernist, flan-like boudin noir is a "mind-blowing dish" with "wildly divergent flavors and textures that still somehow seem right in place."
Homely dishes are just as "unforgettable,"...
Mike Sula is "not sure if [Laughing Bird] is going to be the great popularizer of Filipino food it seems to want to be." There are "unnerving results" on items like a bowl of gelatinous beef tendon with spring peas and watercress that seems "completely out of step with the dish." Similarly, charred octopus dressed in dinuguan sauce is "lost in the deep, livery intensity" and broiled bluefish...
The latest edition of Boka is a welcome transformation that will "knock you for a loop," writes Phil Vettel. "Memorable" starters include soft ricotta gnudi and Lee Wolen's octopus in a burnt-orange seasoned pork broth, which will "spoil you for other versions." The veggie work is "joyful and delicious," with the "picture-perfect" broccoli salad a "must-order" dish of stems and florets with...
The Reader's Mike Sula wonders why Boka's new executive chef Lee Wolen "hasn't thrown his hat in with the legions of ramen pretenders that have proliferated in the city" after tasting the roasted pork broth in Wolen's grilled Spanish octopus appetizer. He adds that Wolen could "teach them a thing or two."
My girlfriend and I had a wonderful time celebrating a belated Valentines Day there. Our waiter Augustus was amazing.
Very accommodating staff, beautiful decor, thoughtful server and delicious food, compliments all around!
We loved the ambiance, the hidden entrance, the very solid tables. Would love to come back in summer when the outdoor section is open and there is more light. The amuse bouche (Kale toast, eel, apple) was wonderful as was the appetizer. The entrée was lovely but too small, a bit stingy. If I order lamb, I'd like more than two little fajitas on the plate. The waitstaff were very friendly - no...
It was as expected. Great food, great ambiance, great drinks. Accommodating for food allergies (Celiac and dairy)
Amazing dining experience. The tasting menu is exquisite and the service is impeccable.
Michelin starred Boka Restaurant has been a fixture in Chicago dining since 2003. In January 2014, Chef Lee Wolen joined as Executive Chef/Partner after the restaurant underwent a major renovation. Since his time at Boka, critics have taken notice. Phil Vettel of Chicago Tribune and Eater Chicago both named Lee as “2014 Chef of the Year.” Most recently, Lee was named 2015 “Chef of the Year” and...
Boka can be found at N Halsted St 1729. The following is offered: Bars, Pubs, & Clubs. The entry is present with us since Sep 8, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 12, 2013. In Chicago there are 52 other Bars, Pubs, & Clubs. An overview can be found here.
This is the oldest of Kevin Boehm and Rob Katz’s restaurants, but a couple of changes in personnel are making the place new again: It nabbed cocktail genius Benjamin Schiller (formerly of In Fine Spirits) to do its cocktails, and pastry chef Kady Yon has been tapped to fill the big shoes left behind by Elizabeth Dahl. But among all this change there is a steady force: Chef Giuseppe Tentori’s...
A three time Michelin Star (2011, 2012, 2013) recipient restaurant featuring the cooking of Lee Wolen.
Michelin starred Boka Restaurant has been a fixture in Chicago dining since 2003. A new chapter of the restaurant begins with the acquisition of new Chef/Partner Lee Wolen. Lee who honed his skills at both El Bulli and Eleven Madison Park, was recently awarded a Michelin Star and 4 stars from Chicago Magazine for his work at The Lobby.He was also named Breakout Chef of the year by Time Out...
The restaurant stops serving dinner at 11pm nightly.
When weather allows, the moody outdoor terrace is an ideal place to sip sake, wine and champagne.
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