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It's All About the Momos at The KTM Kitchen, the Loop's Hidden Nepali Gem
While you'll find some fine versions of Indian classics here, what you really want to do is head towards the Himalayas.
 • Nick Kindelsperger
Pan Pizza Perfection at Pizza Joint by Rich Labriola
The mini sausage deep dish at The Pizza Joint is a study in contrasts. Take a bite, and you alternate between crackly and crunchy one second, and…
 • Nick Kindelsperger
SeoulSpice ain't no slop bowl chain
This quick-service chain manages to avoid the slop bowl fate because it primarily trades in that endlessly flexible Korean dish that’s already served in…
 • Nick Kindelsperger
Wandering Where the Tourists Aren't: Bistro Monadnock
Few places in the Loop offer a scene as seductive as Bistro Monadnock. There’s only one rule when visiting: If you don’t order the frites, you’re doing…
 • Nick Kindelsperger
Refusing to rush at Bereket Turkish
Bereket Turkish Mediterranean might look like one of the Loop's many, many quick-service Mediterranean spots. But it isn't a chain and it's definitely…
 • Nick Kindelsperger
Beatrix Market Serves Deep Dish You Can Actually Eat on Your Lunch Break
The individual deep dish pizza at Beatrix Market also deserves praise because it legitimately attempts to modernize the dish.
 • Nick Kindelsperger
The joys of above-average Thai at Curry Blah Blah
As a hole-in-the-wall Thai spot in the Loop with sub-$15 lunch deals, Curry Blah Blah is kind of crushing it.
 • Nick Kindelsperger
Nick in the Loop
Nick in the Loop
This one's easy. I'm Nick Kindelsperger, and I'm writing about my favorite meals and drinks in Chicago's Loop.
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