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The Chocolate Goat Gift Shoppe
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If you live in another country or region, select the version of Tripadvisor for your country or region from the drop-down menu. More from Stephanie Izard, chef and partner at Lakeview Little Goat Diner. (John Stoffer/HANDOUT) Stephanie Izard just reopened Little Goat Diner in Lakeview on April 18.
In case you didn't know, the chef has moved his restaurant from the West Loop to where it originally opened on Randolph Street about 10 years ago. , to the tree-lined streets of the Southport Corridor. Izard and her restaurant group partner Boka have transformed Southport's historic laneways.
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The bowling alley's former owner announced in 2021 that it would not reopen after closing early due to the pandemic. The restaurants are the third and final part of the revamp, with Boka's Chef Lee Wolen's GG's Chicken Shop and Momotaro's Itoko Japanese Restaurant by Chef Jin Kato opening in February and March respectively.
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I love the West Loop," says Izard, who is also the chef and co-owner of Girl & The Goat, Duck Duck Goat and Cabra at The Hoxton Hotel. "And I'm still there with all my other restaurants. But we decided to take a small step and head to the Southport corridor." "I lived in this area when I first moved to Chicago more than 20 years ago,"
says the chef who grew up on the East Coast. "So it's nice to be back. I think the area has gone through a lot of changes." Among the changes: In 2019, an American football coach bought a mansion nearby for $2.6 million. In 2021, the former Blackhawk player sold another nearby mansion for $3.1 million.
There's a lot of families, and I've noticed in the last few days after we've opened, they're going out and talking to people in the restaurant," Izzard said. "It's very friendly, for lack of a better word, I love it." The new Little Goat Diner rivals Wes Anderson's films for its attention to colorful and dreamy detail, unlike other fictionalized
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Different restaurants set in the 1950s, such as Ed Debevich. "There's definitely something funky about it, like you're back in the '70s," says the chef. "We got in here and it lived up to its name. Turns out I always joked he was called a kid, but it's actually a big goat because it's so big. So we put it in a more comfortable space." Only 40 seats indoors
but the sidewalk outdoor patio doubles the seating to 80. "We can run with smaller teams," Izard said. "And give each table a lot of attention so it still feels fussy and fun." You can find hidden kid goats in space: a goat on a clock second hand around a neon sign, hung with pictures of old Chicago, hidden inside
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Goat. When you enter, a giant neon goat can be seen on one of the mirrors. "It's just nostalgia," Izzard said. "I think it brings back some of the childlike playfulness." The chef was also moved as he unwrapped several diner favorites. "The piggy is one of our breakfast sandwiches and is definitely cutlery," she said.
“After going to China to find Duck Duck Goat, I put it on the menu at Little Goat. We ate these Sichuan Pork Wontons every morning when we were in Chengdu, and the sauce inspired me to make this Sichuan Maple Syrup Inspiration.” The syrup is served with onion and cheddar biscuits, filled with fried eggs, Szechuan pork sausage and hoisin mayonnaise.
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We have our Bloody Mary, which is always a favorite in our house, especially on the weekends," she adds. They mix the classic cocktail with Chicago Distilling Co. Ceres vodka, pickles and smoky salsa. "We also brought in some of our favorite Sugargoats," says Izard.
The bakery, which shares West Loop space with Little Goat, currently has no space of its own.) “So, some of our favorite cookies, and nut and spice brown butter cookies are my favorites.” Make cinnamon monkey bread, a cross between a cinnamon bun and a sticky bun that you can tear off.
Also, we have a large soft-serve program here," says the chef. "It's a bright spot." Weather permitting, they open the sliding windows as soon as the glass is delivered. "Right now we have two different flavors: strawberry, dairy-free and our vanilla," she said. Cheez-It ice cream is topped with homemade vanilla and strawberry swirl soft serve ice cream, served with Cheez-It chocolate icing and Nesquik crumble, made with a mix of chocolate drink mix imported from Mexico, including tamarind.
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Cheez-It popsicles from Lakeview's Little Goat Diner Chef Stephanie Izard. (Keny Rosales/HANDOUT) Unlike some celebrity chefs, Izard is still cooking and naming his favorite dishes. "I'm just making one of my new things on the menu," she says of the crispy chili chicken and dumplings, which are served with Mexican polenta stew.
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Floating in the broth are delicious sesame and cheddar tortellini cooked in browned butter with all these different spices on top of the chicken." The chef finishes with avocado, radishes, crunchy chili lime, and an egg all this. It's a long way from the cafeteria where she eats with her mother, but her son can still order his favorite meals.
Ernie likes pancakes," Izzard said. "We've always been big Cubs fans, and Ernie was named in part for our dog Bert, but also for Ernie Banks." The Cubs baseball legend plays at Wrigley Field, less than a mile from the restaurant. The chef tried to break a goat-related curse by serving goat chili the year the Cubs won the 2016 World Series.
explain. "Now you've got me thinking, and that's what I think about all day long." In April, the long-awaited suburban branch of Lincoln Park's uber-popular breakfast spot opened at the Olympic Stadium. Founded in 2012 by Craig and Tanya Richardson, Batter & Berries specializes in French toast and brunch favorites like omelets, chicken and sweet potato waffles, and sandwiches.
3462 Vollmer Road, Olympia Fields; 773-248-7710; batterandberries.com reopens this month after a series of pop-ups at Kimski’s restaurant space, which returns with chef Won Kim, at Bridgeport’s The Korean Polish restaurant has a new menu that includes garlic chili, potato and cheese dumplings. Mixed vegetable noodles, fried chicken and cheese beef sandwiches, and a Korean bulgogi dish.
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