LINCOLN SQUARE — Restaurants in six North Side neighborhoods are launching their own version of Chicago Restaurant Week in March.
North Side Restaurant Week is March 1-15 and will feature more than 40 restaurants, cafes, wine bars and cocktail lounges in Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, Andersonville, Edgewater, North Center, Rogers Park and Uptown.
Participating businesses — including Lincoln Square’s Luella’s Southern Kitchen, Il Milanese and The Green Post — will offer special prix-fixe menus showcasing their culinary offerings.
With so many restaurants participating, diners will be able to try a variety of cuisines, including French, Italian, Thai, Mexican, Indian and American comfort food.
For example, Edgewater’s The Little India will offer a lamb dish served with keema samosa or house salad, rogan josh or lamb vindaloo, lamb saag, basmati rice, plain naan or onion naan and, for dessert, rice pudding or gulab jamun.
For a full list of participating restaurants and their restaurant week prix-fixe menus and specials, visit this website.
This is the first time chambers of commerce for these six neighborhoods have teamed up for a restaurant week showcasing “mom-and-pop” favorites, said Lisa Ripson, Lincoln Square Ravenswood chamber spokeswoman.
“We wanted to shine some light on these different businesses during a time when it’s been a struggle over the last several years. The middle of winter is tough for restaurants, and post-pandemic, it’s been a difficult ride at times for our beloved restaurants,” Ripson said.
The event offers neighbors the chance to “show some love during the doldrums of March,” she said.
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