Chicago

2013 W Division St., btw Damen and Hoyne; Ukrainian Village; 773.235.7310

From a Mexico-born chef who served a stint at the Paris Ritz Carlton, SS blends traditional Mexican ingredients with French culinary techniques (and white tablecloth steez); the result's cross-continental deliciousness like a filet mignon amped up with Mexican spices and pumpkin seeds, a chipotle sauced duck confit, and a creamy soup blessed with pork rinds, incorporating the culinary traditions of Siete-Onze.

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