Sawtooth

Chicago

PERMANENTLY CLOSED

Serving traditional Vietnamese flavors with decidedly modern flair, Sawtooth's an enormous, bright, 220-seat bi-level resto-lounge with orb-like bocci lights dangling over mod orange chairs, cream & chocolate booths, and a semi-private 10-person communal table made from suar wood; the operation's named for one of the owners favorite Southeast Asian herbs, which everyone there claims they're just holding for a friend (except for Claire Danes, but who can say no to an Australian rogue).

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