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1. Authentico
4.5
Awesome(1350)
Price: Moderate
• Mexican • Lake Forest
Booked 22 times today
The Authentico cuisine is healthy Mexican combined with a modern twist. We offer the freshest ingredients available to create dishes from scratch every day. Even the tortillas and sauces are created fresh daily. Authentico's ambiance is a blend of rustic and old world with a modern flair.
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2. Kuro Bistro
4.6
Exceptional(27)
Price: Moderate
• Sushi • Lake Forest
Booked 7 times today
Kuro Bistro,Lake Forest's hit spot for sushi and grill! From fresh fish to hibachi and burgers, Kuro Bistro offers dishes for everyone with an appetite. Signature Maki (special rolls) are a fan favorite where others enjoy the golden shrimp and meat and seafood entrees from the kitchen. Offering patio (in season), indoor dining, full bar and sushi bar, this contemporary dining experience is relaxing and enjoyable!The perfect location for a special occasion or a casual night out located in downtown Lake Forest, Illinois.
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3. Alex's Washington Gardens
4.8
Exceptional(1510)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Highwood
Made from scratch, family recipe Italian cuisine, in Highwood since 1932, and at its current location since 1982. Serving a selection of Fresh Seafood delivered daily including Salmon, Whitefish, Mussels, Calamari..... All the classics are here, homemade pastas, hand carved and pounded out Chicken and Veal Parmigiana, Limone, Piccata, Calabrese, and of course Lasagnas, Meatballs, Chicken Vesuvio, and many more, and of course homemade desserts. Also, we offer some of the best thin, crisp crust pizza, which was the first pizza served on the North Shore at Scornavacco's since 1944.
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4. Scotty's on Sheridan
4.8
Exceptional(1179)
Price: Moderate
• American • Highwood
Booked 11 times today
Scotty's on Sheridan — your favorite neighborhood dining spot to gather with good friends in a warm inviting atmosphere.Our American Grill menu offers something delicious for everyone, from timeless comfort food to new American classics.Relax with one of Scotty's signature house cocktails in a cozy club chair in our bar lounge. Enjoy a candle-lit dinner and a bottle of wine in our intimate white tablecloth dining room.Discover Scotty's — a hidden gem tucked away on Sheridan Road, across from Fort Sheridan in Highwood, ILPatio seating when weather permits!
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5. SLYCE Coal Fired Pizza Company - Highwood
4.8
Exceptional(220)
Price: Moderate
• Pizzeria • Highwood
Booked 7 times today
Thank you for choosing SLYCE, where pizza is our passion. We have preserved the art of making hand crafted artisanal coal fired pizzas. Our mission is simple: Have a simple menu that allows us to focus special attention to every ingredient that comes into our building. We choose and use the best quality ingredients possible. We do not believe in premade, mass produced food. We source locally grown or raised products whenever possible and use one of the cleanest natural burning resources to heat our ovens. At SLYCE less is more, as our fresh ingredients are delicately placed, not piled on, to create a perfectly balanced pie. Our dough is made in house daily, hand stretched to order, and baked next to a burning pile of coal giving it a thin, bubbly crust with charred edges and leopard spotting on the bottom. So sit back and relax, as we hand craft you one of your favorite, perfectly charred pies.
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6. Eggspresso - Bannockburn
5.0
Exceptional(3)
Price: Moderate
• Breakfast • Bannockburn
Booked 2 times today
Creating a memorable breakfast experience has been our goal from day one. We are committed to creating an experience that provides an alternative to what breakfast has become and reminds us of what breakfast should be. A breakfast where taste, quality and presentation are the foundation. Delivering this level of quality consistently on a day to day basis is our promise to our customers. Once you have experienced the Eggspresso difference, you too will be a believer. Not only will you taste the difference that using fresh quality products can produce, you will see it from the moment you enter Eggspresso breakfast & lunch.
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7. Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant - Wheeling, IL
4.6
Exceptional(6295)
Price: Moderate
• American • Wheeling
Booked 94 times today
Experience the perfect fusion of award-winning wines, Napa-style tasting rooms, and modern casual dining at Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants. Enjoy contemporary American cuisine influenced by international flavors from our scratch kitchen. Each dish is expertly paired with our selection of wines for the best food and wine match. Whether you explore the tasting room for a pre- or post-dinner adventure or join the world's largest wine club, we believe in the power of food and wine to create lasting connections. Dining reservations are highly recommended, but walk-in guests are always welcome on a first-come, first-serve basis. Gluten-free and vegetarian dishes are available.
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8. Saranello's
4.5
Awesome(5495)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Wheeling
Booked 47 times today
Inspired by his travels and passion for Italy's culture, Executive Chef Mychael Bonner has created a broad menu of Italian-fare utilizing the freshest ingredients to create the fullest flavors to bring homemade, hand-crafted pizzas and pastas, as well as prime steaks and fresh fish dishes to the table.Feel the energy while dining in a casual and rustic 6700-square-foot setting. Dine at natural reclaimed wood tables with seating for 175, surrounded by inviting darker woods, exposed brick and beams, subtle filament lighting, and accented with muted chocolate and caramel tones throughout.
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9. Enzo and Lucia
4.8
Exceptional(1415)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Long Grove
Booked 27 times today
We invite you to enjoy a delicious and authentic Italian meal at Enzo and Lucia Ristorante. We use only fresh ingredients in our classic Italian dishes and cherished family recipes. Homemade Italian gourmet cappellacci stuffed with seasonal ingredients is the specialty at our Long Grove restaurant housed in a former and historic Victorian-style home erected in 1876.Our outdoor patio gives dining “all’aperto” a whole new meaning, bordered by colorful flowers and foliage, the soothing sound of a fountain, and relaxing background music. Live music on the weekends.
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10. Main Street Social
4.6
Exceptional(1632)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Libertyville
Booked 13 times today
An Industrial Chic, Scratch Kitchen Serving Mediterranean and Italian Inspired Dishes Celebrating The Harmony of Good Food, Proprietary Wine and Good Company. Cheers!!!

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