Danimal

Best Pizza?
Best Italian?
Best Steakhouse?
Best Japanese?

What's you favorite Restaurant?

Jim

Kens at 107th and Western. It's on The South Side but it's worth the trip. Palarmos pizza in Oak Lawn.

Maggi

Our favorite on our last trip a few years ago was Le Colonial on Rush Street. We stopped in because it was close to our hotel and it became our "regular" place. The cuisine is French/Vietnamese. The decor is exotic with dark shutters, bamboo, palms, in an elegant minimalist setting. The upstairs living room/bar is great for before dinner drinks.
http://www.lecolonialchicago.com/main.htm

susanteach

Best Japanese is:
Japonaise
600 W. Chicago Ave. (N. Larrabee St.)
Chicago, IL 60610
312-822-9600

Italian:
Follia
953 W. Fulton Mkt. (Sangamon St.)
Chicago, IL 60607
312-243-2888

This is French-American, but one of my favorites:
Fuse
Hotel 71
71 E. Wacker Dr. (N. State St.)
Chicago, IL 60601
312-462-7071

As for pizza and steak, they're a dime a dozen--too many to choose from. Lou Malnati's is great for deep dish and Ruth Chris Steakhouse is very good.

gray_folded

Gibson's on State and Bellvue is a lot of fun. Yeah, its a total scene, but that's half the fun. Food is simple but great!

kikahead

I love, love, love Cafe Ibercio. Best tapas I have had (and I live in a city full of Tapas restaurants)!!

arjay

Chicaga! Tell more about that piano bar, please. Ambience? Piano player? We used to love going to see/hear Buddy Charles at Coq d'Or. How does Catch 35 compare to that?

dln

Heaven on Seven for Cajun, Topolo Bampo (have I spelled it right?) for Spanish, and Dragon Court in Chinatown, and just-for-fun Asian, with good ambiance, any of the Big Bowl restaurants.

I think Chicago is a GREAT food town.