Lakeview area suggestions

[PatSB]

We'll be visiting Chicago and staying in the Lakeview area. We're looking for restaurants that use local, sustainable farming methods. Any suggestions in this area or in the donwtown area? Thank you!

[smilla653]

Lula, while not in Lakeview, is not to be missed, especially if you can time your visit to take advantage of the Monday night farm menu.

[GourmetWednesday]

Erwin is in Lakeview and is self-described as "market driven". http://www.erwincafe.com/erwin.html

[Shaggy]

Brown Trout does local, as does Uncommon Ground (not quite Lakeview). I'd agree about Sola, and add that they are still open and running (at least last week, unless I didn't see correctly).

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Uncommon Ground
1401 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60660

[mountsac]

In that area: Perennial
near Downtown (West Loop): Province
I also enjoy Lula Cafe, but that's in Logan Square

[nsxtasy]

Perennial is in Lincoln Park, not Lakeview...

[mountsac]

Meh, they're close enough that I consider them in the same area. But again, I'm a suburbanite, whose sense of distance might be distorted.

[ferret]

Sola:

http://www.sola-restaurant.com/

[nsxtasy]

What's the story on Sola? I thought chef-owner Carol Wallack was supposed to move it downtown by the end of 2010, and re-concept the original location in North Center as Ohana, a more neighborhood-y restaurant. But Sola's website is still up and only says they will be moving some time in 2011. I guess the big move is running behind schedule...?

Incidentally, Carol Wallack was one of the original owners of Deleece and I believe her sister is still one of the owners. I've eaten there a couple of times this past year and absolutely LOVED it, as I reported about my New Year's Eve dinner there in this topic:

Deleece - Chef Brandon Canfield rocks in Lakeview - http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/757360

[nsxtasy]

>> What's the story on Sola? I thought chef-owner Carol Wallack was supposed to move it downtown by the end of 2010, and re-concept the original location in North Center as Ohana, a more neighborhood-y restaurant.

Yesterday Chef Wallack announced that she has cancelled her plans to move Sola, and it will remain in North Center: http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.co...

[nsxtasy]

In Lakeview, I'm a big fan of Deleece, but I don't know whether they emphasize local ingredients. I know two places that emphasize local sources, neither in Lakeview but both nearby, are North Pond in Lincoln Park and Lula in Logan Square.

You can also see a list of local chefs who support the Green City Market, the city's largest and best known farmer's market, at www.greencitymarket.org/chefs As I glance through the list, I see three places in Lakeview: Bittersweet Pastry (bakery/cafe - some stuff is very good, some meh), Southport Grocery (great place for breakfast/brunch), and Hearty Boys (good brunch, haven't been there for dinner yet).

[PatSB]

Thanks for your suggestions. We'll definitely check them out.