RESTAURANT ADDRESS

652 W. Randolph Street,

Chicago, IL

312.234.9494.

RESTAURANT STAFF

Chef/Owner: Curtis Duffy

Chef de Cuisine: Nicholas Romero

Pastry Chef:

Sommelier: Michael Musar

GM: Michael Musar

OAD HISTORY

First appearance in Top 100.

RESTAURANT REVIEW

Despite the fact that Curtis Duffy and Michael Muser spared no expense when they created this restaurant, when Grace opened its doors at the end of 2012 reviews were lukewarm. But as the year progressed, the reviews became so positive that it’s the highest rated new entry on the 2014 survey. Can you imagine the number it would have entered at if it were not for the shaky start? At the heart of the restaurant’s success is the ever-likable Duffy; he worked in nearly every important Chicago restaurant and then did a successful stint running the kitchen at Avenues in the Peninsula Hotel, and finally decided it was time to open a place of his own. And what a place it is, attracting comments like “my meal was sublime” and “Duffy is the natural successor to Charlie Trotter.”

Olive Oil poached Char with winter cabbages, clams, candied lemon and bergamot
Photo Courtesy of: Grace