Chicago Eats - 2011 Favorites

The end of yet another year...2011 was a good one, and a great food year to boot. So without more words, my favorite restaurants and dishes of 2011:
Note: restaurant titles with relevant blog posts are linked

Next Restaurant Childhood Menu

"Catch of the Day"

Black & White Truffle Oreo

Girl and the Goat (Part I & Part II)

Wood Oven Roasted Pig Face

Green Beans

Loup de Mer

Roasted Cauliflower

Goat Belly Confit w/Crab and Lobster

GT Fish & Oyster

Oyster po'boy w/kimchi

Lobster Roll

Mercat a la Planxa

Spanish Octopus

Bacon Wrapped Dates

Jimmy's Pizza Cafe - Fantastic NY-style pizza (dedicated post to come soon)

White Pizza

Beignets

20" Sausage Pizza

bopNgrill

Soft-Shell Crab Sandwich

Kimchi Fries

Kimchi Burger (right)

Casa Mono (NYC)

Foie Gras w/Cinco Cebollas

Pork Belly w/Uni (seriously!)

Belly Shack

Belly Dog w/Togarashi Fries (some of the best fries ever)

Slurping Turtle

Duck Fat Fried Chicken | Pork Belly Snack

The Bristol (brunch)

Braised Pork Chilaquiles

House-Made Cinnamon Roll

Neptune Oyster (Boston)

AMAZING Lobster Roll

BIG & little's

Foie Gras Fries

Del Seoul

Kalbi, Pork, Sambal Fish Tacos

Ruxbin

Mushroom Toast

Bucatini & Clams

Amish Chicken (apologies for the poor picture)

Maude's Liquor Bar

Steak Tartare w/Quail Egg - BEST steak tartare in the city

LURE Izakaya Pub

Braised Pork Belly

Ditka's

Kick Ass Paddle Steak (bone-in ribeye)

CraftSteak (Las Vegas)

Porterhouse w/Bone Marrow

Hot Doug's

Duck Fat Fries (Friday & Saturday Only)

Dancen

Fire Chicken

So Gong Dong Tofu House

Haemool Soondoobu (seafood spicy tofu stew)

Waffle's

Chicken and Waffles