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Getting cheesy
It's official: As we mentioned here last week: Boystown's small plate spot X/O Chicago is closing Apr. 22. It will relaunch around Mother's Day as Halsted's Bar & Grill. "The research we have done has shows that the majority [of customers] consider us to be a special occasion destination," says owner Mark Liberson. So he's taken things down a notch. Read: More deep fried stuff and way more cheese.
OK, truthfully, the menu still sounds kind of fancy, but in that glammed-up comfort food sort of way. Get this: there are 18 -- count 'em 18 -- appetizers planned. They include beer-battered onion rings, grilled polenta with melted leeks, and shitake mushrooms topped with melted bleu cheese, baked feta with roasted red peppers and olives; three types of seasoned French fries, and baked mac and cheese made with aged cheddar. The menu also lists six salads, 17 kinds of sandwiches (served with Tater Tots, veggies or slaw), pastas, and entrees (the pan-seared meatloaf with parsnip mashed potatoes sounds like a must-try.)
Another innovation: Liberson's touting "Halsted Street's first ever video jukebox system." (We're not entirely sure what that is, but we assume he's not counting the ones down the street at The Ram.)
Look for more details on this spot soon.
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I hate to see it go but last week's meal is any indication of the direction it is headed then it needs to go.