Wishbone Restaurant   

The whimsical wall art. The tattooed and pierced waitstaff. And the food -- oh, the food. The second Wishbone (the now-closed original opened in Wicker Park in 1990) opened in the West Loop to accommodate the area's trendy workers and residents. A couple of blocks away from the pricey Randolph Street restaurants such as Marche and Sushi Wabi, Wishbone offers patrons hearty Southern fare without the hefty price tag. Strap on the feedback and dig into super servings of blackened catfish, North Carolina crab cakes, baked bone-in ham, and shrimp and grits. Summer weekends are especially popular on the sidewalk cafe with area residents as are the brunches. A third Wishbone opened in the Lakeview neighborhood in 1999.