- Anthony Tahlier
- Different seasonal preparation, same delicious grilled cephalopod
I would never have expected one of the most enjoyable Italian restaurant experiences I’ve had in Chicago to take place inside Symphony Center. Yet there I sat in Tesori, digging into wood-grilled octopus on a bed of smoky cannellini beans with pancetta, looking around to find not the senior set you might expect, but a diverse crowd of people who all seemed as happy to be there as I was. This, in the culinary wasteland of the Loop, in a prime location right across from the Art Institute no less? No wonder they named it Tesori (in Italian, “treasures”).
Tesori, 65 E. Adams, 312-786-9911, tesorichicago.com
