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"In the West Loop, City Mouse reads like one of the best newcomers: I started with the whiskey-based Dead Work cocktail, a “supreme sipper for winter” that “warms from the inside out.” The Country Mouse appetizer — a ball of fried cheddar topped with caviar — “evokes the same feeling as wrapping yourself in a blanket hot out of the dryer.” The lemony Brussels sprouts are cited as the “star of the small plates,” the housemade lasagna is “tall, rich and handsome” and “destined to become your new favorite carb,” and individual-sized apple pies come with a biscuit-like crust, juicy hunks of apple, apple-caramel ice cream, and candied cinnamon almonds on the side." - Jeffy Mai