"Mike Sula visits the only Haitian restaurant in Chicago. Located in West Rogers Park, Kizin Creole offers “many of the essentials.” There’s pâté, a flaky puff pastry stuffed with meats or veggies, as well as the country’s national dish – griyo. For this, chunks of pork shoulder are marinated, braised, and then deep-fried. They’re served alongside fried plantains, taro root fritters, and fried white sweet potato. Everything is best enjoyed with a side of pikliz, a “tart, piercing Scotch bonnet-spiced slaw that generally brings this cuisine’s richness into sharp focus.” Other specialties include ka bef, stewed oxtail, and diri djondjon, “deep, earthy rice pigmented with black mushrooms.”" - Jeffy Mai
