"Your dad’s switched rooms at the hotel three times for reasons he won’t reveal, and Aunt June won’t stop asking why the auditorium was so cold today. You need dinner at Provaré. This West Loop restaurant is busy but never chaotic, and the Creole-Italian dishes—cheesy chicken parm, crispy fried lobster tails with spicy aioli, and spinach artichoke dip—are rich and comforting. Their throwback R&B and hip-hop playlist guarantees a great time, even if your mom spends the whole dinner crying about how you'll always be her baby." - veda kilaru, john ringor, adrian kane, nick allen