The Best Mediterranean Restaurants In Chicago - Chicago - The Infatuation

"Despite its name, resist the urge to only get kebabs at this University Village spot—there are plenty of other Egyptian specialties that deserve a spot on the table. The koshary is an excellent mountain of rice, lentils, pasta, tomato sauce, and fried onions that only gets better once the side of garlicky vinegar and hot sauce joins the party. The taamiya is a must-order as well, because there aren’t many places in Chicago to get these fava bean falafel and the ones here are perfectly crispy. Whatever you end up ordering, meals never feel hurried—which is great because you’ll want some time to just enjoy sitting in a booth with some throw pillows after eating a whole plate of koshary." - john ringor, adrian kane, veda kilaru