"If San Soo Gab San and Cho Sun Ok are the old guard of Chicago’s KBBQ scene, Perilla in the West Loop is the hip, new kid on the block. The stylish dining room is decked out in dark wood, vibrant abstract art, and grill tables with shiny gold kintsugi streaks. It’s good for a casual dinner with friends who think meat is the foundation of the food pyramid, but there's also more than enough mood lighting for a date night. Their meat-tasting plates cover a wide range of cuts from fatty duroc pork belly to buttery A5 Miyazaki wagyu, and a $20 upgrade adds sweet and salty dukbokki with bulgogi, crispy mandoo, and soybean stew. And with a long drink list, there’s no shortage of wine, cocktails, and tangy omijia-flavored makgeolli to sip on between meaty bites." - john ringor, adrian kane
