Chicago's Best New Dishes of 2024 - Chicago - The Infatuation

"This Bridgeport spot uses thin slices of tender meat that practically disintegrate in your mouth, leaving behind the pleasant tingling of sichuan peppers in their Chinese-Chicagoan version of a beef. The spice is amped up even more by the chili oil-soaked giardiniera and a side of hot pot broth in place of jus. Sure, it’s not traditional. But like opposable thumbs and Roombas, the hot pot beef at 3 Little Pigs Chi is an evolutionary marvel we didn’t know we needed, and now can’t live without." - john ringor, veda kilaru, nick allen