Open for 15 years; vegetarian specialties are served in this retro health food restaurant: omlettes, chili, and stir fry dishes. Meat eaters will enjoy the ribs, turkey burgers, buffalo burgers, and buffalo burritos.

New owners have turned the former music venue into a supper club featuring an eclectic mix of live bands and DJs. The contemporary American menu offers crab cakes, gumbo, fresh fish and ribeye steaks.

Exposed brick walls, hardwood floors, and pics of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe provide the backdrop for a menu of contemporary American cuisine. An eclectic selection offers an array of small portions and appetizers, as well as entrees.

Located in a gigantic lobby of a restored Rogers Park hotel, this Persian restaurant boasts a decor complete with a mural of the sky on the ceiling, French windows that afford plenty of natural lighting, and a huge plaster sculpture set in a fountain. Traditional Middle Eastern starters include freshly made hummus, dolmas, and portobello mushroom topped with melted mozzarella and tomato puree.