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No servers, rap music overhead, and a Michelin star: Schwa has always done things its own way. This tiny BYOB tasting menu spot runs on the chef's terms, which means the kitchen sends out whatever it feels like that night, and "whatever it feels like" might be chilled gumbo or foie gras ice cream in a cinnamon shell. The cooking is genuinely strange in ways that somehow cohere. Shots of whiskey may arrive at the end, which feels about right.
The awards strongest first
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The Infatuation #3 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Chicago
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Chicago
One number, weighted & current 91
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Runny quail egg raviolo
“Schwa’s runny quail egg raviolo with truffles, a mainstay since the beginning, is on regular rotation.”
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Sablefish with corn
“Chef Michael Carlson has always marched to the beat of his own drum creating here-today-gone tomorrow dishes on the expansive tasting menu ($215 per person) like sablefish with corn, rhubarb, and corn husk.”
Eater -
Foie gras ice cream
“A flaky, buttery cinnamon tart shell could arrive filled with foie gras ice cream and apples.”
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