Little Goat
West Loop • Near West Side
Stephanie Izard's spin-off diner applies the same kind of wacked-out fusion with mouth-popping flavors to American comfort food (or, as others have suggested, stoner food, which is maybe the category that pancakes with Asian pork belly really belongs to). Execution can be spotty (though not for lack of the name chef's presence; you'll often see her on the line), but for a big operation that draws a lot of tourists, it's pretty irresistibly lovable.