Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Chicago Sun Times : Food

Wallack's Sola Shines

By Denise I. O'Neal

Wanting to strike out on her own, the former California surfer girl created a unique concept that offers something for every palate.

Sola's menu is alive with fresh California-style cuisine tweaked with Asian influences, such as Hawaiian snapper with roasted pineapple and shiitake mushrooms as well as traditional homey fare, including braised short ribs.

There are no ho-hum offerings on the brunch menu. Instead, there are items such as Grand Marnier-souffle French toast and huevos benedictos, which combines chorizo sausage, cornbread, salsa and Hollandaise sauce.

Wallack isn't new to the city. She opened Deleece with her sister more than a decade ago and still has an interest in the restaurant.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK
Where: Sola
Address: 3868 N. Lincoln
Phone: (773) 327-3868
Price Range: $17-$28 entrees
Hours: 5:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 5:30 to 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. The restaurant has limited lunch hours and is open for brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
Pay: All major credit cards are accepted.
Reason to go: Chef/owner Carol Wallack brings a bit of California sunshine our way.

Sola will be offering outdoors dining, weather permitting, beginning in May.

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