Chicagoist: Review: Fresh Ingredients Cooked Well at Nia

The Artisan

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:10:09 -0600

Outstanding! Artful, tasty, well priced, cool servings... I could adjective slur for a week. This new little star on Randolph is the one to watch. Can't wait for the patio doors open (gee... I'll bet I'm not the only one). A nice touch, that Nia's red sangria & her sauteed escargot did make me forget (at least temporarily) that over a hundred inches of snow has fallen this year alone.

L. Stolpman

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:19:24 -0600

Hi, The Meteorologist, I don't think there's been a review of Tizi Melloul yet. I just looked at the website and it looks great. I may give it a go - thank you for the recommendation!

The Meteorologist

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:28:37 -0600

Hi, that food looks terrific. Even though the food pictures are a little dark, it's really hard to take a photo in a restaurant with mood lighting. Even so, I can practically smell the garlic coming off that shrimp. Has anybody at Chicagoist eaten at Tizi Melloul? Their Mussels and Pork Belly are great too, and it's similarly priced.

Registered Guest

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:39:36 -0600

L, there appears to be some kind of sea monster creature eating your gnocchi. You are a much more adventurous eater than I. Thanks for the price breakdown too. I'll have to put this on my list.

L. Stolpman

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:15:52 -0600

Hi, Matty, Glad you're liking the variety of reviews. Any and all tips on the food pics is greatly appreciated. I found that without using a flash, I couldn't see much in the photo and defaulted to flash, even thought it washed out some of the colors. The first picture is the garlic shrimp, second is the gnocchi. Thank you for the comment! L. Stolpman

L. Stolpman

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:14:15 -0600

Hi, Prescott, The average small plate cost is about $10. I think the elephant garlic was about $5, sweet potato fries about $5-6. Salad, maybe about $7. Glass of Sangria was on the menu for $7 but on the tab, it showed up at $8. Price for almost all glasses of wine was $9. Bottle prices as well, though I didn't look too closely at those. Gnocchi was $24. I'd say the entrees were anywhere from about $18 - $25. I should have included an idea about the price in the review - thank you for the reminder! L. Stolpman

matty

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:05:12 -0600

This stoplman character has gone to some pretty fly joints so far. As much as I love chuck sudo's neighborhoody restaurant reviews I like to read about the upper crust places too. Great review (need help on the food pics though)/

Prescott Carlson

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:54:48 -0600

That looks great. Is it expensive?