Much-Anticipated Restaurant Split-Rail Is Now Open In West Town

By Anthony Todd in Food on Jun 12, 2017 7:56PM

The exterior of Split-Rail. Photo via Facebook.

I've been eagerly awaiting Chef Zoe Schor's return to the scene since I talked to her about the concept more than a year ago, and the time is finally here: Split-Rail is open in West Town.

Schor got her Chicago start at Ada Street, taking that DMK-owned restaurant to the top of best-of lists all over town. After a few years there, she left to open her own place. The new restaurant is at 2500 W. Chicago Ave., in a former donut factory, and boasts lots of industrial and reclaimed design elements. The menu is filled with fun riffs on American food, like loaded baked potato gnocchi and green bean casserole (updated for 2017, of course).

Some dishes on the list have been around since her early previews, including a "Study in Eggs," a 64-degree egg combined with caviar, uni cream and brioche, and "Childhood in New England," a dessert with steamed brown bread and sweet corn ice cream.

According to Eater, there was supposed to be a "secret opening" last week, but the Tribune broke the news—though, if you were paying attention on social media, it wasn't that hard to tell the place was about to soft-open. Drama aside, they're officially open, and you can dine there starting at 3 p.m. today.