Frontera Grill

Frontera Grill
Restaurant information
Established 1987 (1987)
Current owner(s) Rick Bayless
Head chef Richard James
Food type Mexican cuisine
Street address 445 N Clark St.
City Chicago
State Illinois
Postal/ZIP Code 60654
Country United States
Coordinates 41°53′26″N 87°37′51″W / 41.890576°N 87.630803°W / 41.890576; -87.630803Coordinates: 41°53′26″N 87°37′51″W / 41.890576°N 87.630803°W / 41.890576; -87.630803
Seating capacity 65
Other information Phone: (312) 661-1434
Website www.rickbayless.com/restaurants/frontera-grill/

Frontera Grill is a Mexican restaurant in Chicago, Illinois. It is owned by Rick Bayless. It opened on March 21, 1987 at 445 N. Clark Street[1] in Chicago's River North neighborhood and is not a chain. In 2011, the Chicago Sun-Times called it "a study in the art of Mexican cookery".[2]

In 1994, Frontera Grill was ranked the world's third-best casual dining restaurant by the International Herald Tribune.[3] In 2007, Frontera Grill won the James Beard Foundation's "Outstanding Restaurant" award, designating it the best restaurant in the U.S.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Vettel, Phil (March 21, 2018). "Frontera Grill marks 30th anniversary today — we reprint first review". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Bruno, Pat. "Frontera Grill". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  3. ↑ Wells, Patricia (1994-01-17). "The Top Ten". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  4. ↑ "The James Beard Foundation Awards (2007)". Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-10.


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