EL Ideas

At EL, a dinner consists of 15 courses, with the last one being the only one that isn't on the menu. When a server brings Phillip Foss a dish with two malt-sized sweets, each skewered on the end of a miniature sword, he exclaims, "These are my chocolate salty balls."

The outspoken chef has established [node:14879469 link=Meatyballs], a trio of food trucks that derives a level of amusement from sophmoric puns on male genitalia (Schweddy Balls, Thai'd Balls, Chef's Special Balls), similar to that of a teenage boy, in the year since he was fired from the Palmer House Hilton's

But Foss did something a little more mature last month. To build a ten-seat "micro-restaurant" within the "Ball Cave," the Meatyballs prep kitchen on the West Side, he hired Andrew Brochu, the former chef of Kith & Kin. Only ten diners would be served a $125 tasting menu at EL, which stands for "Elevated ideas," three evenings a week. Foss and Brochu would be in charge of all the preparations. For a chance to win a reservation, interested diners should fill out a submission form at Elideas.com.

Under the same fictitious identity, I twice submitted the form. No response A coworker was dispatched to the Meatyballs truck. The Meatyballs man advised you to phone the establishment. I called a pal. A had occurred.

Google Rating: 4.7/5.0
Address: 2419 W 14th StChicago
Phone: 312-226-8144
Opening hours: Dinner (Tue-Fri)
Website:elideas.com