2018 Michelin Bib Gourmands and Stars

The 54 Bib Gourmands were released today and the stars will follow in weeks to come.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct ... story.html

The Angry Crab
Arami
Au Cheval
Avec
bellyQ
Bohemian House
The Bristol
Ceres’ Table
Chilam Balam
Cumin
DeColores
Dos Urban Cantina
Dove’s Luncheonette
The Duck Inn
Fat Rice
Frontera Grill
Giant
Gilt Bar
Girl & the Goat
Green Zebra
GT Fish & Oyster
HaiSous
Han 202
Herb
Hopleaf
Jaipur
Jam
Jin Thai
Kai Zan
Longman & Eagle
Luella's Southern Kitchen
Lula Cafe
Mana Food Bar
Mango Pickle
Maude's Liquor Bar
mfk
Mi Tocaya
MingHin
Mott St.
Nana
Pleasant House Pub
The Publican
The Purple Pig
Quiote
Sabri Nihari
San Soo Gab San
Smoque BBQ
Sol de Mexico
Sushi Dokku
Table, Donkey & Stick
True Food Kitchen
TWO
Untitled Supper Club
Wood

New additions are bolded (including a demotion for Longman & Eagle [had 1 star the previous 7 years]). Restaurants that have been removed from the Bib Gourmand list include:

Balena [temporarily closed]
Belly Shack [closed]
Ricardo Trattoria
TAC Quick
Via Lima [closed]
Yusho [closed]

I'll update this post with the stars when they're announced.

And the list of stars were announced today:

Three stars:
Alinea
Grace

Two stars:
Acadia
Oriole
Sixteen
Smyth (promoted from 1 star)

One star:
Band of Bohemia
Blackbird
Boka
Dusek’s Board & Beer
EL Ideas
Elizabeth
Elske (new)
Entente (new)
Everest
Goosefoot
GreenRiver
Naha
North Pond
Parachute
Roister
Schwa
Sepia
Spiaggia
Topolobampo

The restaurants that lost their stars this year include:
42 grams (closed; previously 2 stars)
Longman & Eagle (awarded Bib Gourmand; previously 1 star)
Tru (closed; previously 2 stars)

Behavioral wrote:And the list of stars were announced today:

Three stars:
Alinea
Grace

Two stars:
Acadia
Oriole
Sixteen
Smyth (promoted from 1 star)

One star:
Band of Bohemia
Blackbird
Boka
Dusek’s Board & Beer
EL Ideas
Elizabeth
Elske (new)
Entente (new)
Everest
Goosefoot
GreenRiver
Naha
North Pond
Parachute
Roister
Schwa
Sepia
Spiaggia
Topolobampo

The restaurants that lost their stars this year include:
42 grams (closed; previously 2 stars)
Longman & Eagle (awarded Bib Gourmand; previously 1 star)
Tru (closed; previously 2 stars)

For Phil Vettel's write-up, please see: http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct ... story.html