Haven't been here yet, but we will. This will be the fourth restaurant in this location in the last few years. DKelly sucked - wanted to be an upscale hamburger diner. No thanks. Grace wasn't bad, for a Blackbird imitator, and before that was an Indian place, I think. Might have been a hot-dog stand too, have to ask D who has a better memory for these sorts of details.
The anonymous owner of Meiji (623 W. Randolph St.; 312-887-9999), a new Japanese spot in the old DKelly space, says, “The chef, Mr. Ishimaru, is the name to know. He has 15 years of experience in Sapporo, Japan. We have a traditional selection of Japanese food but also food not like others’.” That means a deep bowl of agedashi (tempura broth) filled with asparagus, a rice cake, spinach, and shrimp wrapped in tofu skin. And the Kobe beef is the real thing—from Japan—not Kobe-style American wagyu. Desserts go way beyond mochi: Try pear gyoza with spicy chocolate sauce.- Dish
-update: went to Meiji and it was delectable.
