Location: Three Aces, 1321 West Taylor St., (312) 243-1577
Chooser: Sam O.
When: Friday, January 13, 7:00
Cuisine: Italian
Price Range: $$

Says Sam: “Please consider that this is my first time choosing for RC as you make your decision to join or bail. I’m excited to take you to this place in the Taylor Street/Little Italy neighborhood where the menu imitates the style of Lisa’s bank vault RC (wish I could have joined her there) but I wager the ambience is a bit more punk. They have some crazy signature cocktails, lots of beer choices, and what I thought was some pretty excellent food. I found street parking nearby pretty easily on a Wednesday night. I’ll make a reservation for our party Thursday pm around 3 so please RSVP before then, if possible.”

Location: The Bedford, 1612 West Division St., (773) 235-8800
Chooser: Lisa
When: Friday, January 6, 7:00
Cuisine: American Contemporary
Price Range: $$

Says Lisa: “Hey folks, my pick for this week is The Bedford. Really I’m kind of intrigued by the giant bank vault. Let me know Thursday by noon if you can make it.”

Location: Ruk Sushi and Thai, 4431 North Milwaukee Ave., (773) 286-1900
Chooser: M. Calvert
When: Friday, December 30, 7:00
Cuisine: Sushi/Thai
Price Range: $$

Says me: “One of the things Miyuki and I missed most after moving to Jefferson Park was a good, local sushi place. We spotted Ruk on a drive down Milwaukee recently and have ordered delivery from them twice. Both the sushi and Thai are pretty good. It’s not that far from the Montrose blue line stop an it’s BYOB with no corkage fee. Please RSVP by noon on Thursday.”

Location: Perennial Virant, 1800 North Lincoln Ave., (312) 981-7070
Chooser: Matt P.
When: Friday, December 23, 6:00
Cuisine: American Contemporary
Price Range: $$$

Says Matt: “Thanks for the input everyone; we are officially going to Perennial Virant this Friday. But when it came to making a reservation, 6:00 PM was the latest available time and eight, the largest available party size. So please make a note of that. Here is the final roster, followed by the details. If anyone would like to do Drunk Club at Stanley’s (details below) and/or hang out afterwards with Morgan & Beatriz (!), give us a holler.”

Location: Cantina Laredo, 508 North State St., (312) 955-0014
Chooser: Tosh
When: Friday, December 16, 7:00
Cuisine: Mexican
Price Range: $$

Says Tosh: “Blake suggested this one for me (apparently a coworker of his ate here and liked it). He’s such a nice guy. Please RSVP by Thursday at noon.”