Chicago restaurant openings

Pierogi Wagon has added a storefront in Humboldt Park, where you'll be able to order breakfast and lunch items like pierogi, coffee and dips.  

Regional Piedmontese cuisine is Osteria Langhe's focus, and that means ingredients like truffles, cream and eggy pastas appear on this streamlined menu. The plin, miniature agnolotti filled with cheese, are beautiful and light; the beef tartare is impeccably seasoned; and a rotating selection of salads are fresh and well-dressed. Service was a bit slow on our visit, and other pasta dishes didn't match the plin's flavor, but Osteria Langhe has quietly elevated Logan Square's Italian restaurant scene.

Located above Black Bull, Bordel's focus is on punch, with a variety of different kinds, like pisco and pineapple. There's a different music focus each night, from jazz on Wednesdays to Flamenco on Saturdays, plus DJs.

The egg sandwich food truck opens a brick-and-mortar store with Sparrow Coffee and sandwiches like tbe Fairfax, with egg, cheese, peppers, spinach and green goddess dressing on a roll. 

Piece Pizzeria owner Bill Jacobs is behind this new bagel shop, which recalls his family's old Jacob Bros. Bagels spot. Brobagel offers rounds with a schmear, egg sandwiches for breakfast and meat-filled sandwiches for lunch. And of course, there's a pizza bagel.

Rick Bayless opens his second Xoco outpost, this time in Wicker Park. Expect a similar menu, but this time, with weekend brunch.

The Takito Kitchen team opens its second location, Bar Takito, in the old Kabocha space in the West Loop. There will be more tacos and margaritas, but the menu is more expansive than the original, with large plates, seafood grilled on a plancha and a larger drink list.

Felipe Caro's (Picante) newest taco spot, Authentaco, promises a modern spin on tacos in Wicker Park.

Bill and Giuliana Rancic, Doug Psaltis and Lettuce Entertain You (RPM Italian) have opened their second group venture, RPM Steak, their take on a steakhouse. The menu features an array of steaks, chops, seafood and souffles.

Shakers on Clark, which replaced cabaret bar 3160, is a neighborhood bar with drink specials, live music, TVs, pool, darts, and the ultimate neighborly amenity—phone chargers at the bar.