Brunch

Not content to limit the early-morning experience to a mere meal, this River North restaurant also offers a private meeting room, a shoe shine and pastries from Bennison's Bakery to go. On the breakfast route (a ho-hum skillet with eggs, pancetta and goat cheese; successful "brunch sliders" of bacon and sausage on ciabatta served with crisp and fluffy breakfast potatoes) or the lunch one (open-face chicken- and egg-salad sandwiches), portions are large enough for a linebacker and tasty enough for, well, us.