Virtue
- 1462 E. 53rd St., Chicago, 60615, United States
- 50 USD • Southern, Regional Cuisine
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- 1462 E. 53rd St., Chicago, 60615, United States
- 50 USD • Southern, Regional Cuisine
MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

Occupying a corner of Hyde Park within view of the University of Chicago, this is an inviting retreat with a welcoming bar, striking dining room, and buzzy kitchen helmed by the very talented Erick Williams. His well-executed Southern cooking draws a smart crowd, largely from the university nearby.For starters, imagine skillet corn bread with a steak knife for slicing and slathering on the honey butter, while dirty rice topped with chicken gizzards is just what the soul ordered. Don’t miss the butcher’s snack, a selection of house-made charcuterie with pepper jelly. Southerners seek out the Geechie Boy grits with white cheddar for a stone-ground taste of home, but ganache-filled chocolate cake with Bourbon cherries will have dessert fans back in no time.
- = Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking

Erick Williams' Filet Mignon Valentine's Day Dinner
Here's what chef-owner Erick Williams of MICHELIN Bib Gourmand Virtue in Chicago is cooking for Valentine's Day

Chef Erick Williams On Building the Next Generation of Restaurateurs
The chef/owner of Virtue in Chicago discusses the challenges facing aspiring Black chef proprietors as part of The MICHELIN Guide’s series of interviews covering inequity in the hospitality industry.