Love for Lake Street Kitchen + Bar

The folks behind Chicago Magazine's Dish blog have highlighted Lake Street Kitchen + Bar owner Rachel Dennis and her apparent lifelong quest to open a restaurant. Check it out here.

The reviews for the downtown restaurant, 1101 Lake St. have been mixed. Over at Wednesday Journal, food blogger David Hammond praises chef Jason Kurosaki's innovative menu, particularly the grape flatbread — "a good balance of sweetness, acidity, richness and herbaciousness" — as well as the bar's craft beer and wine selection. 

Reviewers on Yelp, meanwhile, haven't been so kind. A handful of people are heaping praise on Oak Park's new, grown-up dining option but some are harping on slow service, noise levels and the apparently small menu. 

Still, the restaurant's not even a month old and they're presumably working out the kinks. What do you think?