Crystal Lake Restaurant Receives Nod From Wine Spectator

CRYSTAL LAKE— A Crystal Lake restaurant has been recognized for their wine programs, joining 3,700 establishments worldwide as winners in Wine Spectator’s 2024 Restaurant Awards.

1776 Restaurant is among an elite group of restaurants in the Chicago area picked to receive a Best of Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator.

Award winners are from all 50 states and more than 75 countries and territories. Awards are given across three categories: Award of Excellence, presented to about 2,150 restaurants; the Best of Award of Excellence, presented to about 1,531 restaurants; and the Grand Award, presented to only four restaurants, including two California restaurants, Grasing's in Carmel-by-the-Sea and Lazy Bear in San Francisco.

In Illinois, of the 91 restaurants earning recognition, 55 are located in Chicago.

These Illinois restaurants won the Best Of Award Of Excellence this year:

• 1776 Restaurant, 397 Virginia St., Crystal Lake
• Acanto, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
• Adalina, 912 N. State St., Chicago
• Bar Mar, 120 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago
• Bar Sotto, 71 W. Monroe St., Chicago
• Bazaar Meat by José Andrés, 120 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago
• Brass Tack, Waldorf Astoria Chicago, 11 E. Walton St., Chicago
• City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph St., Chicago
• Gibsons Italia, 233 N. Canal St., Chicago
• Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, 60 E. Grand Ave., Chicago
• Kinzie Chophouse, 400 N. Wells St., Chicago
• Maple & Ash, 8 W. Maple St., Chicago
• Mastro's Steakhouse, 520 N. Dearborn St., Chicago
• Morton's, The Steakhouse, 65 E. Wacker Place, Chicago
• Oakville Grill & Cellar, 163 N. Green St., Chicago
• Parkers' Restaurant & Bar, 1000 31st St., Downers Grove
• RPM Seafood, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago
• RPM Steak, 66 W. Kinzie St., Chicago
• T. Smith & Wollensky, 318 N. State St., Chicago
• Swift & Sons, 1000 W. Fulton Market St., Chicago
• The English Room, The Deer Path Inn, 255 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest
• The Tavern, 519 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville
• The Village, 71 W. Monroe St., Chicago
• Tre Dita, St. Regis Chicago, 401 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago
• Vivere, 71 W. Monroe St., Chicago

Illinois restaurants that earned the Award of Excellence are:

• 20's Hideout Steakhouse & Bar, 2602 Wanda Drive, Marion
• Aba, 302 N. Green St., Chicago
• Adorn Bar & Restaurant, The Four Seasons Chicago, 120 E. Delaware Place, Chicago
• Andros Taverna, 2542 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago
• Angelo's Wine Bar, 3026 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago
• Asador Bastian, 214 W. Erie St., Chicago
• BLVD Steakhouse, 817 W. Lake St., Chicago
• Brasero, 1709 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago
• Cadence Kitchen & Co., 5101 Mochel Drive, Downers Grove
• Che Figata, 2155 Citygate Lane, Naperville
• Cherry Circle Room, Chicago Athletic Association, 12 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
• Coco Pazzo, 300 W. Hubbard St., Chicago
• Connected, 3218 N. Dries Lane, Peoria
• Eddie Merlot's, 185 N. Milwaukee Ave., Lincolnshire
• El Che Steakhouse & Bar, 845 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago
• Fioretta, 318 N. Sangamon St., Chicago
• Fogo de Chão, 5460 Park Place, Rosemont
• Fogo de Chão, 661 N. LaSalle Blvd., Chicago
• Fogo de Chão, 1824 Abriter Court, Naperville
• Fogo de Chão, Oak Brook Commons, Oak Brook
• Frontera Grill/Topolobampo, 445 N. Clark St., Chicago
• GT Prime Steakhouse, 707 N. Wells St., Chicago
• Galit Restaurant, 2429 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago
• Geja's Cafe, 340 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago
• Gibsons Bar and Steakhouse, 1028 N. Rush St., Chicago
• Hugo's Frog Bar & Fish House, 1024 N. Rush St., Chicago
• Indienne, 217 W. Huron St., Chicago
• Jaleo by José Andrés, 500 N. Clarke St., Chicago
• LYRA, 905 W. Fulton Market, Chicago
• Le Colonial, 57 E. Oak St., Chicago
• Mandrake, 201 S. Third St., Geneva
• Miru, St. Regis Chicago, 401 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago
• Morton's, The Steakhouse, 1751 Freedom Drive, Naperville
• Morton's, The Steakhouse, 699 Skokie Blvd., Northbrook
• Morton's, The Steakhouse, 1470 McConnor Parkway, Schaumburg
• Morton's, The Steakhouse, 9525 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont
• Osteria Langhe, 2824 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago
• Perry's Steakhouse & Grille, 5 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
• Perry's Steakhouse & Grille, 1780 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg
• Perry's Steakhouse & Grille, 1050 N. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills
• Prime & Provisions, 222 N. Lasalle, Chicago
• RL Restaurant, 115 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago
• Rose Mary, 932 W. Fulton St., Chicago
• STK Chicago, 9 W. Kinzie St., Chicago
• Seasons 52, 1770 E. Higgins Road, Schaumburg
• Seasons 52, 3 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
• Shaw's Crab House, 21 E. Hubbard St., Chicago
• Siena Tavern, 51 W. Kinzie St., Chicago
• Soif Wine Lounge, 2456 N. California Ave., Chicago
• Sullivan's Steakhouse, 244 S. Main St., Naperville
• Summer House, N. Halsted St., Chicago
• The Capital Grille, 5340 N. River Road, Rosemont
• The Capital Grille, 87 Yorktown Center, Lombard
• The Capital Grille, 633 N. St. Clair St., Chicago
• The Capital Grille, 4999 Old Orchard Center, Skokie
• The Capital Grille, 2000 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg
• The Florentine, JW Marriott Chicago, 151 W. Adams St., Chicago
• The Foxtail, 5237 Main St., Downers Grove
• The Gage, 24 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
• The James, 317 S. Third St., Geneva
• The Palm Chicago, 323 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago
• The Wine Bar at Hidden Creek, Hidden Creek Estates, 13276 White School Road, Roscoe
• Three Embers, Marriott Lincolnshire Resort, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire
• Truluck's, 9860 Berwyn Ave., Rosemont
• avec, 615 W. Randolph St., Chicago

Wine Spectator said the Award of Excellence winners generally have a wine list of at least 100 vintages, while the Best of Award of Excellence winners generally have at least 350 selections. The Grand Award winners have 1,000 or more selections, presenting diners with a depth of vintages from some of the world’s most acclaimed winemakers

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