Elbow to elbow restaurant with soul food to bring you home. Hot sauce bottles line the walls and authentic music plays behing the chatter of the dining room. Loop 111 N. Wabash #700 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 263-6443 Premiered 1/6/2006

Bob Chinn's has become a restaurant industry icon by providing the freshest food at great prices. Wheeling 393 S. Milwaukee Ave. Wheeling, IL 60090 (847) 520-3633 Premiered 1/6/2006

Uncommon Ground features contemporary American bistro cuisine with an emphasis on seasonal, regional, organic ingredients. Come enjoy a tree-lined sidewalk cafe in the summer & 2 warm, cozy fireplaces in the winter. National music acts perform nightly in an intimate acoustic listening room while art openings feature local Chicago artists monthly. Wrigleyville 3800 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60613 (773) 929-3680 Premiered 1/6/2006

Using only their hands, guests dig into many courses of medieval style food served by wenches while they watch and cheer for knights battling it out in an arena before them. Epic. Schaumburg 2001 N. Roselle Road Schaumburg, IL 60195 (847) 843-3900 Premiered 1/13/2006

A crab house akin to those of the old days - crab shells litter the floor and tanks of crabs wait for their delicious demise. Lincoln Park 1816 N. Halsted Street Chicago, IL 60614 (312) 280-8990 Premiered 1/13/2006

A 50's burger joint and diner with the motto "eat and get out." Wait staff dress and act rude and crude to push the delicious milkshakes and cheese fries on their customers. River North 640 N. Wells St. Chicago, IL 60610 (312) 664-1707 Premiered 1/13/2006