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Belly Q

June 30, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I’ve been meaning to try Belly Q, a modern Asian restaurant on Chicago’s West Randolph Street’s restaurant row, for a while now. Last night I met my friend and publishing mentor Jean Iversen for dinner there.

bellyqoutside

bellyqinside

We ordered a bunch of small plates, which is their specialty. The fried chicken was one of our favorites.

friend chicken

As were the lamb buns. We were both impressed with the generous amount of buns served with the flavorful lamb patties.

lamb buns

The coconut grits were creamy with a bit of a zing.

coconut grits

And the kimchi potato salad was amazing, too.

kimchi potato salad

I don’t eat pork, but Jean ordered the renowned sticky rice with Chinese sausage and thought it was delicious, too.

sticky rice

We had no room for dessert, but the menu featured soft serve ice cream with most of the dessert offerings. Definitely something to try next time.

Belly Q is located at 1400 West Randolph in Chicago. 312.563.1010

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