{"id":4966,"date":"2018-02-02T21:09:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T03:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/?p=4966"},"modified":"2020-05-16T17:21:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T22:21:46","slug":"chicago-restaurant-week-2018-dinner-at-boka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/02\/chicago-restaurant-week-2018-dinner-at-boka\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Restaurant Week 2018: Dinner at Boka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This is part of a series of posts about Chicago Restaurant Week 2018, held January 26\u2013February 8. View all of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/tag\/CRW2018\">this year&#8217;s meal recaps<\/a>, or <a title=\"Restaurant Week\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/category\/restaurant-week-2\/\">browse all Restaurant Week coverage<\/a> from 2013\u20132018.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4998\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/02\/chicago-restaurant-week-2018-dinner-at-boka\/bokacarrots\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4998\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4998\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bokacarrots.jpg\" alt=\"Heirloom carrots, Boka\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bokacarrots.jpg 649w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bokacarrots-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bokacarrots-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heirloom carrots with sesame, buttermilk, and dates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4999\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4999\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/02\/chicago-restaurant-week-2018-dinner-at-boka\/bokachicken\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4999\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4999\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bokachicken.jpg\" alt=\"Roasted chicken,  Boka\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bokachicken.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bokachicken-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bokachicken-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roasted chicken with rutabaga, cabbage, and banyuls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Best Bite:<\/strong> I first visited Boka during Restaurant Week 2011 (before I even started this blog!), so a return visit was well overdue. I was excited to finally try the roasted chicken that&#8217;s been a mainstay of the menu ever since Chef Lee Wolen took the helm. It was possibly the most perfectly juicy slice of chicken I&#8217;ve ever eaten. The roasted carrots were also at just the right doneness, with a buttermilk dressing and lots of sesame.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5001\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5001\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/02\/chicago-restaurant-week-2018-dinner-at-boka\/bokabanana\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5001\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bokabanana.jpg\" alt=\"Banana dessert, Boka\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bokabanana.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bokabanana-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bokabanana-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Banana dessert with chocolate, creme fra\u00eeche cake, and speculoos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Other notes:<\/strong> The banana dessert was anchored by speculoos (cookie butter), a combination that reminded me of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/04\/2014-best-bite-4-banana-biscoff-pocket-and-coffee-stans-donuts\/\">this Stan&#8217;s donut<\/a> \u2013 but elevated with a beautiful presentation of shaved dark chocolate, cubes of sponge cake, and banana ice cream. And the technical expertise required for the slow-poached egg nestled in dense cavatelli and parmesan was truly impressive.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5000\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5000\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/02\/chicago-restaurant-week-2018-dinner-at-boka\/bokapoachedegg\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5000\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5000\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bokapoachedegg.jpg\" alt=\"Slow poached egg, Boka\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bokapoachedegg.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bokapoachedegg-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bokapoachedegg-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Slow poached egg with cavatelli, butternut squash, and parmesan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bokachicago.com\/\">Boka<\/a>, 1729 N. Halsted St., Chicago.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is part of a series of posts about Chicago Restaurant Week 2018, held January 26\u2013February 8. View all of this year&#8217;s meal recaps, or browse all Restaurant Week coverage from 2013\u20132018. Best Bite: I first visited Boka during Restaurant Week 2011 (before I even started this blog!), so a return visit was well overdue. 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