Zealous Restaurant Invites Guests To Turn Back The Clock This July

Zealous (419 W. Superior St.) celebrates twelve years of contemporary American cuisine with a delicious Turn Back the Clock tasting menu. Throughout the month of July, Chef Michael Taus invites guests to experience the restaurant's original five-course tasting menu at its original price of $45. Patrons may choose to add wine pairings, also available at the original 1993 price of $30.

For the past twelve years, Chef Taus and his culinary team have made excellence their number one priority, incorporating fresh, farm-raised ingredients and modern preparations into their cuisine. Innovation was Chef Taus's specialty twelve years ago and continues to be so today. His contemporary menu and sophisticated preparations have remained a hallmark of Zealous's cuisine throughout the years.

Offering a tasty glimpse of the past, the Turn Back the Clock menu will feature:


Shortstack Mango Pancakes, Savory Caramel Sauce and Sunnyside Up Quail Egg

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Southwestern Seafood Martini Infused with Ketel One Vodka

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Thai New Zealand Lamb Chops, Wild Mushroom Ragout with Ginger Couli

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Seasame Crusted Chilean Sea Bass, Pan Fried Angel Hair Pasta with
Red Coconut Curry Sauce

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Herbed Gnocchi with Wild Mushrooms in a Porcini Mushroom Broth with
Aged Romano Cheese


In addition to Zealous's Turn Back the Clock menu, the restaurant will also offer it's customary seven-course and vegetarian tasting menus, a la carte options, as well as a selection of dim sum offerings in the lounge.

Designed by New York architect William Leeds, Zealous is an urban oasis in Chicago's River North neighborhood. The converted warehouse is a contemporary loft-like space with 18-foot ceilings that lend airiness to the room. The elegant lounge area houses a brilliant stainless steel bar with Ethiopian onyx-covered highlights. Richly-colored eggplant chairs create sophisticated warmth in the dining area. A soaring wall of bamboo surrounds Zealous's breathtaking Chef's table in the center of the skylight-topped restaurant and accentuates the room's spaciousness. The visual focus of the Zen-chic dining room is the 15-foot glass-enclosed wine cellar that houses the restaurant's 750+ selection. The private dining room, which views the wine cellar, completes the space.

Zealous is open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday from 5 p.m. until 11 p.m. and select Sundays and Mondays. All major credit cards are accepted. For reservations or further information, please call (312) 475-9112 or visit www.zealousrestaurant.com.