Where the Locals Eat Rating
Top 100 Restaurant, Chicago
"[Chef Carol Wallack's] new contemporary American restaurant–sola–has created a new standard in dining with an innovative menu, a welcoming atmosphere and first-rate service since opening its West Lakeview doors. Sola is the ideal location to celebrate a special occasion or enjoy a relaxing meal with friends serving American cuisine with Asian and Hawaiian influences in a comfortable and stylish atmosphere."
– sola website
"Sola is a culinary declaration of independence, a very personal statement by a chef/restaurateur who clearly sweats the details. And, not coincidentally, it's a terrific restaurant."
– Phil Vettel, Chicago Tribune
"There are some restaurants where there is so much raw energy that you get all jittery. And there are restaurants like Sola, where you can sit back, relax, get into the moment. Everything is smooth and the service is at your side but not in your face. Tables are nicely spaced, so you can chat without shouting, and you also can muse, connect with your food."
– Pat Bruno, Chicago Sun-Times
How others rate sola
Chicago Sun-Times
Top 10 Restaurants of 2006
Top 10 Contemporary American Restaurants, 2007
Chicago Tribune
*** (Excellent)
Chicago magazine
Best New Restaurants of 2006