Where the Locals Eat Rating
Top 100 Restaurant, Chicago
"Chicago's only authentic French brasserie and winner of the 1996 James Beard Award for 'Best New Restaurant in the U.S.,' Brasserie Jo is a lively and flavorful tribute to the food and drink of Chef [Jean] Joho's native France, with an Alsace flair that matches the ebullient Joho himself."
– Brasserie Jo website
"Really good food at reasonable (for River North) prices keeps the cavernous Brasserie Jo filled with tourists and trendy urbanites. With chef Jean Joho [Everest] in charge of this Lettuce Entertain You partnership, the menu expands on traditional brasserie fare with specialties from Joho's native Alsace."
– Chicago Reader
"Joho is a master when working with simple, rustic ingredients. ... The quality remains unassailable."
– Phil Vettel, Chicago Tribune
"A brasserie will make a big deal about beer, while bistros couldn't care less about beer; their focus is wine and more wine. Brasserie Jo punches that message home right at the top of the menu with its broad selection–more than 20 in all–of beers and ales. And, in classic brasserie style, a refreshing 'Hopla, hoppy pils' leads the beer parade."
– Pat Bruno, Chicago Sun-Times
"Somebody get the chef a cocktail–he should relax like this more often."
– TimeOut Chicago
Full bar. Serving dinner daily.
How others rate Brasserie Jo
Chicago Tribune
*** (Excellent)
Zagat 2009
22 Food Rating (Very Good to Excellent)