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Best Restaurants for Local Ingredients in Buffalo Grove

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1. Scratchboard Kitchen
4.7
Exceptional(145)
$$$$
• Farm-to-table • Arlington Heights
Booked 17 times today
Located in downtown Arlington Heights, Scratchboard Kitchen offers scratch-made food and drinks using the highest quality locally sourced ingredients. A chef-driven approach highlights Midwestern seasonality by tapping into the bounty of the surrounding farmland. Local ingredients are showcased in seasonally-inspired dishes paired with a selection of beverages including local craft beer, carefully curated wines, seasonal craft cocktails and mocktails, locally roasted coffee, specialty lattes, and cold brew. Additional offerings include house-made pastries (including poptarts!) made from scratch daily and soft serve ice cream.
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2. Farm Bar - Ravenswood
4.6
Exceptional(448)
$$$$
• Farm-to-table • Lincoln Square
Booked 25 times today
You’ve had farm-to-table. But have you had farm-to-fork you can actually trust?Farm Bar doesn’t fake the sourcing, we built the farm. Brown Dog Farm grows our apples, peaches, plums, cherries, asparagus, raspberries, horseradish, and honey. When you taste it in that salad or aioli, that’s local ingredients from the Midwest showing up.The cheese curds are golden. The seasonal menu changes with the harvest. And the craft cocktails? Balanced and built on fresh ingredients.We greet you by name, fix it fast if it’s off, and send you home with a note if it’s a big night.Lakeview and Ravenswood...it’s Midwest comfort food, served like it should be for lunch, brunch and dinner.To meet added costs from the city, we've added a voluntary 3% COB fee to our checks. We understand that rising costs affect our guests too, so we will remove this fee upon request. Visit our website to learn about Farm Bar Rooftop Events, a dedicated private event venue to host your celebrations and gatherings.
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3. Burl - Evanston
4.6
Exceptional(150)
$$$$
• American • Evanston
Booked 36 times today
Farmer-driven, wood-fired kitchen.By Chef Thomas Carlin and Rachel Canfora-Carlin.At Burl, Chef Rachel wants every guest to feel the warmth of the team, the thrill of Tom’s seasonal menus, and a connection to the Midwest farms that supply them each week. Whether it’s a special occasion or a weekday whim, she wants guests to leave feeling included, inspired, and proud of the local ingredients on their plates.Chef Tom wants guests to feel comfortable and fully at ease from the moment they walk in. He wants them to slow down, connect, and leave feeling full—both physically and emotionally—like when you drive home after Thanksgiving dinner: satisfied, relaxed, and ready to go, with a deep sense of fulfillment.Plan your next visit! We recommend booking ahead of time to secure your preferred date and time. Reservations open exactly 30 days in advance.
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4. Liberty Tavern
3.9
Excellent(180)
$$$$
• Unspecified • Rosemont
Booked 4 times today
Liberty Tavern is a full-service restaurant offering a celebration of comfort food with a variety of regional specialties and all-American favorites. The casual, comfortable atmosphere, modeled after the great American grills of the 1920's offers fresh, local and seasonal ingredients
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5. Basant Modern Indian
4.7
Exceptional(535)
$$$$
• Indian • North Center
Booked 16 times today
Basant showcases modern Indian cuisine by complementing the flavors and traditions of India with fresh, local ingredients and classic techniques. For Chef/Owner Jeet Singh, food is about people. Chef Jeet invites guests to share his nostalgia, love and curiosity for flavors. Inspired by the festival of Basant, symbolizing spring and new beginnings, Basant's menu honors tradition while celebrating innovation. Guests can choose from the classics like Lamb Chops, Butter Chicken, Lamb Shank Nihari or Malai Kofta. Or, they can also sample Basant's innovative dishes including starters like Chettinad Fried Chicken, Vindaloo Pork Belly Tonkatsu and mains such as Duck Basant or Mushroom and Jackfruit Haleem. Complimenting its menu, Basant's craft cocktail and NA options combine the familiar and nostalgic with the unexpected.
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6. Superkhana International
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4.9
Exceptional(9)
$$$$
• Indian • Logan Square
Booked 10 times today
We are a Michelin bib gourmand restaurant in Chicago’s historic Logan Square neighborhood. Inspired by the ideas of connection, joy and delicious food, Chef’s Yoshi Yamada & Zeeshan Shah created Superkhana International as a space where Indian and American traditions come together and grow into something new: a restaurant that feels warmly familiar and thrillingly different. In a vibrant and artful space, global flavors meet local ingredients, hospitality is thoughtful and unfussy, and the food is interesting & delicious. Superkhana International is a great place to have a great time. We’d love to have you in.

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