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DINE

NEAR

YOUR

LINE

With over 242 stations throughout
the region, our trains are a great way
to explore different neighborhoods

and visit a wide variety of shops,
restaurants and bars. In each issue,
we will be highlighting one of the
best places to eat near our stations THE THING TO TRY:
and we hope you’ll send us your own has drawn a loyal following in the
recommendations! city and around the world. Green Tomatoes — battered with
crunchy cornmeal and topped
Williams was named Best Chef of
Our first pick is highly acclaimed and with a shrimp remoulade.

The Year by the Chicago Tribune in
Black-owned Virtue Restaurant &

Bar, which you can find in Hyde Park March 2020, and his influence on the

right off the 51st/53rd St. Station of food scene has only grown. Virtue has drink menu), and after a year of

the Metra Electric Line. Redefining remained a welcoming and distinct takeout, limited seating and donating
American Southern food since 2018, dining experience that you can’t miss meals to frontline workers, the

this is the first solo concept for Erick when in the Hyde Park area. As a restaurant is now back in full force.
Williams, a Chicago native with over recent 5-star Yelp review says, “The They are open for dinner Wednesday
25 years of experience in fine dining, food is incredible, drinks amazing, through Sunday, so consider stopping

who serves as both the owner and vibe is comfortable and upscale.” in this summer to sit out on their patio

executive chef. His passion for cooking Patience is a virtue (fittingly the name and sample a unique menu full of
and impeccable sense of presentation of a signature cocktail on the Virtue flavors both familiar and unexpected.

If you have a favorite restaurant near a Metra station, let us know by
emailing marketing@metrarr.com, and it could be featured in our next issue!

SEE YOUR PHOTO ON OUR FEED

Once a week, we share a photo taken by one of our riders on
our social media accounts for #MetraFanPhotoFriday. From a
sunrise captured from the window during an early morning
commute to cityscapes featuring our iconic trains, we love
looking through and sharing the submissions we receive.
Send your favorite Metra shots to social@metrarr.com for
a chance to be featured. Photo was taken
by @ officiallarjr

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