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• It’s kind of a disastrous evening for Mike Sula at Via Ventuno: the delights of a chicken liver bruschetta and deftly executed house-made pastas are undercut by tone-deaf sauces, unwieldily large entrees, and service so gaffe-prone it’s impossible to overlook. [The Reader, first item]:

• After the departure of half of its founding duo, Shikago has been reinventing itself as more decidedly Asian (a little less fusion), says Anne Spiselman. The near-empty dining room emphasizes the food’s flaws — a tendency toward blandness, some uneven execution on the taste vs. aesthetics front. [The Reader, second item]

• The Sun-Times failed to update its website with any new dining content. Print media on the internet, so adorable!

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In Other Critics: Readers Only