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Lemmons by Grbic
When executive chef Senada Grbic was creating the Lemmons by Grbic menu, she told me in a 2017 interview, “I did things I always wanted to eat.” Two years later, the restaurant she opened with her siblings Ermin and Erna remains fresh and unique, a Bosnian- and (more broadly) Balkan-influenced south-city tavern. The Grbics are the adult children of Grbic Restaurant owners Ermina and Sulejman Grbic, and some of Lemmons by Grbic’s most appealing dishes mash up Bosnian and American fare: pizza topped with cevapi, smoked wings glazed with rakija. More than anything, what unites the menu is Senada Grbic’s cooking, sometimes bold (a burger that is 50 percent beef, 50 percent bacon), sometimes nuanced (fire-seared trout that remains tender, with just the right note of lemon) and always appealing.
Hours: Dinner Tuesday-Saturday, lunch Saturday (closed Sunday and Monday)
Last year's ranking: Rest of the Best
Opened: 2017