Halsted’s Bar & Grill

The owners of X/O have left their creative small plates and inventive wine list behind and replaced it all with a more generic concept: Standard American food in a casual atmosphere. A few of the fried foods—the jalapeño poppers especially—are nice accompaniments to a cold beer, and the chicken sandwiches are perfectly solid (but, being chicken sandwiches, not much more). Those who really miss X/O may still be able to find some comfort here come summer, however: Sitting in the back patio on a warm night is lovely enough to take your mind off anything.