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Eating Edited by Elizabeth Atkinson
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Move over, Tabasco. Chicago’s top restaurants dish out quality hot sauces by the bottle so you can kick up the heat in style. By Elizabeth Atkinson
IF SUMMERS IN Chicago aren’t hot enough for you, we have just the thing to turn up the temperature. We tested, dissected and rated house-made hot sauces so you know which chef- level flavors to bust out in your own backyard.
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1. This Little Goat Went to Korea Little Goat Diner, $9 Chef Stephanie Izard’s new line of sauces includes this sweet and spicy number made with Korean chilies. We want to dump the bottle on a pile of wings. HOT OR NOT? Not, but we’re still crushing. GET IT AT Mariano’s various locations (
marianos.com) and
thislittlegoat.com
2. Fatracha sauce Fat Rice, $10 A local version of sriracha? We’re all in. Fat Rice’s Fatracha is filled with cane vinegar and piri piri chilies. The tangy sauce packs serious Thai-style heat. HOT OR NOT?We’re going to need an ice bath. GET IT AT 2957 W Diversey Ave (773-661-9170,
eatfatrice.com) · Fat Rice Bakery, 2951 W Diversey Ave (773-661-9544).
3. Habanero Antique Taco, $8 Apple-cider vinegar and carrots combine to produce this bright orange hot sauce.
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You’ll smell the funky spice when you open the jar; it’s a good indication that this is going to be a deliciously painful experience. HOT OR NOT? Damn hot GET IT AT Antique Taco’s various locations (
antiquetaco.com)
4. Fury sauce Furious Spoon, $5 This ramen shop’s Asian- influenced sauce is made with rice wine vinegar and apples, making it solidly fruity. But a sneaky heat provided by habanero peppers stays with you. HOT OR NOT? 10/10 GET IT AT Furious Spoon’s various locations (
furiousramen.com)
5. Hot sauce Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits, $7 Moving up the Scoville scale, Bang Bang churns out its signature hot sauce with Fresno chilies and garlic. This one lingers on the palate bite after bite.
HOT OR NOT? GET IT AT 2051 N California Ave (773-276-8888) · 4947 N Damen Ave (773-530-9020) ·
bangbangpie.com
6. Smoulder GT Fish & Oyster, $7 GT Fish & Oyster has an array of hot sauces available, but we’re keen on the mildest of the pack. Smoulder is decently smoky with a hint of heat from jalapeño puree. HOT OR NOT? The girl next door of hot sauce GET IT AT 531 N Wells St (312-929-3501,
gtoyster.com)
7. Red hot sauce Parson’s Chicken & Fish, $7
Made with guajillo peppers and garlic puree, the tamer of chef Hunter Moore’s hot sauces is heavy on the vinegar, for an acidic punch HOT OR NOT? Hot enough for a second date GET IT AT 2952 W Armitage Ave (773-384-3333, parsonschicken
andfish.com)
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