Villains Plans to Reopen in April; Brings in New Chef

Dennis Stover   PHOTO: BRIAN WILLETTE

Your favorite "bad guys" are coming back soon according to a nice article on chicagomagazine.com:

Like most of its comic-book namesakes, Villains Chicago (730 S. Clark St., no phone yet) has undergone a transformation, finding a new space across the street from its old lair at number 649 and upping the ante on food by hiring Dennis Stover (Hot Chocolate, Longman & Eagle, Big Star) as chef. Ownership plans to reopen in April.

The article goes onto to provide some more depth about food options at Villains 2.0:

While the old Villains served burgers that neighborhood foodies respected, Stover plans to add more-curated and more-creative dishes to the menu. In addition to oysters and charcuterie, he hopes to offer the whole chicken he made for the tasting at his job interview—yogurt-marinated, grilled, and served with arugula, pecorino cheese, and chimichurri. The burger, grilled rather than griddled, will average an 80/20 meat-to-fat ratio in some combination among chuck, brisket, and steak. The menu will run to about 18 items.

If you remember we recently posted about the buildout beginning.  Glad to see one of our favorites coming back!

(Hat tip:  HH!)