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sola restaurant

3868 N. Lincoln Ave.
@ Byron
Chicago. IL 60613

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Dinner Hours:
Open nightly at 5:30 pm
Lunch Hours:
11:30 am - 2 pm Thu/Friday
Brunch Hours:
10:00 am - 2 pm Sat/Sun

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Media Relations:

The Experiential Agency
Amanda Puck & Laura Windt

2010

January 2010 - National Culinary Review Magazine- (PDF Download)

Premium burgers

01-26-2010 - Daily Herald - Rum Relief

Chicago's Sola Restaurant has created a special drink that benefits those impacted by the recent earthquake in Haiti.

01-13-10 - ABC7 - Chef brings spirit of Hawaiian luau to Chicago

Don't we all wish we could take off for Hawaii this time of year? One Chicago chef actually lives there part-time, so she decided to bring the spirit of the luau to her restaurant every Sunday night, in the form of family-style dining.

2009

02-16-09 - ABC7 - Local chef competes in Burger Bash

Chef Carol will be making her signature Wagyu Burger that has taken her 20 years to perfect. This mouth-watering sandwich is made with Allen Brother's Wagyu Beef, cambazola cheese, house-made bacon, caramelized onions and arugula all squeezed between a soft pretzel roll.

02-23-09 - Chicago Tribune - Phil Vettel - (PDF Download)

sola participates in Chicago Chef Week

02-20-09 - Chicago Tribune - The Stew - (PDF Download)

sola wins 'best potatoes' at Sobe Wine and Food Festival

02-20-09 - TVSPY.com - South Beach Sizzles as America's Culinary Elite Compete in Idaho (R) Potato Side Dish Challenge

Chef Carol Wallack of Sola in Chicago Snags First Place in Challenge at South Beach Wine and Food Festival's Burger Bash and Awards $5,000 to Florida International University

2008

12-08-08 - Cheeky - This Weeks Feature - sola

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12-04-08 - Food Network - The Juice

Among the professional chefs showcasing their beef patties at the Amstel Light Burger Bash presented by Allen Brothers will be the talented Carol Wallack from Sola Restaurant in Chicago.

11-12-08 - Chicago Sun Times - Chicago's Culinary Queens (PDF Download)

Carol Wallack interviewed as one of the city's best female chefs to gt an idea of what it's like to compete with the big boys.

Nov-Dec 2008 - Plate - (PDF Download)

10-09-08 - Edibility Chicago: Eat and drink pink

The Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center Celebrates Chef Series | Detroit Free Press

Michigan State University in East Lansing is celebrating 10 years of its popular visiting chef series Oct. 29-30. Chef Carol Wallack of Sola restaurant in Chicago is the featured chef.

How Sola Restaurant uses Social Media, a video interview

Carol Wallack and Valerie Sanchez of Sola Restaurant in Chicago were nice enough to sit for a moment and allow me to ask them about how they use a weekly email and their website to keep in touch with their customers.

Chefware.com News

Wallack's California-born culinary style incorporates strong elements of Asian-Pacific flair, developed through frequent surfing trips to Hawaii. "My heart is in Hawaii," she says. "I tend to cook what I like to eat."

sola restaurant reviews & press: Windy City Media Group - February 27, 2008

Dish List

sola restaurant reviews & press: Hungrymag.com - February 12, 2008

Sola Trumps Restaurant Week

2007

sola restaurant reviews & press: Daily Herald - December 12, 2007

Surfer-girl chef infuses sola with the spirit of the islands

sola restaurant reviews & press: Chicago Tribune - November 29, 2007

Where to pull up a chair, or 25

sola restaurant reviews & press: ABC 7 News Hungry Hound - October 17, 2007

Video available.

sola restaurant reviews & press: CBS 2 Chicago News - October 6, 2007

Incredible Pumpkin Creations For 'Falloween'

sola restaurant reviews & press: ChicagoTribune.com - September 12, 2007

Nutritious seaweed surfaces as the new veggie on American dinner plates.

sola restaurant reviews & press: Centerstage Chicago - August 6, 2007

Surfer-turned-chef Carol Wallack brightens up the city with sola's sunny fare.

sola restaurant reviews & press: Chicago Sun-Times - May 9, 2007

Portuguese version of 'fried dough' tempts at Sola

sola restaurant reviews & press: Lumino Magazine - February 27, 2007

Get out of the cold and into Sola

2006

sola restaurant reviews & press: CLTV Metromix

Video available.

sola restaurant reviews & press: USA Travel Magazine

sola restaurant, “Surfer girl” and former chef to some of Hollywood’s celebrities such as James Garner and one of my favorites, Jack Nicholson. Carol Wallack opened sola, a really dynamic and innovative Contemporary American eatery.

sola restaurant reviews & press: CBS 2 Chicago News

Table For 2

sola restaurant reviews & press: Chicago Magazine

Best New Restaurants 2006

sola restaurant reviews & press: Chicago Tribune

So far, so good for Sola

sola restaurant reviews & press: Chicago Sun Times : Food

Wallack's Sola Shines

sola restaurant reviews & press: Chicago Sun Times

Worth Singing - Food and Atmosphere in Perfect Tune at sola

sola restaurant reviews & press: Chicago Foodies

sola restaurant reviews & press: Chicago Sun Times

Bruno's quick bites

sola restaurant reviews & press: Metromix.com

Ramp it up, people! Starve a cold, feed a spring fever with these fresh veggies

sola restaurant reviews & press: Red Eye

sola restaurant reviews & press: Metromix.com

It's gettin' hot out here! Well, maybe lukewarm, but now's the time to plan for alfresco season

sola restaurant reviews & press: Chicago Sun Times

sola restaurant reviews & press: WBBM Radio

Self described “surfer girl” Carol Wallack has found the perfect balance at her new restaurant, sola, at 3868 North Lincoln Avenue.

sola restaurant reviews & press: Chicago Free Press

New Bistro offers Asian-inspired fare for sophisticated tastes

sola restaurant reviews & press: UR Chicago

SIDEDISH

sola restaurant reviews & press: NorthShore Magazine Online

sola restaurant reviews & press: Dish

Eight Reasons to Eat at Sola

sola restaurant reviews & press: Chicago Reader

Recent Arrivals

sola restaurant reviews & press: Time Out Chicago : Issue 53

It’s not a day at the beach, but Sola manages to take the edge off winter

sola restaurant reviews & press: WHERE Magazine

sola restaurant reviews & press: mmmchicago.com

Tastemaker: Carol Wallack

sola restaurant reviews & press: Ralph Pancetta

sola Restaurant Review

sola restaurant reviews & press: Chicagoist

When Chicagoist went out to check out Chef Carol Wallack's new restaurant, sola (3868 N. Lincoln Ave.), this week we had high hopes. Luckily, we were not disappointed.