Red Ivy, Chicago

Large, comfy booths doused in low lighting cushion guests as they munch on half-pound hamburgers or wings by the pound. Between the sets of curved booths and the gleaming, well-stocked bar, a cobblestone path cuts through the tiled floors, snaking its way to the brick-framed floor-to-ceiling windows. Guests crowd together to watch sports games on multiple flat-screen TVs, sipping beers while cheering as their favorite teams score and mascots perform flawless monologues. Hoarse from celebrating, parched throats find relief in seasonal drafts as incisors sink into a Palermo pizza layered over one of five crust types and adorned in italian beef or canadian bacon.