Restaurant Review – Help fight breast cancer at River North’s Hub 51
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (LEYE)has provided Chicagoans and the nation with innovative cooking for more than a half-century. They’re also helping those who fight breast cancer this month with food specials that give back.
One of those restaurants is River North’s Hub 51, located in the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Chicago. They are donating $1 of each sale of their Pulled Chicken Nachos to benefit METAvivor, an organization dedicated to fighting stage 4 metastatic breast cancer.
These pink-toned nachos are made with all-natural chicken, guacamole, tomato salsa, jalapeños, cheddar, oaxaca, and sour cream.
Hub 51 isn’t shy. They brag of having the “best nachos in Chicago to sushi, burgers, tacos and craft beers. We are River North’s go-to spot for lunch, dinner, weekend brunch and late-night eats.”
We appreciate such confidence at Dean’s Team Chicago. Start with a couple of other highly recommended starters, including their Bang-Bang Crispy Cauliflower, served tempura- battered, with spicy mayo and togarashi. Or, their Spinach-Artichoke Dip, served with chips, salsa, and sour cream. Move on to their dinner-sized salads, including Our Favorite Chopped Salad. Will it become yours as well, with avocado, crispy bacon, tomatoes, blue cheese, tubetti pasta, and hub vinaigrette? If not, try the Brussels Sprouts Salad, sweetened with medjool dates, and served with almonds, manchego cheese, and a tangy mustard vinaigrette. Or, try their Crushed Pistachio Caesar Salad, with a mix of arugula romaine lettuce, shaved parmesan, migas, and yogurt dressing. They also boast of their sushi selections, which include Shaki-Shaki Tuna with crispy rice, spicy mayo, and pickled ginger, or their classic California Roll, with crab, cucumber, and avocado, or their Crunchy Volcano Roll, with ahi tuna, rock crab, fresno, cucumber, avocado, tobanjan, japanese bbq, with a tempura crunch.
Hub Specialties include a Slow-Cooked Chicken French Dip, a thinly sliced chicken breast with provolone, green peppers, giardiniera, served au ju, and a First-Rate Prime Cheeseburger, fully dressed, and served with crispy hub fries. Their Mediterranean Turkey Burger pairsorganic turkey with feta cheese, arugula, cucumber, tomato, and a cool cucumber sauce.
If that weren’t enough, desserts are worth the price of gold. Diners raved over Martha Melman‘s Special Occasion Carrot Cake, a three-layer secret recipe, and cream cheese frosting. A luscious Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding combineschocolate, Panna Cotta, peanut butter cream, with peanut butter Oreo crunch, and whipped cream.
Google reviews were, overall, spectacular.
“This was my second visit and bang-bang cauliflower does not disappoint! You must order this delectable appetizer on your next visit! Enjoyed the chicken tenders love how the fries are preseasoned.”
“Nice space and great food. Very allergy friendly”
Hub 51 is located, appropriately enough, at 51 W. Hubbard Street. Their hours are Monday-Thursday, 11am–9pm, and Friday for brunch from 11am–11pm. Saturday, they open at 10:30am – 11pm, and Sunday, from 10:30am–9pm. For reservations, click here.
Alison Moran-Powers and Dean’s Team Chicago
