THE LOOP — "Top Chef: Chicago" star Spike Mendelsohn will open an outpost of his cult classic burger joint in Chicago this fall, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
Mendelsohn's Good Stuff Eatery first opened a Capitol Hill location in Washington, D.C., in 2008. He later launched spinoff locations in Washington's Georgetown neighborhood, Philadelphia and Crystal City, Virginia.
The Chicago location, Mendelsohn's first venture outside the East Coast, will open this fall on Wabash Avenue between Madison and Monroe streets, according to a spokeswoman for the company.
The restaurant chain is known for its house-made burgers, hand-spun milkshakes and the extensive selection of toppings it offers for its hand-cut fries at a "dipping bar."
Options include mango mayo, Sriracha mayo and Chipotle mayo.
Good Stuff Eatery famously predicted the outcome of the 2008 national election after pitting its Obama burger — topped with bacon, blue cheese, horseradish mayo and a sweet and sour red onion marmalade — against the McCain burger, which included Southwestern chipotle mayo, corn and roasted red pepper sauce, jack cheese, lettuce and tomato.
Diners chose the Obama burger over the McCain burger by a 4-1 margin.
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