CHICAGO — Honestly, Chicago pizza is one of our favorite foods, and there's nothing wrong with eating it at every meal.
But in case you're looking for some variety, here's what should be on your weekend menu.
• Chef Laura Martinez knew it would be hard for a blind person to open her own restaurant, but Friday she did just that.
Martinez describes the menu at La Diosa as Mexican comfort food with French touches.
La Diosa will be open 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays. It will be closed on Mondays.
La Diosa, 2308 N. Clark St.
• The recently opened Little Lamb in Chinatown offers a special twist on the "hot pot" restaurant.
"Some hot pots are spicy, or some focus on seafood. We focus on herbal broths and Mongolian cuisine," co-owner Kecheng Liu said. "When you eat hot pot, it keeps you warm."
There's a huge menu, but ordering is easy. Diners pick their broth base — chicken and beef, lamb, herbal, tomato and super-spicy Mal La are among the choices — and add a variety of meats, seafood, tofu, vegetables of mushrooms.
The food is cooked at the table where stoves boil and steam the broth.
Little Lamb, 2201 S. Wentworth Ave.
•Ready for some barbecue?
The pitmasters behind Bobby's Q will once again set up temporary shop at Borelli's Pizza, 2124 W. Lawrence Ave., slinging brisket and pulled-pork sandwiches, along with sides like mac 'n' cheese and cole slaw, from 11 a.m. "until the meat runs out."
Previous Bobby's Q pop-up events have involved 150 pounds of meat that sell out within four hours.
Borelli's Pizza, 2124 W. Lawrence Ave.
• This is how you make junk food classy.
Volo in Roscoe Village will be holding its annual Junk Food & Wine Pairing event from 3-5 p.m. Saturday.
The restaurant will be serving housemade versions of foods like onion rings, buffalo wings and jalapeño poppers — so, already more elegant than your average bag of Flamin' Hot Cheetos — and classing them up with boutique wines.
Tickets are $36 per person and can be bought online.
Those who attend the tasting and opt to stick around for dinner will receive a 20 percent discount on food.
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