Frontera Grill
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Frontera Grill is a Mexican restaurant in Chicago, Illinois
. It is owned by Rick Bayless
. It opened in January 1987 and is located at 445 N. Clark Street
in Chicago's River North neighborhood.
In 2007, Frontera Grill won the James Beard Foundation
's "Outstanding Restaurant" award, designating it the best restaurant in the U.S.
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. It is owned by Rick Bayless
Rick Bayless
Rick Bayless is an American chef who specializes in traditional Mexican cuisine with modern interpretations. He is perhaps best known for his PBS series Mexico: One Plate at a Time....
. It opened in January 1987 and is located at 445 N. Clark Street
Clark Street (Chicago)
Clark Street is a north-south street in Chicago, Illinois that runs close to the shore of Lake Michigan from the northern city boundary with Evanston, to 2200 South in the city street numbering system...
in Chicago's River North neighborhood.
In 2007, Frontera Grill won the James Beard Foundation
James Beard Foundation
The James Beard Foundation is a New York-based national professional non-profit organization named in honor of James Beard that serves to promote the culinary arts by honoring chefs, wine professionals, journalists, and cookbook authors at annual award ceremonies and providing scholarships and...
's "Outstanding Restaurant" award, designating it the best restaurant in the U.S.