Cordelia

Cordelia is upscale enough for a family dinner, but still has the comfort of heading to your grandmother’s tchotchke-filled house for an after-school snack. The owners call their food “Midwest nice,” which basically means fancied up ‘90s-era favorites. To see this in action, order the White Castle-inspired burger box—you‘ll get a gigantic smashburger that can be torn apart into four smaller sliders topped with smoked cheddar, pickles, and onion. If the adults at the table want something they can eat with a fork, go for the mushroom and squash cream gnocchi. Enjoy some live theater at the high tops in front of the kitchen as the chefs cheer “BIG BIRD!” every time a group orders an entire fried chicken.