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I just remembered who has a nice outdoor space, Cody's Public House.
The patio has a nice canopy of trees, a bag toss game (Bring your own bags. Their bags are terrible!), darts and they have a pretty good and cheap beer selection.
I don't believe they serve food, but they do have a gas grill in the back where you can grill your own grub.

Cody's Public House
1658 W. Barry Ave.
Chicago, IL 60657
773-528-4050

P.S. Metromix has a guide to rooftop decks, patios and beer gardens today.

Daily Herald's suburban al fresco recommendations:

Atwater's at the Herrington Inn
15 S. River Lane, Geneva, (630) 208-7433, http://www.herringtoninn.com

Brio Tuscan Grille
The Shops on Butterfield, 330 Yorktown Center, Lombard, (630) 424-1515, http://www.brioitalian.com

Cafe Pyrenees
Adler Square Shopping Center, 1762 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, (847) 362-2233, http://www.cafepyrenees.com (opening late summer)

Don Roth's Blackhawk
61 N. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, (847) 537-5800, http://www.theblackhawk.com

Hackney's on Harms
1241 Harms Road, Glenview, (847) 724-5577, http://www.hackneys.net

Jimmy's Grill
245 S. Washington St., Naperville, (630) 548-2500, http://www.jimmysgrillnaperville.com

Kona Grill
Oak Brook Promenade, 3051 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, (630) 515-8395, http://www.konagrill.com

Long Grove Cafe
235 Robert Parker Coffin Road, Long Grove, (847) 955-9600, http://www.longgrovecafe.com

M.T. Barrels
98 W. Main St. (Route 72), West Dundee, (847) 426-4030, http://www.mtbarrels.com

Peggy Kinnane's
8 N. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights, (847) 577-7733, http://www.peggykinnanes.com

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I had the pleasure of dining on the new patio at A Tavola a couple weeks ago, and it was really fantastic. There are new tables and chairs, and a bar outside (although they do not have the appropriate chairs to suit the bar -- I assume that's coming). But that back third of the patio is now a walled-off working garden. I saw numerous tomato plants, zucchini plants, and herbs growing, all abundantly, and all of which will be used in the restaurant.

A Tavola
2148 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 276-7567

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Local Beet

I think its about that time to bump this thread.

Patios now open: Piccolo Sogno, Eve, BOKA, Perennial, Vivo

looks like someone follows @ellenmalloy

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RIP LTH.

Kuma's patio opens on May 1st

I'm not sure when, but El Cid #2 has a very nice patio (although the food has gone downhill a bit) that should be open soon as well.

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010 was a lovely day in Chicago, wasn't it? The weather was just perfect. We had dinner outside at Feast on Delaware Street. It was half-price bottles night (Monday and Tuesday) so that was an added benefit.

I had the chicken breast stuffed with herbed goat cheese on gnocchi with spinach, tiny tomatoes in a lemon beurre blanc sauce. It was outstanding. The gnocchi were tender and light. The chicken was cooked perfectly, with nice crisp skin. The cheese oozed out and the bite of chicken, cheese & sauce was just wonderful. The spinach added a nice smoky balance to the dish, and the tomatoes were just the hint of acid that was needed.

My dining companion had the grilled whitefish, served over asparagus (I think), corn cut from the cob, tomatoes and mushrooms in a truffle cream sauce. It, too was excellent.

And with the 50% off bottle of Spanish white wine, quite a deal.

Feast
25 E. Delaware Place
Chicago. IL 60611
Ph: 312.337.4001