Part handy hotel restaurant, part Loop power diner, and all Italian down to its second-generation chef, 312 Chicago earns its popularity with well-executed dishes that range from basic rigatoni with meatballs to grilled lamb chops with mascarpone and black-truffle polenta. We're tempted to carbo-load on the house-baked bread alone. Tables in the bi-level eatery are quieter aloft, though you still may see the occasional hotel guest wander through, looking for the elevator.
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