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Zagat Top Restaurants In Chicago

By John Dodge

CHICAGO (CBS) – The foodies have spoken: Zagat has released its top 50 restaurants in Chicago for 2014.

The list is compiled from thousands of surveys sent to thousands of people.

The results are used to create ratings and reviews.

The list includes a wide variety of cuisines and price ranges.

Here are the top 10, with their score out of a possible 30:

Avec Restaurant (28/30) (Mediterranean—West Loop)

Alinea (28/30) (American-Lincoln Park)

Frontera Grill (28/30) (Mexican-River North)

Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak and Stone Crab (28/30) (Seafood-River North)

Katsu Japanese Restaurant (28/30) (Japanese-West Rogers Park)

Les Nomades (27/30) (French-Streeterville)

Next (27/30) (Eclectic-West Loop)

Longman & Eagle (27/30) (American—Logan Square)

Grace (27/30) (New American—West Loop)

Arami (27/30) (Japanese-East Village)

The restaurants listed from No. 11 to No. 31 also earned 27 out of 30 points. The rest earned a 26.

The cheapest (No. 34): Top Notch Beefburgers in Beverly ($13/person)

The most expensive (all in the top 10): Alinea, Next, Grace ($230-$270/person)

Zagat breaks down its point system as follows:

26 - 30 extraordinary to perfection
21 - 25 very good to excellent
16 - 20 good to very good
11 - 15 fair to good
0 - 10 poor to fair

You can view more details about the restaurants and the full list here.

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