Green Zebra

D&I were supposed to go to a new swank vegetarian restaurant, called Green Zebra last week.

The ChicagoReader gave a good review:

Who needs meat to complicate a dish like spicy panfried scallion pancakes with kimchi and chili-garlic sauce, or slow-roasted shiitakes in a crispy potato nest with savoy cabbage, or a dense, flavorful fennel risotto cake with preserved lemon and a Syrah reduction? At GREEN ZEBRA, the new, mostly vegetarian restaurant from Spring owners Shawn McClain, Peter Drohomyrecky (pictured), and Sue Kim-Drohomyrecky, the dishes have so much flavor and texture you'll never miss the flesh. The generous tasting portions range from $7 to $14 apiece, making it possible to feast without busting your budget. McClain's menu doesn't exclude die-hard meat eaters: there's a crispy chicken dish drizzled with tangerine honey, and a daily fish special—one night it was Alaskan halibut with sunchokes and white asparagus, redolent of the tandoori spices that seasoned the accompanying pearl couscous. The wine list may look familiar to Spring fans—heavy on crisp, refreshing whites like Austrian and Alsatian Riesling, gruner veltliner, and pinot gris, but also including light reds from the U.S., France, Australia, Italy, and New Zealand. Sleek and upscale, with recessed lighting and techno music, Green Zebra is a far cry from the earnest, brown-rice-and-granola vegetarian restaurant of the past. Green Zebra is at 1460 W. Chicago, 312-243-7100.

as did the NYT (behind pay-for-view firewall).

However, it took us a few minutes to find parking, and by the time we walked in, they had given away our reservations (we were 15 minutes late). What a crock. The atmosphere was sort of fakey-trendy, so although I was interested in their menu, I didn't really want to hang out in the hallway waiting for a table (they don't have a waiting area for some reason).

So, no report to file, except for this non-report.....