Originally Posted by
touringuy
What area of the city will you be staying? If you're close to Bin 36, you might want to try Frontera Grill, home of Mexican Chef Extraordinaire Rick Bayliss
The newest Bayless "street food" restaurant, Xoco, is actually more comfortable dining solo than in a group -- many of the seats face walls.
A few restaurants around town have communal-dining tables, if that semi-social experience is your thing. The Bristol and Belly Shack come to mind in Bucktown.