Zed451, Chicago

Loosely modeled on a Brazilian steakhouse, ZED451 offers what it calls a “continuous dining experience.” That is, you pay one price ($44; drinks and dessert are extra); make as many visits as you can handle to a buffet laden with salads, breads and charcuterie; and sit back while the wait staff offers you selection after selection of grilled beef, lamb, seafood, poultry and game. Of the buffet selections, we love the wild mushrooms with feta dressing; of the innumerable meat options, we prefer the buttermilk-marinated bottom sirloin. Go early, and the dining room is pleasantly serene. Go later, or sit in the lounge, and it’s more of a busy, young-and-trendy singles scene.

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