I'm not going to lie, when I saw this list of 17 U.S. Restaurants That Are Nearly Impossible to Get Into from Far & Wide . I was hoping one of those restaurants was nearby.

Searching for a Midwest Dining Challenge

Whether it be Milwaukee, Chicago , Madison, or even the Quad Cities, I was prepped and ready to make a weekend out of it to see if I could get my name on a list at a restaurant that I probably had never even heard of up until today.

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The Chicago Restaurant That Made the List

You'll be glad to know that one of those 17 restaurants did indeed qualify, and yes, it is a complete unknown.

It's called Rose Mary , and it seems like Far & Wide has a thing for it:

Italian classics and Croatian flavors

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