Frontier (restaurant)

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Frontier
Frontier (restaurant)
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EstablishedFebruary 10, 2011 (2011-02-10) [1]
Owner(s)Pioneer Tavern Group
Head chefBrian Jupiter
Street address1072 N. Milwaukee Ave.
City Chicago
State Illinois
Postal/ZIP Code60642
CountryUnited States

Frontier is a restaurant in West Town, Chicago, Illinois, United States. It adopts a cosy setting and serves finger food as well as novelty food, such as cooked alligator meat. Frontier is run by chef Brian Jupiter and owned by Mark Domitrovich.

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Frontier is located at Noble Square in West Town, Chicago. [2] It is run by chef Brian Jupiter, who hails from New Orleans, Louisiana. [3] Frontier is proprieted by Mark Domitrovich. [2] The restaurant adopts a cosy setting. [4]

Frontier offers an array of finger food and novelty food. [4] It serves alligator on its menu. One alligator dish comprises a smoked whole alligator filled with whole chickens and other side items, and costs some few hundred dollars. Alligator ribs are also available. [5] The restaurant also carries other smoked meat dishes, including pig and wild boar. [4] After cooking, the whole animal dish is brought to a designated table to be divided into smaller pieces. [6] Alcoholic drinks and oyster dishes are sold at Frontier too. [4]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "3 Restaurant Workers Shot Trying To Thwart Car Break-In". CBS News . February 9, 2012.
  3. Sula, Mike. "Recommended Menu Frontier". Chicago Reader . Retrieved July 5, 2013.
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  5. Todd, Anthony (June 21, 2012). "Enjoy A Whole Smoked Alligator At Frontier". Chicagoist . Archived from the original on November 4, 2017.
  6. Dolinsky, Steve. "Frontier restaurant in Chicago's Noble Square smokes whole animals". ABC 7 Chicago . Archived from the original on November 20, 2012.

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