Angin Mamiri
2739 W Touhy Ave
Chicago, IL
Indonesia is absolutely a huge country – so it’s a wonder that it’s taken Chicago so long to get its very own Indonesian restaurant, the family-run Angin Mamiri. Reviews on Yelp are mixed, but we’re still hoping to try it for ourselves. Both the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Magazine have ventured there. The Trib Review was positive, lauding the food as light and fresh, with some interesting choices like the dessert palu butung ($3.50), “a sweet soup of plantain chunks topped by crushed ice drizzled with pink-rose syrup.” The folks at Chicago Mag had less luck with appetizers, but enjoyed the sate ayam ($8.25) “savory skewers of grilled chicken topped with peanut sauce and paired with dense chunks of compressed rice called lontong.” While we have actually sampled Indonesian cuisine a few times in a Madison, we are glad to see some in Chicago!
