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38 | December 13, 2018 | The wilmette beacon DINING OUT wilmettebeacon.com Little Tails Bar and Grill a ‘step up from traditional sports bar’ Martin Carlino Contributing Editor Just months after opening Little Tails Bar and Grill, John Kopanski and Chandra Parshetty believe they have the makings of a restaurant unlike any other in the area. The management duo behind west Lake Forest’s newest restaurant spent months conceptualizing its vision for a communityfriendly sports bar-style eatery. Little Tails “started as just an empty shell,” Kopanski said. “Parshetty, with the help of some restaurant consultants, put it all together.” Parshetty estimates nearly five months of preparation work went into the restaurant’s soft opening in late October. With months of experience now under their belts, and what they described as an “outstanding” welcoming from the community, Kopanski and Parshetty are envisioning a future full of success. “The welcoming from the community has just been outstanding,” Kopanski said. “It’s just been absolutely great. The main thing we hear everyday is ‘We needed this.’ ... We believe we’ve just begun to scratch the surface.” Both feel what separates Little Tails from other sports bar-style restaurants is the high quality of ingredients they use. “What’s unique about us is anyone can serve a hamburger, but we serve wagyu beef in our hamburgers, which is a Japanese-raised beef. That’s what makes it unique,” Kopanski said. “It’s something we feel is definitely different, something good and something Little Tails’ namesake burger ($14) is made from wagyu beef and topped with avocado, maple bacon, brie cheese, bacon jam and garlic aioli. that is high quality.” Although its menu mirrors that of a sports bar, the food offerings at Little Tails go above and beyond, according to Kopanski. “We’re a step up from traditional sports bar food,” Kopanski said. “And I think [guests] will see that when it comes to our food. And the root of Parshetty’s passion comes from the process of making those high-quality dishes. “I’ve always enjoyed the process of making food,” he said. “I enjoy everything that goes into making food. I’ve spent a lot of time traveling and that has inspired me. Food is my passion, and I wanted to bring a nice hangout place for the community.” Parshetty continued to say that he draws inspiration from the work of the late Anthony Bourdain and he places an emphasis on hand-picking selections for Little Tails’ menu and cocktails list. Both Kopanski and Parshetty believe the menu has been well-received thus far, but they’re always trying to keep guests coming back for more. “We’ll tweak the menu as we go along,” Kopanski said. “We do want to change the menu every few Little Tails Bar and Grill 840 S. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest littletailsbarandgrill. com (847) 235-2908 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday- Saturday months.” And regardless of what menu offerings they feature, Kopanski and Parshetty couldn’t be happier with the reception from customers. “I’ve been doing this 30 years and I’ve never met a more pleasant, patient, understanding group of customers in my life ... These customers are the best I’ve ever had anywhere,” Kopanski said. The duo hopes to roll out new soup options and lunch specials sometime in the coming days. In the future, Parshetty said Sunday brunch options are a possibility, as well. Once winter passes, an outdoor patio and the addition of live music during the summer months are both possibilities. We recently headed to the new Lake Forest eatery to test out some of its offerings. We started with The Little Tails’ meatball hero ($12) features meatballs in marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese and topped with fresh basil. Photos by Jason Addy/22nd Century Media The restaurant’s shrimp de jonghe ($24) is served with five shrimp tossed in a white wine garlic cream sauce. Little Tails burger ($14), a dish Kopanski said is quickly becoming a fan favorite. And after tasting the dish, it’s easy to see why. The flavorful burger is a half-pound of wagyu beef topped with avocado, maple bacon, brie cheese, bacon jam, garlic aioli, and served on a brioche bun. Next up was Little Tails’ chopped salad ($12), which Kopanski described as “a little different than your traditional chopped salad” because of its featured ingredients. The chopped salad comes with grilled chicken, roasted corn, tomato, iceberg and romaine, roasted red pepper, pasta, tortilla chips and is tossed in buttermilk ranch dressing. The third dish on our menu is Little Tails’ meatball hero ($12), which is served on a fresh-baked hoagie with house-made meatballs in marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese and topped with fresh basil. We finished our visit with a hearty portion of shrimp de jonghe ($24). The dish features five butterflied shrimp, tossed in a white wine garlic cream sauce, is topped with garlic bread crumbs and served over linguine pasta.
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