Karyn’s on Green

Karyn Calabrese’s third restaurant is in the former Butter space, but her takes on “chicken” legs, “crab” cakes and peanut-butter ice “cream” are all vegan. For meat abstainers, her elegant faux-meats are godsends, and her vegetable creations, such as a pizza made of thin tortillas topped with vegan cheese or pasta made from thin strips of zucchini, will please carnivores just the same. But we admit it was the fresh, fruity cocktails and alcohol-free “elixirs,” such as the punchy Clip On, that convinced us that Calabrese had taken vegan dining in Chicago to a whole new level.