"Friistyle is a buzzy black-owned restaurant in Bronzeville serving up classic Belgian pomme frites — with a major twist. These are FULL MEALS on top of the perfect crispy twice-fried fry, and the typical rules of fry topping definitely need not apply."

"One of the beautiful truths about Belgian-style pommes frites is that you can dress them in just about anything — a classic ketchup, truffle mayo, perhaps a white-wine broth paired with a bowl of mussels — and the result will be delicious. But no one in Chicago is making pommes frites quite like Friistyle, an unassuming, fast-casual joint that opened in Bronzeville."

On why Black Restaurant Week is important, owner Corey Gilkey said, "Try these people out, they're very, very good restaurants. I mean, fantastic restaurants."