New York:
New York Times/Sam Sifton: Tenpenny, 1 star
New York/Adam Platt: Brushstroke, 2 stars
Time Out New York/Jay Cheshes: Empellon, 2 out of 5 stars
New Yorker/Silvia Killingsworth: Gentleman Farmer
Insatiable Critic/Gael Greene: MP Taverna
New York Post/Steve Cuozzo: Walle
Village Voice/Robert Sietsema: Empellon
Village Voice/Lauren Shockey: Imperial No. Nine
Chicago:
Time Out Chicago/David Tamarkin: Aviary, 4 out of 5 stars
Time Out Chicago/Julia Kramer: Bridge House Tavern, 1 out of 5 stars
San Francisco:
SF Gate/Michael Bauer: El Paseo, 2.5 stars
SF Weekly/Jonathan Kauffman: Nojo
Boston:
Boston Globe/Devra First: Local 149, 2 stars
Didn't see your favorite big-city reviewer? Let us know!