Phoenix Restaurant has operated at 2131 S. Archer Ave. in Chicago’s Chinatown since 1995, serving Cantonese cuisine including dim sum from rolling carts, Chinese barbecue, noodles, and seafood, poultry, pork, and beef dishes. The restaurant is currently open for dine-in, with hours posted as 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. …

Vamos Martial Arts operates a karate and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu studio at 5707 N Ashland Ave, in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood, with a second location in Skokie. The studio’s programs cover karate and jiu-jitsu for children, teens and adults, along with youth athletic development and an adult fitness class called Vamos Boost. …

Ally B Aesthetics is a skincare studio on the second floor of the Kimball Arts Center at 1757 N. Kimball Ave., Suite 209, in Humboldt Park, in a shared spa space known on site as Spa Collective. The studio offers facials, chemical peels, microdermabrasion and hydrodermabrasion treatments, along with facial …

La Mom Kitchen operates a Shanghainese and Sichuan restaurant at 5357 N Broadway, Unit A, in Edgewater. The location is one of three the brand runs in the Chicago area, alongside restaurants in La Grange and Naperville. The lunch menu includes mapo tofu, twice-cooked pork, Mongolian chicken, sweet and sour …

Fork & Coin has opened at 3938 N Central Ave in Portage Park, calling itself an American izakaya — “the spirit of a Japanese izakaya,” brought to “the American neighborhood bar.” The restaurant grew out of a run of pop-up dinners led by founder and executive chef Drake, who spent …

Ela Thai Kitchen has opened at 1824 W. Addison St. in North Center, a short walk from the Addison Brown Line stop. The restaurant specializes in Northern and Isan Thai street food alongside classic Thai dishes. According to the restaurant, the name “Ela” is an affectionate Northern and Northeastern Thai …

Zen Dogs Chicago, a dog daycare, training and boarding company based on Fulton Street in West Town, also operates a location at 2409 N. Western Ave., at the corner of Western and Fullerton in Logan Square. The Western Avenue location offers enrichment daycare and a weekday delivery service for members; …

SomosMonos Cervecería, a craft beer taproom at 1400 W. 46th St. in Back of the Yards, operates inside The Plant, the food and beverage business hub in a former meatpacking building. The brewery shares the taproom space there, known as The Jungle, with Whiner Beer Co. The woman- and Mexican-owned …

L’Angolo Italiano, an Italian small-plates restaurant and aperitivo bar at 1538 W. Jarvis Ave. in Rogers Park, operates in partnership with Sentieri Italiani, the Italian-language and cultural center, according to the restaurant’s website. The BYOB spot sits across from the CTA’s Jarvis Red Line stop. The menu runs through shareable …

Yor-Yak Sushi & Thai is open at 2431 N Western Ave in Bucktown, serving a menu that blends Thai and Japanese cooking. The restaurant describes itself as offering modern Japanese and Thai cuisine, led by chefs with nearly 20 years of experience, pairing Thai spice with Japanese precision. The menu …