Metekhi

Metekhi is a sit-down Georgian restaurant near the east end of Dempster Street in Skokie, cooking the food of the country of Georgia and pouring Georgian wine. The menu includes khinkali dumplings, khachapuri, chicken tabaka, satsivi, chakapuli, pkhali and ajapsandali, along with meat crepes and salads such as ojakhuri. Axios Chicago recommended the chicken tabaka and the cheese-filled penovani pastry in March 2026.

What to know

• Khinkali come five to an order for $25 on the posted menu.
• Chakapuli is $29 and satsivi, chicken in walnut sauce, is $30.
• The restaurant recommends reservations, which can be made online.
• Metekhi led off a March 20, 2026 Axios Chicago guide to 20 Dempster Street treats.
• A small penovani cost $16 at that visit.