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Best five Polish restaurants in Chicago area
Is that the same Old Warsaw as the one in Broadview, at the corner of Cermak (22nd) and 17th?
Absolute best burger in Chicago?
Don't know if it's the best, but Horan's Snug in Forest Park makes a fine burger.
Love Letter to Chicago
El Milagro also has a stall in the North Riverside mall food court. They don't sell the tortillas retail there but do sell them as part of some really good Mexican food court food.
Still mourning Chinatown's Hong Min
I liked Hong Min, too.
I've found the seafood at Triple Crown Seafood (on 26th Place?) to be very good. People say that Phoenix has the best dim sum. I'm not an expert on dim sum (though I do love dumplings!) and I thought it was pretty good.
I'm curious to see what others post on this topic.
Oak Park Eats
I agree.
We used to like Vivaldi, too. They went out of business a couple years ago. I thought they were very good and they had a really nice outdoor patio (nice to dream about when it's 19 degree outside and icy!)
Oak Park Eats
Yes, I like New Pot a lot. Haven't been in awhile...now I'm getting hungry!!
Oak Park Eats
Thanks, Mike! I'll give it a try.
We go to the Onion Roll, (across the street from Sparacino's) nearly every weekend for brunch. They have the only good bagels in the western 'burbs. I've been looking at Sparacino's for years now and wondering about it. I'll definitely give it a try.
Oak Park Eats
Haven't been to La Bella since it reopened. I used to like it. I think the people that own La Bella also own Trattoria Peppino, on North Avenue (Elmwood Park side of the street). I really like Trattoria Peppino. They have very good polenta.
Oak Park Eats
Let me know how the Japanese place is. I'm curious....the only other Japanese place I know of is Fuji Grill. It's in a strip mall on Harlem, just north of Madison (Forest Park). I've eaten there a couple times. It's o.k., not great.
Geppetto's (sp?) is really, really mediocre.
Breakfast between Downtown and Far Northern Suburbs
I meant to add that you can take the Edens to the spur ramp and pick up 94 - that'll get you where you need to go.
Breakfast between Downtown and Far Northern Suburbs
You cannot take the Edens to the Tri-State. They are parallel expressways.
One night in Chicago - where to eat?!
I recommend Quartino's (sp?) for really excellent Italian "small plates" - with a group the size of yours (8) you could do some serious mixing, matching and chowing.
Oak Park Eats
I've been living in Oak Park for the last 15 years and I've never heard of Gianotti's. Where is that?
As far as good restaurants around Lake / Oak Park Avenue, there's a new Japanese place (just east of the Caribou Coffee on Lake St.) that I've heard is pretty good. Haven't tried it yet....
Touristy (cringe) evening walk and dinner
I thought Oysy was up on Grand and Wabash - pretty far from Buckingham Fountain. Is there another Oysy further south?
Tiki Drinks
The Hala Kahiki is only a short block from Gene & Jude's - so you could have a hot dog after (before?) those tropical drinks....
Thin crust pizza - oak park/river forest?
ITA re: Geppetto's. I don't know how they stay in business.
I also agree re: Jim & Pete's - the food is very "old school" Italian and very good, and the waitresses are sweethearts.
We like Mancini's on Lake St. I think their thin crust is good, but not great. Their pasta specials can be excellent.
Tried a new restaurant in Forest Park
Cafe de Luca - it was GREAT. It's on Madison Street.
Anyone else been there?
Chicago Themed Food
Portillo's chocolate cake and Intelligentsia dark roast coffee - now there's a Chicago combination I can get behind!
:-)
Chicago Themed Food
What about Eli's Cheesecake and Tootsie Rolls (not together, of course...but maybe...?)
Dunkin' Donuts coffee is supplied by Sara Lee, which I believe is now a Chicago corporation.
My daughter, the foodie's kid
My son, almost 10, is a great eater - a chowpup, I guess you'd say. He loves mussels, calamari, thai dishes, sushi, etc. His sister, almost 7, is a very bland and boring eater. She'd live on mac 'n cheese and sugared cereals if I let her. Both kids were exposed to lots of different foods growing up - my ex and I were adventurous eaters (food was one area where we were compatible!) :-)
So who's to say how food tastes develop, you know?
casual eats in the Loop, River North, or?
Totally agree with your comment about Portillo's chocolate cake - YUM.
Someone else mentioned it in another post, but I'd recommend L'Appetito. It's a specialty grocery store with a deli counter in the back (at least the one on Huron and Wabash is set up like that). Get some sandwiches (the pannini are good but a little greasy) to go and go to a park nearby to eat outside. They also have illy espresso, which I just love.
HK Style Dim Sum
Do you remember The Bird? It was in Evanston. It was in the basement of The Magarita Inn, and it served "upscale" Chinese back in the early 1980s.
Oak Park eating
There are a bunch of great new restaurants on Madison in Forest Park, just south of Oak Park. Somebody already mentioned La Piazza and Yum Thai, both of which are in Forest Park, and both of which are excellent.
Back in Oak Park someone already mentioned Cafe le Coq, which I hear is very good (but very small, so getting in may be an issue.) The Marion St. Grill is also good - your basic upscale grilled fish, meats, etc. I ate there a couple years ago and thought it was good. But it has been a couple years, so I can't vouch for the place's current quality.
Grape Leaves is good for Middle Eastern food, Mancini's on Lake Street has good pizza, and I like The Maple Tree for good omelets.
I've lived in Oak Park for the last 15 years and have seen some improvements in the restaurant scene here - but we still have a long way to go!
I grew up in Evanston and I have to agree that Evanston currently has a better restaurant scene than Oak Park - but I disagree about the architecture. Plus since I have a lot of childhood / teenage memories from the place I don't get the same warm and fuzzy feelings amoncada mentioned (but that's another story! :-) )
P.S. Petersen's has great ice cream but the restaurant section is FILTHY. I just go there for carry-out cones. We have an Oberweiss, a Cold Stone Creamery and a Ben & Jerry's store, all of which are just as good as Petersen's and a heck of a lot cleaner.
Best Hotdog in Chicago
There's a bunch I like:
Gene & Jude's in River Grove
Fluky's
Byron's
Weiner's Circle
Poochies
To me it's all about the celery salt, onions, pickles and sport peppers. YUM.
Strangest chow you've eaten?
Thanks for filling me in, Rubee and Brian S.
Now I know.
Well, I guess I'm not as adventurous an eater as I thought I was, because those descriptions kinda turned my stomach.
Chicago: Sunday Brunch/early lunch, with a toddler
Is that the place that if you go in your pajamas you get a discount?
Chicago: Sunday Brunch/early lunch, with a toddler
Wishbone is very family friendly, very good but can get very, very crowded (kinda hard to wait a long time with a little one, I know!)
Can a chain ever be good?
Culver's is pretty good - the butter burgers are worth the trip, IMHO.
Looking for a good Argentinean restaurant in the Chicago area
Thanks - I'll pass the info on.
