Chizakaya, a Japanese Pub was one of the more unusual food stands that I saw at the ‘Summer on Southport’ festival , and to be frank one of the most unusual I have seen for a while. They made a really good presentation of what they had on offer and they certainly seemed to have…
Category: Brown Line
It would not be “Summer on Southport” without some of Spencer’s Jolly Posh Foods
My first encounter with Nicholas Spencer was a couple of summer’s ago as I was browsing arouund some of Chicago’s farmer’s market hunting for some decent British style bacon. I had all but given up hope until I chanced upon his stall where he was selling packs of his own home made bacon and sausages. At that…
Butcher and Burger at the Roscoe Village Burger Fest 2012
The first stand that I headed to and one of the primary reasons for my attendance at this festival was that of the Butcher and Burger (website: http://butcherandtheburger.com/). I have really meant to visit their store at 1021 W. Armitage Ave for some time now, and really don’t have any valid excuses, especially as it…
Roscoe Village Burger Fest 2012
Second time lucky I headed down to Roscoe Village to hunt through the Roscoe Village Burger Fest. This time I forgoed the bus in lieu of a walk to burn off the the extra pounds I would gain from scoffing some burgers. Thirty minutes later walking down from Montrose Brown I hit the gate…
Slim’s in Ravenswood is not so shady
On the face of it Slim’s would appear to be be just another hot dog and burger joint but it is slightly more than the sum of its parts. I have to be honest that I thought that calling a fast food joint Slims was a bit tongue in cheek. I really wanted to be greeted…
“Crepes and Latte” – is it an omelette? is it a pancake? no it’s a crepe
Do I like Crepes? Well not really, I prefer an omelette or a nice thinly wrapped pancake to be honest. I did however find mysef attracted to the shiny well designed interior of Crepes and Latte located pretty close to the Irving Park CTA el station on the Brown Line, and once inside? well I was all…
Fountainhead Bar – “transformed from a classy saloon into a convertable” Lets welcome the rooftop bar
Fountainhead bar situated on the corner of Montrose and Damen has always been an excellent scotch and craft beer bar and has a reputation under the stewardship of Chef Sarah McDonnell of putting out some quality food, but every time I have walked by and looked up above the bar I have seen this massive roof top…
A whole lot of BBQ at RibFest Chicago 2012
There was a whole lot of rib action and other assorted BBQ offerrings at this years RibFest. I really am no expert in ribs, I pretty much like them to be meaty, and I do like it when the rib meat has flavour and I dont have to rely on the addition of a…
Safari Cup Coffee
Southport is pretty much the last stop on the non-loop section of the Elevated Brown Line that I had not recorded eating at. I have been down numerous times and I kept trying to get to Southport Grocery and Cafe but it was always too packed or I was too late. So when I heard…
The Chicago El Stop Food Hunt Project 