This is one of those places that I have a soft spot for even if I am not always enamoured by the fare. When I first moved to Chicago in 2010 I found myself stepping off the El at Belmont on my way to the Chicago Apartment Finders office in hunt of somewhere to live. Right…
Category: Brown Line
Kluck U
I love roasted chicken and I am a total sucker for a well named resturant, so Kluck U on N Broadway Ave in Lakeview succeeded on attracting me though both counts. While we are at names, others I would like to see are French fast food outlets selling frogs legs and snails, maybe called “Just Croaked”…
Billy Goat Tavern at Navy Pier
When the sun shines even if it is cold I love to hit the shore and one of my favorite locations to wander to is Navy Pier, especially out of season when there are no crowds. Now I am not going to try and kid anyone that I come here for the gourmet experience, I come…
Emerald City Coffee House
The Emerald City Coffee house is right beneath the train tracks at the Sheridan CTA el station on the Red Line. You can walk straight into the shop without exiting the station. Of course instead of using the convenient method of taking the train here, you can use the walking method, which tonight for…
Rock bottom at Burrito House
This afternoon I think that my El Stop tour hit rock bottom as I finally relented and walked into the Burrito House near to the Addison Brown line CTA station. I had many other targets in mind, but really I was too tired and lazy to travel too far from home to get something of…
Lina Pita – Authentic Moroccan Cuisine
I haved walked past Lina Pita a number of times and from the outside it really does not look much. However there was this picture in the window of a tagine that always caught my eye. So in the mood for something in a bowl I made a special trip over to Belmont to see…
City Provisions delicatessen
Finally with the sunshine out and a clear blue sky I had the time and the energy to get back out on the El Stop Food Hunt. Thanks to advice from Twitter I headed over to Wilson and Wolcott following the curve of the Brown line to find City Provisons. Located right beneath the line in…
Costello’s Sandwiches and Sides – Lincoln Square
Costello sandwich & sides is located right under the el line bridge just before the Western Brown Line stop. If you sit in the window you can watch the trains rattle by overhead. Sadly I could not see Lou or Abbott in here but I guess that was a long shot and as far over…
El Llano – where chickens’ transform into Colombian Gold
I have had my eye on El Llano for a while, usually when I see double L’s at the front of a name I am in Wales, but tonight I was entering a little Colombian haven. I wasn’t really sure what I fancied, but some sort of grilled or roasted chicken was high on the agenda….
Mangis hit or miss?
Walking down from the Addison Brown line stop you could be forgiven for passing by this joint. I did on my way passed to whole foods at Paulina, walking passed several fitness centres before being snared with the thought of a sneaky hot dog In the end I was not wowed by the offerings but…
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