Smylie Brother’s Brewing Company in Evanston might well be my new favourite spot for a couple of reasons. Great Food and Great Beer. I popped over to Evanston via the El to Davis street to meet up with a fellow expat and found myself ensconced for a few hours working my way though their beer…
Category: Purple Line
Edzo’s – A burger worth travelling for
Somewhat unbeliveably this is only my second ever trip to Edzo’s Burger Shop. Or rather I should say it is the second time I have managed to get in to eat. There is only a small window of opportunity to get your hands on one of their most excellently freshly ground burgers. To be precise…
Cheesies at Evanston – “Please let the Classic be a Classic”
After learning that their was a new branch of Cheesies in Evanston I had to take the long trek up the red and purple lines to Davis Street in Evanston to see if it was the same and any good. This time I went back to my usual choice, “The Classic”- This is a sandwich…
Firehouse Grill – Evanston
The Firehouse Grill in Evanston is a place that I have frequented on my way back from a Golf Outing on a number of occasions. It has a number of daily specials usually in the sandwich, burger, meatball arena. To be honest I struggle to recall much about this place except that I have found…
Wiener and Still Champion – Evanston. “The lure of country fried bacon”
Today I was back on track hunting down places along the El line and decided that as it was a sunny day I would head out and see what was out there. I caught the 78 bus from Montrose Brown CTA station which connected me to the Red line at Wilson, and then up the…
Soulwich – Asian inspired sandwiches in Evanston
Healthy does not always have to be tasteless. Up in Evanston about 10 mins walk from the Davis St Purple Line station is Soulwich – Asian Sandwiches & More. I went for the ‘Indonesian Ginger BBQ’ I chose the chicken option and it comes with homemade bbq, red cabbage and infused caramelized onion. The sandwiches…
The Chicago El Stop Food Hunt Project 