Hurrah the rain stopped and the skies cleared so I was back on the el train and headed up to Loyola in hunt of something different. I think that I found this at Bop and Grill where alongside some more traditional offerings there were a wide selection of Korean themed sandwiches. I was…
Category: Red Line
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…
Kitchen Sink – Berwyn
I can admit to being a bit of a snob, which is surprising considering that I spend most of my time traipsing around Chicago and New York eating junk food or ‘posh’ junk food. However I confess that I often judge the chances of finding somewhere decent to eat by an El station by…
The Scotch Egg Hunt day 2: Iyanze at Wilson
I was not even out on a Scotch Egg Hunt I was just strolling past the Wilson Red Line CTA station on my way to Target when I was distracted by a West African Resturant across the road. I just had to check it out to see if they had anything I had not tried before. Then to…
Baker & Nosh “Handmade Breads & Fine Cheese” Uptown
As you walk past Baker & Nosh you can see them baking the bread through the windows and that alone is enough to encourage you across the door step, my only moment of brief hesitation was when I looked in to see if there was any spare tables (only a couple left). But as I had…
Flashback – Jakes Pup in the Ruf
This time last year I was fighting my way through snowpocalypse on my way to Chicago and a new stage in my life. Flashback a couple of weeks to that brief little attempt at winter and I was out soaking up the freeze. Boy was it cold at the beach and what more does one…
Sweet Station – Chicago Chinatown
Its cold, its a Sunday, there is football on the television, oh and its getting dark. So why stay in when you can get on the el and ride 45 mins down the red line to Chinatown for no other good reason than you fancy some potstickers? It was closer than a 2hr flight to…
Chicago Bagel Authority
After much success scoffing a number of steamed bagels at the other CBA location in Armitage, I felt it was time to sample the offerings at the Lakeview location, purely for quality control purposes you understand and also because their bagels are just so moist and tasty. This location is right next to the Belmont CTA…
Christkindlmarket Daley Plaza
I love a good German Christmas market, but you know I do know that they are just a really poor imitation of the real thing, and I wish that people would travel to experience the real thing. Is that harsh? I don’t think so, having eaten some really bad food at some of these clones that…
Back to the Etno Grill
One of my first blog posts was after a visit to the Etno Grill, when I was advised to return to try one of their burgers. I have since been back twice and have taken that advice, I am just noting that so that you don’t think I scoffed down these two burgers at one visit….
The Chicago El Stop Food Hunt Project 