Once upon a time there was a good idea that just went oh so wrong but so good at the same time. This may happen all over the country at various late night eating joints, but here in Chicago at the Diner Grill it threw out a beast of a dish across the counter, and…
Its all Greek to me – “Did you say Kebab?”
So this week I hurt my leg and had to rely on the kindness of my fellow men or in this case women to drive me to lunch. On this day it was in the suburbs and we were talking Greek Food at Greek Feast. From the outside in the sunshine I really felt that…
Troquet by LM – a French Bar
I have to admit a slight bias towards Troquet by LM on the corner of Wolcott and Montrose as it is my neighbourhood bar. It is primarily a French style bar, but it does serve some good food as well. It is part of the LM family that includes LM Bistro recently moving to 111 W…
Underneath the El tracks lies “Burger Joint”
Walking along beneath the Brown Line track between Merchandise Mart and the Chicago stop I came across a sign for the “Burger Joint” pointing me down into a basement resturant. So I felt it would be rude not to take up that invitation so I headed down the steps to see what sort of…
Eggs, Bacon and more, 24 hours a day, at Diner Grill
You know that there has to be something good and decent on offer when you walk past a 24 Diner just around closing time and it is a packed as this. That was the situation I found myself in on Saturday night as I departed the Globe Pub on Irving Park Rd after a couple of pints of…
“City Farms” for a quality brunch and breakfast
City Farms Grill is a small cafe that is almost easy to miss, in fact I have walked past several times and thought oh yes I haven’t been there yet, but then forget as it is not on my beaten track. This is a shame as it is a really nice friendly little place to get…
“What comes first the chicken or the egg?” Now here is the “Pecking order”
So as you walk into the Pecking Order on Clark Street you are left in no doubt as to what this place has to offer. Pretty much “Chicken Every Which Way” Now I had done my homework on this place, I spotted it as I walked over to the Target store at Wilson this past…
Going to the dogs in Wrigleyville – Hot Dogging
What would Chicago be without the hot dog and the cubs? You can get both on Clark Street in Wrigleyville. Wrigleysville Dogs proudly claim to be serving the official Hot Dog of the Chicago Cubs. I suppose I could have gone down the route of the traditional Chicago Dog, and maybe given the location I…
Sinbad’s – Falafel House
Sinbad’s is just a short stride from the Belmont Red, Purple and Brown line stop in Lakeview. I wasn’t really heading out looking for Mediterranean Cuisine, I was looking for something simple and reasonably healthy, so what was I doing in Belmont. There are lots of places to eat, but somehow I was drawn in through…
Grahamwhich – Still the best Grilled Cheese sandwich
So I am going to make this a brief posting. When I get the need in my soul for a truly great grilled cheese sandwich there is only only one place in Chicago that I am going to. That place is Grahamwich. Now this sandwich is basically, according to their menu, a sandwich of Winsconsin Cheddar,…
The Chicago El Stop Food Hunt Project 