This was another accidental food hunt down the El Line. Originally I was sitting on the number 50 CTA Damen bus heading to Roscoe Village to pop in on the Roscoe Village Burger Fest. I had not read my dates properly and I was a day early so I stayed on the bus and rode…
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…
Taking my Burger to the Max at Max’s Take Out
This unprepossessing shop front entrance belies what lies beyond. This was a total surprise of a place in the middle of a somewhat grotty section of the loop. Just a few steps away from the Adams and Wabash CTA el station is Max’s take out. Once you step inside the door you are greeted with…
Pierogi Heaven or Pierogi Nirvana? Or just a tasty little morsel
It might not look much but in common with many of the Loop lunch spots it has to compete with the fumes of the packed traffic passing by and the rusty El line running overhead, so why waste time on the outside when you can save your energy inside working on creating some tasty morsels…
Tasting the “Taste 2012” – Munching through Grant Park
I know that it’s crowded and I know that it is hot but I really enjoy it when it’s time for the Taste of Chicago. Although it is shorter this year only 5 days and there are less stalls but it is still good. There is the addition of ‘Pop Up’ resturants on each day…
Massive Grilled Chicken Sarnie at the Grill Inn at Morse
It really helps if the train stops at the El Station you are planning to visit. I was heading up to Morse on the Red Line and it would have also really helped if they had announced it was not stopping there before I got on the train, not waiting until just before the stop leaving me…
“The Club Sandwich Litmus test” at the Elephant and Caste
There are some good reasons to love the Elephant and Castle pub in the Loop, I am not sure if the food is the main one. As an expat I used to make sure that I stayed in the adjacent hotel (Club Quarters) whenever I flew into Chicago the E&C was my home bar away…
“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…
Bright spot at the Taste of Randolph – Belly Q (coming soon)
A week or so back I headed down to the Taste of Randolph really as an excuse to travel to the newly opened Morgan El Station on the orange line. This station has opened up the Randolph Street corridor to the El rider, as you descend from the platform, if you walk South about 5 minutes along Morgan…
The Chicago El Stop Food Hunt Project 