Meatheads Burgers and Fries has been one of my favourite lunchtime spots in the suburbs, and the good news for the city dwellers is that a new one has opened up at North Center/Irving Park. I tend to frequent the joint in Northbrook. The other options are in Naperville or Schaumburg. I nearly always go for…
The Claim Company – “Home of the Motherlode”
If you like a nice cheesy Western-themed resturant, and I do, then you cannot do much better than The Claim Company out at Northbrook Court in Northbrook. It is attached to the Shopping Mall and has been one of those places that we have used for Team lunches, or just lunch time getaways over the…
“Fast Super Burrito” – Is this the name of the place or a statement of fact?
Some time ago the morning after a late night visit to the Globe Pub on Irving Park Road I found pictures of “Fast Super Burrito” on my phone and then like the plot of the Hangover films I pieced together the details of my visit afterwards. If you have not seen those films then basically The Hangover tells the story…
The Clark Street Dog
Clark Street Dogs was one of the first places that I ever went to in Chicago, and on that occasion I had my first italian sausage. I did not have anything to compare that with so at the time I thought it was quite good. I went back a second time and tried one of their Philly…
The Morocho Burger from Morocho Peruvian Fusion
When in New York and I am in the mood for some Food Truck food, it seems that the best port of call these days, is to head over to Union Square. There are always a whole mass of Food Trucks lined up there and the only decision for me is to try a new…
Pollito’s Grill and Rotisserie
Pollito’s is another of those lunch time /early evening food outlets just alongside the el train, or rather just beneath the El train at Washington and Wells. I approached it at dusk, about 4.45pm and was not sure if it was still going to be open as many of these places in this part of…
Portillo’s – History, Tradition and …. Hot Dogs!
Portillo’s has been serving Hot Dogs and associated street foods to the good people of Chicago for over 50 years. Established by Dick Portillo in 1963, it now has around 42 other sites across the states. The first Portillo’s hot dog stand known as “The Dog House” opened in 1963 on North Avenue. By 1966,…
Bubba Gump – One of my many Guilty Pleasures
I love Bubba Gump, I know that it’s cheesy and that as an adult I probably should eat in more grown up resturants, but forget that I am a big kid at heart and this is my kind of place. If I am visiting New York for more than a couple of days I just have…
Fatty’s – an ironic name, or a statement on those that eat big burgers?
Fatty’s signage – I like the pictures, am I going to like the food? I have to be honest in that I am a little mixed in my opinion, although my burger was quite tasty, the fries were not to my liking, they were somewhere between twice cooked and dried out with no discernable reason…
Mister J’s “Dagwood Special” – define special?
Bright shiny lights and flashing signs are often my downfall, like a moth drawn to a flame I often seem to find myself walking into one of these hot dog or burger places purely down to the exterior signage. It is usually a trap, although an inexpensive trap so often I do not mind. Again…
The Chicago El Stop Food Hunt Project 