Chicago Restaurants

Man, I don't even listen to the Score anymore. Totally burnt out on it. Too many ads, too much Uncle Fuzzy, etc

Rob, I was given a tiny AM radio by a coworker at my new gig, so I've been listening to it most days. I can't get through Mike North's new morning show, though; between his completely ignorant Freerepublic.com-inspired political analysis and the Steve-Dahl-lady-from-Tinley-Park-voiced Anne Maxfield as one of his sidekicks, I find myself having to keep the radio off 'til 10:00 just about every day. Boers and Bernstein (especially Bernsie) are still pretty awesome together, though, and I can tolerate Hood & Buffone. Can't wait 'til the Cubs are off the radar screen, though.

But yeah, if I have to hear about the Totally Hot Skybox and playing pool and darts in the company of Chicago's hottest women one more time...

I started listening to the Score in the mornings to catch up on the previous day's MLB results, and I grew to like Murphy and Fred, with frequent appearances from Jimmy Piersall. Once the NFL season started, I still listened but more impatiently (I don't care about football). And now they're replaced switched Murph with this joker Mike North. Both Murph and North are kind of hyperactive guys, but Murph also seemed really good-natured, whereas North's just an asshole. And apparently a conservative, too. This morning he had someone from Fox News on, which he called his "favorite TV station." They were also deciding whether Pete Rose was one of the greatest all-time liars, and North said, "Well, there are some people that lie, and some people that flip-flop, but that's another story..." ARGH!! I just want to hear people talk about the Cubs!!

Wendy Snyder?

Bhabi's Kitchen - Best Indian food I've ever hard. Get 4 or 5 entrees and take home leftovers. LOVE the brocolli rabe and the eggplant dish, both of them take over 6 hours to cook. The pistachio naan is out of this world. It's indian home cooking.

Riques Regional Mexican Food - Love the black beans with the chips as soon as you walk it, it's extremely hard not to just eat those and be done with it. Great guac, and the best mole sauce I've had outside of Austin.

Other resturants I like a lot, and eat often:

Andies
Handlebar
Pho 777
Tank Noodle

Rique's has the best pico de gallo ever.

Ugh. I heard that too, and that's what caused me to turn off the radio 'til Boers and Bernstein came on.

Wendy Snyder?

Haha, close, but I think Anne Maxfield (a refugee from Spike Odell's morning show on WGN) is actually worse. The way she says "Score" like "Scoo-er" sends shivers down my spine, and not in a good way either. She's the epitome of the annoying-accented frizzy-haired Chicago radio ditz.

If anyone is ever in or near NW Indiana, they have GOT to go to El Taco Real in Hammond, which is one of the best Mexican places in the tri-state region. You can't even get a seat there on a weekend.

I love Earwax too! Especially the goat cheese quesidillas

The sweet potato quesedillas at Earwax are pretty incredible. I have neglected the goat cheese ones because I always end up with the sweet potato ones.

Let's see, where have I eaten lately that is good? I don't know, I've sort have fallen into old favorites. Standard India on Belmont is pretty good for cheapo buffet indian food. No where near as good as the better places on Devon though. I've been dying to go to the Green Zebra.

http://www.leye.com/restaurants/restaurants_index.htm

Jesse applied at Ben Pao and seemed to think it wasn't very good.

ive eaten at the one in new york, and it is really really good. but i read that the two are very different because chicagoans weren't into the idea of spending $40 for a main course of thai food. anyways, im boycotting vongerichten's restaurants, not that i could afford them anyway, because ive been fired from two of them! anyways, yeah, from that list, definitely go to everest if you can. it would be a great opportunity to dine at like one of the world's great restaurants, or whatever. though maybe i would go to tru since the food is supposed to be fantastic and it looks cooler and less stuffy.

1) West Town Tavern -- amazing, amazing, amazing. One of the top ten meals I've had in, say, the last five years. I had the lamb, but I tasted the duck confit and it was also bring-you-to-your-knees good. And the wine list! They know their wine, and pride themselves on providing the full, lengthy, orgasmic dining experience. Gets the coveted snail from the Slow Food people, which means they use only local and organic produce and meat. Not as expensive as you'd think.

2) Flo -- Fresh, bright Southwestern flavors color every dish.They make a wonderful tangy salsa that's more like a paste and comes with french bread before the meal, as if to say, "If you like butter, you'll love this." Killer brunch, which draws hip young crowds on weekend mornings. Eggs Flo is poached eggs on an English muffin with turkey, hollandaise sause, and asiago cheese. Perfection. Also don't miss the meatloaf. Or the Frito pie. That's right -- gourmet Frito pie. You'll be amazed what a difference black beans make.

3) Burger Baron -- I just discovered this tonight, and mentioned it on another thread. Really great hamburger. For $3.50, you get a half pound cheeseburger made to order (I like mine a little pink in the middle). The flavor is in the meat -- it's not overly seasoned, if it's seasoned at all, but it's still very good. That's a hard thing to pull off with ground beef.

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― Jesse, Monday, 9 April 2007 22:47 (nineteen years ago)