Off the Eaten Path

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As you may know by now, Lois and I are big fans of food brought over from south of the border. On one rainy, windy Saturday afternoon, we thought we

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Located in the heart of Pilsen, this place is nice and quaint. I stopped here on my way back from a friend’s, who had told me anything at Kristoffer’s is

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Falafill recently opened up next to our oh-so-favorite chicken spot, The Chicken Hut, on Broadway just north of Belmont. We read about this place on Metromix and figured we’d swing

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What can we say about this place that hasn’t been said before? This place is so good. We are actually seasoned professionals here – we’ve had it all, the sandwiches,

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We were on our way to North Center on a Friday, and we were both a little beat from the work week, so we really weren’t sure what we were

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Because it’s been so cold we’ve been ordering a lot of delivery, usually involving some tried and true spots for no better reason than we’ve just been too lazy to

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The title says it all – Capt’n Nemo’s (on Ashland just north of Addison) is pretty amazing. One of Lois’s friends (the same friend who referred us to the Golden

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The other day when I was at the office, I had a hankering for some good old fashioned fried chicken for lunch but hated the idea of settling for the

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This past weekend, I had the chance to visit an authentic Mexican restaurant in Berwyn called El Meson, a nice sized store front space at 5710 w. Cermak/22nd street between

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Another lazy Friday. The cold weather is kicking in, it’s getting darker earlier, and the temptation to slack is at an all time high. Of course we decided to order

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Five Guys Burgers and Fries (locations popping up all over Chicago’s north side) provided an incredibly satisfying burger and fry fix.  I, however, have had to endure an endless round

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On this particular weekend, we had a pretty heavy schedule. Friday we planned on going to Rosa De Lima , which is the Latin American restaurant at Armitage and Western

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Jamaica Jamaica Cuisine & Fresh Juice Bar was such an accidental find, but it was such a good idea to stop in. We had taken the Purple Line up to

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Alma Pita, just west of Wilson and Magnolia in Uptown, does it every flippin time. We’ve gone here a few times now, and it’s pretty consistently delicious. Alma Pita serves

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Standee’s (Granville Red Line stop) is one of those places that attracts you with its nostalgic sign, wrap around counter, and vinyl seats. I first went to this place about

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Breakfast. The meal that defines the day. This particular morning was filled with a chance that it may keep raining or it may not. So we headed to Arnold’s at

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This is basically what we live for. We tried to go to Mixteco on Ashland and Montrose, and they told us it was going to be a 40 minute wait.

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We went down to the Renegade craft fair last week, and wanted to tell you quickly about this place called Smoke Daddy on Division between Damon and Ashland. All we

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The other night, we hit up Duck Walk on Belmont just east of the Redline. Let’s start off by saying this place always seemed bigger from the outside; we got

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We were in the mood for a light dinner and we were exploring with a long walk north when we found Flourish, a little cafe/bakery located just steps away from

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