Thai
Tags: bed of steamed broccoli, bites, Broadway just north of Roscoe, calamari, carrots, creeper spice, crisp and tender, crispy breading, deep fried to perfection, fried calamari, fried chicken, green onion, green peas, Kanok, lazy Friday, lightly breaded with flour, little nuggets, mild tomato and chili sauce, Not too chewy, not too crunchy, not too fishy, order out, over the top spicy, peanuts, sesame chicken, sesame seed, sharing is caring, sliced tentacle, spicy, spicy crispy chicken, spicy kung pao sauce, tossed, veggies weren't soggy, white rice, wok
November 25, 2009
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 out. After scouring the menu pile for something different, we came across Kanok (on Broadway just north of Roscoe) and were intrigued by some of [...]
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American/Family Restaraunt
Tags: "Five Guys", "little" burger, burger, Chicago's north side, Five Guys burgers, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, food coma, fries, fry fix, heaps fries, juicy, Loyola, New 400 Theatre, non-traditional toppings, peanut appetizer, plenty of fresh toppings, toppings., two patties
November 24, 2009
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 of jokes about me and “Five Guys” ever since our visit. I won’t elaborate, but I will say that Clark thinks he’s oh so funny. [...]
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Mexican
Tags: $1.80 tacos, affordable, Alma Pita, Armitage and Western, Arturo's Tacos, carnes asada tacos, cheese, cheese enchiladas, Coke, Congress Theatre, David Cross, diverse crowd, enchiladas, fresh food, glass bottle, good and filling, good dining experience., Kyle Kanine, Latin American, lettuce, Mexican, Patten Oswald, pico degallo and chips, prepared fast, quick service, quick table turnover, Racine and Wilson, reasonable prices, rice, Rosa De Lima, served with a smile, spicy, super fresh tasting, tomato
November 24, 2009
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 and then to see our friend Kyle Kanine open up for Patten Oswald at the Congress Theatre. Then on sunday, we planned to go back [...]
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Jamaican
Tags: "jerks", ablaze, banana, Bennison’s Bakery, chicken, Davis stop, Evanston, flour tortilla, fresh juice and smoothie bar, fried plantains, frosted sugar cookie, ginger, honey, hot and spicy jerk sauce, IRIE smoothie, Jamaica Jamaica Cuisine & Fresh Juice Bar, Jamaican, jerk chicken, jerk chicken wrap, lunch, peppers, pineapple, Purple Line, quarter jerk chicken and fries, smoothie, spices, vinigers, wild fire
November 24, 2009
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 Evanston on a Saturday with no real plan except to get something to eat and do a little exploring, so we got off at the [...]
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middle eastern
Tags: Alma Pita, chicken kabob, cucumbers, curries, delicious., gyros, Jarritos, kabobs, light dressing, Magnolia, marinade, marinated chicken, marinated grilled beef, Middle East, onions, pita, pita bread, pitas, rice, salad, seasoned, Shish Kabob, steaming hot rice, takeout, tasty, tomatoes, uptown, vegetable stew, Wilson
November 24, 2009
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 up a variety of Middle East food — from kabobs to pitas (or course) to gyros and curries — and it’s always fresh and well [...]
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American/Diner
Tags: and sausage, bacon, bed of hash browns, breakfast, breakfast/lunch, burger, butter, butter and syrup, cheese, chocolate chip pancakes, coffee, desserts, eggs sunny side up, golden toast, Granville Red Line stop, hand-lettered signs, Hobo Skillet, mushrooms, nostalgic sign, not crisp enough, onions, plenty of chips, pretty darn greasy, scrambled eggs, skillet, soup, Standee's, thick, too fatty, two pieces of cheese, two pieces of toast, vinyl seats, wrap around counter, yolks
November 24, 2009
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 six months ago, with a friend, just to have a burger. The burger was pretty darn greasy and good, the service from the extremely nice [...]
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American/Diner
Tags: Arnold's, bacon, bagels and lox, biscuit, bland, breakfast, butter, coffee, crisp, eggs, flavorless, grease, grits, hashbrowns, less than $20, sausage fried grissle, toast, Two scrambled eggs, watery
November 5, 2009
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 the corner of Irving Park road and Broadway — a cozy little diner spot that we pass all the time but never stop at.
I’ve always [...]
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