Green Street Meats is part of Hogsalt Hospitality in Chicago. They own a bunch of amazing joints including Au Cheval which has the best cheeseburger ever. Here is the scoop on Green Street and this is right from their website: “Located down a brick paved alley in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood, the nationally acclaimed Green Street Smoked […]
Chicago
Chicago is such a great city. In the summer time there is nothing better than sitting outside having good food and drink. Especially before a Cubs game. I was out there this past summer with my boys and we headed to Big Star before a game. It is in the very trendy neighborhood of Wicker Park […]
Chicago
Cherry Circle Room is the reinvention of the iconic restaurant of the same name that has serviced the Chicago Athletic Association and its members for generations. The intimate, James Beard award-winning space (‘Outstanding Restaurant Design’) has been fully restored. This building has now been turned into a hotel and everything about it is cool. I love […]
Chicago
Rick Bayless is well known Chicago for his authentic Mexican restaurants. Frontera Grill put him on the map. It is still great and more on the formal side. Around the corner is Xoco. This is a counter serve Mexican Street Food joint with excellent food and beers. Much more casual and very tasty!
Chicago
Yes, I love a good burger. It’s true. And Shake Shack is definitely good. It’s quick too. They are popping up all over the country. It started out in New York City. It is the brain child of famous restauranteur, Danny Meyer, and it recently went public so I am sure we will be able to […]
Chicago
First of all, when a restaurant is BYOB, it’s a good sign. To me it means that there is a certain funkiness to the place and they are usually super focused on the food. Plus you can bring your own bottle of wine and save money. Chilam Balam is a BYOB farm to table Mexican joint […]
Chicago
I love Charlie Beinlich’s. This place is truly a joint. Nothing fancy here but they have been around forever and whenever I am in Chicago I head here for the Shrimp and Crabmeat Cocktail and a Burger. Outstanding! And this place is just full of character. My kind of place. Enjoy.
Chicago, Northbrook
