Posts Tagged by restaurant review
The Southern – Chicago
| November 12, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Eating out, Junk food |
The Southern. Has the. Best. Fried. Chicken. Let’s let that sink in for just a few minutes. I’m no expert on fried chicken – far, far from it. I rarely eat it, and can probably count the number of times I’ve ever had it on both hands. It wasn’t a food we ever, ever ate growing up (although I…
A. G. Ferrari’s Deli in San Francisco
| October 28, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Eating out, Sandwiches |
Across the street from this little hotel is a small Italian specialty food store and deli. It looks like a nice, new little place. A quick Google search reveals that it’s a mid-size California chain, although it doesn’t feel much like a chain when you walk in. It carries Italian candies, wines, imported pastas, and olive oils,…
Thirsty Bear Brewing Co.
| October 26, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Eating out |
First free night in San Francisco, and I happened to know that there was a little brewery and tapas restaurant not three block from my hotel. “Happened to know” being, of course, a euphemism meaning, “as always, I heavily googled the area surrounding my hotel to unearth any available information on local restaurants, and then…
Moonshine reaffirms its “Meh” status
| September 20, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Eating out |
Anybody who lives in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood undoubtedly knows where Moonshine is, due in large part to its expansive sidewalk patio that turns into a mecca for people-watching, beer drinking, and general tomfoolery every weekend day. It’s insanely popular, with the whole patio filled up more often than not, although for the life of…
You must eat here on Sunday
| July 20, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Eating out |
You must. Or don’t, because then I’d have to wait in line. I like it about 1/2 empty, as it currently seems to always be, because it doesn’t get loud and you get better service–and food. Although if the 1/2 emptiness is going to lead to out-of-business-ness, then GO! NOW! Just not too often, or…
Zocalo Restaurant and Tequila Bar
| July 7, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Eating out, Main Course |
Met good friend/bridesmaid/fellow wino C for dinner at Zocalo last night. It’s a mexican restaurant and tequila bar—both descriptors of which I’m very fond of, tequila being the only liquor i can actually drink straight. Yet I managed to resist the 100+ list of reposados, anejos, and blancos—and even the flights and infused tequilas–and instead…
Clutch
| June 18, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Eating out |
The nice weather, sunshine and ass-kicking I got at the gym yesterday zapped all my motivation to cook–but ignited my desire for a few drinks on a cool outdoor patio somewhere. Clutch (no website–really?), a relatively new bar/grill in the neighborhood, fit the bill. A former gas station or car wash or something engine-related, Clutch…
Oggi Trattoria
| June 15, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Eating out |
So my big plans to cook dinner last night were derailed when A mentioned a desire to go out to dinner. Suddenly, cooking was the furthest thing from my head. Out to dinner? Count me in! Oggi Trattoria (1378 W. Grand Ave.) is a family-style Italian restaurant where we held our small engagement dinner. It’s…
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