Let’s get serious; I really like to eat and as I get older, I find that I can’t eat the things I use to eat. So eating a meal is very important to me. I want to be satisfied after I eat or I’ll fill up on garbage and feel terrible about it. This is...
It’s a brand new year and I am taking knife and fork in hand and venturing into the jungles of our neighborhood and all of Chicagoland to find those places that have decent food and a good atmosphere; as many of us know even if a place has good food, it can be ruined by...
I want to tell you what I’ve seen; if you drive down Indianapolis Blvd. just across the border you will see gas station prices cheaper than Illinois, but more expensive then anywhere else in Indiana. I guess that they figure all the boat people are gassing up their cars so they can charge more for...
I caught Clapping Jerry just before he went beddy-bye; “Hey Clapper! Let’s go check out Jason’s again”, I said. Immediately his enthusiasm perked up and I heard two hearty claps and we were on our way to Jason’s Bar and Grill 3949 Hohman Avenue in Hammond, Indiana (219) 9330-1976. Jason’s started when Sal and Robin...
Wow, it feels like summer already. I hate it when the house feels cool, and the outside feels hot. If I wait the out side feels cool and the inside of the house feels hot, that’s Chicago. I am paying way too much for my air conditioning, but I want to feel comfortable, RIGHT NOW! ...
On the last of my series on the availability of micro brews, I turn to Blue Island and the Maple Tree Inn 13301 S. Olde Western Avenue (708) 388-3461; along with the excellent Cajun food, there are 26 craft beers on draught. Some of their best dishes have a good amount of spice in them,...
Here is the second in my series of articles in which I search for micro brews on tap, this time I try to find the closest place to the neighborhood for a taste of independent beers on draft. This was quite a difficult excursion. I checked out about every bar I knew in the vicinity...
Many people have approached me to ask where they can go to drink some good micro craft beers. The drinking publics’ palette desires drinks better then the mass produced generic tasting beer that are carried by most establishments. There has been a boom of these craft beer pubs in Downtown Chicago and many of the...
I was dropped a line the other day regarding my Dining Detective article on places to eat seafood during the season of lent asking me a very good question: where can I get some fried fish where they don’t fry the fish in the same oil that they use for shellfish (i.e. shrimp, scallops, oysters)....
During the Lenten season I try to eat fish on Friday; and there are plenty of good places to choose from in the neighborhood. You figure being next to Lake Michigan would give use access to some quality fish restaurants. Let me start with the most consistent eatery in the area; Heinies at 10359 S....
Now when I take a trip downtown, everyone asks me to pick up something for them to eat; but they can never agree on one place. Here’s my latest excursion: first stop is Fulton’s on the River at 315 N. Lasalle; this is my stop for a quick dozen of the best oysters in the...
On this trip I go to downtown Chicago to visit the French Market by the Metra Station at 131 N. Clinton just South of Randolph Street. I’ll that this time to mention that one of the greatest aides to park downtown is your partner in the passenger. When you start to parallel park, your partner...
Roka Akor
Dec 16, 2011
Richway Gyros
Dec 16, 2011
Bogart’s Charhouse
Dec 16, 2011
Jason’s Bar and Grill
Dec 16, 2011
1st Annual Traditional Serb Festival
Dec 16, 2011
Uncle John’s Barbeque
Dec 16, 2011
Chicago Cut Steak House
Dec 16, 2011
Tom’s Original Truck Stop Restaurant
Dec 16, 2011
Maple Tree Inn
May 19, 2011
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