Soul Kitchen at the corners of Damen/North/Milwaukee has real good cajun food. Ambiance is very loud and very "Hip" though... No wait a minute, last time I was there the waiter tried to slip an extra $60.00 on the credit card bill when running the authorization. Credit card slip was $60 higher than bill. When we called him on it he didn't even wait to hear why we called him, just grabbed the check and said, "Oh here, I'll take care of that" That's why I haven't been there in a while. Damn, I liked their food and Martinis too... Stay away from there. Oh well, there's Dixie Kitchen in Evanston and (i Think) Hyde Park. Joe's Be-Bop Cafe on Navy Pier has pretty decent food. Real good BBQ. And live music every night. In article , Deidre Diei wrote: >I'd like to plan an evening out with my husband >for some good soul food/or cajun and live entertainment >(Blues or contemporary) singing. Any ideas? > >PS: I appreciate your recommendations because >we don't go out much. We have a six and >three year old. So, I'd really like to enjoy >the day.
Chicago, IL
Looking for southern food and ambiance
In Evanston there's a GREAT place called Old Orleans. They have live music on Friday and Saturday, I think one night is the Evanston High School Jazz Band. The food is delicious, and portions are huge. This is NOT low fat cuisine, it is how the cook's mom did it at home, so chicken is on the bone, etc. see a copy of the Trib Review (3 forks) at http://www.metromix.com/top/1,1419,,00.html (and I disagree with the review, I liked the Jambalaya better than the Etouffe :) Old Orleans Restaurant 1458 Sherman Ave., Evanston 847-475-4804 It definitely seemed like a place where kids would be welcome - I think they had crayons on the tables? Lee Dan wrote: > Soul Kitchen at the corners of Damen/North/Milwaukee has real good cajun food. > Ambiance is very loud and very "Hip" though... > No wait a minute, last time I was there the waiter tried to slip an extra > $60.00 on the credit card bill when running the authorization. Credit card > slip was $60 higher than bill. When we called him on it he didn't even wait > to hear why we called him, just grabbed the check and said, "Oh here, I'll > take care of that" > That's why I haven't been there in a while. Damn, I liked their food and > Martinis too... > Stay away from there. > Oh well, there's Dixie Kitchen in Evanston and (i Think) Hyde Park. > > Joe's Be-Bop Cafe on Navy Pier has pretty decent food. Real good BBQ. And > live music every night. > > In article , Deidre Diei > wrote: > >I'd like to plan an evening out with my husband > >for some good soul food/or cajun and live entertainment > >(Blues or contemporary) singing. Any ideas? > > > >PS: I appreciate your recommendations because > >we don't go out much. We have a six and > >three year old. So, I'd really like to enjoy > >the day.