Mai S. wrote: >Am traveling to Chicago next month and would like some recommendations >for restaurants. Since I live in San Francisco I am not interested in >Asian, Hispanic cuisine. Ditto seafood. >I want someplace uniquely Chicago...something that I can't find here >on the west coast. Someplace that screams, "Midwest." >Mai Mai: The folllowing lists some of the places I have tried during travels to Chicago. The (*) indicates those that provide a true midwestern feel. Binyon's 327 S. Plymouth Court (312) 341 1155 Bosa Nova 1960 N. Clybourn Ave. (312)248-4800 Bub City Crabshack & Bar-B-Q 901 W. Weed St. (312)266-1200 (*) Cassis 160 E. Huron St. (312)255-1600 Chicago Chop House 60 W. Ontario (312)787-7100 (*) Ed Debevic's 640 N. Wells St. (312)644-1707 (*) Gene & Georgetti (312)527-3718 (*) Grappa 200 E. Chestnut St. (312)337-4500 Harry Caray's 33 W. Kinzie (312)405-9209 (holy cow) (*) La Borsa 375 N. Morgan St. (312)563-1414 March 833 W. Randolph St. (312)226-8399 Michael Jordan's Restaurant 500 N. Lasalle (312)644-3865 (DUNK) Papagus Greek Taverna 620 N. State St. (312)642-8450 Polish Highlander's Rest. 4808 S. Archer Ave. (312)523-7632 (*) Scooz! 410 W. Huron (312)943-5900 The Berghoff 17 W. Adams St. (312)427-3170 (*) The Eccentric 159 W. Erie (312)787-8390 The Golden Ox 1578 N. Clybourn Ave. (312)664-0780 Vinyl 1615 N. Clybourn (312)587-8469 Widow Newton's Tavern 700 E. Grand Ave. (312)595-5500 (*) Zinfandel 59 W. Grand Ave. (312)527-1818 Other popular places include the Pump Room, Charlie Trotter's and Lawry's. For Chicago style pizza, you should try either Gino's (at Superior and Michigan) or Pizza Uno (at Ontario west of Michigan Avenue). Please post the results of your trip and dining experiences. Regards, CAM Due to a high volume of unsolicited spam, I have had to alter my log-in e-mail address. To contact me via e-mail, please remove the "." from the address. The proper address should read "[email removed]".
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Mai S. wrote: > > Am traveling to Chicago next month and would like some recommendations > for restaurants. Since I live in San Francisco I am not interested in > Asian, Hispanic cuisine. Ditto seafood. > > I want someplace uniquely Chicago...something that I can't find here > on the west coast. Someplace that screams, "Midwest." > > MaiTry the Chop house.....ate there twice...wasn't dissapointed....good midwestern Chop house...busy....fun...make reservations.
Call me crazy, but I liked Due. Another big hit with me: there is a Polish restaurant (on N. Milwaukee, in the Polish neighborhood) that has a huge buffet every afternoon and evening. Lunch is $4.25 and dinner is $4.75! Unfortunately, the full name escapes me. Czerny something-or-other. Has a big red apple on the sign. Guy
wrote in article ... > Mai S. wrote: > > > > Am traveling to Chicago next month and would like some recommendations > > for restaurants. Since I live in San Francisco I am not interested in > > Asian, Hispanic cuisine. Ditto seafood. > > > > I want someplace uniquely Chicago...something that I can't find here > > on the west coast. Someplace that screams, "Midwest." Try Chez Delphonse a French-Caribbean Restaurant rated *** 1/2 stars by the Chicago Sun Times. address 2201 N. Clybourn, Chicago, Illinois 60614 773-472-9920
Our annual forays to Chicago, usually for the National Restaurant Show alway include a stop at some of the small intimate places that abound in big cities. My personal favorite is Albert's Cafe and Patisserie 52 W Elm (A couple of blocks west of Michigan Ave - north of the river). Excellent meals and even better dessert. Reminds me of the Washington St Bar and Grill in your North Beach area. Arnie's (Morton's everywhere else) is good for steak. Gino's East for pizza. Third Coast on N. Dearborn for breakfast. Brasserie Jo (W. Hubbard) for dining with a little style. The list goes on and on and on. Just walk around and smell, you will find the good stuff. Richard Moreland ==========Captain Cook, 16/03/97========== Robert B. wrote: > > Someone wrote: > > >Am traveling to Chicago next month and would like some recommendations > >for restaurants. Since I live in San Francisco I am not interested in > >Asian, Hispanic cuisine. Ditto seafood. > > > >I want someplace uniquely Chicago...something that I can't find here > >on the west coast. Someplace that screams, "Midwest." > > > > I hear Charlie Trotter is terrific. I doubt that it screams, however. I > can't really say if it's represntative of anything other than fine food. > > -- > <http://www.bway.net/bux/> > Food, wine, and travel in France and New York City > revised 4 March 1997 * Basque Coast report revised and completed Eat first if you are going to Trotter's. From what I've heard, the food is beautiful but even for a hardcore foodie, it is not filling... Richard B. Moreland NCR Systemedia Research and Development