Matsuya, 3400 block of N. Clark St.--go early to avoid crowd--Japanese, thrifty The Outpost, 3438 N. Clark St.--eclectic, innovative menu; variable service in my experience some time back, but others say fine--http://www.the-outpost.com Bill Kelley Someone wrote: > Have been away from Chicago for seven years and now I'm back. Going to > the Cubs game next Monday. I want to go early for dinner. Looking for > recommendations in the Wrigley area. Sit down place with good food - > any type. Help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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William B. Kelley exploded: )Matsuya, 3400 block of N. Clark St.--go early to avoid crowd--Japanese, )thrifty Of course, if you want to avoid the crowd, you could just go to Nagano, a couple doors north of Matsuya. Their sushi's fresher (as near as i can tell), they've got a pretty darned good menu, and the place isn't mobbed. I fail to see why people continue to wait in lines that go out onto the sidewalk to get into Matsuya when Nagano has seating available. Matsuya's food isn't as good as it used to be, and Nagano's is pretty darned good.
My fav near Wrigley is an Ethiopian place just south of Wrigley Field & on East side of the street (opposite the Cubby Bear). Addis Abba (sp?). Food is great, best if there are several of you to order a variety of dishes to share. WG
Someone wrote: <snip> Also, appearing elsewhere in this thread was a talk of Wrigleyville sushi restaurants, I really like the atmosphere and food in Tomadachi, on the west side of Clark. It's BYO, but for those of you that would frequent, they'll store your bottle as well. That's a nice touch, for those of us in the neighborhood :-) I live nearby and frequented them until about 5 months ago when I had the worst sushi *ever*. The fish was not fresh enough to be eating raw. They started out great, but I think there isn't enough business to have a high enough turn-over. Maybe summertime is different. Now I save my sushi cravings for a trip to Sea Ranch in Arlington Heights, they've expanded and have a sit-down place now. Something funny about many sushi restaurants in Chicago, have you noticed hardly any of the people behind the bar are Japanese? regards, trillium