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Among me and my friends this restaurant is simply known as "The Meat Place." Meat is their business and they know their business well. You see, at this place you have guys walking around with...
Among me and my friends this restaurant is simply known as "The Meat Place." Meat is their business and they know their business well. You see, at this place you have guys walking around with skewers of beef, lamb, meat, meat and more meat. Simply place the card you want to represent the type of meat you need a refill for and they show up and start piling the meat.
The food is just excellent here. The prices are a little high, so I suggest a fast before going just to get your money's worth. This is the place to eat if you are in the mood to turn most of your blood from life-giving corpuscles to solid meat product.
Their salad bar is outstanding as well, but save your appetite for the meat if you can.
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I love Outback Steakhouse. Yes, it is a chain. Yes, its menu is the same from state to state. What makes this place different from so many other is that sameness means quality and that you can...
I love Outback Steakhouse. Yes, it is a chain. Yes, its menu is the same from state to state. What makes this place different from so many other is that sameness means quality and that you can find great food no matter where you are.
For my family, this restaurant located in suburban Skokie is our traditional Outback to go to. It can get insanely crowded. My tip? The bar area is first-come/first-serve. So, put your name in for a table and then hang out near the bar area. When someone leaves, jump into the booth, knocking over elderly women and small children if necessary, and get a seat. You'll probably get one there before your name is called from the list.
Recently Outback took off may favorite dish from their menu; the Outback Rack. However, they have a great pork chop that is almost as good and worth going back for. Their Bloomin' Onion is essentially nothing but bad for your heart and cholesterol, but if you are going to Outback to be weight conscious you are in the wrong place.
Service is always pleasant and the atmosphere is always laid-back. We get and give gift certificates to this place for holiday gifts and not one has ever not been used. Great place, great food, decent prices. It's a winner.
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I have a lot of food allergy problems. This means I have to shop at organic food grocery stores and buy food low in gluten and without lactose. Therefore regular shopping at the local Jewel is out...
I have a lot of food allergy problems. This means I have to shop at organic food grocery stores and buy food low in gluten and without lactose. Therefore regular shopping at the local Jewel is out of the question. While shopping at a specialty gluten-free store I heard several people rave about Trader Joe's.
Excitedly I stopped by this particular store in Glenview. Holy COW what a disappointment. There was little organization to this place. Shelves seeemd randomly stocked, with items seemingly thrown on the shelves with little regard to organization, labeling or easy-access. The parking lot is an umitigated disaster, making getting in and out of this place harder than breakig into Fort Knox.
I had trouble finding the gluten free food. I was disappointed in the selection, finding it much less than Whole Foods. The place was crowded, hard to walk through.
I have never been back, would not recommend this place to a friend and would rather travel much further to shop at Whole Foods and pay their prices than attempt to shop here again.
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Yes, this is fast food Chinese Food. However, unlike Taco Bell, this chain has managed to make flavorful, tasty and delicious fast food ethnic food. For me, their orange chicken will always be the...
Yes, this is fast food Chinese Food. However, unlike Taco Bell, this chain has managed to make flavorful, tasty and delicious fast food ethnic food. For me, their orange chicken will always be the best breaded, fried and sauce-covered Asian-style chicken you can get. Put it on top of a pile of fried rice and you have a lunch or dinner that satisfies without breaking your bank. What more could you want from a fast-food joint.
Of all of the fast food places in existence, Panda Express is the only one I eat at with any regularity. As good as the orange chicken is, I have become a huge fan of the Mandarin Chicken in my later years. Not breaded, but still served with some spices and on that fried rice, it is just excellent and satisfying.
They also have white rice if you aren't into the fried stuff. They have an excellent selection of stir-fired vegetables as well. I always liked the roomines and the staff at this particular Panda Express, plus I used to work right across the street.
Panda Express is now showing up at the various Illinois Tollway oases. Try it out!
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For me, the food is secondary to one of the delights you will find at Big Bowl. They have freshly made, or home-made, ginger ale for sale. Made with real ginger that is light, refreshing, but not...
For me, the food is secondary to one of the delights you will find at Big Bowl. They have freshly made, or home-made, ginger ale for sale. Made with real ginger that is light, refreshing, but not over-powering, you have enough to bring me into this restaurant.
The food is excellent and not over-priced. I have never been there for dinner, but the lunches were always good. They have a great selection of spicy and mild. The atmosphere of the place is quite good as well with enough of a selection of food to tantalize the most discerning of tastes. This is a chain restaurant, but the food feels original enough that this is not a kind of Olive Garden for Asian food.
Try the ginger ale. Trust me!
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There is a strange cult-like vibe to walking into a Franklin-Covey store no matter where it's located. Most of the workers there, and many of the customers, have all been to classes, read all of...
There is a strange cult-like vibe to walking into a Franklin-Covey store no matter where it's located. Most of the workers there, and many of the customers, have all been to classes, read all of the books by Mr. Covey or whomever and they all believe that the Franklin Planners are like their own personal bibles. Personally, I just like having a nice book to write down ideas and keep track of dates. If it happens to look cool, which many Franklin planners do, all the better.
The store located near Woodfield is small but nice. The entire Streets of Woodfield is set up to look like a deliberately created downtown area. You really have to see it to understand. Set against a curving kind of back-street to the main thorougfare, this place can escape your notice if you aren't careful or looking for it.
The store, as I mentioned is small, having begun its life as part of the Woodfield indoor mall just across the street. The selection of planners and planner accessories is adequat and the staff will leave you alone to browse which is always a plus for me when shopping.
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I love this restaurant. I used to work just across the road in the Continental towers and this was THE place to go for lunch. Lunch is excellent and inexpensive too. The menu, well, quite...
I love this restaurant. I used to work just across the road in the Continental towers and this was THE place to go for lunch. Lunch is excellent and inexpensive too. The menu, well, quite honestly, it has every kind of fish you could ever want and more.
Walking into the place you are taken by the huge aquarium right there inside the front door. The place is huge inside and, as you might expect, decorated in a nautical theme. The seating is ample, but the food is really why you come here. This isn't some Red Lobster rip-off.
Try the fried alligator. Try the appetizers in general. They serve portions of lobster or, on Thursdays, all-you-can-eat lobster. They have crab. For me, the food to get is the salmon. Their lunch special of grilled salmon with "dirty" rice is better than a steak at most places.
This is a great place for seafood and I don't care if you are from Maine and want to tell me about how fresh the lobster is from where you come from. I will put Pappadeux's lobster against yours any day of the week.
Stellar food in a nice setting. This is a must for any fish lover.
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When it comes to sports bars, this place has to be the ultimate. You walk into this place and it screams "SPORTS." The place is huge, thus befitting of the name "Arena" and loaded with pool...
When it comes to sports bars, this place has to be the ultimate. You walk into this place and it screams "SPORTS." The place is huge, thus befitting of the name "Arena" and loaded with pool tables. The place is rowdy and dotted with televisions including a gigantic screen that covers one entire wall in one portion of the place.
Basically this is a sports bar. Don't come here if you are looking for a quiet time out with a loved one. If you want to go somewhere with a group of people to drink large quantities of beer and watch a sporting event then this is the place for you.
It's also a great place to watch attractive young ladies in ridiculously tight and small outfits playing pool. Let's not play games here. Guys love to watch sports and, if they are heterosexual, they love to watch ladies in ridiculously tight and small outfits. You add pool where lots of bending over is involved and you get the idea.
So, it's a great guy's place. Check it out, fellas.
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You have to be prepared for the attitude you will receive when you come to Ed Debevics. The entire place is supposed to feel like a diner out of the 1950s, but the employees are SUPPOSED to be rude...
You have to be prepared for the attitude you will receive when you come to Ed Debevics. The entire place is supposed to feel like a diner out of the 1950s, but the employees are SUPPOSED to be rude and obnoxious to you. The food? Well, this is strictly diner, greasy-spoon stuff. In short, it's fantastic.
The cheese fries! The burgers! The thick shakes and malts! All of this is great. Watch for the staff to start dancing in the aisles for a certain song that, apparently, they decide upon beforehand.
I have been here and been teased upon walking in. I have had the waitress sit down in the booth next to me to take an order and complain about her day. The DJ plays a great mix of music and, well, quite honestly, this place is just a lot of fun.
There is one right downtown and there is one way out in Deerfield. The Deerfield one is just as much fun and you can often find a seat faster.
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I love this place. I love this place because it is quint-essential Chicago and has the best hamburgers in the entire city. Yes, this is the place that inspired the SNL bit with the Cheezeborger,...
I love this place. I love this place because it is quint-essential Chicago and has the best hamburgers in the entire city. Yes, this is the place that inspired the SNL bit with the Cheezeborger, cheezeborger bit. So, be prepared when you walk into this Chicago classic.
First of all, you have to find it. It looks like you are about to go underground to find the subway. The entire place is beneath Michigan Avenue, so keep your eyes open for the signs and the stairs.
When you get in, you find yourself in a bar. Yes, the Billy Goat is a bar. That's why there's smoke and why it looks like...well...a bar. The men behind the bar will let out a Cheezeborger, cheezeborger for you. They will also tell you there is no Coke but Pepsi and no fries but chips.
I recommend the double-cheeseburger which comes out "Double-Oh Cheeeze" when shouted down the line. You then get two delicious, greasy hamburgers on kaiser-type roles. You get to add the ketchup and onions. This is greasy, heart-clogging hamburgers the way they were meant to be.
This is a legendary restaurant complete with Cubs-related lore. Mike Royko, the famous columnist from Chicago, was famous for hanging out in this place. It's history and it's delicious. If you are looking for something fancy, go visit the Signature Room down the street in the Hancock Building.
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