‘lincoln park’

Hustling Bricks

August 31st, 2011 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

I prefer my bricks customized. Also my mortar.

Given that you are taking the time to read this food post on this meat blog, I’m going to assume that you enjoy eating delicious meals with great company. We all have friends and family members with whom it is an absolute pleasure to share great meals and last night I had the special opportunity to do just that.

My friend Raffi and I bond greatly over very important things like food and football. Last night, he, his co-worker, and I went to a pizza restaurant in Chicago called Bricks. Bricks is located on a stretch on Lincoln Ave. with few other businesses and, as opposed to having a window-front, simply has an arched red awning over a staircase that leads down to the restaurant. Raffi and I are firm believers that you can judge a restaurant by its cover and even though the outside of Bricks is inconspicuous, it calls out at you and makes you think and/or say, “DAMN, this place is going to be GREAT!” Continue Reading»

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Rocks Your Socks

August 4th, 2011 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Pickle me this, pickle me that.

When striving to live the high life, there is nothing better than a good, honest unvegan meal at a tasty price. In Chicago, and I imagine in all other major metropolitan areas, knowledge of the specials around town allows us to fulfill our unvegan needs without crippling the budget, especially on weeknights.

On Wednesdays, Rocks, a bar with very good burgers and locations in Lincoln Park and Lakeview, has a special of $5.00 burgers and $5.00 24 oz. beers. The latter is a distinction in which I differ a little bit from some other unvegans. When I am eating, my first choice for accompanying beverage is cola and my second choice is water. As I tend to eat really fast, I really don’t like consuming alcohol with my food. Continue Reading»

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Brunching at Cafe Ba Ba Reeba

October 5th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

So many good things in one bowl.

For my second meal in the Windy City, we went to a tapas place called Cafe Ba Ba Reeba.  It’s a part of the Lettuce Entertain You group, which despite having a suspect name, runs some pretty swanky restaurants.  Although this was a tapas place, it also had a special brunch menu that started at 11 when the place actually opened up.  Arriving at opening time, we took our seats in the back, since the outdoor area couldn’t seat such a big group, then took a look at the menu. Continue Reading»

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Splitting Crepes at La Creperie

September 27th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Put some curry in my crepe.

After a couple of days in Michigan, it was off to Chicago for a wedding, but I wasn’t going to let the wedding get in the way of my feeding.  My sister, a Chicagoan for the past few years, recommended we head to La Creperie, so La Creperie we went.  Having been to La Creperie a few times in the past, I was pretty excited to grab some lunch there.  The place has a great outdoor courtyard that is perfect for those Chicago summers.  If only they could last for more than 3 months. Continue Reading»

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Cousin’s

November 22nd, 2008 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
A pretty-looking doner of meat and the veggies that would remain untouched.

A pretty-looking doner of meat and the veggies that would remain untouched.

I was craving shwarma.  It was late and it was freezing, so my options were limited to food within walking distance.  Once again, I found myself in Lincoln Park, Chicago, and needed to find food fast.  As luck would have it, I was directed to Cousin’s, a Turkish restaurant.

Cousin’s has the general ambiance of a typical Turkish or Middle-Eastern restaurant, with pictures of Turkey, arts, urns and hookahs on the wall.  As a bonus, it also has some floor seating, which I can only assume is the traditional way to eat in Turkey. Continue Reading»

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Duffy’s Tavern and Grille

November 22nd, 2008 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
These should never be called sliders.

These should never be called sliders.

On Saturday morning, I headed to Duffy’s Tavern and Grille in Lincoln Park, Chicago.  Duffy’s is the big Michigan bar in Chicago, so on a Saturday football morning, it was loaded with recent graduates.  My friends and I were unable to find a place to sit, but we were more than happy when we found a table top to stand next to, eat/drink on, and lean against.  Since Duffy’s is more of a bar than a restaurant, I didn’t order anything to eat until taking down at least three beers (I always lose count at three).

With the beers in me, I scoured the menu for something greasy.  Only a few items down from the top, I found a shining beacon of grease, sliders!  Continue Reading»

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Beer Me Some Breckenridge Agave Wheat

The taste of skiing?

Colorado is definitely a beer state, and not just because Coors comes from the Rocky Mountain State.  No, it is also home to New Belgium (of Fat Tire fame) and seemingly countless other micro and craft breweries.  While in Breckenridge for a ski weekend, I decided I had to at least try one of these, and because it turned out to be the only one available at dinner, my choice happened to come from the creatively named Breckenridge Brewery.  The brewery, by the way, is actually no longer in Breckenridge, having expanded and moved to Denver in 1992.

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