Dining While Travelling

[Chris_H_2]

tom, go to Portillo's for chicago-style hot dogs and italian-beef sandwiches. it's just north of the loop.

I had that last time I was in Chicago. I want to try all new places, but I am tempted to go back to Shaw's.

for oysters? shaw's is good for oysters. if you want crab, go to Joe's Stone Crab (and they too have a great filet).

[CopperTom]

tom, go to Portillo's for chicago-style hot dogs and italian-beef sandwiches. it's just north of the loop.

I had that last time I was in Chicago. I want to try all new places, but I am tempted to go back to Shaw's.

for oysters? shaw's is good for oysters. if you want crab, go to Joe's Stone Crab (and they too have a great filet).

I had a full stuffed lobster. It was spectacular.

[doug rr]

I havent been to chicago in about 8-10 years but I remember eating at Blackbird and it was quite good...Charlie Trotters was great too but its closed now I think

that guy died, doug

I know john...I made a thread about it

[doug rr]

tom, go to Portillo's for chicago-style hot dogs and italian-beef sandwiches. it's just north of the loop.

I had that last time I was in Chicago. I want to try all new places, but I am tempted to go back to Shaw's.

for oysters? shaw's is good for oysters. if you want crab, go to Joe's Stone Crab (and they too have a great filet).

I did joes in miami beach a couple times and it was average at best

[Chris_H_2]

tom, go to Portillo's for chicago-style hot dogs and italian-beef sandwiches. it's just north of the loop.

I had that last time I was in Chicago. I want to try all new places, but I am tempted to go back to Shaw's.

for oysters? shaw's is good for oysters. if you want crab, go to Joe's Stone Crab (and they too have a great filet).

I did joes in miami beach a couple times and it was average at best

what are you drinking tonight? beer or jameson or both?

[doug rr]

tom, go to Portillo's for chicago-style hot dogs and italian-beef sandwiches. it's just north of the loop.

I had that last time I was in Chicago. I want to try all new places, but I am tempted to go back to Shaw's.

for oysters? shaw's is good for oysters. if you want crab, go to Joe's Stone Crab (and they too have a great filet).

I did joes in miami beach a couple times and it was average at best

what are you drinking tonight? beer or jameson or both?

It will be both shortly...going to crack open a bomber of El Segundo Hammerland double ipa soon

[spike]

I havent been to chicago in about 8-10 years but I remember eating at Blackbird and it was quite good...Charlie Trotters was great too but its closed now I think

my friend mike sheerin was one of the main chefs at blackbird. he opened a trendy place north of the city called the trencherman, and just opened a gig in the west loop called embeya (which is "progressive Asian" (like buggy)).

no shit? i've wanted to check out the trencherman for awhile now.

it's really good. check it out.

have you ever been to Au cheval in the near west loop? they have an amazing burger.

tried once but it was the usual two hour wait and the place had that stale bar smell. i've heard maude's down the street is the same people and the burger's just as good.

What about Kuma's? I read that's one of the best burgers in america.

it's gotten a lot of overhype in the past 5 years or so, and it's probably impossible to match that hype. kuma's is good to be sure. but it's pretty far northwest of the city, and the wait can be atrocious as well.

they opened kuma's too on diversey in lakeview a couple years ago. it's right by my house, never noticed much of a wait.

oh yeah, i forgot about that place. have you had it? how does it compare to the original?

i've only had kuma's too, wait was too long at the original when i tried. as far as i've heard, they're the same.

[spike]

tom, go to Portillo's for chicago-style hot dogs and italian-beef sandwiches. it's just north of the loop.

I had that last time I was in Chicago. I want to try all new places, but I am tempted to go back to Shaw's.

for oysters? shaw's is good for oysters. if you want crab, go to Joe's Stone Crab (and they too have a great filet).

I did joes in miami beach a couple times and it was average at best

i'll back up chris on joe's in chicago, it's legit. had lunch there - lobster bisque, stone crab, some sort of potato, key lime pie. it was top notch.

when my wife worked at the zoo, the ceo would entertain at joe's, and would always bring back their pies for the staff.

[doug rr]

tom, go to Portillo's for chicago-style hot dogs and italian-beef sandwiches. it's just north of the loop.

I had that last time I was in Chicago. I want to try all new places, but I am tempted to go back to Shaw's.

for oysters? shaw's is good for oysters. if you want crab, go to Joe's Stone Crab (and they too have a great filet).

I did joes in miami beach a couple times and it was average at best

i'll back up chris on joe's in chicago, it's legit. had lunch there - lobster bisque, stone crab, some sort of potato, key lime pie. it was top notch.

when my wife worked at the zoo, the ceo would entertain at joe's, and would always bring back their pies for the staff.

i'm interested in the some sort of potato

[spike]

tom, go to Portillo's for chicago-style hot dogs and italian-beef sandwiches. it's just north of the loop.

I had that last time I was in Chicago. I want to try all new places, but I am tempted to go back to Shaw's.

for oysters? shaw's is good for oysters. if you want crab, go to Joe's Stone Crab (and they too have a great filet).

I did joes in miami beach a couple times and it was average at best

i'll back up chris on joe's in chicago, it's legit. had lunch there - lobster bisque, stone crab, some sort of potato, key lime pie. it was top notch.

when my wife worked at the zoo, the ceo would entertain at joe's, and would always bring back their pies for the staff.

i'm interested in the some sort of potato

i believe it was scalloped

[doug rr]

tom, go to Portillo's for chicago-style hot dogs and italian-beef sandwiches. it's just north of the loop.

I had that last time I was in Chicago. I want to try all new places, but I am tempted to go back to Shaw's.

for oysters? shaw's is good for oysters. if you want crab, go to Joe's Stone Crab (and they too have a great filet).

I did joes in miami beach a couple times and it was average at best

i'll back up chris on joe's in chicago, it's legit. had lunch there - lobster bisque, stone crab, some sort of potato, key lime pie. it was top notch.

when my wife worked at the zoo, the ceo would entertain at joe's, and would always bring back their pies for the staff.

i'm interested in the some sort of potato

i believe it was scalloped

that trumps some sort of potato, john

[spike]

tom, go to Portillo's for chicago-style hot dogs and italian-beef sandwiches. it's just north of the loop.

I had that last time I was in Chicago. I want to try all new places, but I am tempted to go back to Shaw's.

for oysters? shaw's is good for oysters. if you want crab, go to Joe's Stone Crab (and they too have a great filet).

I did joes in miami beach a couple times and it was average at best

i'll back up chris on joe's in chicago, it's legit. had lunch there - lobster bisque, stone crab, some sort of potato, key lime pie. it was top notch.

when my wife worked at the zoo, the ceo would entertain at joe's, and would always bring back their pies for the staff.

i'm interested in the some sort of potato

i believe it was scalloped

that trumps some sort of potato, john

i know, i had to ask my wife. she never forgets a potato, that dirty mick.

[CopperTom]

tom, go to Portillo's for chicago-style hot dogs and italian-beef sandwiches. it's just north of the loop.

I had that last time I was in Chicago. I want to try all new places, but I am tempted to go back to Shaw's.

for oysters? shaw's is good for oysters. if you want crab, go to Joe's Stone Crab (and they too have a great filet).

I did joes in miami beach a couple times and it was average at best

i'll back up chris on joe's in chicago, it's legit. had lunch there - lobster bisque, stone crab, some sort of potato, key lime pie. it was top notch.

when my wife worked at the zoo, the ceo would entertain at joe's, and would always bring back their pies for the staff.

i'm interested in the some sort of potato

i believe it was scalloped

that trumps some sort of potato, john

i know, i had to ask my wife. she never forgets a potato, that dirty mick.

I compared menus. Shaw's seems more impressive. Do I need to be dressed up to goto Joe's? The pics look fancy.

[spike]

you could get away with jeans, just no tshirt. fyi, joe's is also known for it's fried chicken, i believe.

[spike]

also, if you're into mexican, you should check out one of rick bayless' restaurants, if you can get in.

[CopperTom]

What about breakfast restaurants? I heard Wildberry is good. I ate at the Eggsperience last time and I thought that was good.

[BurtReynolds]

There is a breakfast place here called Elmer's and its offensively good. I'm not a big bacon eater, but the bacon here is giant slabs of meat and its amazing.

[doug rr]

burt

[BurtReynolds]

Did you eat at Elmer's when you came up here?

[doug rr]

Did you eat at Elmer's when you came up here?

I dont think so...do they have chicken fried steak for breakfast? how do they do their hashbrowns?