Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Thu March 10, 2016 3:49 am
let me know how it is; we're going sunday night.
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Which restaurant have you been to recently?
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Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Thu March 10, 2016 3:34 pm
I really liked it. Went with a buddy from law school that was in from out of town. Had reservations at 6:00 p.m., and the place was already packed. The decor reminds me of a Restoration Hardware (I don't mean that in a bad way) -- everything was clean and streamlined, with some distressed wood. Even though there were a lot of people, it wasn't particularly noisy. All the pasta is handmade on site. There were 2 women making the pasta behind the bar; it was pretty cool because they had mirrors on the ceiling so you could watch what they were making. And the whole menu is all small plates. We had the Hamachi Crudo (really good), Arancini (probably the one miss of the night -- a little too salty), artichoke and sunchoke crostini (awesome), Arrabbiata (comes with whole shrimp -- by far the best dish of the night), pappardelle (really, really good), and a bottle of wine. All in all, I think the tab was $110, which wasn't horrible considering the wine.spike wrote:let me know how it is; we're going sunday night.
I think you'll like it.
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Thu March 10, 2016 4:24 pm
yeah, it's hot shit right now, hence us going on a sunday night. it was the next reservation that wasn't 9pm. i love a good arrabbiata, and the wife loves shrimp, so we'll definitely be getting that.Chris_H_2 wrote:I really liked it. Went with a buddy from law school that was in from out of town. Had reservations at 6:00 p.m., and the place was already packed. The decor reminds me of a Restoration Hardware (I don't mean that in a bad way) -- everything was clean and streamlined, with some distressed wood. Even though there were a lot of people, it wasn't particularly noisy. All the pasta is handmade on site. There were 2 women making the pasta behind the bar; it was pretty cool because they had mirrors on the ceiling so you could watch what they were making. And the whole menu is all small plates. We had the Hamachi Crudo (really good), Arancini (probably the one miss of the night -- a little too salty), artichoke and sunchoke crostini (awesome), Arrabbiata (comes with whole shrimp -- by far the best dish of the night), pappardelle (really, really good), and a bottle of wine. All in all, I think the tab was $110, which wasn't horrible considering the wine.spike wrote:let me know how it is; we're going sunday night.
I think you'll like it.
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Thu March 10, 2016 5:08 pm
you should post this on chicago yelpChris_H_2 wrote:I really liked it. Went with a buddy from law school that was in from out of town. Had reservations at 6:00 p.m., and the place was already packed. The decor reminds me of a Restoration Hardware (I don't mean that in a bad way) -- everything was clean and streamlined, with some distressed wood. Even though there were a lot of people, it wasn't particularly noisy. All the pasta is handmade on site. There were 2 women making the pasta behind the bar; it was pretty cool because they had mirrors on the ceiling so you could watch what they were making. And the whole menu is all small plates. We had the Hamachi Crudo (really good), Arancini (probably the one miss of the night -- a little too salty), artichoke and sunchoke crostini (awesome), Arrabbiata (comes with whole shrimp -- by far the best dish of the night), pappardelle (really, really good), and a bottle of wine. All in all, I think the tab was $110, which wasn't horrible considering the wine.spike wrote:let me know how it is; we're going sunday night.
I think you'll like it.
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Thu March 10, 2016 5:12 pm
doug rr wrote:you should post this on chicago yelpChris_H_2 wrote:I really liked it. Went with a buddy from law school that was in from out of town. Had reservations at 6:00 p.m., and the place was already packed. The decor reminds me of a Restoration Hardware (I don't mean that in a bad way) -- everything was clean and streamlined, with some distressed wood. Even though there were a lot of people, it wasn't particularly noisy. All the pasta is handmade on site. There were 2 women making the pasta behind the bar; it was pretty cool because they had mirrors on the ceiling so you could watch what they were making. And the whole menu is all small plates. We had the Hamachi Crudo (really good), Arancini (probably the one miss of the night -- a little too salty), artichoke and sunchoke crostini (awesome), Arrabbiata (comes with whole shrimp -- by far the best dish of the night), pappardelle (really, really good), and a bottle of wine. All in all, I think the tab was $110, which wasn't horrible considering the wine.spike wrote:let me know how it is; we're going sunday night.
I think you'll like it.
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Thu March 10, 2016 5:19 pm
it was very yelpful.
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Fri March 11, 2016 3:02 am
Delicious...tragabigzanda wrote:Ted Drewes Frozen Custard or GTFO!Monkey_Driven wrote:Stumbled upon a vegetarian/whisky restaurant in St. Louis this weekend. It was fantastic.
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Mon March 14, 2016 3:17 am
this was really great; i think my wife liked it even more than me. we ordered the octopus spiedini, ocean trout, cannelloni saltimbocca, and the cacio whey pepe. the cacio whey pepe was the only misfire; it was very good, just sort of bland by nature after the other dishes.Chris_H_2 wrote:I really liked it. Went with a buddy from law school that was in from out of town. Had reservations at 6:00 p.m., and the place was already packed. The decor reminds me of a Restoration Hardware (I don't mean that in a bad way) -- everything was clean and streamlined, with some distressed wood. Even though there were a lot of people, it wasn't particularly noisy. All the pasta is handmade on site. There were 2 women making the pasta behind the bar; it was pretty cool because they had mirrors on the ceiling so you could watch what they were making. And the whole menu is all small plates. We had the Hamachi Crudo (really good), Arancini (probably the one miss of the night -- a little too salty), artichoke and sunchoke crostini (awesome), Arrabbiata (comes with whole shrimp -- by far the best dish of the night), pappardelle (really, really good), and a bottle of wine. All in all, I think the tab was $110, which wasn't horrible considering the wine.spike wrote:let me know how it is; we're going sunday night.
I think you'll like it.
we'll be back for the ragu alla napoletana; it was just too much food for two and we wanted to try an assortment of dishes. it looks amazing:
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Mon March 14, 2016 4:29 pm
Nice. I came here specifically hoping you'd post. How was the trout? I really wanted to try that.spike wrote:this was really great; i think my wife liked it even more than me. we ordered the octopus spiedini, ocean trout, cannelloni saltimbocca, and the cacio whey pepe. the cacio whey pepe was the only misfire; it was very good, just sort of bland by nature after the other dishes.Chris_H_2 wrote:I really liked it. Went with a buddy from law school that was in from out of town. Had reservations at 6:00 p.m., and the place was already packed. The decor reminds me of a Restoration Hardware (I don't mean that in a bad way) -- everything was clean and streamlined, with some distressed wood. Even though there were a lot of people, it wasn't particularly noisy. All the pasta is handmade on site. There were 2 women making the pasta behind the bar; it was pretty cool because they had mirrors on the ceiling so you could watch what they were making. And the whole menu is all small plates. We had the Hamachi Crudo (really good), Arancini (probably the one miss of the night -- a little too salty), artichoke and sunchoke crostini (awesome), Arrabbiata (comes with whole shrimp -- by far the best dish of the night), pappardelle (really, really good), and a bottle of wine. All in all, I think the tab was $110, which wasn't horrible considering the wine.spike wrote:let me know how it is; we're going sunday night.
I think you'll like it.
we'll be back for the ragu alla napoletana; it was just too much food for two and we wanted to try an assortment of dishes. it looks amazing:
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Mon March 14, 2016 4:58 pm
finally made it downtown to try this place...it was fantastic
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Mon March 14, 2016 5:00 pm
oh man, i really LOVE a good french-dipped sammich
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Mon March 14, 2016 5:03 pm
they have different styles you can order...I went with the double dipped wet..they just drop into a large bucket au jus....CHOMPChris_H_2 wrote:oh man, i really LOVE a good french-dipped sammich
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Mon March 14, 2016 5:12 pm
have you ever had a chicago italian beef? i get that sucker with hot peppers and dipped. it's like the food of the gods.
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Mon March 14, 2016 10:13 pm
it was delicious, cooked kinda rare and had a great creamy tomoto sauce. could've used a bit more sauce, actually. the octopus was better though; so tender.Chris_H_2 wrote:Nice. I came here specifically hoping you'd post. How was the trout? I really wanted to try that.
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Mon March 14, 2016 10:14 pm
what's your favorite beef place? i've only had al's and portillo's.Chris_H_2 wrote:have you ever had a chicago italian beef? i get that sucker with hot peppers and dipped. it's like the food of the gods.
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Mon March 14, 2016 10:19 pm
i've had a lot of them. but honestly, i'd still take a beef from portillo's over all of them. mr. beef is really overrated in my opinion (i like a good tasting giardiniera, and there's is a bland, oily mess with no olive or celery). al's is ok, but the beef is pretty mediocre. roma's in portage park is really good too.spike wrote:what's your favorite beef place? i've only had al's and portillo's.Chris_H_2 wrote:have you ever had a chicago italian beef? i get that sucker with hot peppers and dipped. it's like the food of the gods.
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Mon March 14, 2016 10:22 pm
why is everything so good at portillo's? it's amazing, really.Chris_H_2 wrote:i've had a lot of them. but honestly, i'd still take a beef from portillo's over all of them. mr. beef is really overrated in my opinion (i like a good tasting giardiniera, and there's is a bland, oily mess with no olive or celery). al's is ok, but the beef is pretty mediocre. roma's in portage park is really good too.spike wrote:what's your favorite beef place? i've only had al's and portillo's.Chris_H_2 wrote:have you ever had a chicago italian beef? i get that sucker with hot peppers and dipped. it's like the food of the gods.
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Mon March 14, 2016 10:23 pm
haha, my wife just emailed me that she's made another reservation at monteverde for next month. must've made quite the impression.
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Mon March 14, 2016 10:33 pm
agreed. the best chicago hot dog is still at portillo's.spike wrote:why is everything so good at portillo's? it's amazing, really.Chris_H_2 wrote:i've had a lot of them. but honestly, i'd still take a beef from portillo's over all of them. mr. beef is really overrated in my opinion (i like a good tasting giardiniera, and there's is a bland, oily mess with no olive or celery). al's is ok, but the beef is pretty mediocre. roma's in portage park is really good too.spike wrote:what's your favorite beef place? i've only had al's and portillo's.Chris_H_2 wrote:have you ever had a chicago italian beef? i get that sucker with hot peppers and dipped. it's like the food of the gods.
have you had the combo? oh man . . .
Re: Which restaurant have you been to recently?
Posted: Mon March 14, 2016 10:34 pm
i wish my wife wasn't a communis . . . er . . . vegetarian.spike wrote:haha, my wife just emailed me that she's made another reservation at monteverde for next month. must've made quite the impression.
