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Chicago Steakhouse

Las Tablas Columbian Steakhouse

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March 23, 2013

Las Tablas is AWESOME!

I can’t say enough about how much we enjoyed this place.

The wait at the bar: Mojitos anyone!? Delicious Mojitos, and the friendly, huge bartender was a really nice dude and was really excited about making bomb-ass mojitos and explaining to us how he was creating…


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Bakery Chicago

Cafe Vienna

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February 16, 2013

Unbelievably good Gallaten cookies aside, this Austrian bakery has some damn fine brunch food.

I had the Salmon Crepe: pillow-soft crepe with a heaping portion of salmon inside, cream cheese and greens wrapped up into a giant roll of Salmon-induced ecstasy. Also I have to note that the Raspberry Vinaigrette…


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Chicago Modernist Cousine

Sunda

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February 5, 2013

What. the. hell…is that “Ridiculous” desert made of? If I had to guess I’d say…unicorn horn and mermaid tears? Certainly something not of this world.

Best desert of all time, from the Bing Bang until now. I won’t go too much into what it consists of, just take my word…


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Chicago New American

Wood

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January 29, 2013

Some of the best craft cocktails you’ll find in the Chi. They have this weird blue liqueur they add to a bunch of the drinks that adds a strange purple/blue hue – it makes the drinks look like they’re from the not-too-distant future, and is also delicious. Also smoked…


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Chicago Soup

Soupbox

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January 22, 2013

I can’t help but imagine the Soup Nazi episode of Seinfeld every time I go to Soupbox.  I feel like at some point I’m going to ask a weird question about one of the soups and the guy working the register will snatch my soup away from me while…


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Chicago Mexican

Frontera Grill

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January 13, 2013

Rick Bayless seems like a cool dude: won Top Chef Masters, cooks in his backyard, has great facial hair. Unfortunately Frontera just didn’t live up to the hype.

Alright, so the Lamb Shank special was stuff of legend. Awesome tender meat that fell off the bone. The mole, well, makes…


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Chicago Tapas

Cafe Iberico

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December 27, 2012

Inexpensive, great food, excellent Sangria. What more could you want in a tapas place?

Standout dishes are the mussels in tomato sauce, the duck, and the almighty bacon wrapped dates (trumps another Tapas place with a Cafe in it’s name in Lincoln Park – nudge nudge).

This is an awesome first…


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Chicago New American

Girl and The Goat

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December 27, 2012

The food at Girl and the Goat is great because they don’t over complicate it. The presentation is great, but without the tons of unnecessary ingredients and strange garnishes that other fine dining restaurants think are so important. They let the ingredients shine, the way it should be.

The scallops…


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Boston Seafood

Neptune Oyster

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September 29, 2012

Absolutely worth the wait.

Was in Boston for a wedding, wanted to hit the quintessential Boston oyster house. Neptune delivered in spades. The oysters tasted like they jumped from the water to the plate and, the scallop dish I had was mind-blowingly good. The lobster roll was insanely delicious. The…


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Chicago

Tandoor Char House

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September 23, 2012

At one point in the meal the owner came by our table, throws on an Italian accent and loudly exclaims: “Hey youz two guyz, youz want any more a dis gaahrlic naan!?”. We all broke out laughing (including the owner). Awesome service, hilarious owner.

The food at Tandoor is the…