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On nearly every summer evening—not just the 90 degree ones—the line at Lickity Split Frozen Custard & Sweets stretches to the door. And as I told Ken Anderson, who with Luke Klein owns Lickity Split, I nearly always meet someone I know there. That’s just what they like to hear. After opening two years ago [...]
Royal Cupcakes & Bakes
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There needs to be a small of a disclaimer to this review. Not only do I love cake in any form, but I also am passionate about the entrepreneurial spirit. Royal not only decided to take a risk in their new food truck venture (a concept that has been much debated, yet loved by the [...]
Mas alla del Sol – Yum!
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I struggled coming up with a title for this restaurant review. Forgive me, even after a little Google searching I don’t know what the name of the restaurant means, and my creative juices were not flowing enough to come up with anything catchy, so I’ll just keep it simple and to the point: YUM! That [...]
A visit to Andersonville’s L’etage
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It has been an ongoing quest of mine to find some of the best neighborhood lounges, away from the loud noises and music of your typical clubs and bars. Keeping that thought in mind, a friend of mine had referred me to L’etage located at 5420 N. Clark Street in Andersonville. He had patronized L’etage [...]
Review: Brunch at Acre
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After recently admitting during my glowing review of neighboring Bar Ombra that I had yet to check out their sister restaurant Acre, I decided it was time to remedy that. I stopped by Acre (5308 N Clark) for brunch recently on a Saturday where the weather was decent and Andersonville was bustling with people out for a [...]
Bar Ombra serves up small plates big on creativity
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As a fan of Charlie’s Ale House I was a little sad to see them go. They weren’t a fancy fine dining establishment by any means but Charlies was a solid neighborhood place with decent food and good service. You could pop in and have a beer at the bar and gab with the bartender, catch a [...]
Heeeeere’s Yanni’s!
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Yanni’s Dogs (5318 N Broadway) opened recently with a ”soft opening” on Friday, December 7th in the space most recently occupied by The Burger Stop. Located on Broadway just north of Berwyn in the small shopping center on the west side of the street, Yanni’s appears on the surface to be your Chicago standard hot dog joint offering up [...]
Johnny Brown Bag
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Hello, Johnny Brown Bag – you have earned a place in my heart! Though I don’t have an ounce of Italian blood in me, my stomach sure boats otherwise. Shortly after Johnny Brown Bag made his debut in Andersonville, a friend and I decided we would go see what it was all about. Upon arriving [...]
Andie’s Restaurant: A Comfy Cozy Classic
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Often times our restaurant reviews are about the newest restaurant to pop onto the Edgewater/Andersonville restaurant scene and we sometimes forget to write about the long time favorites that we visit frequently and know the menu like the back of our hand. Not today, however, as we visit Andie’s Restaurant (5253 N Clark) which has [...]
Bonkers for Andersonville’s Bongo Room
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Bongo Room at 5022 N Clark. Credit: Jeremy Bressman I’ve said it before – I don’t quite understand the Chicago cult-like brunch culture, that has no qualms of waiting like zombies 20, 30, 40+ minutes patiently for brunch. After all, its just eggs and toast, right? When I’m hungry and craving my coffee fix, the [...]
Jin Thai Cuisine
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If you have a craving for Thai food, you have plenty of options in the Edgewater/Andersonville area, but if Jin Thai (5458 N Broadway) isn’t on your list of go to places you’re missing out. The quaint little restaurant opened in the spring of 2011 on the southwest corner of Broadway and Catalpa in the space formerly occupied [...]
Sail the Adriatic, on Clark Street
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Adriatic Cafe patio. Credit: Jeremy Bressman While you are probably aware that the Adriatic Sea resides on the northern edge of the Mediterannean Sea between Apennine Peninsula and the Balkan peninsula, you may not know that one of the neighborhood’s best patios resides at Clark and Bryn Mawr. The home of said patio is Adriatic Cafe, [...]
Icosium Kafe: French Crepes with an Algerian Twist
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Icosium Kafe Turkish Coffee Featuring crepes to please any taste bud, sweet or savory, breakfast or dinner, a visit to Icosium Kafe (5200 N Clark) is certain to fulfill your adventerous appetite. With a unique decor that somewhat resembles a hookah lounge, Icosium is littered with all sorts of lamps, trinkets and accents from the Mediterranian. The service is [...]
Premise: A Sneak Peek
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The new facade at Premise. Credit: Lyle Bright After a few weeks of transforming the former In Fine Spirits lounge into a new concept, Premise (5420 N Clark) is slated to open tonight at 5PM. We had the opportunity to garner a sneak peak last night of what’s to come, and we certainly walked away [...]
Goodness on Granville: m.henrietta
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If you’re too impatient to wait 20-40 minutes for a fabulous brunch, you may be better served at a no frills diner such as That Little Corner Restaurant or Deluxe Diner. Nothing wrong with that, we love both those places. However, recently we visited popular brunch spot m.henrietta (1133 W Granville), the sister site of Andersonville’s [...]
