Organic Nation's Mark and Dorothee swung by Doc's Juice and Smoothies the other day to pick up a delicious, refreshing organic beverage. Having a momentary pang of doubt, Dorothee double-checked with the counterperson about her $7 smoothie's organic credentials. Turns...
Taxim has been threatening to open for lunch for weeks now, but for various reasons here and there hasn't actually gotten around to unlocking the doors before dinner time. But we're feeling pretty confident about the latest news: They'll be...
The Bristol used to be one of the few places in town where you could sate your brunch craving on both Saturdays and Sundays, but no more: this Saturday's brunch service will be the restaurant's last. As of the weekend...
Put this swine flu in your mouth: The burger of the month over at Kuma's Corner is named after the infection du jour, and features fried tortilla stripes, chorizo hash, roasted green chiles, pico de gallo, fresh cilantro, and "a...
Those getting all excited for the opening of lunch service at Wicker Park's mediterranean hotspot Taxim should take a few deep breaths: originally scheduled to launch May 1, the launch of lunch hours has been pushed back to the middle...
On this looking-to-be-dreary day (rain this afternoon, blargh), here is something seriously worth looking forward to: Brunch at Mado. The team at Mado have been serving their regular lunch menu during brunch hours more or less since the restaurant's...
We know you're now just as completely obsessed as we are with Achewood, the webcomic about some cats and alive stuffed animals living in suburban California that is by turns (and, often, all at once) philosophical, obscene, moving, frivolous,...
You know there's a good PR team at work when a restaurant shows up on Thrillist, DailyCandy, JuliB, and UrbanDaddy. But who does it best? We subscribe, read, and levy judgment... so you don't have to Today! Today is opening...
Slated to open in Naperville this year during "fourth quarter" (that's sometime between October 1 and December 31, for those of us who don't think in financials) is Pizza Fusion, a franchised fast-service pizza joint that bills itself as "the...
What we don't like about Pat Bruno's review of Takashi is similar to what we didn't like about Phil Vettel's review yesterday for Tallulah. Both amount to a laundry list of the restaurants' dishes with very little analysis and virtually...
We got a review in yesterday afternoon from user ".............." for John's Pizzeria in Bucktown that made a rather audacious claim: So I just moved to chicago and my roommate told how John's Pizzaria has great food. So I...
Sometimes, we just don't understand. We got an impressionistic (at best) non-review for an Logan Square Chinese restaurant from a user named "Vegetarian" entitled "Missing Meows": I live down the street and I am missing all three of my...
