that you get to order your burger, cooked to you liking, directly from the person cooking it. The condiment bar lets you make you burger the way you like it, and they have great shakes. Oh and I love the fries! Helvetia – I...

food – to return. Babiche is nice with huge portions, inventive menu and really friendly service which makes up for the really poor wine list and lack of atmosphere/decor. If you have kids, 3s company is a very family...

I still prefer mayonnaise but I have eaten the frites with vinegar in Australia and liked it—I also like ketchup but not big on poutine- or gravy-although I like gravy on mashed potatoes—I like the frites crunchy so I...

Random observations: The Glad trashbag placement in the beginning made me laugh...the big logo emblazoned on the side...Why cant I buy such cool trashbags as those. I’m sure all the neighbors would want to know what kind I...

I made a killer veal ragu out of a breast of veal, of all things, served over some creamy/buttery/cheesy polenta and with roasted asparagus on the side. Each portion was a rib plus a good sized chunk of very tender meat. The...

back the quantities to normal portions slowly once past the marketing phase of the initial opening of the restaurant. As for the quality of the food, as you had alluded to your post already about cooks leaving to go to another...

varieties to us which turned out to be 5 kinds. Dessert was another hard choice. She brought us a few different things and we chose those we wanted. Never rushed and she treated us like family. In fact, we talked and chatted like...

Last March I posted a query asking help to ID the fish in my sashimi plate: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/301754 A big thanks to those who posted replies. I learned a lot and since then have started to learn how to discern...

name) to do a tasting luncheon of stellar modernized traditional offerings. Depending on the season, a “little” sampling luncheon may include such dishes as little Navarrese txistorra chorizos; a shared portion of...

In fact, if a restaurant features these items on its menu, then I begin to fear that many of the other items are merely portion-packed, commercially prepared foods. If a diner lists these items, it does not bother me, but if I...

. there were enough noodles for 4 people. i kind of favor Coco’s beef noodle soup over this version. the other dishes the sick people ordered were wonton soup (also with an enormous portion of noodles) and the pan fried...

I have been both the single dish order and the 2 apps only order. ( guilt over portion control occasional grips me). I try to eyeball what a ‘typical’ meal would be and tip 20ish% on that — esp if it’s a...

mentioned in this topic so far, and is also convenient by public transportation (el, our subway) to most of them. See www.transitchicago.com for public transit info. Incidentally, you mentioned a “mind blowing...

I’m a huge fan of the tacos at El Toro Partido (Broadway between 139 and 140), although I haven’t tried the other offerings, or the Ecuadorian fare there. Their portions are generous, the meat is perfectly cooked, and...

that’s a great big e-mail list) and free of charge, but you’re expected to bring food to share and your own beverages, or else drop five bucks in the kitty. As usual I chose to share, so I made my favorite bean salad...