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The stuffed biscuits at Whistle Stop Café in Fox Lake come with two biscuits stuffed with scrambled eggs mixed with cheddar and bacon and topped with sausage gravy and hash browns.

New owners keep Whistle Stop Café chugging along

January 21, 2020 at 9:22 a.m.

Whistle Stop Café is near the Fox Lake Metra station, which is the end of the line for Milwaukee District North trains to and from Chicago. The restaurant was established...

Chicken and shrimp fajitas served in a chafing dish and a chimichangas entrée are just a couple of the Mexican dishes offered at Las Palmas in Mundelein.

Take a mini-Mexican vacation at Las Palmas restaurant

January 2, 2020 at 9:08 a.m.

With four restaurants in Illinois and one back home in Toluca, Mexico, it's a pretty good bet that you'll get authentic Mexican food at Las Palmas. Efrain Lopez, who hails...

Two of the specialty tacos offered at Jefa Tacos in Aurora are the Jefa Taco, with char-broiled skirt steak, chorizo, Chihuahua cheese and roasted pasilla salsa; and the Shrimp Taco, with blackened grilled shrimp, cabbage slaw and creamy sriracha sauce on a flour tortilla.

Girl power fuels Aurora’s Jefa Tacos

January 2, 2020 at 9:06 a.m.

"I wonder if tacos think about me too ..." That saying is on the back of employees' T-shirts at Jefa Tacos in Aurora, and it makes you think. About tacos....

The Diamond Deli Special Sandwich at Diamond Deli and Wine in Fox Lake is a grilled sandwich served on wheat bread and includes off-the-bone pulled pork, bacon, grilled onions, goat cheese and homemade grape jelly.

Diamond Deli and Wine’s special sandwich was 30 years in the making

December 18, 2019 at 12:32 p.m.

Diamond Deli and Wine Restaurant in Fox Lake is a lot of things. Still, the name might deceive you. It is not a deli, although it serves a lot of...

The pork chop at Spotted Fox Ale House is a 12-ounce bone-in chop that's frenched, meaning the meat is cut away from the bone so the bone is exposed. The pork chop is served with a twice-baked potato and seasonal vegetables.

Spotted Fox Ale House offers family atmosphere in bar setting

December 18, 2019 at 11:28 a.m.

Marwan Taib has worked hard over the past seven years to build his Spotted Fox Ale House brand in St. Charles. In fact, when a similar chain restaurant opened across...

The Cocktel de Camron at Rito's Mexican Restaurant in Aurora is shrimp cocktail served Mexican style. It's mixed with ketchup, lime juice, hot sauce, chopped cilantro, tomato, onions and avocado.

Rito’s Mexican Restaurant offers authentic tastes of Mexico, famous margaritas

December 5, 2019 at 12:08 p.m.

The Cocktel de Camron at Rito's Mexican Restaurant in Aurora is shrimp cocktail served Mexican style. It's mixed with ketchup, lime juice, hot sauce, chopped cilantro, tomato, onions and avocado....

Half-size special of the Our Famous Kuma Burger features a fried egg, applewood smoked bacon, cheddar, lettuce, tomato and onion at Kuma's Corner in Vernon Hills.

Kuma’s Corner dishes up heavy metal with a side of burgers

December 4, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

Kuma's Corner is definitely different, and we're not just talking about the food. Where else can you watch kung fu movies set to a loud soundtrack of heavy metal bands...

Four rock 'n' roll-themed brunch items offered at City Works Eatery and Pour House in Schaumburg, clockwise from top: The Boss (Bruce Springsteen); What's the Story, Morning Glory (Oasis); Love Me Two Times (The Doors); and Johnny Hash (Johnny Cash).

Rock out at City Works Eatery and Pour House themed brunch

December 2, 2019 at 3:35 p.m.

According to the most-shared photos on social media for City Works Eatery and Pour House, popular items are the duck nachos, flights of mimosas for brunch and draft beers. Tom...

Libertyville's Oscar Lee's Barbecue's hog wings, or baby back ribs that are breaded, fried and tossed in honey garlic barbecue sauce.

Oscar Lee’s Barbecue serves Texas-style barbecue smoked low and slow

November 19, 2019 at 1:28 p.m.

Oscar Lee's Barbecue is not named after owner Lee Kuebler. It is named after his toddler son. Why? Because Kuebler's kids are the reason that this Libertyville barbecue joint exists....

Four tacos, from top left clockwise: Pork belly, Kojo short rib, El Macho and Cochinita Pibil, at 1910 Geneva in Geneva.

1910 in Geneva serves modern Mexican food

November 18, 2019 at 11:36 a.m.

Whiskey, tequila and tacos. What else do you need? Add some tasty appetizers, boozy desserts and rich Chicago-area lore and you've got 1910 Geneva, a historic bar with an urban...

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