Get some good grub at Waukegan institution Shirl’s
Polar vortex and frigid temperatures aside, sometimes you just want a sundae after a Grub, no matter what the weather. What’s a Grub, you ask? Iowans might call it a...
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BYOM — bring your own mug — to Eggspress Cafe
Your favorite mug, filled with steaming, hot coffee, on your own kitchen table or at Eggspress Cafe in Round Lake. It’s the kind of comfort that the cafe’s new owners,...
Share some food and fun at Tap House Grill
Mark Zych and Scott Ward were slowly building up their Tap House Grill restaurants when their chef made mango quesadillas at a school in Oswego. As Zych tells it, one...
Raimondo’s Pizza and Pub grew from pizzas made at home to North Aurora mainstay
Word spread about the delicious pizzas Sally Treve hand-rolled and made for husband Raymond’s dinner after he ended his graveyard shift — so high was the demand that his fellow...
Come to Graylake’s Triangle for some good old-school food
You won’t find any computers, tablets, company websites or social media pages at Triangle Restaurant in Grayslake. “We’re very old-school here. We use handwritten tickets and everything is homemade from...
Dance into U Samba? Cafe for Brazilian cuisine
If you enter U Samba? Cafe and expect to see sword-wielding gauchos serving meat, don’t worry, it’s a common mistake. Here in downtown Aurora you will be schooled in traditional...
Become a regular at Morgan’s in Libertyville
When the original owner still comes back to visit as a regular customer, you know you’re doing something right. Morgan’s Bar and Grill in Libertyville has been a place for...
Spartan House offers favorites with a Mediterranean twist
Spartan House has deep roots in Greek food, and you can find Grecian-inspired dishes like lamb pizza, lamb burgers and marinated pork kabobs on the menu. It’s “American food with...
ZoGo’s offers fast-food alternative in Zion
Zion is not a dining destination, admits Jim Patas, owner of ZoGo’s Sports Grill and Video Gaming. “We’re not Gurnee. But,” he said of his family business, “it’s a nice...
Turf Room offers elite dishes in the suburbs
The Turf Room has an off-track betting parlor where visitors can wager on horse races while they dine on dishes like Japanese Wagyu filet, Monte Cristo croquettes and lamb tongue...