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If you're a business owner, here's a snippet in a recent e-mail from my friends at On the fox that you should take advantage of: "On the Fox is offering you the first six months of a Basic Listing at no cost... period. All you have to do is sign up.  OK... so I'm usually like the short guy in the storm - the last one to know when the rain is falling (rim-shot)...  However, since I know, I thought you should too.  What are you waiting for??!! Here's a link: http://www.onthefox.com/advertise/specialoffer.htm

rp

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Restaurant Owners: Interested in adding your name and phone number to a review I have posted? E-mail me at: reviews@ralphpancetta.com.

** The 2008 Year In Review is now available! **

Looking for an idea for a great Place to Go For Thanksgiving Dinner?

Birch River Grill, An American Kitchen
75 West Algonquin Road  -  Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005
(corner of Arlington Heights Rd. and Algonquin Rd. near I-90)
phone: 847.427.4242
Menu 

Dinner: $24.95 per person; Kids 12 and under $13.95

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Glen Prairie Restaurant
1250 Roosevelt Road - Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Telephone: 630-613-1250
Menu

Dinner: $25 per person; Kids 12 and under $14

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Dine Restaurant
733 W Madison St - Chicago, IL 60661-2401
Telephone: 312-602-2111
Menu

Dinner: $28.95 per person; Kids 12 and under $16.95

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Karma Restaurant
510 E. Route 83 - Mundelein, Illinois
Telephone: 847-970-6900
Menu

Dinner: $23.95 per person; Kids 12 and under $11.95
Children 3 & under Complimentary
 

Looking for an interesting place to go? 

Bloomingdale, IL: (January 10, 2009)

Indian Lakes Resort & Shiraz on the Water Restaurant
Read the review here.

Glen Ellyn, IL (November 20, 2008) – Crowne Plaza Hotel
After a complete interior and exterior renovation from a Holiday Inn...

Read the article here

Inside the hotel is Glen Prairie Restaurant, a local farm-sourced fine dining restaurant with contemporary American cuisine which supports natural and sustainable farming practices.  Daniel Ovanin highlights his talent at Glen Prairie as chef de cuisine. 

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Pick of the month...

• Pub 222 on Main Street in St. Charles

Great food and "easily one of the most affordable meals around..."

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The 2008 Year In Review is now available!

As of Tuesday March 24th...

•   Check it out -- a new 12-month series:  Eat Like Ralph!

As of Monday February 2nd... 

• Thai Zie Restaurant -- Great Thai Food by Thai People
  11 N. 3rd St.  St. Charles
  Check out their February Birthday Promotion!

As of Friday Jan 16th... 

• You probably already know about it but... Dimitri's Mediterranean Grill has gone the way of so many other restaurants.  I think it's too bad, as I really enjoyed the place and I am hopeful that I will see Chef Dimitri again... SOON!
   
• Now taking Dimitri's place is Odyssey Greek Taverna - also serving Greek fare.  I wish them the best!

As of Tuesday Nov 11th... 

• Changed once again... 18 North in St. Charles has now become Onesti Dinner Club, featuring "upscale American fare, steaks, fresh seafood, amazing pasta selections and incredible desserts..."

As of Thursday April 10th... 

• I just got a call telling me that purchases had been made in another state using my credit card... The number had apparently had been stolen -- odd, since I still had possession of my card.  Just goes to show that one cannot be too careful!  I never have used it online -- only in restaurants.  So for those who have ever questioned where card theft takes place, the answer is that it can happen anywhere.  Do you trust the waiter/waitress who takes your card away from the table to run it... more or less than the company who requests the same information through a secure server online?  Personally I'm not sure if I ever want my card to leave my sight ever again, especially in a restaurant!!

Other, older news...

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Have any news?  Share it with me and I'll share it with those who visit my site.  Thanks!

Ralph Pancetta

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