Village Tavern & Grill
Imagine if you will, a parking lot so full of cars — parked erratically and in every conceivable spot at various angles — that when a place becomes available, getting your car into it is more dangerous than fighting three heavyweight boxers for the last seat in musical chairs… Imagine the Village Tavern & Grill. […]
Trattoria Isabella
Let me share a fun place with you. It’s in Chicago. You’ll enjoy some of the best Italian cuisine available in Chicago, and you’ll have fun while you’re there. It’s a restaurant called Trattoria Isabella… Always On the Lookout for Great Dining Venues Being able to jump on a plane and head to a distant […]
Shiraz on the Water
Daniel (Danny on the Money), Richard (Northern Sky Designs) and I go back a long ways… but it had been way too long indeed since the three of us had actually gotten together — especially for something that was not work-related. Calls had been placed to both of them months ago proposing a get-together, with […]
America’s Brewpub
On a whim — after checking out the Metra route to and from the Aurora station and noticing its proximity to a certain restaurant — Lauren and I decided to make stop. The place? America’s Brewpub at Walter Payton’s Roundhouse. A friend has been raving about it for a long time and urging me to […]
Shochu
When I first spoke the name aloud, it sounded a bit reminiscent of the command necessary to beam a Klingon back aboard his spaceship. But although the name may have sounded strange, dinner at Shochu (Pronounced Show-chew) turned out to be one of the most gastronomically rewarding evenings I have experienced in quite some time. […]
Bistro Thai
The restaurant had previously been located in St. Charles, but it closed a couple of years ago. Owner Jon With and his wife however, must have found it difficult to resist the temptation to get back in the business when a opportunity arose to take over the digs occupied by recently shuttered Geneva Family Restaurant […]
Maijean
My mother had a phrase that she used when referring to something that she really liked and thought was really classy: “Simple Elegance”. And I would hope that she wouldn’t mind that I not only borrow it, but apply it to the restaurant at which Lauren and I had dinner just the other night. The […]
Nosh
When I get several e-mails regarding a particular restaurant – especially when inquiring as to whether or not I have tried it – I always try to push that particular venue towards the top of my places-to-try list. Such was the case after receiving a number of e-mails asking me what I thought about Nosh […]
Montarra Grill
Including the one at Route 38 and Randall Road — where our journey began — we counted 35 traffic control signals (at least as of this writing), in a distance of approximately 25 miles — along with much windshield time — between there and Montarra Grill in Algonquin. That city is yet another gleaming example […]
Venice Tavern
It was the least likely night for us to go out for dinner — Sunday being a night when Lauren and I would rather just stay home and relax. But alas, the refrigerator was bare and we decided to venture out instead. I had visited Venice Tavern on several occasions during the summer months. What […]