Crème Brûlée @ Bistro Bordeaux
Crème brûlée is a proper French ending @BistroBordeaux. Just wish the crust had put up more of a fight. BISTRO BORDEAUX: 618 CHURCH, EVANSTON; 847-424-1483
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Roast Chicken @ Bistro Bordeaux
@pennypollack: Roast chicken for two @BistroBordeaux has grand-mère written all over it. BISTRO BORDEAUX: 618 CHURCH, EVANSTON; 847-424-1483
Poster @ Soulwich
Before lunch @ Soulwich, I liked the poster; after lunch, I believed. SOULWICH: 1643 ORRINGTON, EVANSTON; 847-328-2222
Thai Grilled Chicken Sandwich @ Soulwich
Thai grilled chicken @ Soulwich packs gently spicy chicken & tons of veggies into one two-fisted crusty bun. SOULWICH: 1643 ORRINGTON, EVANSTON; 847-328-2222
Indonesian Ginger BBQ Sandwich @ Soulwich
@pennypollack: Bestseller @ Soulwich (Evanston) is the Indonesian ginger bbq w/pork, red cabbage & caramelized pork. With good reason. SOULWICH: 1643 ORRINGTON, EVANSTON; 847-328-2222
Peter's Breads @ Balena
If you want to nibble on Peter’s Breads @BalenaChicago, you gotta order them, and then you get the whole shebang. Who’s Peter? BALENA: 1633 N HALSTED; 312-867-3888
Orecchiette @ Balena
Breadcrumbs, kale & lemon tuck in & around the orecchiette @BalenaChicago. I’d go back for this alone. BALENA: 1633 N HALSTED; 312-867-3888
Short Ribs @ Balena
@pennypollack: Grilled short ribs @BalenaChicago are thin-cut, chewy, mildly sweet & spicy. Not a bad meat fix at all. BALENA: 1633 N HALSTED; 312-867-3888
Shrimp Cocktail @ Davis Street Fishmarket
The best thing about the shrimp cocktail @ Davis Street Fishmarket (Evanston) is the, uh, the cocktail sauce—after I mixed in the horseradish. DAVIS STREET FISHMARKET: 501 DAVIS, EVANSTON; 847-869-3474
Calamari @ Davis Street Fishmarket
Unconventional-looking blackened calamari @ Davis Street Fishmarket (Evanston) turned out to be tender and tasty. DAVIS STREET FISHMARKET: 501 DAVIS, EVANSTON; 847-869-3474