[CLOSED]; opened in 1994; 1940s-style diner w/ a contemporary twist serving classic American favorites prepared w/ French techniques & local ingredients
opened in 2012; full-service restaurant w/ an on-site craft brewery; neighborhood, crowd-funded, investment model where $1000 investment got you free beer for life (cool idea!)
Nye's Style Prime Dip Sandwich sliced prime rib topped w/ melted Swiss cheese, mushrooms & onions on a toasted roll; comes w/ side of au jus; looks good
[CLOSED]; opened in 1950; piano bar & polka; home of the (self-proclaimed) "world's most dangerous polka band" every Friday & Saturday nights; Other Recipes: Cabbage Rolls
"Korean immigrant, inspired by the pure love of food, joy and her mother's own delicious cooking, quits her day job, opens an artisan pizza pie place and names it after her dog" (from its website); pies cooked in copper-covered, wood-fire French pizza oven (Le Panyol); pizza dough takes 2 days to make; Andrew Zimmern made guest appearance; Other Recipes: Roasted Cauliflower w/ Calabrian Chile
[CLOSED]; handcrafted sausages made in house w/ locally raised meats & garnished w/ artisan cheeses & farmer's market provisions; moved from airing location (610 W Lake St)
[CLOSED]; since 2003; tiki bar "where the painstakingly tacky meets the exquisitely debased, and the good taste is reserved for what goes in your gullet" (from its website); looks fun
"60/40" Burger top seller; 60% ground beef & 40% ground bacon patty, cheddar, beer mustard & candied bacon, served on a toasted bun w/ fries & pickle spear; looks good
Red Wagon Pizza thin crust pizza w/ house cheese over red sauce topped w/ crispy sopressata ribbons, banana peppers & house made sausage; finished w/ chili flakes & fig balsamic; looks good
Tortellini Alla Panna hand-rolled tortellini filled w/ spinach, house ricotta & lemon; tossed in creamy white wine sauce w/ peas & Everett's ham; looks good
Lobster Mac mac & cheese w/ lobster & Taleggio cheese & topped w/ Panko bread crumbs; looks good
Roasted Lamb Sandwich sliced roasted lamb soaked in au jus, fennel seed slaw, saffron aioli on toasted French bread; served w/ side of au jus; "This has got to be in the top greatest lamb sandwiches I've had...oh my gosh, that is the sandwich of sandwiches!"-Guy Fieri; looks good
Lobster Lucy half-pound burger stuffed w/ Taleggio & American cheese, caramelized onions, lobster claw, & tarragon aioli; looks good
Seafood Boil lobster, crab legs, or jumbo shrimp boil; served w/ red potatoes, Polish sausage, corn on the cob, coastal slaw, griddled milk bread, & drawn butter; looks good
Sonoran Hot Dog homemade pork sausage, wrapped in bacon & fried on flat top; served in brioche bun & topped w/ turkey chorizo, grilled onions, chimichurri (parsley, garlic & herb sauce), chopped tomatoes, cilantro aioli; Jeff also got a side of eggplant fries (comes w/ chimichurri aioli dipping sauce); looks good
since 2006; festive, huge beer hall & brewery; Philosophy: "Make great beer. Have fun. Give a Damn about your community. Be independent. Don't be a dick." (from its website)
[CLOSED]; inside a 15,000 sq-ft pan-Asian grocery store called United Noodles; "creative Asian kitchen exploring flavors w/o borders" (from website); Other Recipes: Japanese Fried Chicken
