Fast Food Fav: Big Ed’s BBQ

I now don’t have to trek up to Milwaukee for some great BBQ (although I’ll still go to Speed Queen BBQ when I must have the outside pulled pork).
We were turned onto Big Ed’s BBQ in North Chicago from a segment on ABC 7 local news. Besides the nearby location, we liked the selection and [...]

Fast Food Fav: TeddyFabz

My wife turned me on to TeddyFabz, located in Deerfield, IL, just steps away from the Lake-Cook Road Metra station. Now I could report that they have great burgers, dogs, Italian beef & sausage, sandwiches, wraps, salads and more. But I wish to report only two things about this place.
irst, of what I’ve had here, [...]

Fast Food Fav: Chuck’s Southern Comforts Cafe

You know the food must be good if it’s worth a 50 mile drive.
So what kind of restaurant is Chuck’s. Well, that’s a little hard to explain. And you can’t pigeon hole Chuck’s into a single cuisine. One thing that can be said about Chuck’s is that the food is full of flavor. Trained locally [...]

A Homemade Breakfast

When I’m home alone, busy with job searching or other activities (like house cleaning, yes, I’m domesticated), I need to start the day with a hearty breakfast to fuel the day.
I typically decide on a simple ham & cheese omlette. And here’s how it’s done…

Heat up a non-stick skillet, so it’s good & hot.
Place [...]

Fast Food Fav: Speed Queen BBQ

I will travel for good food. Period.
A related story, yet not directly. My wife and I, many years ago, traveled all the way to South Bend, Indiana (101 miles), around 5pm on a Sunday evening to get Damon’s Ribs. At the time, those were the best we had.
Bringing the clock to the present, Chicago has [...]

Fast Food Fav: Roti Mediterranean Grill

In the past few months, we heard a lot of mentions of Roti Mediterranean Grill, primarily due to the fact that they opened a new one near us in Vernon Hills. After several missed opportunities to eat there, we finally did.
First, prior to visiting, we looked over the menu online, which is sparse, but nice. [...]

Beverage Fav : Arizona Stress Tea

What beverage causes me to travel 20 miles to stock up on it?
Arizona Stress Tea is something special. It’s flavorful, yet not sweet. It’s a blend of naturally decaffeinated Black & Green teas, enhanced with with Panax ginseng, Kava-Kava, Chamomile, Valerian root and fortified with vitamins and minerals. But, again, it just tastes great. How [...]

Woodman’s Food Follow-up

Just received my Winter/Spring 2009 issue of Chicago Consumer’s Checkbook. Inside, there’s a feature titled “Trim the Fat from Your Food Bill – Which Supermarkets Offer the Best Prices and Quality?”
Which was on top? Woodman’s Food.
Here’s the highlights from the article: (bolded items were best scores overall)

Prices at Woodman’s were 30% lower overall compared to [...]

Fast Food Fav: Buffalo Joe’s

I revisited a long time favorite yesterday. Buffalo Joe’s is a long time standby in the heart of downtown Evanston. Feeding university students and the rest of us for years, it’s specialty is its buffalo chicken wings. They offer 3 levels of heat with their wings; mild, for whossies like me, Spicy, for those who [...]

Good Eats: Irish Sausage Rolls

Growing up on the west side of Chicago in the 1970’s, my father, being of Irish decent, would frequent Gaelic Imports, a nearby family-run business. My father would consume some pretty odd stuff when I was growing up. Pickled pigs feet, boiled cabbage, just to name a few. However, he did turn me on to [...]