Tag: Restaurants
Remembering Wilmette’s C.J. Arthur’s and Art Falzer
Last September, just before it closed, my son and I visited C.J. Arthur's in Wilmette for the last of the 100s of meals we'd eaten there over a mo [...]
Greektown offers a lot more than food
Chicago's Greektown neighborhood in the West Loop centers mainly on Halsted Street from Van Buren St on the south to Monroe St on the north.
G [...]
Dozens of dining options near Park Michigan Apartments
The Park Michigan Apartments, at 1212 South Michigan, is one of our clients and every time I've visited I've noticed a restaurant -- or two -- tha [...]
Cheap Trick, Motor Row and a litigating daughter
Friday's Sun-Times reported that a "Cheap Trick Chicago restaurant, music venue and museum will be rockin’ by next summer if all goes according to [...]
Chillin’ with a chicken wrap at new Logan Square McDonald’s
We don't usually post much about commercial development, but this account from 35th Ward Alderman Rey Colón's email newsletter is too amusing to i [...]
From Yo’s archives – Irving Park walks and a Smoque break
Smoque had just recently opened when Irving Park resident Erica Gunderson visited with YoChicago's Nat Swift, five years ago today. It has since [...]
Lady Liberty at Vinnie’s Sub Shop
Vinnie's Sub Shop, 1204 W Grand Ave, has been very positively reviewed on Yelp, and many of the reviews mention "the lady behind the counter." Bet [...]
Tour the Gold Coast with Tina Culver
Late last week I hopped in the car with Sergio & Banks' Tina Culver for a brief drive around the Gold Coast.
Join us for a look at some of Chi [...]
Chicago’s best java is brewed near Lexington Square
There's nothing quite as nice as a convenient neighborhood cafe. A cozy coffee house can serve as a central meeting place among friends, a quiet corne [...]
McDonald’s tosses out NIMBY bait in Northfield
At the time I shot the above photo, in April of 2008, the gas station site at the left of the above photo had already been vacant for years. It’s [...]
Two Bridgeport restaurants make Michelin’s list of “Bib Gourmand” faves
This week Jeff Benach of Lexington Homes tipped us off about two restaurants near his Lexington Square townhomes in Bridgeport that made the Miche [...]
Meat lovers meet their match in Logan Square
Take a break from real estate for a moment and whet your appetite with this video. Last week Joe Zekas and photographer Michael Kardas stopped for a [...]
Lexington Square meets Polo Café
Joe Zekas went to Bridgeport a couple days ago for his first look at Lexington Square, a new development of 39 townhomes at 3704 S Sangamon St, fron [...]
Life in the Fulton River District – things to do and places to go near Alta at K Station
As we checked out the views to the west from a balcony at Alta at K Station's western high-rise, I asked Alta Leasing Consultant Matt Hawkins and K2 [...]
Following Francesca: Streeterville's best bites
You can learn a lot about a neighborhood by visiting its restaurants. Francesca Rose, a Streeterville expert and a real estate agent at Prudential R [...]