I discovered some more great places to eat in Chicago during my visit there last weekend. They include:
– Shaw’s Crab House. This bustling, old-fashioned place, serves a tasty one-pound Lobster Boil for $22 in a lively dining room with attentive waiters. There’s also a cool bar that’s good for lunch – and has live jazz at night (or at least the Sunday night we were there.) The soft-shell crab got good reviews too.
– Taza is a fast-foody Middle Eastern restaurant at 176 S. Franklin Street, a block south of the Chicago River (handy for designers attending the annual NeoCon show at the nearby Merchandise Mart – which I also visited, tagging along with my sister-in-law, who is a designer in NYC). A no-frills place with food shoveled into styrofoam-ware and served over the counter by cheerful men who are very generous with the free samples. The falafel was perfect – not too hard or soft or greasy. Also good chicken and turkey schwarma. Gyro meat and the lentil soup looked very good too.
– Brats at the Old Town Art Fair – served in a churchyard. Big juicy grilled. I ate it with a spicy topping of sauteed peppers and celery (that has an Italian-sounding name starting with a “g”) It was dubbed “mild” but had quite the kick.
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