Archive for September 2011

Giordano’s, Garret’s Popcorn, Sushi Taiyo, Gyu-Kaku

Giordano's, Garret's Popcorn, Sushi Taiyo, Gyu-Kaku

Our last full day in Chicago was today and we tried to pack in as much things as possible by waking up earlier.  With an early start time, we headed to Navy Pier by means of the CTA bus (that 1-day pass was still valid).  We wanted

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Portillo’s Hot Dogs, Big Star Tacos, Carmine’s, and Grand Lux Cafe

Portillo's Hot Dogs, Big Star Tacos, Carmine's, and Grand Lux Cafe

Day 2 of our Culinary Tour in Chicago brought us to a three of Chicago’s very own restaurants.  We visited 4 places today, which meant that our beef gourging experience at Texas De Brazil the night before had to come to an end and sampling smaller portions

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Bella Bacino, Texas De Brazil, and Argo Tea Cafe

Bella Bacino, Texas De Brazil, and Argo Tea Cafe

Our first full day led us to two great restaurants, Bella Bacino, home of great Chicago style deep dish pizza recommended to us by some friends, and Texas De Brazil, a Brazilian Steakhouse Churrascaria. After waking up close to lunch time due to the 2 hour time

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Sweetwater Tavern and Grill

Sweetwater Tavern and Grill

Our first stop of our Chicago food tour came after walking the lengths and seeing the nightlife of North Michigan Ave. was a nice late night snack stop at Sweetwater Tavern and Grill.  It’s a lively sports bar and grill with flat screen TVs lining the wall

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