Dining
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Restaurant promising healthier options opens in MundeleinApr 26, 2017 1:00 am - A new restaurant called the Eating Hub is developing a following at the recently renovated Hawley Lake Plaza in Mundelein. With a menu featuring salads, paninis, pizza a...
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Hearty dishes, extensive menu satisfies at Bartlett's new Flappy's Pancake HouseApr 25, 2017 6:00 am - Hungry diners visiting the recently opened Flappy's Pancake House in Bartlett will find themselves digesting a comprehensive menu of inventive breakfast and lunch dishes...
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Restaurant business is all in the family for new owner of Elgin's Big SkilletApr 23, 2017 11:00 pm - The new owner of Elgin's Big Skillet Restaurant & Pancake House says, "I feel like the new kid on the block." His staff and many of his customers have been around a lon...
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Join Elgin's oldest bar and grille in celebrating 90 years April 29Apr 19, 2017 11:00 pm - In July 2015, Elgin's oldest bar and grille Olde Towne Inn took new ownership. For 84 years, pints and memories have been shared around the hand built bar. This small b...
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Starbucks' Unicorn Frappuccino tastes like sour birthday cake and shameApr 19, 2017 11:00 pm - Most people think of unicorns as cuddly-cute magical rainbow sparkle horses, right? Except according to ancient lore, the mythical creature was "the fiercest animal, and...
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Las Gorditas de Don Angel delivers tasty taqueria fare for little doughApr 19, 2017 12:45 pm - There are probably as many taquerias in Chicagoland as hot dog stands, and no wonder - both offer distinctive street food that's big on flavor at low cost. Food fans hav...
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Dining events: Mt. Prospect's Truco Taqueria intros revamped menu MondayApr 19, 2017 6:00 am - Truco Taqueria's new menu Truco Taqueria & Margarita Bar unveils a new menu Monday, April 24, that includes a variety of Mexican flatbreads like the Costilla, whic...
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Portillo's opens in Greenfield, Wis., with special menu item: Badger bratsApr 18, 2017 1:00 am - Oak Brook-based Portillo's opened its second Wisconsin restaurant with an exclusive local favorite: Badger brats. Usinger's bratwurst with stone-ground German mustard an...
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Craving fresh fish? Head to downtown St. CharlesApr 17, 2017 11:00 pm - If my note last Sunday about the various fish sandwiches available at quick-serve restaurants in this area didn't do much for you, let's make up for it by mentioning a r...
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Midwest travel: Giordano's pizza plus Skydeck Chicago equals high-flying funApr 15, 2017 7:29 am - Chicago Pie in the Sky What can make a trip up 103 floors to Skydeck Chicago Willis Tower even better? Having a pizza might do it. Pie in the Sky packages allow Skydeck ...