Special Report: Top 100 Independents - 4/15/2008 - Restaurants & Institutions
No, there's no sign of Gibby's on the R&I Top 100 list of independent restaurants for 2008, but I thought I'd share this anyway... I'm kind of surprised at the sheer number of Vegas restaurants on the list, but it's been so long since I've been to Vegas I probably don't have a clue how busy those restaurants are... The last time I was there, I got mad that there were 30 people in line at Caesar's Palace's buffet line, so I went back and lost even more money so they'd comp me for dinner and I'd get to jump the line.
How many of these have you been to? Not just Vegas, anywhere?
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Sunday, July 6, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Tough times for restaurants
It's been a rough couple of months for Fox Valley restaurants. Two relatively new restaurants, Fahrenheit and Hunter's, have closed their doors in the last two months.
Fahrenheit was the highly anticipated, and highly-hyped gourmet restaurant opened way out west at 64 and Randall. Even Chicago magazine and Phil Vettel hopped on this bandwagon, but their glowing reviews couldn't overcome the high prices and meager portions of food plated there. Not that it didn't have potential -- it just wasn't the right fit. Maybe we'll see something like it in the new 1st street development.
Hunter's was quite another story. We only visited there once, but the servi
ce was not very good, the place was tiny, and the food was not that memorable. When I saw the "Friday Fish Fry" signs go up, I knew it was history. Let's keep our fingers crossed neither one of these places opens as an Italian place. How about some great Southwestern Seafood or something?
Speaking of that, if you haven't been to Bien Trucha in Geneva yet, you really should try it out. Find it on Yelp.com, get there early, the place is tiny -- and beware -- the portions are on the small size there, too. But prices are not very big either, which means you can try lots of different things. Avoid the "guacamole of the day" -- we haven't really liked any we've tried yet -- but definitely try the Ceviche. And get a margarita -- fantastic!
Fahrenheit was the highly anticipated, and highly-hyped gourmet restaurant opened way out west at 64 and Randall. Even Chicago magazine and Phil Vettel hopped on this bandwagon, but their glowing reviews couldn't overcome the high prices and meager portions of food plated there. Not that it didn't have potential -- it just wasn't the right fit. Maybe we'll see something like it in the new 1st street development.Hunter's was quite another story. We only visited there once, but the servi
ce was not very good, the place was tiny, and the food was not that memorable. When I saw the "Friday Fish Fry" signs go up, I knew it was history. Let's keep our fingers crossed neither one of these places opens as an Italian place. How about some great Southwestern Seafood or something?
Speaking of that, if you haven't been to Bien Trucha in Geneva yet, you really should try it out. Find it on Yelp.com, get there early, the place is tiny -- and beware -- the portions are on the small size there, too. But prices are not very big either, which means you can try lots of different things. Avoid the "guacamole of the day" -- we haven't really liked any we've tried yet -- but definitely try the Ceviche. And get a margarita -- fantastic!
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