Howdy all. Long-time lurker, first-time poster.

When I used to go to Bulls games as a kid in the late '70s, after the game, we always used to stop at Doctor Jazz ice cream parlor (now Cross Rhodes, a Greek restaurant) on Chicago Avenue in Evanston, and we'd polish off our hot fudge sundaes in the rumble seat on the right side of the restaurant.

Another Evanston ice cream place we used to go to was Swensen's on Orrington. A friend and I both ordered tuna sandwiches one time, and the waitress got all flustered because she didn't want to have to write "tuna sandwich" on her pad twice, and she wasn't sure what to do.

Also, I read the Patty's GNR thread, and was surprised to see that nobody mentioned that it used to be called Morrie's Snack Shop until the early '90s. Standard diner fare. Nothing as awesome-looking as Patty's Old Potatoes.

On the Forty One North thread, I was hoping to see a reference to a deep dish pizza place that used to be between somewhere Charlie Beinlich's and the Caddy dealership (Steve Foley?) on Skokie Blvd. on Northbrook. It wasn't one of the main chains. They were in business in the '80s and I think into the '90s, and they used to have tempura veggies in addition to the standard Chicago pizza fare. Anyone? Beuller?

I'll try to think of some more.

Can I just point out that the previous poster is not me?

abe_froeman wrote:Can I just point out that the previous poster is not me?

Whoa, sorry. Bad form on my part. In my lurking, I guess I didn't notice that there was a similar name. I just thought it was apropos to be the Sausage King of Chicago on LTH (even though I'm not a sausage eater ). Should I change my name?

AbeFroman wrote:
Another Evanston ice cream place we used to go to was Swensen's on Orrington. A friend and I both ordered tuna sandwiches one time, and the waitress got all flustered because she didn't want to have to write "tuna sandwich" on her pad twice, and she wasn't sure what to do.
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My partners owned this franchise. They still have all the Tiffany glass, ice cream freezers & makers and a variety of other cool stuff, including the old recipes, in their garage.

While at a recent party,we were discussing old places and someone mentioned a place in the loop near the old "Treasure Chest" arcade and magic trick place on Randolph St across from the Oriental Theatre that was supposedly famous for pies.
Anyone have an idea of the name of this place and where it was located? Thanks

Flo's?

AbeFroman wrote:I was hoping to see a reference to a deep dish pizza place that used to be between somewhere Charlie Beinlich's and the Caddy dealership (Steve Foley?) on Skokie Blvd. on Northbrook.

That would have been Edwardo's. Originally, it was the Pickle Barrel, then a French restaurant whose name escapes me (anyone?). I also recall that for a while, a Thai place shared part of the building, too. And we mustn't forget Tony and Em's, the great little roadhouse a few doors north, which lasted into the early 70s.

do's anyone remember Jerry and Hy's deli on Grand east of Michigan ave.Great pastrami and you'll never forget the sandwich nazi behind the counter that would scream at you till you gave him your order.
By the way,I do miss Brother Jimmy's dry rub ribs.The last place in chicago I saw them.Do's anyone out there know of a "Q" joint with good Carolina dry rub ribs?

jerryg wrote:do's anyone remember Jerry and Hy's deli on Grand east of Michigan ave.Great pastrami and you'll never forget the sandwich nazi behind the counter that would scream at you till you gave him your order.

Yea I remember that place. And yes, you'd have better been able to order the minute you opened the door or it was gonna get ugly.

midas wrote:

jerryg wrote:do's anyone remember Jerry and Hy's deli on Grand east of Michigan ave.Great pastrami and you'll never forget the sandwich nazi behind the counter that would scream at you till you gave him your order.

Yea I remember that place. And yes, you'd have better been able to order the minute you opened the door or it was gonna get ugly.

Wasn't it just Jerry's Deli? You can watch Jerry's nutcase act(?) in Tom Palazzolo's short film from 1976. Highly recommended.

riddlemay wrote:

Artie wrote:While at a recent party,we were discussing old places and someone mentioned a place in the loop near the old "Treasure Chest" arcade and magic trick place on Randolph St across from the Oriental Theatre that was supposedly famous for pies.
Anyone have an idea of the name of this place and where it was located? Thanks

Flo's?

Flo's, at 7 W Randolph, sounds like an excellent guess. I think they were known for their pecan pie. At least in the 1970s it was located directly between a book and magazine shop (to the east) and The 17 Restaurant. I believe the Treasure Chest was immediately west of 17. About what year are we talking about?

Rene G wrote:

riddlemay wrote:

Artie wrote:While at a recent party,we were discussing old places and someone mentioned a place in the loop near the old "Treasure Chest" arcade and magic trick place on Randolph St across from the Oriental Theatre that was supposedly famous for pies.
Anyone have an idea of the name of this place and where it was located? Thanks

Flo's?

Flo's, at 7 W Randolph, sounds like an excellent guess. I think they were known for their pecan pie. At least in the 1970s it was located directly between a book and magazine shop (to the east) and The 17 Restaurant. I believe the Treasure Chest was immediately west of 17. About what year are we talking about?

Rene,I would think around 1965-70. Thanks to you and Riddlemay for the help. I'll forward this to my friends and report back.
Artie

I remember Doctor Jazz in Evanston,
I used to LOVE Doctor Jazz! Their menu was SO much fun!
and they were right across the street from Amazing Grace Coffee House where my HS buds and I saw Steve Goodman and Livingston Taylor perform....while sitting on the carpeted risers....

AH memory lane....

jerryg wrote:do's anyone remember Jerry and Hy's deli on Grand east of Michigan ave.

Rene G wrote:Wasn't it just Jerry's Deli?

Perhaps its name is being confused with Sam and Hy's Deli, formerly located on Dempster in Skokie?

irisarbor wrote:I remember Doctor Jazz in Evanston,
I used to LOVE Doctor Jazz! Their menu was SO much fun!
and they were right across the street from Amazing Grace Coffee House where my HS buds and I saw Steve Goodman and Livingston Taylor perform....while sitting on the carpeted risers....

We saw Steve Martin at Amazing Grace...and then saw him again having an ice cream sundae right afterwards at Doctor Jazz!

Kabul House...the ONLY afghan restaurant in Chicago

quinnsi wrote:Kabul House...the ONLY afghan restaurant in Chicago

Are you saying Kabul House closed? When? Why?

Diannie wrote:

quinnsi wrote:Kabul House...the ONLY afghan restaurant in Chicago

Are you saying Kabul House closed? When? Why?

Kabul House is still open in Skokie. You can read Mike G's report from a couple weeks ago at the end of that linked thread. In Chicago proper we have Afghan Kabob and Afghan Restaurant.

Diannie wrote:

quinnsi wrote:Kabul House...the ONLY afghan restaurant in Chicago

Are you saying Kabul House closed? When? Why?

They're still open, they've been around for at least five years or so ...

But they're not in Chicago, they're in Skokie (used to be in Evanston). They did have an outpost on Halsted just north of North Ave. - that one closed a couple of years ago.

Kabul House
3320 W. Dempster St.
Skokie
(847) 763-9930

The only afghan restaurant in Chicago, that I know of is:

Afghan Restaurant
2818 W Devon Ave.
Chicago

I miss The Helmand.

Damn - Peter beat me to it.

Good to see your post mentioning Amazingrace and the great Steve Goodman. He often doesn't get his due. You might be interested in an eight-year project of mine that has come to fruition -- an 800-page biography of Goodman published in May, "Steve Goodman: Facing the Music." Please check my Internet site below for more info on the book. Just trying to spread the word. Feel free to do the same!

Clay Eals
1728 California Ave. S.W. #301
Seattle, WA 98116-1958

(206) 935-7515
(206) 484-8008
ceals@comcast.net
http://www.clayeals.com

Open since 1956 I guess they closed last month for good. What a bummer,some great childhood memories were spent eating there and across the street at Rose Restaurant. Very good thin crust pizza,probably not as good as when my dad's cousin (Kenny) owned it until 1990. My first job was there (lasted one Friday night in 1980 washing dishes and prepping salads) and I don't think I ever ate there since.


Pizza Cottage
29 E. Irving Park Road
Roselle,IL
(1956-2007) R.I.P.

On the same subject of childhood memories does anyone remember a place called Big Banjo that served pizza. I think it was in Town Square in Schaumburg (Schaumburg & Roselle Roads),it wasn't there very long.

ceals@comcast.net wrote:Good to see your post mentioning Amazingrace and the great Steve Goodman. He often doesn't get his due. You might be interested in an eight-year project of mine that has come to fruition -- an 800-page biography of Goodman published in May, "Steve Goodman: Facing the Music." Please check my Internet site below for more info on the book. Just trying to spread the word. Feel free to do the same!

Clay Eals
1728 California Ave. S.W. #301
Seattle, WA 98116-1958

(206) 935-7515
(206) 484-8008
ceals@comcast.net
http://www.clayeals.com

I have an autographed copy of your book sitting on my nightstand that I received for Christmas from my brother who lives in Seattle. Guess you met him at the Eliott Bay Book Store when he was browsing for pressents. Looks interesting and can't wait to delve into!

Beverator:

That's great news. I do hope you enjoy the book. And yes, Elliott Bay was one of my 37 events in 2007, and it was one of the best. Elliott Bay is the Carnegie Hall of bookstores!

Clay

I recall a mexican fast food joint at 75th and Lemont Road in Woodridge called Sancho's. Does anyone else remember it? Perhaps the 20+ years since I have had their food has clouded my memory but I remember it was superior to Taco Bell.

I still miss Lin's Mandarin Garden, three blocks from my house on Milwaukee & Albion. They had the best egg rolls ever. There is still nothing at that site, and it's been closed for two years.

I also remember, from years and years back, a little ice cream parlor that served bittersweet chocolate orange ice cream. I can't remember the name, but that was ice cream I'll never forget.

Lockwood Castle, on Niles Center and Devon. I would always go there Christmas Eve with my parents after checking out the lights in Edgebrook, and I'd get a sundae and a hot chocolate.

I have fond memories of an ice cream parlor on Harlem just north of Irving, across from the HIP, in the strip mall with Dominick's called...Marconi's? It was very old-fashioned, with frosted glass windows and a soda fountain. It was big for kids' parties.

Pie Lady wrote:Lockwood Castle, on Niles Center and Devon. I would always go there Christmas Eve with my parents after checking out the lights in Edgebrook, and I'd get a sundae and a hot chocolate.

Actually, in that area, it's not Niles Center, it's Central. Going north, it becomes Carpenter and then becomes Niles Center. Very confusing.

I loved Lockwood Castle when I was a kid. Not living in the neighborhood, it was a real treat to go there for sundaes, splits, etc.. Unfortunately, Lockwood Castle died a slow and painful death, deteriorating badly in its final years. The space is now a Starbucks. (Welcome to the 21st Century!)

jaybo wrote:

Pie Lady wrote:Actually, in that area, it's not Niles Center, it's Central. Going north, it becomes Carpenter and then becomes Niles Center. Very confusing.

Oh, right. I think that corner officially begins Carpenter Rd. But don't quote me on that!

Also, from wadman's most recent post about a Gyro-thon, I have fond memories of Harlem Exit as well, who had fabulous gyros and chocolate milkshakes. They were also within walking distance, which was nice. They were almost right on the corner of Harlem & Higgins, off the Harlem Ave. exit of I90E, thus the name. Now it's a Taco Burrito King II or something, they of the chicken bone burrito.

There was also a very simple, very attractive Italian place on Milwaukee & Austin called Il Sogno. It did terrible business, but we were there rather frequently. It faced south, so I think only the northbound traffic really noticed it was there. It was nothing extraordinary, but they had yummy Italian comfort food and it was just such a welcoming place.

I also miss Father & Son Pizza just slightly north on the opposite side of the street. They had great thin crust pizza and man, what I would do for some of those garlic sticks now.

Erika wrote:...Heinemann's Bakery, especially the 'Chocolate cake with Pistachio Green Buttercream Frosting' and 'Seven Layer bittersweet chocolate torte'.

This reminded me of some cookies they sold at Dominicks years ago. They were maybe Entenmann's, now that I think about it. They were flat, crispy, and very very dark chocolate, possibly with chocolate chips. I think they were aptly named Dark Chocolate Cookies. They were gone in about 5 minutes at my house.

I know this isn't a "place", but with Dominick's going out of business left and right, maybe one day it will qualify!

Does anyone remember a BBQ place that I believe was called Talbots? It was on the north side and it was one of my dad's favorite places for ribs. I've always wondered if they ever opened another place.

raydle wrote:Does anyone remember a BBQ place that I believe was called Talbots? It was on the north side and it was one of my dad's favorite places for ribs. I've always wondered if they ever opened another place.

Talbots was on Western Ave., east side of the street between Touhy and Howard. I don't know that I'd really call it a BBQ place but the did sell ribs. And they were odd for Chicago in that they were a dry rub rather than drowning in sauce.