Don't overlook Frances' deli on Clark, which I think serves the best Reuben (ask for corned beef/Pastrami combo) in the city. Just a few doors north of Aloha grill, which I also love.

Thanks!!!

I've just cut out all of the names and addresses and pasted them into excel. I've got 72 restaurants!!!

I've already eaten at My Pi, because my daughter is a bit of a Pun/Math nut and she insisted. It was decent and VERY with a VERY FUNKY interior, which also wins points with me.

Tonight I am off to Aloha, it seems to be the favorite for what seem like obvious reasons to me, price/uniqueness. I must confess I've never had Hawaiian and I'm surprised to be trying it the first time in Chicago of all places. But many things have surprised me about Chicago, so far.

Thank you all for your help.

I'm probably going to create a map of all of these on my site, for my and other's use.

I have lived in Lincoln Park for almost six years now, and for the past year have also worked in LP.

Many of my favs have been mentioned above, but I'll compile my list:

In Lincoln Park:
- Athenian Room - love their greek fries and Kalamata chicken
- Cafe Luigi - NY style pizza
- House of Wings - good wings
- Yak-Zie's - bar has good wings and pizza w/ a parsley crust. Their tang pizza combines the unique pizza crust w/ their wing sauce and chicken
- Wiener Circle - hot dogs, burgers, cheddar fries
- Noodles in the Pot/Joy's - two locations by same ownership w/ cheap Thai

Does anyone know about a decent spot for Korean in or near Lincoln Park? I'd love to find a good take-out place. Rice Box did tolerable Bi Bim Bop but they're long gone now.

blipsman wrote:- Yak-Zie's - bar has good wings and pizza w/ a parsley crust. Their tang

Note -- The one on Diversey is now closed.

The Hamburger King, technically not in Lincoln Park but close enough, has the best Bi Bim Bop in the area.


3435 N Sheffield Ave
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 281-4452

Da Beef wrote:The Hamburger King, technically not in Lincoln Park but close enough, has the best Bi Bim Bop in the area.

Interesting. I certainly wouldn't have guessed that given the name.

I gave Koryo on Broadway a shot last night. Their Bi Bim Bop was average but satiated the urge.

Hamburger King has been mentioned here any number of times over the years. It's a once-Japanese, now-Korean greasy spoon with American diner-meets-Asian diner food not unlike what is common in HI and sometimes CA. Hamburger king is a portal back to a time when that stretch of Belmont was Japanese and, at best, blue collar. The stock-in-trade dishes remain things like a massive plate of white rice and hamburger patties covered with gravy for a couple of bucks. HK might not be a GNR, but it would be on my short list for inaugural lifetime achievement awards, if such a thing came into existence.

Ralph Wiggum wrote:I gave Koryo on Broadway a shot last night. Their Bi Bim Bop was average but satiated the urge.

My wife and I used to use Koryo as a walking distance option to satisfy cravings for Kalbi, Bul go-ki, and Bi Bim Bap. The food was always passable, and on the right night, pretty good. Plus, it was BYO (and may still be, I don't know). Anyway, a year to 18 months ago, they added an extensive sushi menu, which was marked by the addition of a giant revolving billboard showing off photos of their special rolls to the restaurant's exterior, and the quality of the Korean options seemed to drop precipitously. We asked our waiter and he informed us that there had been a change in ownership (we never bothered to confirm this, btw), and that the new owners wanted to take the place in a slightly different direction. After a couple of bad experiences there around that time, we never went back.

Yeah, I won't rush to get back. If the Bi Bim Bop were average and normally priced, that's one thing. However it was like $13 or something, which is about $5 more than I'm used to paying for the dish. Also, my wife's chicken bulgoki was pretty bad.

Over the weekend, I had my first order ever of corned beef hash from the often maligned Melrose Diner on Broadway. It was really excellent. No canned stuff here.

First a bed of think cut potatoes was fried crispy with onions, then it was topped with an obviously house ground fresh corned beef with onions and a few diced potatoes. the corned beef itself had a nice crispiness served on a bed of even crispier potatoes. The serving was huge- enough for three meals for me.

It was served with three poached eggs, your choice of toast and/or fruit cup for right around eight bucks.

My favorite sushi place in the area is Green Tea. Green Tea is at 2206 N. Clark (Clark and Webster). I have been going there for many years, and I really like pretty much everything I've had there. My favorite are their crunchy roll, spicy tuna roll, spider. I am not a big fan of California rolls, but a few months ago we went there with a friend, who ordered them. Theirs is better than the most I have tried before. They also have a special roll (it's been a special roll for a long time) with white tuna, also pretty good. Mr. eggplant likes their cucumber salad and the fried tofu appetizer.

I usually order their salmon nigiri, and it is a nice, fatty piece of salmon that melts in the mouth. A deal at $1.75.

I have been to both Melrose Diner and Stella many times and like them both for brunch or lunch. I don't remember ever having dinner at either one, though.

I like pizza and cheesecake at My Pi.

Fish and Chips at Duke of Perth are also nice.

Duke of Perth! How could I have forgotten. +1 to this recommendation, particularly for the fish and chips with peas, the stovies (lovely smashed potatoes, onions, beef fat, bacon, port, and herbs), and a damn good hamburger in a very European atmosphere.

No one has yet mentioned Sultan's Market (2521 N. Clark; http://chicagofalafel.com/), which is a great cheap, fresh, and relatively healthy spot for middle eastern food.

Now, to be honest, since I live in Bucktown I've only been to the North Avenue location, which I believe to be the original location. However I do eat there several times a month and can vouch for consistant quality, freshness, and one of the best salad bars in town for the very low price.

$4 will get you very filling chicken schwarma pita (my fave), while the falafel is only $3. Both are a meal for me, but bigger appetites could add in a $2 lentil soup, one of their pies (egg/cheese; spinach; lamb?). The fettia (also $4, if memory serves) is quite tasty as well.

Point being, go there! I wish I could right now....

Hope this helps.