New Lenox Lunch Spots

I need to schlep down to New Lenox next week. Any decent lunch recommendations?

New Lenox doesn't have the greatest selection of restaurants, but here are a few suggestions.

Gatto's on route 30 is fairly good italian. Portions are immense. On Friday's a special is an excellent eggplant parmesan. I happen to like the lake perch limone which is something that I haven't seen in other places.

New Lenox is surrounded by some good pizza places. There is a Beggar's pizza (I like their deep dish), on route 30. Also on 30 just outside of new Lenox in Mokena and Frankfort are a Vito and Nicks, and also Parmesan's for some very nice wood oven NY style pizza.

You are also only about 15-20 minutes from Amanecer Tapatio in Joliet for outstanding Mexican, or even Galway Tribes in Frankfort for Irish pub fare.

Glenn

Thanks Glenn

From my friend with lots of New Lenox experience!:

A New Lenox boys picks for restaurants in the New Lenox area…in no particular order.



Paisano’s Pizza 348 W Maple Street

It’s on Metromix but no one has written a review. That’s funny. Good pizza and great beef sandwiches. This has been around for years and my friend used to waiter there.

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Egg-cetra Café 19709 Mokena Street

This restaurant is not in New Lenox. It’s in the town over, Mokena. They are a breakfast/lunch joint and I think they close at 2:00. They got the best pancakes. In the fall you can get pumpkin pancakes with cinnamon butter. And in winter you can get eggnog pancakes. And their blue berry pancakes have the blueberries inside the pancakes…not piled on top. Yum!

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Bluestone Bar and Grill 2387 East Joliet Highway

This place has only been open a few years. They have great burgers and a yummy spicy angel hair pasta. And on Sundays they do a nice Bloody Mary bar.

www.bluestonebarandgrill.com



Ranch Frostie 1259 N Cedar Rd

I have been going here since I was a kid. They have the best hot dogs in the world. They steam their buns! Plus they have great ice cream and root beer freezes. A “must stop” if traveling in New Lenox.

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Dan McGee Restaurant 330 West Lincoln Highway

We went here for Brett’s birthday. A very hip and cool restaurant. You would think you were in Chicago. Great food too. This is in Frankfort, not New Lenox, but next to New Lenox.

www.danmcgees.com



The Galway Tribes Irish Pub & Restaurant 9680 Lincolnway Lane

Another great restaurant next to New Lenox. Again, this one is located in Frankfort. Stupendous fish and chips. Plus they offer bison burgers. Yum! If you go there please pay attention to the lighting…my step dad did the electric.

www.thegalwaytribes.com

I have occasion to be in Frankfort or New Lenox a few times a year, and my best meal experiences have always been when I just went to Amanacer in Joliet. Not saying you absolutely should do that, because if you found some other spots and posted on them, that would be great, too. But Amanacer is a very good option.

Thanks for the additonal tips.

Need to schlep down there again on Monday. Any new spots to recommend?

If I was down that way I'd be hitting Chef Klaus' Bier Stube in Frankfort. Great German food imo.

http://www.chefklausbierstube.com/index.html

gorack wrote:If I was down that way I'd be hitting Chef Klaus' Bier Stube in Frankfort. Great German food imo.

http://www.chefklausbierstube.com/index.html

Interesting. I was looking through their menu, and it looks like they have a goulash soup that's made with an "authentic rye-based broth." Goulash has many different interpretations throughout Europe, but I don't think I've ever heard of one on a rye-based broth. Does anyone know what this means? The only rye-based soup from that general area I know of is the Polish soup zurek/bialy barszcz which is made on rye (or other grain) that's been naturally soured through fermentation. Anybody have any ideas what this is?