Lunch or dinner at Chuck's followed by dessert at Original Rainbow Cone.

ronnie_suburban wrote:One l always loved, which is currently n/a:

Nuevo Leon and Bombon Bakery on 18th St

If you're willing to go to Little Village instead of Pilsen you can still do Nuevo Leon and Bombon, a block apart on 26th Street. This Bombon location has the same beautiful cakes and pastries as the closed-due-to-fire Pilsen shop but has no seating.





Nuevo Leon
3657 W 26th St
Chicago
773-522-1515

Bombon Bakery
3748 W 26th St
Chicago
773-277-8777

scanz wrote:During warmer weather, if I can still put anything away after a visit to Topnotch (and for some reason did not partake in a phenomenal chocolate malt), I would finish off with a visit to Original Rainbow Cone. Although, I usually opt for only the Palmer House (walnut/cherry) ice cream and let the little one drip the multi-hued concoction all over.

Topnotch
2116 W. 95th St

Original Rainbow Cone
9233 S. Western Ave

Tonight we did another 1-2 punch involving Rainbow Cone. Our prior stop was Vito & Nick's. A pretty short drive between the two and a heckofa 1-2 punch.

Vito & Nick's Pizzeria
8433 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL 60652
773-735-2050

BBQ at Honey 1 followed by dessert at Margie's Candies! Great anytime, but an especially popular combination for our out-of-town visitors . . .

A couple involving sushi:
Tanoshii, with drinks at the Edgewater Lounge.
Also, our sushi crawl: start at Tanoshii for one of Mike's creations, then on to Noodle Zone for a quick spicy tuna roll, then a quick one and done at Hama Matsu (not so good, but, hell, this is a crawl; you gotta take the bad with the good), then a nice finish at Sushi Luxe before heading next door to Simon's for drinks.
Also, whenever we had guests visiting from out of town, the one-two combo of Pequod's Pizza, then drinks at the Vic's Brew and View was always a hit, and if the guests were still standing at that point, a finishing left hook at the L&L Tavern.

SInce I dont eat dessert, but prefer a drink or a steak sandwich instead, here are a couple I have done recently


a GNR 1-2 Punch a couple weeks ago:
- Korean BBQ & beer @ Hae Woon Dae
- then a night cap @ Laschett's


A slow crawl:
- early lunch @ Hot dougs(alligator sausage, duck fat fries)
- Crawfish boil, tequila, and beer @ Toons
- Philly Steak sandwich dessert @ Phillys Best Greektown

1: Biscuits and gravy with two over-easy at Two-Way Grill. Gravy needs salt, pepper and hot sauce, but the biscuits are actually decent, and most important, fresh.
2: Italian sub from Riviera.

1 + 2 = 4 ... th of July starting out with a bang.

Two Way Grill
4351 N Elston
Chicago, IL

Riviera Italian Imported Foods
3220 N Harlem Ave
Chicago, IL 60634

Catered surprise party for Mr. X was a perfect one-two punch with Smoque (chopped & sliced brisket, pulled pork, chicken and Texas sausages, mac n cheese, slaw, beans and rolls) followed by a Delightful Pastries creation (layer of vanilla cake, layer of chocolate cake, filled with dark chocolate mousse and raspberries, buttercream frosting, decorated with raspberries, chocolate shavings and gold non-pareils). Even better, there were leftovers!

Banh mi from Nhu Lan, followed by the rice pudding in the cooler case at HarvesTime, right across the parking lot. The cold, creamy rice pudding cools off the heat from the hot peppers on the banh mi.

-Dan

Yesterday - mid-morning snack at Old Fashioned Donuts followed by a late lunch at Top Notch. Cholesterol be damned!

Good for the Loop 1-2:

Lunch at Wow Bao at State and Lake
Coffee from Intelligentsia on Randolph. (And a pound for home)

dansch wrote:Banh mi from Nhu Lan, followed by the rice pudding in the cooler case at HarvesTime, right across the parking lot. The cold, creamy rice pudding cools off the heat from the hot peppers on the banh mi.

-Dan

Actually, I'd forgotten (*stupidly* ) to write it up, but mine was a spring roll from Nhu Lan (the vegetarian one is surprisingly tasty, my fave of the 3-pack combo) and a chocolate chess pie from Hoosier Mama. The fresh minty background post-spring-roll (to put it politely) goes deliciously with the rich chocolate pie. Not that they're near each other or anything, but I highly recommend the combination.

Mhays wrote:...and a chocolate chess pie from Hoosier Mama.

That's just cheating, Michele! What wouldn't be a great one-two punch when it ends with sweet, delicious pie?

My most recently one-two punch was cocktails are Bar DeVille and then dinner at Mado. As mentioned in my post, I may reverse the order next time, as the the visit to DeVille had a wallop of a punch on an empty stomach...

-Dan

And my recent combo in this triumvirate was a dinner of pie at Hoosier Mama followed by a cocktail at Bar de Ville. Pie for dinner - so wrong, but oh so right.

Hellodali wrote:And my recent combo in this triumvirate was a dinner of pie at Hoosier Mama followed by a cocktail at Bar de Ville. Pie for dinner - so wrong, but oh so right.

Oh no, that seems very right to me!

Hellodali wrote:And my recent combo in this triumvirate was a dinner of pie at Hoosier Mama followed by a cocktail at Bar de Ville. Pie for dinner - so wrong, but oh so right.

This is my fantasy one-two punch in reverse. For me, Hoosier Mama is on the walk home from Bar DeVille. I can't count the number of times I've walked home from a jolly evening of cocktails and stopped to peer longingly into the darkened Hoosier Mama space and wished with all my might that they kept late-night (or at least late-evening) hours. My pie consumption would surely spike if I had after-drinking access to the shop's selection. This is not a complaint though. (If I could afford to bankroll extended Hoosier Mama hours, I probably would.) Chez happy_stomach keeps extended pie hours. Since I usually have back-up Hoosier Mama pie at home, I've indulged in the Bar DeVille-Hoosier Mama one-two punch more times than is healthy for me to count.

I would agree though that any combination that includes Hoosier Mama is a winner. (gush, gush, gush) Heck, I'm about to walk to Walgreens for cold medicine and then pick up a pie on the walk back. I think it's a safe bet that that will be just as excellent a one-two punch as any mentioned in this thread.

Mhays wrote:Actually, I'd forgotten (*stupidly* ) to write it up, but mine was a spring roll from Nhu Lan (the vegetarian one is surprisingly tasty, my fave of the 3-pack combo) and a chocolate chess pie from Hoosier Mama.

BTW, Michele, did you get your chocolate chess from the Hoosier Mama shop?* I think I was late to discover that Unicorn Cafe in Evanston now carries Hoosier Mama pie.** I rarely go in there now, but if Unicorn had pie like Hoosier Mama in my college days when I used to spend all my time there doing crosswords instead of school work, I surely would have packed on the freshman 15!

Unicorn Cafe
1723 Sherman Ave
Evanston IL 60201
847-332-2312

*Oops. Apparently, Michele, you knew about Hoosier Mama and Unicorn before me! Just saw your apple pie recommendation.
**Yeah, 'cause exactly what I need is Hoosier Mama near home and work. The embarrassment of riches...

happy_stomach wrote:Heck, I'm about to walk to Walgreens for cold medicine and then pick up a pie on the walk back. I think it's a safe bet that that will be just as excellent a one-two punch as any mentioned in this thread.

Per Mike G, that's no longer necessary.

-Dan

Nothing beats 5-15 alcoholic beverages followed by a 3am spicy chicken roll from Lahore or gyros paratha from Ghareeb Nawaz on Devon. Be forewarned however, drunken tomfoolery is not exactly well received by the locals. And by all means avoid the lure of Hyderabad House's inviting glow lest you lose control and drink the two inches of oil that floats atop their curries.

Hyderabad House's chili chicken and chicken boti paratha are a works of art, and dry enough.

Not for the faint of belly, but a serendiptious one-two punch: Italian beef & fries at Chickie's when stopped in traffic on Pulaski because of a train on the way down to Zaragoza for birria.

Beef & fries:





Followed by birria:



For a lighter lunch, Chickies followed by cookies from Pastel or Zaragoza followed by Pastel also works.

Then dessert:



Chickie's
2839 S Pulaski Rd
Chicago IL 60623
773-277-2333

Birrieria Zaragoza
4852 S Pulaski Rd
Chicago IL 60632
773-523-3700

Pastel Bakery
4814 S Pulaski Rd
Chicago IL 60632
773-523-5595

Isn't that a one-two-three punch?

Dave148 wrote:Isn't that a one-two-three punch?

Yeah, yeah (yeah)... I was hoping no one would notice that my ability to count was severely impaired after eating that much food within basically an hour. Or you can think of it as a mix-and-match situation.

Date Night January 2010

My Bride and I have a tradition of heading out on Friday nights for dinner and a movie. It allows us to put the stresses of the week behind us and ease into the weekend with a fresh perspective.

Well, with dearth of movies at the theater and the recent talk about cocktail lounges we mixed it up a bit. By no means are we experts of the better cocktail lounges but after a recent visit to The Silver Palm to give their wares a try it got me interested in giving some more of them a try.

With the preamble set aside, last week we did the One-Two Punch of..

Weegee's Lounge and then UrbanBelly.

More along these lines to come. GNL (Great Neighborhood Lounges) followed up by a GNR. What Fun!

My favorite one -two also involves the Original Rainbow Cone but starts with a stop at Fat Johnnie's for a Super Fat One, a 1/4 pound dog with chili and cheese.

Fat Johnnies
7242 S Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60636

Original Rainbow Cone
9233 S Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60643

dedicated to my lover (this was our first date) and our perfect 1-2:

dinner (steak frites) at mon ami gabi! gran marnier souffle at da 4 seasons! BOOM! (get a room, too!)

Mon Ami Gabi
2300 N. Lincoln Park West
Chicago, IL 60614

The Four Seasons Hotel
120 East Delaware Place
Chicago, Illinois 60611

If you are stuck in the culinary wasteland of Clark Street in Lincoln Park, a decent one-two I found while living there was a plate lunch from Aloha Eats (Loco Moco, sub fries for mac salad, add grilled onions, save some gravy for the fries) followed by some great, buttery linzer cookies and maybe a coffee at the Austrian Bakery. Two great, family-owned shops in the midst of LP mediocrity.


Aloha Eats
2534 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 935-6828

Austrian Bakery & Deli
2523 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614-1711
(773) 244-9922

1. Taste of Lebanon for some excellent fattoush + lentil soup
2. Simon's Tavern for some beers

Taste of Lebanon
1509 W Foster
Chicago, IL 60640
773.334.1600

Simon's Tavern
5210 N Clark
Chicago, IL 60640
773.878.0894
www.simonstavern.com

If you are stuck in the culinary wasteland of Clark Street in Lincoln Park, a decent one-two

Posted elsewhere, but let me mention it here, too:

Nella Pizzeria Napoletana
2423 N. Clark St.
773-327-3400

Noble Tree Coffee & Tea
2444 North Clark Street
(for a Hoosier Mama Pie dolce)