Chuck's Southern Comforts Cafe & Voodoo Lounge

Going to voodoo lounge tonite 6501 w 79 st. burbank, il this is inside Chuck's Southern Comforts Cafe (bbq) 9pm blues nite live band

Chuck's Southern Comforts Cafe & Voodoo Lounge
6501 W. 79th St.
Burbank, IL 60459
708-229-8700

tempelton rye is now at voodoo lounge. stopped in for a couple slow one's this evening. also to talk to rob & the hottie behind the bar

the voodoo was popin tonite,cold drinks & hot ladies

It's a good bar and a great blues venue, but let's face it: people really come here to eat ...

I was just at Chuck's Cafe and Voodoo Lounge on Saturday for his annual Mardi Gras bash, and I have to tell you, the buffet was wonderful and the band was flyin' (Morry Sochat and The Special 20s -- great swing and blues band)!. Excellent duck gumbo, and I cannot say enough about the shrimp and andouille sausage enchiladas -- all spicy and creamy-cheesy inside. Tasty!!! Drinks are typically fine here. Even decent Hurricanes, though I only drink them a few times a year. But surprisingly, a night that would have gone on long past the 2am closing time downtown or on the North Side started to wind down Saturday about midnight, when a lot of people departed an otherwise jumpin' party (hey, they roll up the sidewalks at 8 o'clock down here most nights -- sheeesh! That's the SW suburbs for you). Go figure. But given that, at least during the third set the band stopped playing so much 'crowd-pleasing' stuff and got down to the nitty-gritty blues and jump that they really wanted to play -- and my pal and I stayed to listen and close the place down. Not sorry 'bout that!

Lest you think I did this just 'cause it was Mardi Gras, when I woke up next morn and decided I didn't want to cook, I headed back there for breakfast (they were DELUGED, and I ended up eating in the Voodoo Lounge, which isn't customary for breakfast). I just figured that instead of paying about the same elsewhere for breakfast, I'd go back to Chuck's instead for the Bananas Foster stuffed French toast, the thick-cut bacon, and the cafe olla (French press, Mexican style -- love it). And was very satisfied. Sigh!

My waistline is suffering enough from this to verify it.

Y'all need to come down to the new place and check it out (Chuck's moved several blocks west last summer to 1 block west of Ridgeland, still on 79th in Burbank). BTW, Chuck also told me he now has a traveling smoker that can handle BBQ parties of up to 500, which I believe because every August he does a big outdoor party weekend at a nearby church parking lot and needs something that big; it's like his equivalent of a summer grill-party/mardi gras hybrid in big tents, with live music. Not trying to shill here, but I find myself going back to Chuck's an average of twice a month now 'cause I can't seem to stay away from the daily specials, baby backs, and pulled pork ... enough said.

ps -- I have posted a copy of this in the food thread, in a new post because the old thread was locked (because of the move and name change?).

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What is life without Tahitian-vanilla-scented caramel eclairs?

i have a great time there , every time i go

We usually get there every few weekends for breakfast. I've never had a bad breakfast at Chucks, the hardest part is deciding on what to eat. Lately we've taken the approach of ordering a few things to share, the Chiliqueles are particularly good, the biscuits and gravy and I've been getting eggs benedict sub'd with the poblano cream sauce. The kids are always satisfied with pancakes and getting a sucker after we're done out of the large fish statue by the door.

Erzsi wrote:One Mint Julep was the cause of it all.

The lindyhopper/DJ and the foodie in me SO agree with that line! There are so many ways to take that ...