Good Eats in Niles?

I'm going to be in Niles in a couple of weeks. Other than Super Dawg, any recommendations?

You'll be within minutes of Burt's, Pequod's, and fRedhots.

Check out the thread for Himalayan Restaurant

8265 West Golf Road
Niles, IL 60714
(847) 324-4150
Weekdays 11:30am-3pm, 5pm-10pm
Weekends 12pm-3pm, 5pm-10pm

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razbry wrote:I'm going to be in Niles in a couple of weeks. Other than Super Dawg, any recommendations?

Check out the food court at H-Mart. There's some pretty decent stuff there.

H-Mart
801 Civic Center Dr
Niles, IL 60714
(847) 581-1212

For good Thai, try Siam's House or for a good Polish buffet you can try Lone Tree Manor.

Siam's House has a nice lunch buffet (Monday thru Friday) featuring fried spring rolls, basil chicken, pad see ewe, pad thai, a stir fried vegetable/tofu mix and fried rice. However, they can be very slow to refill the buffet.

Lone Tree has great home made soups and a nice variety of items on the buffet including very good potato pancakes and blintzes. There are different specials on the buffet daily.

Siam's House
7742 N Milwaukee Ave
Niles, IL 60714
(847) 967-2390

Lone Tree Manor
7730 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Niles, IL 60714-4707
(847) 967-0966

I second the Siam's House recommendation except for the best of what they offer, I'd suggest skipping the buffet and ordering off the menu or the blackboard specials.

If you like Sushi, I have really been digging
Makisu Sushi Lounge
in the corner shopping center next to Corner Bakery

They have excellent and cheap lunch box specials,
and they food is so beautifully presented in addition to being delicious and reasonble,
It's really like getting a little work of art for lunch.

Their drinks look yummy too, but I have not been able to sample them as I always have to go back to work...drats.

Makisu Sushi Lounge
7150 Carpenter Rd
(between Touhy Ave & Niles Center Rd)
Skokie, IL 60077
(847) 677-9030
www.makisu-sushi.com

stevez wrote:

razbry wrote:I'm going to be in Niles in a couple of weeks. Other than Super Dawg, any recommendations?

Check out the food court at H-Mart. There's some pretty decent stuff there.

H-Mart
801 Civic Center Dr
Niles, IL 60714
(847) 581-1212

I second this recommendation! The chicken vender (toreoro sp?) to the left when you first walk in has spectacular korean fried chicken. A little pricey, but highly recommended!

Best cheddarburger in the world at Paradise Pup in Des Plaines. Great shakes and dogs, too.

Best steak tacos at Las Asadas in Des Plaines, about one mile north of Paradise Pup.

While not technically Niles, these are must-eats if you're in the general area.

soltro79 wrote:

stevez wrote:

razbry wrote:I'm going to be in Niles in a couple of weeks. Other than Super Dawg, any recommendations?

Check out the food court at H-Mart. There's some pretty decent stuff there.

H-Mart
801 Civic Center Dr
Niles, IL 60714
(847) 581-1212

I second this recommendation! The chicken vender (toreoro sp?) to the left when you first walk in has spectacular korean fried chicken. A little pricey, but highly recommended!

Hi,

There is also a wait because the chicken is made to order.

If your timing is right, you can stroll all the tasting stations before heading back for dinner.

Regards,

There is also a wait because the chicken is made to order.
If your timing is right, you can stroll all the tasting stations before heading back for dinner.

Tasting stations....did you say tasting stations? By the way, is H Mart sort of like a WalMart?

razbry wrote:

There is also a wait because the chicken is made to order.
If your timing is right, you can stroll all the tasting stations before heading back for dinner.

Tasting stations....did you say tasting stations? By the way, is H Mart sort of like a WalMart?

No. H Mart is a giant Asian supermarket with an emphasis on Korean goods. It's the size of 3 Jewels. Great produce, fish & meat. House make kimchee, house made tofu, house extracted sesame oil and the aforementioned food court and other concessions located around the perimeter of the store (of which the chicken place is but one)..

By the way, is H Mart sort of like a WalMart?

Not really. It's a giant Korean supermarket but doesn't have non food items, except that there are some small seperate stores/booths selling stuff around the perimeter of the larger store.

This is great...I went to a Korean market in Chicago, and was totally lost. Any outstanding things for me to buy and try at H Mart? By the way, this is going to be a Korean day for me. I'm planning to go to the King Spa...the article in the Tribune totally sold me.

Don't forget about the Works (Gyros among other stuff) on Golf just east of Milwaukee.

Kitty corner from HMart is the Village Creamery, a locally owned ice cream shop that has some very way out flavors
You can see the flavor list here:
http://www.villagecreamery.com/products ... avors.html

They are very tropical-unusual-delicious-
bring a cooler and get some dry ice and you're set!

rickster wrote:

By the way, is H Mart sort of like a WalMart?

Not really. It's a giant Korean supermarket but doesn't have non food items, except that there are some small seperate stores/booths selling stuff around the perimeter of the larger store.

Um, actually, that's not so. While I agree that their selection of non-food items is small, it does exist (or at least it did on our last visit there). I think the point is correct though: one visits H Mart to do one's food shopping, not to shop as one might at a "regular" grocery store.

Um, actually, that's not so. While I agree that their selection of non-food items is small, it does exist (or at least it did on our last visit there). I think the point is correct though: one visits H Mart to do one's food shopping, not to shop as one might at a "regular" grocery store.

My comment was in comparison to the types of things you find in Walmart - clothing, bicycles, toys, auto parts, hardware, TVs, fishing rods, lamps, etc.etc., not what a Jewel might carry in non food.

rickster wrote:

Um, actually, that's not so. While I agree that their selection of non-food items is small, it does exist (or at least it did on our last visit there). I think the point is correct though: one visits H Mart to do one's food shopping, not to shop as one might at a "regular" grocery store.

My comment was in comparison to the types of things you find in Walmart - clothing, bicycles, toys, auto parts, hardware, TVs, fishing rods, lamps, etc.etc., not what a Jewel might carry in non food.

I stand (partly) corrected.

soltro79 wrote:

stevez wrote:

razbry wrote:I'm going to be in Niles in a couple of weeks. Other than Super Dawg, any recommendations?

Check out the food court at H-Mart. There's some pretty decent stuff there.

H-Mart
801 Civic Center Dr
Niles, IL 60714
(847) 581-1212

I second this recommendation! The chicken vender (toreoro sp?) to the left when you first walk in has spectacular korean fried chicken. A little pricey, but highly recommended!

The "New" #6 sweet / spicy kicked our butts today. The counter lady said it was way too hot for her, but I kinda thought she may have been a wimp. Nope. I loved it. We got some sushi from the sushi place figuring rice would cut the heat if needed, but what happened was, we ordered four spicy tuna hand rolls, and they were far too sugary for our palates. Kinda miffed at that one. Spicy tuna rolls- full of sweet sauce. So we couldn't even eat the rolls, they were gross. The sides that came with the chicken were pretty gross too - shredded cabbage with thousand island, and some kind of sweet/sour pickled vegetable cube. So, we basically sweated through it all. I don't think I'd eat it plain with no sides again, but a cooling side would be awesome with this stuff.
Great call. This is really good chicken!

Chicken Inn at 7536 N Milwaukee For some good carry out Fried Chicken.

China Star.....awesomeness
take out and delivery
8105 N. Milwaukee, Niles
847-966-1145

Sauganaut wrote:Chicken Inn at 7536 N Milwaukee For some good carry out Fried Chicken.

Ditto that. (It's actually broasted which is friend under pressure and is absurdly moist and delicious).

Ghazi wrote:(It's actually broasted which is friend under pressure and is absurdly moist and delicious).

I don't have a single friend who would go for that, though it does sound tasty.

good frieds are hard to find

JeanneBean wrote:China Star.....awesomeness
take out and delivery
8105 N. Milwaukee, Niles
847-966-1145

FWIW-While living in the area 10 years ago, I remember China Star providing extremely fast pick up(10 mins) and dirt cheap lunch specials even for a Chinese Restaurant. While I couldn't find an official website menu, a google search produced a site with a menu scan(accuracy and date posted unknown) pricing 29 lunch specials including chicken fried rice and eggroll from $3.95-$4.25 and a few priced at $5.25. As for quality, I felt most of the dishes were mediocre at best. The lunch special, lack of many other walkable options, and my overall laziness contributed to settling on China Star for a meal. My usual order was the pancit guisado(no fried rice), lo mein(no fried rice), or General Tsao's chicken which were all tasty but nothing "revolutionary." I also liked that they offered their lunch specials on Saturday.

Thanks for all the info. everyone. My sister and I experienced the King Spa last Friday. What an awesome cultural experience. If you want more info. PM me. The spa experience is (or can be) a long one. So we opted to eat in the King Spa cafe. I opted for the seafood pancake (very heavy and greasy), and my sister opted for a beef dish. Both were way too big in portions, and you can't really save it to take home for later. Most of the clientele were Korean, and they were slurping some nice looking soups. If/when I go back; I'd try one of those. They also have some nice smoothies. I got a Kiwi smoothie...very nice.

I did get to H Mart. I could have spent a lot more time there as there was just so much to see. It was interesting to see that they had a guy on a bullhorn hawking various produce in what I assume was the Korean language. Took a look at the fresh fish...the giant head carp was scary looking. Ate a few samples, picked up tofu (no idea what to do with it yet), frozen dumplings, Korean pancake (dessert), Asian snacks (no idea what they are), chicken on a stick, and a few other misc. items. Enough to make me wonder when I got home what the heck was I thinking! But I will figure it all out.

About the Korean Chicken recommendation. I got a box of spicy and sweet chicken to go (for my son). He liked it, but I wasn't so impressed. Maybe it lost something in the translation after a one hour trip home. I forget how many pieces were in a box...14...16, anyway all I can say is that these people cut up chicken way different than most. There were no legs or thighs, lots of wings, rib pieces cut in several pieces, and the breast meat was again cut into several chunks (and was rather dry). The chicken was battered and fried, and then coated with a very gloppy sauce. The sauce had a nice taste, but on the whole I wouldn't order it again. What I really liked was one of the perimeter stalls that sold these tiny walnut shaped cakes with sweet red bean paste and a walnut inside. I'll be buying a lot more of those things on my next visit.

Anyway, thanks for all the recommendations. I'll look them all over again on my next visit to the Niles area!

razbry wrote:My sister and I experienced the King Spa last Friday. What an awesome cultural experience. If you want more info. PM me. The spa experience is (or can be) a long one. So we opted to eat in the King Spa cafe. I opted for the seafood pancake (very heavy and greasy), and my sister opted for a beef dish. Both were way too big in portions, and you can't really save it to take home for later. Most of the clientele were Korean, and they were slurping some nice looking soups. If/when I go back; I'd try one of those. They also have some nice smoothies. I got a Kiwi smoothie...very nice.

Has anyone else been to the restaurant inside King Spa? I usually spend a lot of time at Paradise Sauna during the winter holidays, but a friend told me that King is like Disneyland in comparison, so it seems worth the haul out to Niles in the next week or two. I'm just wondering whether I should stick around for lunch or a late dinner or get fully dressed and eat next door at H-Mart.

Hi,

In the same building as H-Mart on the west side is a Korean restaurant, which I believe offers BBQ. If I eat there, I do tend to go to H-Mart's food court and mostly to the dumpling stand. Has anyone been to the Korean restaurant?

Regards,

I have, but only once. 'Twas fine. I was unnerved by the wine glasses of dead gnats but otherwise the food was tasty.