Where to get frog legs?

After reading the thread on Phil Smidt's and Teibel's and now my mouth watering for some frogger's, can you guys put together a list of where to get frog legs. I've eaten at Phil Smidt's for the past 30 years and 25 of them I ate the fried one's. Just the past 5 years I discovered the sauteed to be more to my liking. I will eat either though. Thanks in advance!
Oh, one more thing, what was that restaurant down the street from Phil's that had the waterfall wall with all of the stuffed animal heads??? I think it was right across the street from Unilever.

One place to get them is at Dharma Garden, if you are interested in a Thai twist on the standard. They are on the Thai menu that Erik M. has translated, and I think they're pretty tasty.
Link to Dharma Garden post

Dharma Garden
3109 W. Irving Park
773.588.9140

When Cathy2 and I were walking through Super H mart in Niles in October, we saw some monster frog legs imported from China that looked great. They were in the frozen food area close to the seafood department of the store.

geli wrote:One place to get them is at Dharma Garden, if you are interested in a Thai twist on the standard. They are on the Thai menu that Erik M. has translated, and I think they're pretty tasty.
Link to Dharma Garden post

Speaking of Erik M and frog legs, ran into him at Tank a few weeks ago and we had lunch. Erik suggested frog legs in butter, #122, quite delicious with an intense butter flavor. The man really knows his way around a menu.

Enjoy,
Gary

Tank Noodle/Pho Xe Tang
4953 N Broadway
Chicago, IL 60640
773-878-2253

Bertucci's in Chinatown frequently has frog legs on the menu of the day. I don't eat 'em, but a friend does . . . and he's eaten them there often and likes the way they're served.

Has anyone had the monster legs? I would think they would be tough if they were too big.

HI,

Frog legs for take-out are available from:

Calumet Fisheries Inc.
95th Street at the Bridge
3259 East 9th Street
Chicago, IL 60617
Tel: 773/933-9855

Closed early June, 2010:
Captain Porky's Inc
39210 N Sheridan Rd
Zion, IL
Phone: (847) 872-4460

Open June, 2010:
Captain Porky's - established 1984
US 41 & Wadsworth Road
38995 Route 41
Wadworth, IL
Phone: 847/360-7460
Fax: 847/360-7461
http://www.CaptainPorky.com

Regards,

For something really different, you should try them at Raw Bar (they take the meat off the bone for you and its presented in a sauce):

http://www.rawbarandgrill.com/menu.html

How about Hugo's Frog Bar next to Gibson's?

Can't eat 'em anymore without thinking of the famous Sam Gross cartoon:




>>Brent

The place across the street was Vogel's. Closed a few years ago and recently torn down.

While I am not a fan, friends and family have raved about the FL at...

Goose Island Shrimp House
1011 W Division St, Chicago, IL
(312) 642-3640

Our local pioneer press paper had a small article on Alsatian Cuisine today. There is a picture of Charlie Socher, executive chef at Cafe Matou holding a plate of Frog Legs with a Riesling Cream Sauce. They also printed the recipe.


Cafe Matou
1846 N. Milwaukee Ave


http://cafematou.com/

Pertinent press release I just received:



Hi,

It would be great if you ran a story on this; please see the excellent kid photos at:

http://bit.ly/kids-frog-legs



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



KIDS LEAD LARGE PROTEST AGAINST SALES OF FROG LEGS

Elementary and Middle School Students Take To The Streets Over Frog Leg Sales



Santa Cruz, CA - 5-September-2010. Supporters of the environmental conservation group Save The Frogs congregated outside the Rio Grande Café in Arlington, VA yesterday to protest the restaurant chain’s sales of frog legs. Far from your ordinary protest though, the majority of the protesters were under the age of 13. Eight middle and elementary school students joined two George Mason University students and five others to raise awareness of the rapid disappearance of frog species worldwide -- and the Rio Grande Café’s contribution to the problem. This was the largest protest in defense of frog populations in the planet’s history, and signifies a growing movement to save the world’s remaining amphibian species, one-third of which are on the verge of extinction.



“America is on track to overtake France and Belgium to become the number one frog-eating country on the planet” says Dr. Kerry Kriger, the Manassas, VA native who founded and directs Save The Frogs, which is America’s first and only public charity dedicated to protecting amphibians. “The frog leg trade is responsible for the spread of infectious diseases, the depletion of wild frog populations, and the spread of harmful invasive species”. According to Dr. Kriger, the restaurant chain has refused to acknowledge the letters and phone calls from over 1,000+ Save The Frogs supporters, who say the Texas-based Tex-Mex chain is contributing to the extinction of frog species worldwide by selling frog legs at its 16 locations by selling American Bullfrogs farm-raised in China.



These farm-raised bullfrogs are known carriers of a deadly skin disease called chytridiomycosis, which has caused the extinction of up to 100 amphibian species worldwide. As well as spreading the deadly chytrid fungus, the bullfrogs are harmful invasive species. Being farmed around the world has allowed them to invade 15 countries outside their native range, where they eat native frogs and other wildlife, damaging ecosystems.



Amphibian populations in Virginia and worldwide have been declining at unprecedented rates, and nearly one-third of the world's amphibian species are threatened with extinction. Up to 200 species have already completely disappeared in recent years. Amphibians are faced with an onslaught of environmental problems, including climate change, pollution, infectious diseases, habitat loss, invasive species, and over-harvesting for the pet and food trades.



Saturday’s protests were not the first the group has held. Twice previously, Save The Frogs supporters have taken to the streets at Uncle Julio’s Rio Grande restaurants in Virginia, Maryland and Texas. Dr. Kriger hopes the protests will educate restaurant patrons about frog extinctions and Rio Grande Café’s environmental practices and encourage them to eat elsewhere. “It’s great to see kids taking action and educating adults about the health of our ecosystems and simple ways to solve the planet’s environmental problems. As former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine stated when he legally recognized Save The Frogs Day last year, ‘children have the right to see, hear and catch amphibians in their native habitat’. With the help of students like those who took a stand in defense of the frogs yesterday, there’s a good chance frogs will be around for a long time to come”.



Save The Frogs has created a webpage detailing problems caused by the frog leg trade, including a petition people can send to Uncle Julio’s Rio Grande Café CEO Todd Conger, and information for those who wish to take part in the next round of protests, scheduled for later this month:

http://savethefrogs.com/froglegs



Contact:
Kerry Kriger, Ph.D.

SAVE THE FROGS! Founder, Executive Director and Ecologist

Phone: (831) 621-6215

E-mail: kerry@savethefrogs.com



About SAVE THE FROGS!

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They also serve them at Chinn's 34th St Fishery in Lisle. They serve them sauteed. We were there Saturday and there were severl orders going out from the Kitchen. Our waiter said they are very popular. I'll have to try them one of these days. The one's at Hugo's are pretty good, very garlicky the one time I had them but it's been awhile.

Chinn's 34th Street Fishery
3011 W Ogden Ave
Lisle IL 60532

Longman & Eagle has Buffalo frogs legs as an appetizer, tasty in a cutesy aerated blue cheese sort of way

Longman & Eagle
2657 North Kedzie Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
773-276-7110

I've had frogs' legs at Lao Sze Chuan a couple of times - I believe the dish is called "twice-fried frogs legs". Very good, if you're willing to navigate all the chopped frog bones.

-Dan

Joey's Shrimp House
1432 N Western Avenue
Chicago

they serve them with several different house made sauces like their mango habanero sauce.

I'm not a fan of deep fried frog legs, preferring them sauteed in white wine and garlic butter. But damn, do those look good!!!