NEW DATE: Evanston Lunch Grp, Evanston Chicken Shack 8/16

NEW DATE! TUESDAY, AUG. 16TH.
Attention fried chicken lovers (we know you’re out there)! Please join us for the Evanston Lunch Group’s annual summer picnic.

We will go to GNR Evanston Chicken Shack and then for the picnic head over to Larimer Park, a 5-minute drive, where there is ample street parking and a picnic shelter.

Please meet at ECS at 12:30 on Tuesday, August 16th.

Evanston Lunch Group
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
12:30 PM

Evanston Chicken Shack
1925 Ridge Ave.
Evanston, IL 60201
http://evanstonchickenshack.com/
CASH ONLY

Larimer Park
Crain St. & Oak Ave.
Evanston

See you there.

I forgot to post that I would be there too. It's been a while since I've had Chicken Shack!

These picnics are always a good time. There's still time to signup.

Five us enjoyed our fried chicken in the great outdoors this afternoon. Evanston Chicken Shack's fried chicken was excellent as always: hot, juicy, crispy.

Other items we tried were met with mixed reviews. Best of these was the red beans and rice, which was well-balanced seasoned rice with red beans that were properly cooked (not mushy). The large biscuits were quite decent and would have been improved if we'd had some butter and honey at our picnic. Onion rings were okay, but no doubt right from the freezer. Ditto for the fries. Don't bother with the bland and boring fried shrimp.

If, like several of the Evanston Lunch Group folks, you have always driven by ECS without stopping, stop and try it. You'll be very glad you did.