Lakeview East Reco - Lactose Intolerant - Not Chicago Diner

This Saturday my parents and my 12-year-old and I are going to dinner in Lakeview East.

We're looking for something moderately priced (<$20/person entree price) that is lactose-intolerant friendly. My mom can't even LOOK at a milk carton w/o feeling naseous. OK, it's not that bad, but you get the point.

She LOVES Chicago Diner but has burned my dad out on it. We're all meat eaters, but they have so many vegan-friendly meals that she can eat just about anything on the menu.

All of us will eat just about any type of cuisine, except Indian. She's also allergic to tumeric.

Thanks!

Is TAC too far away?


TAC Quick
(773) 327-5253
3930 N Sheridan Rd
Chicago, IL 60613

My lactose-adverse husband and I live near East Lakeview.

Some places we've had luck in the 'hood:

Erwin
2925 N. Halsted St.
773-528-7200

HB, A Hearty Boys Spot
3404 N. Halsted St.
773-661-0299

X/O Chicago
3441 N. Halsted St.
773-348-9696

Yoshi's Cafe
3257 N. Halsted
248-6160

Everything's good there, and the variety is sufficient for the most intolerant among us (whether it be to lactose or anything else). The entrees hover right around the $20 mark, so I think you'll be OK on that score. A very good restaurant in every respect, one that keeps hanging in there despite stiff "flavor-of-the-month" competition.

If you like the cuisine, Asian would seem a good way to go. Several friends have reported favorably on the somewhat upscale Korean place on the west side of Broadway a little south of Wellington. *(Suddenly the name escapes me. Sorry.) The menu is posted in the window - entrees are in the teens. One friend brought his fairly sophisticated out of town parents and they were all quite happy.

Thanks for all the recos!

mrbarolo wrote:If you like the cuisine, Asian would seem a good way to go. Several friends have reported favorably on the somewhat upscale Korean place on the west side of Broadway a little south of Wellington. *(Suddenly the name escapes me. Sorry.) The menu is posted in the window - entrees are in the teens. One friend brought his fairly sophisticated out of town parents and they were all quite happy.

I know exactly what you're talking about, but I can't think of the name either. Even though I live at Briar & Broadway. But I'll definitely suggest it. My brother's coming home from Korea in a couple of weeks, though, so we may wait until then. Of course, he may be ready for White Castle and KFC...

Koryo is the Korean place you all are talking about. I've been there once or twice, and it's probably not a bad place to take people who are less familiar with Korean. Nevertheless, if I'm really up for Korean, I'd prefer to go to one of the less glammed up restaurants over on Lincoln or Lawrence. I feel that Koryo is Korean for Americans. If I recall correctly from my last visit, I felt I knew more about Korean food than my caucasian server.

On another note, my sister went to Koryo recently and experienced delayed service. They explained to her that they had just cut a bunch of staff.

Personally, I'd rather go to some of the other places already recommended.