I was cleaning my inbox when I saw this mail I sent last week to the onshore people to help them decide which restaurant we'll be eating at last Friday night. I haven't posted any restaurant reviews yet in this blog right? :)
~~~ Sent: Thu 2/23/2006 11:23 AM
Here’s the skinny on these places:
Buca Di Beppo (Rush and Kinzie ata)
The Good: Family style Italian restaurant (a cross between Don Hen and Italianni’s). Sulit. We can order family-style which means a wider selection for everyone.
The Bad: We’ll all smell like garlic (no, really). It’s just a restaurant, nothing to do after. Kinda far (Nordstrom near Michigan ave)
Red Lobster
The Good: Steaks and seafood. Walking distance.
The Bad: Kinda pricy. Hirap i-pronounce. Might be out of budget but I’m not sure… Lianne?
Fogo De Chao
The Good: All you can eat steaks and meat. Near Hooters. Walking distance. Not sure about the prices.
The Bad: May hihirit ng “…e diet ako e.”
Chicago Chophouse (near Rock N Roll McDo)
The Good: I heard it’s good.
The Bad: I heard it’s expensive.
House of Blues (Marina City)
The Good: It’s like Hard Rock. There are bar foods and it’s within our price range. There’s a bar so if you guys want to drink, we could (we’ll have to pay for it ourselves though). Place is cool. Walkable from Sterling.
The Bad: They’re bar food (burgers, etc…). Di tayo busog. Might end up at McDonald’s after.
Weber Grill
The Good: Should still be within our price range. Walkable (it’s in front of Jewel).
The Bad: Place is too formal for me. Di tayo puede mag-ingay. The view outside isn’t good (unless you enjoy looking at Jewel)
Cheesecake Factory
The Good: Place is nice. Prices should be within our budget. We get to go to John Hancock. They serve dinner meals too (not just cheesecakes).
The Bad: Hancock nanaman? Most of us have been there the past 2 weeks. Kinda far. Cheesecake makes me fat(ter)
Maggiano’s
The Good: Very near. Italian menu. Prices are acceptable.
The Bad: It’s a date place (dark and cozy). Too many memories
Heaven on Seven (@Loews theater between Jewel and Michigan ave)
See comments for Buca… but change it to Louisiana style menu.
2 comments:
restaurant review is something i have always wanted to do, at least of the chicago restos. so let this be my first:
Buca Di Beppo
it's not just a restaurant. the long walk going towards it is worth it. who cares if there are no other stuff to do outside of it? you go there to eat. it was in bucca that i realized i can be a pasta lover. dun lang tlaga ako napa-wow sa pasta. masarap pag madami kayo, sulit e.
Fogo De Chao
di ko nakainan sa chicago, pero nakainan ko sa brazil, hehehe. if u want to have strokes in no time, eat here daily. (ma-stroke ka una sa presyo, 2nd time sa sebo sa puso mo.) though sa brazil mas mura syempre. worth trying for the experience. yung di ka pa nakakasubo, may dumarating na uli, tapos di mo naman kilala yung meat. try nyo yung feijoada, poor man's food sa brazil yun.
House of Blues
you come there for the music mostly to find out what real blues is like. madalas may ok na concerts dun so watch out for those. typical bar food nga.
Cheesecake Factory
you come there for the cheesecake. sarap! mahal! so bili kayo yung smallest cake nila, then makishare sa tatlo or apat. u can stretch consuming it for a month. kahit tiny tastes lng, enough of a dessert na.
Weber Grill
the best grill, and the best sauce. actually the sauce is the thing. try nyo bili kahit sauce lng, then use it on chicken, pork, beef in your kitchen. i miss this the most.
the rest na namention mo di ko pa nakainan. but galing, you're being adventurous. isa-isahin nyo rin mga resto sa clark. dami dun!
hay ginutom ako. :)
hahahhaah! true true! no restaurant is too far! :D i agree with the reviews cept for cheesecake kasi gone in 60 seconds sakin yun hee hee "godiva cheesecake!" mmmmmm
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